New Musical Discoveries - Cry Cry Cry & James Keelaghan - Cold Missouri Waters

This is one of those "story" songs I find so truly engaging. Even more astonishing is the fact that it is true.It concerns the tragedy at Mann Gulch in Montana in the summer of '49 where 13 smokejumping firefighters died when the fire got ahead of them. Cry Cry Cry, the folk supergroup formed by Richard Shindell, Lucy Kaplansky, and Dar Williams performs the version that got my attention first. Richard sings lead. The story of the fire is also accounted in one of the finest non-fiction books ever: 'Young Men and Fire' by Norman Maclean, he of the delightful semi-autobiographical 'A River Runs Through It' book and movie.


Audio only version


Here is a live version by them


Here is another version by them may even be better !

Here is an incredible live version by the Fiddlin' Foresters (w/ lyrics)

Here is the original version by the songwriter James Keelahhan

Here is a live performance by James

To all my friends, old and new, thank you for checking out my blog Comments are always welcome, even anonymous ones Listen Intently !! God, I Love this Current Pop! Wishing a break from Current Pop Music and still want good music. Check out my sister music blogs called Music To Bounce:A haven for Classic Pop & Rock from the 20th Century. musictogrill.blogspot.com and Giardini Delle Meraviglie:A haven for classic Italian Pop music giardinidellemeraviglie.blogspot.com and For Whom The Sleighbells Toll:A Haven for Modern Christmas Pop forwhomthesleighbellstoll.blogspot.com<