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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.


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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.


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Roy Lee Centers - I've Lived A Lot In My Time

(Vetco LP-3019) 1974


I've Lived A Lot In My Time

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This is a live recording released after Roy Lee's murder in 1974 and which was recorded at The Village Tavern, Cincinnati, Oh. in Feb. 1969.

From Lou Ukelson's liner notes, it seems that the gig was put together to back Hylo Brown and it's likely that they also played on the Hylo Brown 45 he recorded for Vetco at the time - Doin' My Time / Aren't The Roses Sweet (Vetco 516) 1969.[1]

Lou Ukelson: "In February, 1969, I talked with Hylo Brown and asked him to spend a few daya in Cincinnati to do some recording for our record company and to play at a local country music club - The Village Tavern. Hylo agreed but said he did not have a band. I knew of a young bluegrass band in Dayton, Oh. that would back Hylo for the recording session at Rusty York's Jewel Recording Studio and play with Hylo at The Village Tavern for the one night stand."

Personnel is pretty much the same as on the 1968 Easterners Echoes Of The Bonnie & Clyde Era LP; with the additon of Jack Gibbs on drums. Liz Ellison is credited on bass, and I'm not sure if this is the same lady as Elizabeth McIntyre (Vernon's wife) on The Easterner's album.

Soundwise, the recording is a bit choppy, as much of the onstage banter / song introductions are not included. The performance is quite spirited, and Vernon McIntyre's virtuoso banjo work stands out. Vocally however, Roy Lee and Fred Spencer's are difficult to distinguish between, and frankly aren't a patch on Roy Lee's later work with Ralph.

Vernon McIntyre Jr. was the son of Vernon 'Boatwhistle' McIntyre, the bass player with Earl Taylor and The Stoney Mountain Boys. Vernon Jr. also later played with Earl Taylor, Jimmy Martin and with Jim McCall and Appalachian Grass.

Thanks to Todd Gracyk for the additional info.

  • Roy Lee Centers: guitar
  • Liz Ellison: electric bass
  • Jack Gibbs: drums
  • Vernon McIntyre: banjo
  • Fred Spencer: mandolin

 

Track:
Title:
Time:
Date:
Original Release:
A-1
I've Lived A Lot In My Time
02:24
Feb 1969
I've Lived A Lot In My Time

Jim Reeves / Dick Reynolds / Jack Rhodes
  Gtr Bs Gtr Drms Bjo Mnd    
  Roy Lee Centers
Liz Ellison
Jack Gibbs
Vernon McIntyre
Fred Spencer
   
A-2
On My Mind
02:31
Feb 1969
I've Lived A Lot In My Time

J. Organ / T. James
  Gtr Bs Gtr Drms Bjo Mnd    
  Roy Lee Centers
Liz Ellison
Jack Gibbs
Vernon McIntyre
Fred Spencer
   
A-3
Cumberland Gap
01:07
Feb 1969
I've Lived A Lot In My Time

P.D.
  Gtr Bs Gtr Drms Bjo Mnd    
  Roy Lee Centers
Liz Ellison
Jack Gibbs
Vernon McIntyre
Fred Spencer
   
A-4
Dueling Banjos
01:58
Feb 1969
I've Lived A Lot In My Time

Arthur Smith
  Gtr Bs Gtr Drms Bjo Mnd    
  Roy Lee Centers
Liz Ellison
Jack Gibbs
Vernon McIntyre
Fred Spencer
   
A-5
Salty Dog Rag
02:05
Feb 1969
I've Lived A Lot In My Time

Wiley Morris / Zeke Morris
  Gtr Bs Gtr Drms Bjo Mnd    
  Roy Lee Centers
Liz Ellison
Jack Gibbs
Vernon McIntyre
Fred Spencer
   
