Curly Dan & Wilma Ann
with the Danville Mt. Boys
Featuring
Ronnie Ewert Banjo
Charlie Tuttle Mandolin
Happy Hearts 134
10391 ~ South On No. 23 SAMPLE
10392 ~ Original Ballad of Jessie James
with the Danville Mt. Boys
Featuring
Ronnie Ewert Banjo
Charlie Tuttle Mandolin
Happy Hearts 134
10391 ~ South On No. 23 SAMPLE
10392 ~ Original Ballad of Jessie James
1963
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Curley Dan & Wilma Ann * Originally from Clay, West Virginia. Moved to Detroit, Michigan and performed there for most of their career.
* Real names: Denslie "Curley Dan" Holcomb and Wilma Ann Holcomb.(husband and wife)
* Formed their band in 1955.
* One of the first bluegrass acts to perform and record in the Detroit area.
* Dan worked for the Chrysler Corporation.
* Carmen Flatt (second cousin of Lester Flatt) was a member of their band. (He died in 1993).
* Retired from performing in the early 1980's.
Curly Dan Holcomb played a significant role in the growth and popularity of bluegrass music in the southeast Michigan region. He was a song writer, second
to none, with many great songs such as I’d Better Drink Up and Go, Mixed up Life, My Little Rose, and South on 23.
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