Man Walks Among Us
Beloved Songs • 3m 20s
Be still, take heed. Dave finds the groove with this Marty Robbins' favorite and Don Edwards' standard. Dave Stamey performs "Man Walks Among Us" during the "Tribute to Don Edwards" show at the 36th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Dave Stamey
Orange Cove, CA
Dave Stamey has made it his life's work to celebrate the rural American West. In the past two decades, he has recorded 11 albums of original music, travelled literally hundreds of thousands of miles and performed thousands of shows doing just that. He lives in the farthest northeastern corner of Tulare County, and the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains begin just outside his back door.
"Man Walks Among Us" words & music by Marty Robbins.
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Filmed in front of a live audience at the Western Folklife Center's G Three Bar Theater in Elko, NV on Jan. 31, 2020.
This show was made possible by Santa Cruz Guitars and by the multitude of staff, artists, volunteers, and community members working behind the scenes to make this show happen.
Brought to you by the Western Folklife Center, using story and cultural expression to connect the American West to the world.
www.westernfolklife.org
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