Clinch Mountain Echo

CMB Birthdays this month:

04 Jan 1930 - Ralph Mayo. Born 'Ralph Eugene Mayo' in Surgeonsville, Tennessee.

06 Jan 1934 - Al Elliott.

10 Jan 1923 - Curly Ray Cline. Born in Baisden, Mingo, West Virginia.

16 Jan 1931 - John Shuffler. Valdese, North Carolina.

24 Jan 1947 - Joe Isaacs. Born in Big Hill, Kentucky.


In Memoriam:

04 Jan 2008 - Vernon Derrick. Marshall, Alabama.

23 Jan 2005 - Art Stamper. Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky.


For the Official Ralph Stanley II and the Clinch Mountain Boys site, visit:

Ralph II ralph2.com


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The Stanley Brothers - Orange Blossom Special

(Mercury 32PD-236) 1987


Orange Blossom Special

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This Japanese compilation is, I think, the first time the Stanley Brothers appeared on CD.

The collection contains material from their Mercury era, which nowadays is covered in full on the 2xCD The Complete Mercury Recordings.

The only non-Mercury cut is Little Maggie, which was recorded for Starday. Under the brief link-up between the two labels, it was issued on the Mercury 'Smash' subsidiary.

It's a shame the top of Carter's hat got cut off on the front cover!

 

For more detailed breakdown and background to the show, check Gary B. Reid's The Music Of The Stanley Brothers book, pages 41-51, 56-58, 66-68, 71-74, 82-83, 108-111 and 149.

 

Track:
Title:
Time:
Date:
Original Release:
A-1
Clinch Mountain Blues
02:04
19 Dec 1955
Country Pickin And Singin'

Leslie Keith
  Gtr Bjo Fid Mnd Bs    
  Carter Stanley
Ralph Stanley
Art Stamper
Curley Lambert
Bill Lowe
   
A-2
Poison Lies
02:42
25 Nov 1953
Mercury 70437

C. Stanley
  Vcl - Gtr Vcl - Bjo Fid Mnd Bs    
  Carter Stanley
Ralph Stanley
Ralph Mayo
Jim Williams
John Shuffler
   
A-3
You're Still On My Mind
02:02
28 Nov 1954
Country Pickin' & Singin'

R. Stanley
  Vcl - Gtr Vcl - Bjo Vcl - Fid Mnd Bs    
  Carter Stanley
Ralph Stanley
Ralph 'Joe' Meadows
Bill Lowe
Lightning Chance
   
A-4
Tragic Love
02:29
05 Apr 1955
Country Pickin' & Singin'

Buddy Dee
  Vcl - Gtr Vcl - Bjo Fid Mnd Bs    
  Carter Stanley
Ralph Stanley
Ralph 'Joe' Meadows
Jim Williams
Bill Lowe
   
A-5
Harbor Of Love
02:20
29 Aug 1954
Mercury 70483

C. Stanley
  Vcl - Gtr Vcl - Bjo Vcl - Fid Vcl - Mnd Ld Gtr Bs  
  Carter Stanley
Ralph Stanley
Ralph 'Joe' Meadows
Bill Lowe
Charlie Cline
Lightning Chance  
A-6
Daybreak In Dixie
02:00
15 Nov 1957
Banjo In The Hills

Bill Napier
  Gtr Bjo Fid Fid Mnd Bs  
  Carter Stanley
Ralph Stanley
Benny Martin
Howard Forrester Bill Napier
Curley Lambert
 
A-7
Blue Moon Of Kentucky
02:15
29 Aug 1954
Mercury 70453

Bill Monroe
  Vcl - Gtr Vcl - Bjo Fid Vcl - Mnd Ld Gtr Bs  
  Carter Stanley
Ralph Stanley
Ralph 'Joe' Meadows
Bill Lowe
Charlie Cline
Lightning Chance  
A-8
A Voice From On High
02:35
25 Nov 1953
Mercury 70340

Bill Monroe / Bessie Maudlin
  Vcl - Gtr Vcl - Bjo Fid Mnd Vcl - Bs    
  Carter Stanley
Ralph Stanley
Ralph Mayo
Jim Williams
John Shuffler
   
A-9
Memories Of Mother
02:23
30 May 1954
Mercury 70400

C. Stanley
  Vcl - Gtr Vcl - Bjo Fid Mnd Bs    
  Carter Stanley
Ralph Stanley
Ralph 'Joe' Meadows
Jim Williams
Lightning Chance
   
A-10
I Long To See The Old Folks
03:06
25 Nov 1953
Mercury 70340

C. Stanley
  Vcl - Gtr Vcl - Bjo Fid Mnd Bs    
  Carter Stanley
Ralph Stanley
Ralph Mayo
Jim Williams
John Shuffler
   
A-11
Orange Blossom Special
02:29
05 Apr 1955
Mercury 70663

Ervin T. Rouse
  Vcl - Gtr Vcl - Bjo Fid Mnd Bs    
  Carter Stanley
Ralph Stanley
Ralph 'Joe' Meadows
Jim Williams
Bill Lowe
   
A-12
Little Maggie
02:44
?? Jun 1960
Starday 522

P.D.
  Gtr Vcl - Bjo Fid Ld Gtr Bs    
  Carter Stanley
Ralph Stanley
Ralph Mayo
Curley Lambert James Austin 'Audie' Webster
 
 
A-13
Baby Girl
02:20
28 Nov 1954
Mercury 70886

C. Stanley
  Vcl - Gtr Vcl - Bjo Fid Mnd Bs    
  Carter Stanley
Ralph Stanley
Ralph 'Joe' Meadows
Bill Lowe
Lightning Chance
   
A-14
Nobody's Love Is Like Mine
02:29
30 May 1954
Mercury 70789

C. Stanley
  Vcl - Gtr Vcl - Bjo Fid Mnd Bs    
  Carter Stanley
Ralph Stanley
Ralph 'Joe' Meadows
Jim Williams
Lightning Chance
   
A-15
Our Last Goodbye
02:39
09 Aug 1953
Hard Times

C. Stanley
  Vcl - Gtr Vcl - Bjo Fid Mnd Bs    
  Carter Stanley
Ralph Stanley
Art Stamper
Jim Williams
George Shuffler
   
A-16
Hard Times
02:47
29 Aug 1954
Mercury 70546

R. Stanley
  Gtr Bjo Fid Mnd Ld Gtr Bs  
  Carter Stanley
Ralph Stanley
Ralph 'Joe' Meadows
Bill Lowe
Charlie Cline
Lightning Chance  
Other artwork / related images:
Rear Cover CD Tray

For the Official Ralph Stanley II and the Clinch Mountain Boys site, visit:

Ralph II ralph2.com

Spotlight on:-

Country Pickin And Singin'
(Mercury MG-20349)


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