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Dian Newell

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May 6, 1999, 3:00:00 AM5/6/99
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G'day!

It is rare that I put an inquiry out to the list and not et ONE response! I
am sure I have NOT stumped the list, but rather..this small request got lost
because I stuck it in a post that tried to cover too much ground.

I am looking for the lyrics to the song "Coming Down From God". I have it on
"The Heart of the Singer" CD, but they say they got it from Molly O'Day. So I
am ALSO interested in source info on the O'Day recording..if such a thing is
possible.

But mostly what I need are the lyrics! I can't even dig up a good Mondegreen
for the words I think I am hearing <g>

Thanks,

dian in spokane

Jon Weisberger

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May 6, 1999, 3:00:00 AM5/6/99
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> I am looking for the lyrics to the song "Coming Down From God". I
> have it on
> "The Heart of the Singer" CD, but they say they got it from Molly
> O'Day. So I
> am ALSO interested in source info on the O'Day recording..if such
> a thing is
> possible.

Molly O'Day's 1949 recording of the song appears on a 1990 Old Homestead
"limited collectors edition" LP (!), In Memory. Old Homestead's has been
putting some of its albums to CD in the last few years; this may now or in
the future be among them.

Jon Weisberger, Kenton County, KY jonwei...@fuse.net
http://home.fuse.net/jonweisberger

Peter Fraissinet

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May 6, 1999, 3:00:00 AM5/6/99
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Dian, I have this on these Molly O'Day LPs:

12 Sacred Songs Rem LP-1001 n.d. lp
Living Legend Of Country Music Pine Mountain PMR-267 n.d. lp
In Memory: Great Early Recordings Old Homestead OHS-196 1990 lp
Sacred Collection Old Homestead OHCS-101 1975 lp
Soul Of Molly O'Day Volume I Old Homestead OHCS-312 1984 lp

If no one hand-delivers the lyrics to you in satisfactory order, I'll try
to transcribe them for you.
Albert Hash did a version as well on "Cacklin' Hen" (Mountain 313).

Peter Fraissinet
West Danby, NY


At 12:09 PM 5/6/99 EDT, you wrote:
>G'day!
>
>It is rare that I put an inquiry out to the list and not et ONE response! I
>am sure I have NOT stumped the list, but rather..this small request got lost
>because I stuck it in a post that tried to cover too much ground.
>

>I am looking for the lyrics to the song "Coming Down From God". I have it on
>"The Heart of the Singer" CD, but they say they got it from Molly O'Day. So I
>am ALSO interested in source info on the O'Day recording..if such a thing is
>possible.
>

James Nelson

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May 6, 1999, 3:00:00 AM5/6/99
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>>> Jon Weisberger writes:

>Molly O'Day's 1949 recording of the song appears on a 1990
>Old Homestead "limited collectors edition" LP (!), In Memory.

It's also on *Molly O'Day and the Cumberland Mountain Folks* (Bear Family BCD-15565), a two CD set containing all of the Molly and Lynn Davis Columbia material. Powerful stuff.

Jim Nelson

Neil Rossi

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May 6, 1999, 3:00:00 AM5/6/99
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At 12:18 PM 5/6/99 , Jon Weisberger wrote:
>
>Molly O'Day's 1949 recording of the song appears on a 1990 Old Homestead
>"limited collectors edition" LP (!), In Memory. Old Homestead's has been
>putting some of its albums to CD in the last few years; this may now or in
>the future be among them.

This was also recorded by Jim and Jesse and The Virginia Trio, which may be
a more accessible version.

--- Neil Rossi

David C. Blood

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May 6, 1999, 3:00:00 AM5/6/99
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Hi Dian, Sorry I can't give you the words, but a little extra info. I'm
pretty sure Wilma Lee Cooper has that one out on one of her albums. A man I
used to sing with performed it but I only know the chorus. Dave Blood

Dian Newell

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May 7, 1999, 3:00:00 AM5/7/99
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Thanks to ALL for the leads..and especially to dj for the lyrics, which gave
me the chance to work it up at tonights practice!

Thanks TONS

dian in spokane

Steve Goldfield

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May 7, 1999, 3:00:00 AM5/7/99
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In article <ec3771c....@aol.com> you write:
#>G'day!
#>
#>It is rare that I put an inquiry out to the list and not et ONE response! I
#>am sure I have NOT stumped the list, but rather..this small request got lost
#>because I stuck it in a post that tried to cover too much ground.
#>
#>I am looking for the lyrics to the song "Coming Down From God". I have it on
#>"The Heart of the Singer" CD, but they say they got it from Molly O'Day. So I
#>am ALSO interested in source info on the O'Day recording..if such a thing is
#>possible.
#>
#>But mostly what I need are the lyrics! I can't even dig up a good Mondegreen
#>for the words I think I am hearing <g>
#>
#>Thanks,
#>
#>dian in spokane

If you don't get an answer before tomorrow (first chance
I'll get to check since I'm at work and am going to
see Laurie Lewis tonight), I'll check the Bear Family
Molly O'Day set to see if it's there.

Steve
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