Damon Black
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Damon Black was a Missouri songwriter and politician who wrote “Tall Pines,” a bluegrass song that Bill Monroe put into circulation and that has stayed in the repertoire ever since.
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- Born Damon Gale Black on September 13, 1939, and based in Bonne Terre, Missouri.
- Held public office in Missouri alongside his songwriting.
- Wrote “Tall Pines,” first recorded by Bill Monroe and James Monroe on Father and Son (1973).
- The song was picked up by Bill Clifton and Red Rector (1976), James King (1998), Jim Hurst (1998), and Laurie Lewis (1999).
- Died on May 24, 2005.
