Ron Davies with his sister, Gail Davies: "It's You Alone"

Singer-songwriter Ron Davies (http://www.rondavies.info) is perhaps best known as the composer of "It Ain't Easy," which was covered by several artists, most notably David Bowie on his "Ziggy Stardust" album. Another of his hits was "Long Hard Climb," which has been covered by artists such as Maria Muldaur and Helen Reddy.

In this clip, his sister, Gail Davies, joins Ron Davies on "It's You Alone," a song that he wrote and that Gail recorded, with Ricky Skaggs singing backup, for her 1983 LP, "What Can I Say."

As she illustrates in her new memoir, "The Last of the Outlaws," (http://www.gaildavies.com) Gail shared a deep bond with her brother, and they encouraged each other personally and professionally through the years, until his untimely death at age 57 in 2003.

This Ron Davies video gives you a rare look at one of the country's finest singer-songwriters.

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• Ron Davies
• Gail Davies
• It's You Alone
• It Ain't Easy
• country music
• folk music
• acoustic
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[byebyebabyLAB]

What a great treasure this clip is! A friend of mine, Scott, who played mandolin, showed me this song...we went to sleep singing it, and woke up singing it! Years have passed and Scott is elsewhere, but i can think this song, and listen to it here...and smile to know in my heart of a sweet place back in time:) Thank you so much Gail, for finding your Voice!

[tragicallyaveraged]

I LOVE YOU GRANDPA, YOU WERE CREATED FOR RARE OCCASSIONS, CHANGE, DISSAPPEAR, WITHOUT REGRET.

[NikkoMoss]

This is so beautiful, and the more I listen to it, the more hauntingly beautiful it becomes... wow. Thank you for posting this. It is inspiring.

[Bucky315]

I've never seen this footage before. . Wow, this really is wonderful. God, I really miss you Ron. Whoever posted this, Thank You! Ron Davies was simply the finest songwriter the Pacific NW ever produced and one of the greatest balladeers of all time. He gave of his talent and wisdom so generously. If I hadn't had his couch to stay on when I first came to LA, I probably would have gotten discouraged and returned home.

[BobbieJeanS]

Thank you for the email with this link, Gail. I love the purity of this duet.

I understand first hand how much this means to you. Since I've lost my partner in song (and everything else) recently, I am so grateful to have our recordings to cherish. But, I will always miss our times together as you have shown in this video with Ron.