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.
Danny Shirley | |
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| Born | August 12, 1956 Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Origin | Nashville, Tennessee |
| Genres | Country |
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| Years active | 1984–present |
| Labels | Amor |
| Member of | Confederate Railroad |
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]
Discography
edit| Title | Album details |
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| Local Legend |
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| I Make the Living |
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| Far From Over |
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| The Pyramid Collection |
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Singles
edit| Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
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| 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) |
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| 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
edit- ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 380. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
- ^ Storm in the Heartland (CD booklet). Billy Ray Cyrus. Mercury Records. 1994. 314-526 081-2.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Hixson's Danny Shirley and the Confederate Railroad still in demand 40 years after his professional debut". July 15, 2016.