Linda Lay Classic Country Now Avaliable

Ricky Davis · Post by **Ricky Davis** » 22 Dec 2002 11:32 pm

As part of the Heritage Music at all Cracker Barrels....the New Release of Linda's Mercantile Store is out.

A few samples to hear from this CD with yours truely on Steel Guitar>
Linda Lay/We Could
Linda Lay/Mansion On The Hill
Linda Lay/Today I Started Loving You Again
Linda Lay/Send Me The Pillow
...You can read all about Linda and know why she has been nominated for 2003 Bluegrass Female Vocalist of the year..and order this Cd right here at CrackerBarrel.com
Hope you enjoy.
Ricky

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 23 Dec 2002 4:11 am

Find it, buy it, listen and learn. Ricky's playing on this is fabulous -- perfectly done to match Linda's style.

Ricky Davis · Post by **Ricky Davis** » 23 Dec 2002 3:45 pm

Thanks Stephen for the great remarks......and I have three favorite Female singers now.
Connie Smith
Linda Lay
Heather Myles
.....mainly because each one of them sing with all their Womanhood...and not like some chipmunk cutesy lowcut blouse chick.
....and each one of them Sing perfectly wheather on CD or on Stage.....and there is NOT another Female singer on this planet that can do that....PERIOD!!!!
Ricky

Jeff Lampert · Post by **Jeff Lampert** » 24 Dec 2002 9:19 am

Perfect tone. Perfect taste. Perfect touch. .. Perfect.

Donny Hinson · Post by **Donny Hinson** » 24 Dec 2002 11:15 am

Nice!

Ricky Davis · Post by **Ricky Davis** » 24 Dec 2002 11:53 am

Thank you Jeff and Donny....coming from you two guys and Stephen just warms my heart....
Merry Christmas to ya'll and Hope the New Year is a wonderful one.
Ricky[This message was edited by Ricky Davis on 24 December 2002 at 11:55 AM.]

Herb Steiner · Post by **Herb Steiner** » 24 Dec 2002 1:47 pm

each one of them Sing perfectly wheather on CD or on Stage.....and there is NOT another Female singer on this planet that can do that....PERIOD!!!!

What??!!??

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Herb's Steel Guitar Pages
Texas Steel Guitar Association

Jerry Roller · Post by **Jerry Roller** » 24 Dec 2002 3:39 pm

Ricky, that is some mighty sweet pickin'!!!!
Jerry

Earnest Bovine · Post by **Earnest Bovine** » 24 Dec 2002 8:53 pm

Ricky, it sounds really nice, but don't you think it's extremely country?

Ricky Davis · Post by **Ricky Davis** » 24 Dec 2002 10:17 pm

Thanks Jerry....and Earnest....ha....yes it is extreamly country.....and probably "Too country for country".....ha

Herb......Ok.....I was a little bias and strong in my Opinions....and "Nobody is Perfect"....
Ricky

Earnest Bovine · Post by **Earnest Bovine** » 24 Dec 2002 11:56 pm

Ricky, is that the sound of the Fulawka and a Fender amp?

Ricky Davis · Post by **Ricky Davis** » 25 Dec 2002 1:07 am

Earnest that is the sound of My ShoBud(the one you saw/heard in Long Beach) and Fender amps.
My Fulawka through my Fender Amp might be heard on Super Bowl Sunday on the back up song to the Monster.com commercial(so cross your fingers it gets picked up).
Also we are cutting a swing CD...and will be out in a month or so......and there is ALOT of Fulawka on it......yeeee haaa.
Ricky

Chris Forbes · Post by **Chris Forbes** » 25 Dec 2002 3:51 am

Who is the "we" that is cutting the western swing album? You and Dale? That would be super!!

Joey Gaskins · Post by **Joey Gaskins** » 25 Dec 2002 4:41 pm

Got my copy yesterday and I absolutely love it. I listened to it and then wrapped it up and gave it to my wife for a present. After dinner today she let me use it to play along with, so I just set the CD player on repeat and went to work trying to copy some of Ricky's licks.

