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:

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Stanley Series Vol. 2 No. 2
(Copper Creek CCSS-V2N2)


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The Stanley Brothers/Reno & Smiley - Bluegrass Hootenanny

(London MH-186) Nov. 1964


Bluegrass Hootenanny

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This Japanese compilation contains seven tracks each by The Stanley Brothers and Don Reno & Red Smiley. It came with an LP sized insert with English lyrics.

All of the Stanley's numbers can be found on The Early Starday/King Years, 1958-1961 and The King Years, 1961-1965 4xCD sets, whilst the majority of the Don Reno & Red Smiley tracks are on the Reno & Smiley - 'Reno & Smiley & The Tennessee Cut-ups 1959-1963' (Gusto GT7-2209-2) and 'Early Years 1951-1959 Collector's Box Set' (Gusto GT7-0959-2) 4xCD sets. Two of the tracks from the 1962 'Another Day With...' album, Big Bouquet Of Roses and It's A Sin however don't appear to have been reissued on the Gusto retrospective.

 

For detailed information on the Stanley's songs / sessions, check Gary B. Reid's The Music Of The Stanley Brothers book. See the original entries for details.

 

Track:
Title:
Time:
Date:
Original Release:
A-1
Train 45
02:46
01 Oct 1958
King 5155

G.B. Grayson
  Gtr Bjo Fid Mnd Bs    
  Carter Stanley
Ralph Stanley
Ralph Mayo
Bill Napier
Al Elliot
 
 
A-2
Little Joe
02:33
16 Jan 1961
Award Winners At The Folk Song Festival

P.D.
  Ld Vcl - Gtr Bjo Fid Mnd Bs    
  Carter Stanley
Ralph Stanley
Art Stamper
Curley Lambert
George Shuffler
 
 
A-3
Don't Step Over An Old Love
02:42
17 Sep 1963
Country Folk Music Spotlight

Fred Stryker
  Ld Vcl - Gtr Tn Vcl - Bjo Bs Ld Gtr      
  Carter Stanley
Ralph Stanley
Henry Dockery
George Shuffler
 
 
 
A-4
When You And I Were Young, Maggie / Red Wing
02:42
16 Sep 1963
America's Finest 5-String Banjo Hootenanny

P.D.
  Gtr Bjo Bs Ld Gtr      
  Carter Stanley
Ralph Stanley
Henry Dockery
George Shuffler
 
 
 
A-5
Late Last Night
02:04
14 Aug 1963
Country Folk Music Spotlight

P.D.
  Ld Vcl - Gtr Tn Vcl - Bjo Bt Vcl - Fid Bs Bs Vcl - Ld Gtr    
  Carter Stanley
Ralph Stanley
Ralph Mayo
Henry Dockery
George Shuffler
 
 
A-6
Handsome Molly
02:14
16 Jan 1961
Award Winners At The Folk Song Festival

P.D.
  Ld Vcl - Gtr Bjo Fid Mnd Bs    
  Carter Stanley
Ralph Stanley
Art Stamper
Curley Lambert
George Shuffler
 
 
A-7
Ground Hog / Red River Valley
02:36
16 Sep 1963
America's Finest 5-String Banjo Hootenanny

P.D.
  Gtr Bjo Bs Ld Gtr      
  Carter Stanley
Ralph Stanley
Henry Dockery
George Shuffler
 
 
 
B-1
Reno & Smiley - Choking The Strings
02:35
30 Jan 1953
Instrumentals (King KLP-552)

Don Reno
  Gtr Bjo Fid Mnd Bs Other  
  Red Smiley
Don Reno
Jimmy Lunsford
Red Rector
Tommy Faile?
Nelson Benton
 
B-2
Reno & Smiley - Big Bouquet Of Roses
03:37
18 Sep 1962
Another Day With... (King KLP-816)

Steve Nelson / Bob Hilliard
  Gtr Bjo Fid Mnd Bs Other  
  Red Smiley
Don Reno
Mac Magaha
Ronnie Reno
John Palmer
Steve Chapman / Sid Campbell
 
B-3
Reno & Smiley - Excuse Me (I've Got A Heartache)
02:28
18 Sep 1962
Another Day With... (King KLP-816)

Harlen Howard / Buck Owens
  Gtr Bjo Fid Mnd Bs Other  
  Red Smiley
Don Reno
Mac Magaha
Ronnie Reno
John Palmer
Steve Chapman / Sid Campbell
 
B-4
Reno & Smiley - Grandfather's Clock
02:09
18 Sep 1962
Another Day With... (King KLP-816)

P.D.
  Gtr Bjo Fid Mnd Bs Other  
  Red Smiley
Don Reno
Mac Magaha
Ronnie Reno
John Palmer
Steve Chapman / Sid Campbell
 
B-5
Reno & Smiley - It's A Sin
02:35
18 Sep 1962
Another Day With... (King KLP-816)

Marvin
  Gtr Bjo Fid Mnd Bs Other  
  Red Smiley
Don Reno
Mac Magaha
Ronnie Reno
John Palmer
Steve Chapman / Sid Campbell
 
B-6
Reno & Smiley - Only In A Dreamworld
02:43
18 Sep 1962
Another Day With... (King KLP-816)

Don Reno / C. Bashan
  Gtr Bjo Fid Mnd Bs Other  
  Red Smiley
Don Reno
Mac Magaha
Ronnie Reno
John Palmer
Steve Chapman / Sid Campbell
 
B-7
Reno & Smiley - Cumberland Gap
02:26
27 Aug 1956
Instrumentals (King KLP-552)

P.D.
  Gtr Bjo Fid Fid/Mnd Bs    
  Red Smiley
Don Reno
Mac Magaha
Benny Williams
John Palmer
 
 
Other artwork / related images:
Rear Cover Side One Side Two

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

Ralph II ralph2.com

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Why Me Ralph?
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