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Thread #109291   Message #3404418
Posted By: bradfordian
14-Sep-12 - 05:35 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Stonecracker John (Weatherly/Coates)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Stonecracker John (Weatherly/Coates)
To the best of my knowledge, there are 3 recorded versions of the Weatherly/Coates song:

1) by Ian Wallace on the CD "The Music Of Eric Coates"

2) by Brian Rayner Cooke on the CD "The Green Hills Of Somerset" (The songs of Eric Coates)

These two CDs are availble on the second hand market

3) by Peter Dempsey on the CD " A Song Remembered"
This is the most recent recording, but alas, Peter Dempsey passed away 2 weeks ago so it is not possible to obtain this CD just now, but maybe in the future.

If anyone is interested in this song, I would be happy to discuss it further via PM.

This song was a hit when it first came out and indeed the lyrics and the music make a great song that is worthy of reviving.

bradfordian