Ricky Davis · Post by **Ricky Davis** » 26 Dec 2002 2:03 am

Hey Chris;..yes Me and Dale and others.
Dales' new project will be some of the standards we do("I left her in Ole Monterey""Dance all Night""Your Nobody till somebody loves you"...etc.) and a bunch that Dale Watson wrote......it will be killer Man.
Joey that is Ssoooooooo cool Pal....let me know if I can help with any of those licks??? Oh how did you like my Dobro playing??ha...as you can tell...I play it about once a year..ha.
Oh and some of those licks aren't obtainable unless you lower your 7th string a whole tone and raise your 2nd string a half tone at the same time....so don't beat yourself up over it...just a knee lever for the week thing....ha.
Ricky

Chris Forbes · Post by **Chris Forbes** » 26 Dec 2002 3:42 am

sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!!!

Joe Goldmark · Post by **Joe Goldmark** » 26 Dec 2002 7:44 pm

Hi Ricky,
You both sound great. Your playing gets better and more tasteful all the time. Congratulations. Joe

Chris Forbes · Post by **Chris Forbes** » 27 Dec 2002 10:55 am

High praise indeed from the man who played Sweet Dreams so darn pretty my CD player started weeping when it played it. Now if I'd just quit being so lazy and actually learn it!!!

Joey Gaskins · Post by **Joey Gaskins** » 27 Dec 2002 7:24 pm

Ricky your Dobro playing was great but the old Sho-Bud sound is what makes my heart slow way down. I just bought a new Ultra and a Morrell square neck from SGN and I am working hard to master them both. Interesting about the seventh string. I've got Seymours trick knee lever and I have a ways to go. Can't wait for Linda's next CD. Thanks for your help not only to me but to the other guys out here as well.

Ricky Davis · Post by **Ricky Davis** » 27 Dec 2002 11:16 pm

Thank you Mr. Goldmark; that is a nice compliment my friend.
Chris> yes indeed that is a great praise from Joe....he'da Man!!
Joey; thanks pal.....and maybe I shouldn't of sold that particular ShoBud...ha....oh well.
Oh and you can't do what I do with Bobbe's trick knee lever.....matter of fact....I can do all his tricks without it.....and he can't do any of mine with it...ha

Ricky[This message was edited by Ricky Davis on 27 December 2002 at 11:18 PM.]

Mike Harmon · Post by **Mike Harmon** » 29 Dec 2002 12:37 pm

Ricky,

I went in to my local Cracker Barrel to inquire about the CD, and was told by the manager that she knew nothing about the "Heritage Collection" or "Linda's Mercantile Store". The only CDs they have in the Columbia, MO store are the "Cumberland Records" CDs in the racks with the push-button-to-listen-to your choice preview system.

When I went out to the CB web site, they say the Linda Lay CD is available "at these selected 50 stores", so I would suggest that anyone who has to drive a ways to the nearest store check the list on Cracker Barrel's web site first to avoid a wasted trip (unless you were going there to eat anyway)!

BTW, what little I heard of the steel and Dobro playing on the downloadable demo sounded great.

Mike

Ricky Davis · Post by **Ricky Davis** » 29 Dec 2002 10:26 pm

Ok Mike cool> thanks for the heads up on checking the 50 different Cracker Barrel's that may have it.
I think if the Heritage Music thing is a success in those 50.....it will move to all stores.
Ricky

GARYPHILLIPS · Post by **GARYPHILLIPS** » 30 Dec 2002 3:26 pm

Hey Ricky, Great job on the steel, and Linda CD is great, and all the guys that pick on the CD,Me and Gary Steele, everytime we go to a Steel Guitar show, we love to stop at a Craker Barrel,

STEELIN FOR JESUS. Gary.

Walter Jones · Post by **Walter Jones** » 31 Dec 2002 5:28 am

Ricky, old Santa was very good to me this year and Linda's CD was right at the top of the list. Santa had chosen the Cracker Barrell in Richmond, Ky and Greg picked it up on the way home last weekend. He too had to inquire about it, but it was just out so I suppose that was part of the problem. I wasn't disappointed , I knew it would be a great CD and some good country on it. I am on Cracker Barrels email list so I knew it had been released for sure and started looking for it. Great job Ricky and its in the CD player now, I just have to keep rotating it with Gregs new CD so its been a lot of country for Christmas here.

Ricky Davis · Post by **Ricky Davis** » 31 Dec 2002 9:22 am

WEll thank you so much Gary and Walter.....those are some Mighty nice words......and doesn't Linda just sing classic country so beautifully???
I love this CD more and more each time I play it.
Ricky