Clinch Mountain Echo

CMB Birthdays this month:

04 Feb 1972 - Steve Sparkman. Harlan, Kentucky.

04 Feb 1906 - Art Wooten. Born 'Arthur James Wooten' in Alleghany, North Carolina.

11 Feb 1960 - Junior Blankenship. Born at the old Grundy Hospital, Grundy, Va.

25 Feb 1927 - Ralph Stanley. Born 'Ralph Edmund Stanley' in Big Spraddle Creek, near Stratton, McClure, Virginia.

29 Feb 1932 - Jim Williams. Born 'James Lee Williams' in Wythe County, Virginia.


In Memoriam:

05 Feb 1980 - Chubby Anthony. Gainesville, Alachua, Florida.

08 Feb 2003 - Ralph 'Joe' Meadows. Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Maryland.

08 Feb 1987 - Harold 'Red' Stanley. Fentress, Tennessee.


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

Ralph II ralph2.com

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Various Artists - Live Again!

WCYB Bristol Farm & Fun Time

(Rebel REB-854) 1988


Live Again!

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This 'Various Artists' album is a companion to The Stanley Brothers On WCYB Bristol LP, and features five cuts by the Stanleys from 1949.

Both albums were also later reissued in 1997 on a 2xCD set, with the same title/artwork V/A - Live Again! WCYB Bristol Farm & Fun Time.

The recordings are taken from transcription disc acetates, made originally for airplay, for times when the artists were out on the road and couldn't make their regular live radio slots. Given the age of the acetates, and the fact they'd been stored in a garage for decades, the sound quality isn't too bad, and performance wise, they offer a tempting glimpse into the formative period in bluegrass history.

The Stanley's material is excellent, with Ralph playing in his newly learnt '3 finger' style to great effect. The CMB line-up at the time also included their first fiddler Bobby Sumner, who had rejoined the band after Leslie Keith had left, and Pee Wee Lambert on mandolin. Both are showcased respectively on Blackberry Blossom and Monroe's My Rose Of Old Kentucky. Also featured is a version of Carter's Let Me Be Your Friend which the band cut in March 1949, and G.B. Grayson's Short Life Of Trouble, with a vocal by Ralph. (He of course re-recorded the song 47 years later on his Short Life Of Trouble - Songs Of Grayson And Whitter CD.)

The album also includes Mac Wiseman's earliest solo recordings (with future CMB, Ralph Mayo on fiddle); three Flatt & Scruggs songs, including one (Rainbow Of My Dreams) which they didn't otherwise record.[1] Plus some fine sets by The Sauceman Brothers and Curly King.

Liner notes are by Jack Tottle.

  • Carter Stanley: guitar, vocals
  • Ralph Stanley: banjo, vocals
  • Pee Wee Lambert: mandolin
  • Bobby Sumner: fiddle

 

For a detailed breakdown and background to the Stanley's session, check Gary B. Reid's The Music Of The Stanley Brothers book, pages 25-26 and 36-37.

 

Track:
Artist:
Title:
Time:
Date:
A-1
Sauceman Brothers
Introduction
00:25
19??

N/A
  Gtr Gtr Fid Mnd      
  Carl Sauceman
J.P. Sauceman
Arveille Freeman
Joe Stuart
 
 
 
A-2
Sauceman Brothers
Pretty Flowers
02:32
19??

Johnnie Bailes / Homer Bailes
  Gtr Gtr Fid Mnd      
  Carl Sauceman
J.P. Sauceman
Arveille Freeman
Joe Stuart
 
 
 
A-3
Sauceman Brothers
Road Of Sadness
02:09
19??

??
  Gtr Gtr Fid Mnd      
  Carl Sauceman
J.P. Sauceman
Arveille Freeman
Joe Stuart
 
 
 
A-4
Sauceman Brothers
Baby Blue Eyes
02:58
19??

Jim Eanes
  Gtr Gtr Fid Mnd      
  Carl Sauceman
J.P. Sauceman
Arveille Freeman
Joe Stuart
 
 
 
A-5
Sauceman Brothers
The Lifeboat Soon Is Coming
03:56
19??

