I just checked out the Help: The Blue Velvet Band. It is the version my mom remembers. I had no idea it was Hank Snow who sang it. Before TV people sang alot more I think to be entertained. Does anyone know where a person can purchase Hank Snow's Version of "The Black Velvet Band". He just passed away earlier this year and my Mom was saddened at his passing and she really enjoyed his music. Is there someplace on here where I can check for the words to his version to of "The Answer to The Blue Velvet Band". Does his version of "The Blue Velvet Band" have a different tune than "Black Velvet Band" because Mom doesn't sing it to that tune. I feel like a fool for writing in all that and it was already there. I suppose a person learns as they go along. It is wonderful that there is a place on the Internet where you can revive these songs which are seldom heard anymore. My Mother when she sings the songs it brings her back to when she was young which was the Great Depression.