Ned Costner
Low-Wolpert
Nickel 501
1961
"Valley of Despair", penned by James N. Low and Art Wolpert, was published by Red River Songs, a company owned by Johnny Bond, a popular and prolific country recording artist.
Ned Costner had previously recorded for Hamilton Records a song (probably better known by Jean Shepard, Capitol Records, 1959), called "Jeopardy", which is available on a Buffalo Bop compilation. No further info.