(Wango CD-127) 2005
This final volume of the 'Radio Series' features another of the 15min shows the Stanley's recorded for Ray Davis in Dec. 1963. As with the others, Carter's participation is limited due to laryngitis, so Ralph, George Shuffler and Henry Dockery do all of the singing and Ralph handles the majority of the emcee work.
Ralph sings lead on Mother's Only Sleeping (aka Mother's Not Dead) which is the same version as found on Plum Pitiful Vol. 1/Plum Pitiful Vol. 2; George Shuffler takes the lead vocal on Pig In A Pen and My Main Trial Is Yet To Come; and Henry Dockery sings Mountain Dew - which is the third time he'd sang it on the 'Radio Series', suggesting it was his 'party-piece' at the time. (The other versions are on Vol. 1 and Vol. 6).
The remainder of the material consists of short instrumentals with Are You Tired Of Me My Darlin' featuring Ralph and George Shuffler swapping breaks; Cumberland Gap (shown as Cotton-Eyed Joe) and Daybreak In Dixie being banjo showcases; and George Shuffler also contributes a guitar version of Arkansas Traveller.
The remainder of the 71:29 min CD features good traditional bluegrass from Warrior River Boys, and the 'Basement All-Stars', plus another set from the Gillis Brothers, who were obviously influenced by the Stanley's!
Thanks again to Chris Wing for the loan of the CD.
For a detailed breakdown and background to the Stanley's session, check Gary B. Reid's The Music Of The Stanley Brothers book, pages 173-174 and 208-209.
Track: |
Title: |
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1a |
Theme (Cripple Creek) - Stanley Brothers |
P.D. |
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1b |
Pig In A Pen - Stanley Brothers |
P.D. or Arthur Smith? |
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2a |
Cumberland Gap - Stanley Brothers |
P.D. |
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2b |
Mother's Only Sleeping - Stanley Brothers |
Maynard Spencer / Lance Spencer |
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3a |
Arkansas Traveller - Stanley Brothers |
P.D. |
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3b |
Comedy - Stanley Brothers |
N/A |
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3c |
Mountain Dew - Stanley Brothers |
Bascom Lamar Lunsford / Scotty Wiseman |
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4a |
Are You Tired Of Me My Darlin' - Stanley Brothers |
G.P. Cook / Ralph Roland |
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4b |
My Main Trial Is Yet To Come - Stanley Brothers |
J.L. Frank / Pee Wee King |
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5a |
Comedy - Stanley Brothers |
N/A |
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5b |
Daybreak In Dixie - Stanley Brothers |
Bill Napier |
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5c |
Theme (Cripple Creek) |
P.D. |
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6a |
Instrumental - Gillis Brothers |
?? |
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6b |
Nobody's Business - Gillis Brothers |
Porter Grainger / Everett Robbins ? |
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6c |
Standing Room Only - Gillis Brothers |
Ray Pennington |
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6d |
Your Worries And Troubles Are Mine - Gillis Brothers |
Candace K. Randolph / R. Stanley |
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6e |
Pass Me Not - Gillis Brothers |
Fanny J. Crosby / W.H. Doane |
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7a |
Fire On The Mountain - Basement All-Stars |
P.D. |
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7b |
Nine Pound Hammer - Basement All-Stars |
P.D. |
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7c |
West Virginia Waltz - Basement All-Stars |
?? |
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7d |
Dear Old Dixie - Basement All-Stars |
George Thomas Stoddard |
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8a |
Yellow Rose Of Texas - Basement All-Stars |
Gene Autry / JImmy Long ? |
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8b |
Lorena - Basement All-Stars |
Henry D.L. Webster / Joseph Philbrick Webster |
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8c |
I Saw The Light - Basement All-Stars |
Hank Williams |
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9a |
Fire On The Mountain - Warrior River Boys |
P.D. |
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9b |
I'm Coming Back (But I Don't Know When) - Warrior River Boys |
Frank Brown / Jimmie O'Neal |
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9c |
Down In The Willow Garden - Warrior River Boys |
Charlie Monroe |
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10a |
Red Rooster - Warrior River Boys |
Jimmy Martin / Harold Donny |
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10b |
Voice In The Night - Warrior River Boys |
Michael K. Scott |
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10c |
Please Come Back Little Girl - Warrior River Boys |
Roy Acuff ? |
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11a |
(On The) Jericho Road - Warrior River Boys |
Donald S. McCrossan |
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11b |
Evening Prayer Blues - Warrior River Boys |
DeFord Bailey arr. Bill Monroe |