I've recently become slightly obsessed with the music of Skeeter Davis. Anybody else her a fan of here work?

I can't believe how little of her music is available on CD, even though she was quite a prolific and successful artist. (29 albums and numerous singles between 1960 and 1973, all on RCA). Plus a comeback of sorts in the 80s. Apart from several compilations, hardly any of these have had a CD release which really sucks. Thank the lord for second hand vinyl! lol



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great tune

I'm a big NRBQ fan, and I'm sure you're aware of the album she recorded with them in the 80's, "She Sings, They Play."

She was also married to Q bassist Joey Spampinato.

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loog droog
I'm a big NRBQ fan, and I'm sure you're aware of the album she recorded with them in the 80's, "She Sings, They Play."

She was also married to Q bassist Joey Spampinato.

I thought she was married to Al Anderson

BTW, Spampinato was the bass player in 'Hail! Hail! Rock And Roll'

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Doctor Dear!

I thought she was married to Al Anderson

It was Joey. Before that she was married to Ralph Emery, host of "Nashville Tonight."

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loog droog
I'm a big NRBQ fan, and I'm sure you're aware of the album she recorded with them in the 80's, "She Sings, They Play."

She was also married to Q bassist Joey Spampinato.

I never knew that. My Mom worked at a country music radio station in the late 60's - early 70's, so I'm very familiar with Skeeter's music. Some pretty good stuff.

"No Anchovies, Please"

Plus she has a great name!

Marv Peck

Y'all remember that rubber legged boy

Her signature song:






Love this:







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I'm gonna show my age here! Like many UK fans of a certain vintage, I listened to Radio Luxembourg in the late 50s on radio equipment and with reception that our kids wouldn't tolerate today. One of the DJs was Sam Costa, who was also a bandleader of some note. I remember him playing Skeeter's song 'The End of the World' and how it stood out from a lot of the other stuff being played. Still love the song today.

I also recall him saying that a 'skeeter' was a country name for a cricket or similar insect.

That's all, going back to whittlin' on the front porch now....

Meanwhile, I was still thinkin'.......

Skeeter=mosquito. An insect nickname, like Cricket or June Bug, ha ha. Popular down South.

Looking at her pic, it's kind of shocking to look at the style of those times; an adult dressed in a little girl dress and with a little girl hairdo. I imagine she was wearing blunt-toed patent leather Mary Jane shoes with white ankle socks.



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Anybody here own the following Skeeter cd's which are long deleted and very hard to find:

Here's The Answer
Skeeter Sings Standards

Both were released by RCA I believe in the 80s or early 90s.

Cheers!