??
  Gtr Gtr Fid Mnd      
  Carl Sauceman
J.P. Sauceman
Arveille Freeman
Joe Stuart
 
 
 
A-6
Sauceman Brothers
The Letter That Broke My Heart
02:07
19??

??
  Gtr Gtr Fid Mnd      
  Carl Sauceman
J.P. Sauceman
Arveille Freeman
Joe Stuart
 
 
 
A-7
Sauceman Brothers
Outro
00:57
19??

??
  Gtr Gtr Fid Mnd      
  Carl Sauceman
J.P. Sauceman
Arveille Freeman
Joe Stuart
 
 
 
A-8
Flatt & Scruggs
Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms
02:09
c1949

P.D.
  Gtr Bjo Fid Gtr Bs    
  Lester Flatt
Earl Scruggs
Jim Shumate
Mac Wiseman
Cedric Rainwater
 
 
A-9
Flatt & Scruggs
Rainbow Of My Dreams
03:01
c1949

Tommy Scott
  Gtr Bjo Fid Gtr Bs    
  Lester Flatt
Earl Scruggs
Jim Shumate
Mac Wiseman
Cedric Rainwater
 
 
A-10
Flatt & Scruggs
That Home Above
02:21
c1949

Bill Monroe
  Gtr Bjo Fid Gtr Bs    
  Lester Flatt
Earl Scruggs
Jim Shumate
Mac Wiseman
Cedric Rainwater
 
 
B-1
Curly King
Introduction
00:28
19??

N/A
B-2
Curly King
Don't Forget Me
02:07
19??

??
B-3
Curly King
Home Furniture Ad
00:16
19??

N/A
B-4
Curly King
I Love Her More Now Mother's Old
02:51
19??

Bill Bolick / Earl Bolick
B-5
Curly King
Outro
00:19
19??

??
B-6
Mac Wiseman
From The Manger To The Cross
02:26
1950

Odell McLeod
  Gtr Fid Mnd        
  Mac Wiseman
Ralph Mayo
Ted Mullins
 
 
 
 
B-7
Mac Wiseman
A Broken Heart To Mend
02:13
1950

Ted Mullins
  Gtr Fid Mnd        
  Mac Wiseman
Ralph Mayo
Ted Mullins
 
 
 
 
B-8
Mac Wiseman
Grey Eagle
00:48
1950

P.D.
  Gtr Fid Mnd        
  Mac Wiseman
Ralph Mayo
Ted Mullins
 
 
 
 
B-9
Stanley Brothers
Introduction (Theme)
00:55
1949

C. Stanley / R. Stanley
  Gtr Bjo Fid Mnd      
  Carter Stanley
Ralph Stanley
Bobby Summner
Pee Wee Lambert
 
 
 
B-10
Stanley Brothers
Let Me Be Your Friend
01:53
1949

C. Stanley
  Gtr Bjo Fid Mnd      
  Carter Stanley
Ralph Stanley
Bobby Summner
Pee Wee Lambert
 
 
 
B-11
Stanley Brothers
Short Life Of Trouble
02:18
1949

G.B. Grayson
  Gtr Bjo Fid Mnd      
  Carter Stanley
Ralph Stanley
Bobby Summner
Pee Wee Lambert
 
 
 
B-12
Stanley Brothers
Blackberry Blossom
01:15
1949

P.D.
  Gtr Bjo Fid Mnd      
  Carter Stanley
Ralph Stanley
Bobby Summner
Pee Wee Lambert
 
 
 
B-13
Stanley Brothers
My Rose Of Old Kentucky
02:42
1949

Bill Monroe
  Gtr Bjo Fid Mnd      
  Carter Stanley
Ralph Stanley
Bobby Summner
Pee Wee Lambert
 
 
 
Other artwork / related images:
Rear Cover Side One Side Two

[1] Lester Flatt did record Rainbow Of My Dreams on his 1970 'Flatt Out' LP (Columbia CS-1006).

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Ralph II ralph2.com

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