Ozark Mountain Daredevils

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The Ozark Mountain Daredevils are a Southern rock band formed in 1971 at Springfield, Missouri. It is most widely known for its singles "If You Wanna Get To Heaven" in 1973 and "Jackie Blue" in 1975. Some have described the band's sound as a "countrified Steely Dan".

The "Daredevils" name has much to do with the long hair and beards sported by the band in the 1970s, a rejection of the more conservative style of their native South during that decade.

The Ozark Mountain Daredevils - “Don’t Look Down” cover

In Liverpool, England, the band was best known for supplying the theme tune to the pirate radio station Radio Jackie North.

1 Members
- 1.1 Original Band
- 1.2 Additional Members
2 Discography
3 External links

[edit] Members

[edit] Original Band

John Dillon - (vocals, guitars, mandolin, fiddle, piano, harp, autoharp, dulcimer, jawbone, percussion, keyboards)
Mike 'Supe' Granda - (vocals, bass, acoustic guitar, mandolin, percussion, chicken squawks)
Buddy Brayfield - (vocals, oboe, piano, harpsichord, organ, percussion, electric piano)
Randle Chowning (vocals, lead electric & acoustic guitars, harp, national steel, mandolin)
Steve Cash (vocals, harp, percussion, harpsichord)
Larry Lee - (vocals, drums, acoustic guitar, synthesizer, piano, percussion, saw, saw & board)

[edit] Additional Members

Bill Brown (deceased) - (vocals, lead guitar, acoustic guitars)
Ron Gremp - (drums, percussion)
Steve Canaday (deceased) - (vocals, drums, guitar, bass, 'fair witness')
Rune Walle - (vocals, guitars, sitar, banjo)
Jerry Mills - (mandolin)
Ruell Chappell - (vocals, keyboards)
D. Clinton Thompson - (lead guitar)
Terry Wilson - (lead guitar)
Dave Painter - (guitars, lead guitar)

[edit] Discography

1973: Ozark Mountain Daredevils (The Quilt Album)
1974: It'll Shine When It Shines
1975: The Car Over The Lake Album
1976: Men From Earth
1977: Don't Look Down
1978: It's Alive
1980: Ozark Mountain Daredevils (The Columbia 1980 Album)
1981: Best of the Ozark Mountain Daredevils
1985: The Lost Cabin Sessions (recorded 1973)
1987: Heart of the Country (only released in France)
1989: Modern History (only released in the United Kingdom)
1990: Now Hear This! (only released on cassette tape)
1997: Archive Alive
1997: Thirteen (13)
2000: Time Warp - The Very Best of The Ozark Mountain Daredevils
2006: Rhythm and Joy - Ozark Mountain Daredevils 1980 Reunion Concert (recorded New Year’s Eve 1980 at the Uptown Theater in Kansas City, MO)