STONEY EDWARDSâ personal story filled with the struggle, grit, courage and heart is what  has long been the basis for songs that have shaped country music.
He was among the early black country music artists to find success and the first black country singer-songwriter signed to Capitol Nashville in the 1970s. With 2022 marking the 25th year since his passing, UMG Nashville/UMe concludes Black Music Month and honors Stoney Edwards with the streaming debut of all six of his acclaimed 1971-1976 Capitol Recordsâ albums. Down Home In The Country, A Country Singer, Stoney Edwards, Sheâs My Rock, Mississippi Youâre On My Mind and Blackbird have been remastered from original analog tapes.
Stoney Edwards had 15 charting singles across his six Capitol Records albums and two top-20 hits âSheâs My Rockâ and âMississippi Youâre On My Mind,â available to stream/download here: https://stoneyedwards.lnk.to/Stream
Although his country music career began later in life, Stoney Edwards brought classic twang to his deeply personal lyrics such as âlast night a two dollar toy made a million dollar daddy out of me,â the opening track and his first single, âA Two Dollar Toy,â from his debut album, A Country Singer. Also from his debut, âA Few of the Reasonsâ is a romantic ode with âYour love was there when everything else was goneâŠ.â
Hailed by critics from Nashville to London, The Nashville Scene praised him as âA wonderful country vocalist and a highly entertaining songwriter who tirelessly beat the bushes on Music Row in the early and mid-â70s. His style interspersed bits of Lefty Frizzell, Merle Haggard, and Hank Williams with his deep, coarse, yet ingratiating delivery.â The Guardian stated, âthe former truckerâs recordings were regarded as crying-into-your-beer classics.âŠâ In addition, country stalwart Billy Ray Cyrus, who narrated a new video about Stoney Edwards, said âI was captivated and mesmerized by this story. He opened the door for so many great talents to follow their dreams in country music. â
Stoney Edwards â Down Home In The CountryÂ
1. Dixie Boy
2. Mamaâs Old Quilt
3. Saturday Night
4. Our Garden of Love
5. Good To Have You Home
6. Youâll Remember Me
7. Beyond a Shadow of a Doubt
8. The Fishing Song
9. Odd-job Dollar-Bill Man
10. Don’t Be Angry
Stoney Edwards â A Country Singer [Digital]
1. Poor Folks Stick Together
2. A Two Dollar Toy
3. An Old Mules Hip
4. Bring Home a Bottle
5. Mamaâs Love
6. The Cute Little Waitress
7. Something New and Different
8. I Bought the Shoes that Just Walked Out on Me
9. A Few of the Reasons
10. You Stayed Long Enough (To Make Me Love You)
Stoney Edwards â Stoney Edwards [Digital]
1. All She Made of Me
2. Daddy Did His Best
3. She Believed in Me
4. A Kingdom I Call Home
5. Tell Me That You Love Me
6. What Made You Change Youâre Mind
7. You Canât Call Yourself Country
8. Why Donât You Go Home
9. I Donât Believe Iâll Fall in Love Today
10. I Wonât Make it Through The Day
Stoney Edwards â Sheâs My Rock [Digital]
1. Youâre Still a Believer
2. Sunshine
3. Feeling Sheâs Helping Me get Over You
4. Fishinâ Song
5. Two Dollar Toy
6. Sheâs My Rock
7. I’ve Got Mine
8. Honky Tonk Heaven
9. You Stayed Long Enough
10. Something New And Different
Stoney Edwards â Mississippi Youâre On Mind [Digital]
1. Mississippi Youâre On My Mind
2. Hank and Lefty Raised My Country Soul
3. The Cute Little Waitress
4. We Sure Danced Us Some Good Uns
5. Jeweldene Turner (The World Needs To Hear You Sing)
6. Rollinâ In Your Sweet Sunshine
7. Weâre Learning How To Smile Again
8. Sheâs My Rock
9. A Two Dollar Toy
10. Summer Melodies
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Stoney Edwards â Blackbird [Digital]
1. I Want (The Real Thing)
2. Yankee Lady
3. Holdinâ To Myself
4. Blackbird (Hold Your Head High)
5. Pickinâ Wildflowers
6. Love Still Makes The World Go Round
7. Head Bootlegger Man
8. July 12, 1939
9. Donât Give Up On Me
10. Bird On A Wire
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