Gussie L. Davis?

Subject: RE: Gussie L. Davis?
From: Barbara Shaw
Date: 15 Feb 00 - 07:33 AM

Thanks, Arkie. Not at all what I expected!

I guess the treatment of his song "Maple on the Hill" by Norman Blake was what really drew me to the song. Then I heard it a day later on Prairie Home Companion, done as a medley with "Darlin' Pal of Mine" by Hartford/Seeger/Grisman, and they played it very differently. They did it uptempo and upbeat, as opposed to the slow, mournful ballad done by Blake. Anyway, thanks for your information.

Subject: RE: Gussie L. Davis?
From: Arkie
Date: 13 Feb 00 - 12:40 AM

Gussie Davis was one of the first successful black Tin Pan Alley composers. His biggest hit was The Baggage Coach Ahead. You can find out a more about him by entering google on your address bar and then doing a search for Gussie Davis. Put quotes around the name to get the best search. One of the sites you will get will be this one, http://nfo.net/.CAL/td1.html Scroll down til you get to Gussie. If Dale Rose was near his computer, he could give you more information and sites which sheet music to his songs.

Subject: Gussie L. Davis?
From: Barbara Shaw
Date: 12 Feb 00 - 02:06 PM

Just discovered a song entitled "Maple on the Hill" on Norman Blake's new CD, written by someone named Gussie Davis. It's a BEAUTIFUL song, and I'd like to find out more about this songwriter. According to the DT, s/he also wrote "Fatal Wedding" which doesn't exactly rank in the same category...

Does anyone know anything about Gussie Davis?