Coal Miner’s Daughter is among the best musical biography movies. The vocals in the movie were performed by the actors, Sissy Spacek’s performances worthy of the Academy Award. The rendition of Amazing Grace from a funeral scene in the movie is both authentic and moving. Apparently one of the stars insisted that it was most …

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Won’t It Be Wonderful There as recorded by Ricky Skaggs. There where the tempest will never be sweeping us, Won’t it be wonderful there? Sure that forever the Lord will be keeping us, Won’t it be wonderful there? Won’t it be wonderful there (wonderful there) Having no burdens to bear? (over there?) Joyously singing with …

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Down In The Valley To Pray recorded with vocals by Doc Watson who brought the song to contemporary notice and Alison Krauss who brought it to prominence on the O Brother Where Art Thou soundtrack. This album features an accomplished grouping of instrumentalists, but on this song its the lyrics, harmonies, and vocals that carry …

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