If You Want to Get to Heaven -Ozark Mountain Daredevils. (1974) 5/29/22

If you wanna form a band that plays Southern Rock, you got to have a name like The Ozark Mountain Daredevils.

Then, "If You Wanna Get to Heaven," you got to raise a little hell!

That's about the order it happened, too. The group formed out of Springfield, Missouri in the early '70s, and their original name was "Cosmic Corn Cob and the Ozark Mountain Daredevils."

By 1973, they had already dropped the first part of their name and were ready to record their self-titled debut album.

Their very first single release (in late'73) was a foot stompin' "Great Song" that was the perfect cross between rock, country and bluegrass (Check out that harmonica!)

In early '74, the song reached #25 on Billboard's Hot 100 and #23 on Canada's Top 40 Chart...but more importantly, it became a gold record, selling well over 500,000 copies, and in 2022, it remains, a Southern Rock classic!

"If You Wanna Get to Heaven" by The Ozark Mountain Daredevils:" a "Great Song of 1974!"