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Thread #91650   Message #1942852
Posted By: GUEST,Bob Sayers
20-Jan-07 - 06:46 PM
Thread Name: Obit: Blue Grass Singer Dian James (1932-2006)
Subject: RE: Obit: Blue Grass Singer Dian James (18 May 06)
Just found this thread. I was a big fan of the Greenbriar Boys in the 1960s (and later worked for Ralph Rinzler at the Smithsonian). So I was really excited to find two live performances by Dian and the Greenbriar Boys--"Brown's Ferry Blues" and "He was a Friend of Mine"--on a new 3-disk DVD set, "The Best of Hootenanny," available through Amazon.com. There are also classic performances by the Dillards, Flatt & Scruggs, Doc Watson, and a bunch of once-famous folkies. For me, though, "He Was a Friend of Mine" with the beautiful Dian James is the true standout. Mirabile dictu!

Bob