A-6
One Kiss Away
03:47
Feb 1969
I've Lived A Lot In My Time

Paul Williams / Sam Humphrey
  Gtr Bs Gtr Drms Bjo Mnd    
  Roy Lee Centers
Liz Ellison
Jack Gibbs
Vernon McIntyre
Fred Spencer
   
A-7
Raw Hide
02:30
Feb 1969
I've Lived A Lot In My Time

Bill Monroe
  Gtr Bs Gtr Drms Bjo Mnd    
  Roy Lee Centers
Liz Ellison
Jack Gibbs
Vernon McIntyre
Fred Spencer
   
A-8
Gotta Travel On
02:25
Feb 1969
I've Lived A Lot In My Time

Paul Clayton / Larry Ehrlich / David Lazar / Tom Six
  Gtr Bs Gtr Drms Bjo Mnd    
  Roy Lee Centers
Liz Ellison
Jack Gibbs
Vernon McIntyre
Fred Spencer
   
B-1
Orange Blossom Special
02:51
Feb 1969
I've Lived A Lot In My Time

Ervin T. Rouse
  Gtr Bs Gtr Drms Bjo Mnd    
  Roy Lee Centers
Liz Ellison
Jack Gibbs
Vernon McIntyre
Fred Spencer
   
B-2
Bugle Call Rag
02:14
Feb 1969
I've Lived A Lot In My Time

Elmer Schoebel / Billy Meyers / Jack Pettis
  Gtr Bs Gtr Drms Bjo Mnd    
  Roy Lee Centers
Liz Ellison
Jack Gibbs
Vernon McIntyre
Fred Spencer
   
B-3
Stoney Creek
02:14
Feb 1969
I've Lived A Lot In My Time

P.D.
  Gtr Bs Gtr Drms Bjo Mnd    
  Roy Lee Centers
Liz Ellison
Jack Gibbs
Vernon McIntyre
Fred Spencer
   
B-4
I Wonder Where You Are Tonight
02:18
Feb 1969
I've Lived A Lot In My Time

Johnny Bond
  Gtr Bs Gtr Drms Bjo Mnd    
  Roy Lee Centers
Liz Ellison
Jack Gibbs
Vernon McIntyre
Fred Spencer
   
B-5
I'm Leavin'
02:45
Feb 1969
I've Lived A Lot In My Time

Johnny Russell / Vince Finneran
  Gtr Bs Gtr Drms Bjo Mnd    
  Roy Lee Centers
Liz Ellison
Jack Gibbs
Vernon McIntyre
Fred Spencer
   
B-6
Little Rock Getaway
03:21
Feb 1969
I've Lived A Lot In My Time

Lars Johansson
  Gtr Bs Gtr Drms Bjo Mnd    
  Roy Lee Centers
Liz Ellison
Jack Gibbs
Vernon McIntyre
Fred Spencer
   
B-7
Red Wing
02:40
Feb 1969
I've Lived A Lot In My Time

P.D.
  Gtr Bs Gtr Drms Bjo Mnd    
  Roy Lee Centers
Liz Ellison
Jack Gibbs
Vernon McIntyre
Fred Spencer
   
B-8
Let's Say Goodbye
03:15
Feb 1969
I've Lived A Lot In My Time

Ernest Tubb / Jimmie Skinner
  Gtr Bs Gtr Drms Bjo Mnd    
  Roy Lee Centers
Liz Ellison
Jack Gibbs
Vernon McIntyre
Fred Spencer
   
Other artwork / related images:
Rear Cover Side One Side Two

[1] See the Ivan Tribe article 'Hylo Brown - The Bluegrass Balladeer' from the August 1974 edition of 'Bluegrass Unlimited'. Also online at: https://bluegrassunlimited.com/article/hylo-brown-the-bluegrass-balladeer/. Doin' My Time from the Vetco 45 can be heard on youtube: https://youtu.be/eS7tHvOO8U0 as can the flipside Aren't The Roses Sweet https://youtu.be/9JdCTo6QCxU.

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