Clinch Mountain Echo

Various Artists - Radio Series Vol. 6

(Wango CD-126) 2005


Radio Series Vol. 6
Rear Cover CD Tray Inner Booklet

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This sixth volume of the 'Radio Series' includes two more excerpts from the Dec. 1963 live Christmas party at 'Johnny's Used Cars'. The Stanley's had been booked to record a series of radio programs for Ray Davis the week before, and the live on-air show took place on the afternoon of Sat. 14th, prior to the recording of the first John's Gospel Quartet LP.

As with the other shows, Carter was suffering from laryngitis, and is limited to guitar on these two sessions. Consequently George Shuffler is called on to sing lead on How Mountain Girls Can Love and On Top Of Old Smoky. Henry Dockery also sings Mountain Dew and Ralph does the emcee work and sings Little Birdie.

The second Stanley set on the disc is a selection of gospel tunes, introduced by Ray Davis' as 'Country Hymn Time' and again features Ralph, Henry Dockery and George Shuffler covering for Carter's lack of vocals.

Another portion from the Stanley's Christmas show can be found on the Radio Series, Vol. 5.

The remainder of the CD includes more fine bluegrass recordings by the Warrior River Boys, Danny Paisley and Gillis Brothers, from sessions at Ray Davis' basement studios.

Thanks again to Chris Wing for the loan of this one!

 

For a detailed breakdown and background to the Stanley's session, check Gary B. Reid's The Music Of The Stanley Brothers book, pages 174 and 209.

Track:
Title:
1a
Theme (Cripple Creek)
- Stanley Brothers

P.D.
1b
How Mountain Girls Can Love
- Stanley Brothers

Ruby Rakes
1c
Comedy
- Stanley Brothers

N/A
1d
Mountain Dew
- Stanley Brothers

Bascom Lamar Lunsford / Scotty Wiseman
1e
On Top Of Old Smokey
- Stanley Brothers

P.D.
1f
Comedy
- Stanley Brothers

N/A
1g
Little Birdie
- Stanley Brothers

P.D.
2a
Blue Ridge Mountain Blues
- Warrior River Boys

Bill Monroe
2b
The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise
- Warrior River Boys

Ernest Seitz / Gene Lockhart
2c
Tomorrow You'll Be Gone
- Warrior River Boys

Marty Robbins ?
2d
Blues Stay Away From Me
- Warrior River Boys

Alton Delmore / Rabon Delmore / Henry Glover / Wayne Rayney
3a
Sweet Potato Rag
- Danny Paisley & The Southern Grass

P.D.
3b
Darlin' Nellie Across The Sea
- Danny Paisley & The Southern Grass

A.P. Carter
3c
I'm Comin' Back (But I Don't Know Whne)
- Danny Paisley & The Southern Grass

Charlie Monroe
3d
Gotta Travel On
- Danny Paisley & The Southern Grass

Paul Clayton / Larry Ehrlich / David Lazar / Tom Six
4a
My Home's Across The Blue Ridge Mountains
- Danny Paisley & The Southern Grass

P.D.
4b
Margie
- Danny Paisley & The Southern Grass

??
4c
When My Time Comes To Go
- Danny Paisley & The Southern Grass

(?)
4d
Shenandoah Valley Breakdown
- Danny Paisley & The Southern Grass

Buck Ryan / Kay Adelman ?
5a
Fire On The Strings
- Gillis Brothers

??
5b
It's Never Too Late
- Gillis Brothers

C. Stanley
5c
Old Jackson Prison (aka Old Richmond Prison)
- Gillis Brothers

Emmett Jr Barton / James Roy Barton
5d
Don't Cheat In Our Home Town
- Gillis Brothers

Ray Pennington / Roy E. Marcum
6a
Jordan
- Stanley Brothers

P.D.
6b
Heaven's Light Is Shining On Me
- Stanley Brothers

P.D.?
6c
Someone's Last Day
- Stanley Brothers

M.H. McKee
6d
Rank Stranger
- Stanley Brothers

Albert E. Brumley

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