Danny Shirley

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Danny Shirley
Born (1956-08-12) August 12, 1956 (age 65)
Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S.
OriginNashville, Tennessee
GenresCountry
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active1985–present
LabelsAmor
Associated actsConfederate Railroad

Danny Shirley (born August 12, 1956) is an American country music singer and songwriter. He is best known as the lead singer of the country rock band Confederate Railroad, a role he has held since its formation in 1987.

Before the band was founded, Shirley recorded for Amor Records and charted five singles of his own.[1]

In 1994, Shirley co-wrote and sang guest vocals (along with Mark Collie) on "Redneck Heaven", a track from Billy Ray Cyrus's Storm in the Heartland album.[2]

Shirley is a 1974 graduate of Hixson High School in the Chattanooga suburb of Hixson.[3]

Singles[]

Year Single Peak chart
positions
US Country
[1]
1982 "Jack Daniels Haze" —
1984 "Time Off for Bad Behavior" —
"Love and Let Love" 72
"Christmas Needs Love to Be Christmas"
(featuring the Lookout Mountain Presbyterian Church Youth Choir) 		—
1985 "Yo Yo (The Right String, but the Wrong Yo-Yo)"
(with Piano Red) 		93
"The Ballad of Whitwell Mine" —
"One for the Gipper" —
1987 "Deep Down (Everybody Wants to Be from Dixie)" 82
"Going to California" 81
1988 "I Make the Living (She Makes the Living Worthwhile)" 76

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 380. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
  2. ^ Storm in the Heartland (CD booklet). Billy Ray Cyrus. Mercury Records. 1994. 314-526 081-2.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/life/entertainment/story/2016/jul/15/not-ready-retire-work-just-keeps-coming-confe/375866/
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