“The Baptism of Jesse Taylor”, a song written by Dallas Frazier and Sanger D. Shafer, was recorded by Johnny Russell for the RCA in Nashville, TN, in the same session also recorded, Rednecks, White Socks and Blue Ribbon Beer. I was talking to Jerry Ryan (3 of the String) about their program for 4th of July one year. I said why don’t you sing Jesse Taylor. He said, “you Methodist don’t have “dunking”. I said Jerry, we can sprinkle, pour or dunk. He was really surprised.
Songs with Banjo from Harold Hagler
