Clinch Mountain Echo

CMB Birthdays this month:

04 May 1922 - Harold 'Red' Stanley. Born 'Harold Oplis Stanley' in Fentress, Tennessee.

18 May 1938 - Henry Dockery. Walnut Marsh, North Carolina.

28 May 1956 - Ralph 'Hank' Smith. Born 'Ralph Dewayne Smith' in Elliott County, Kentucky.


In Memoriam:

02 May 1974 - Roy Lee Centers. Breathitt County, Kentucky.

03 May 2000 - Bill Napier. Johnson City, Tennessee.

09 May 1989 - Keith Whitley. Goodlettsville, Davidson County, Tennessee.

23 May 2022 - James Price. Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia.


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

Ralph II ralph2.com

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V/A - A Picture Of Hank

The New Bluegrass Way

(Mercury Nashville 314-528-333-2) 1995


V/A - A Picture Of Hank

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This is a largely forgotten compilation of 'Contemporary Bluegrass' versions of Hank Williams' songs. Ernie Thacker lends his soulful lead vocal to one track Your Cheatin' Heart, and Don Rigsby is also included with a rendition of I Told A Lie To My Heart.

Small biographies on each of the featured artists are included in the liner notes, which indicate that Ernie's track was recorded after the release of the Tennessee Blues.

Backing on the ablum is provided by a amalgam of:-

  • Harley Allen: guitar
  • Mike Bub: bass, backing vocal
  • Jimmy Campbell: fiddle, backing vocal
  • Terry Eldredge: guitar
  • Randy Howard: fiddle
  • Rob Ikes: dobro, backing vocal
  • Gene Libbea: bass
  • Ronnie McCoury: mandolin
  • Pat McInery: drums
  • Danny Mustard: backing vocal
  • John Pennell: backing vocal
  • Larry Perkins: banjo
  • Kayton Roberts: steel guitar
  • Valerie Storey: backing vocal
  • Ernie Sykes: bass
  • Jeff White: guitar, backing vocal
  • Jeff Wisor: fiddle
  • Gene Wooten: dobro

 

Track:
Artist:
Title:
Time:
Date:
A-1
Claire Lynch
I Can't Get You Off My Mind
02:50
c1995

Hank Williams
A-2
Ernie Thacker
Your Cheatin' Heart
03:33
c1995

Hank Williams
A-3
Terry Eldridge
I Don't Care (If Tomorrow Never Comes)
02:10
c1995

Hank Williams
A-4
Harley Allen
Cold, Cold Heart
04:32
c1995

Hank Williams
A-5
Gene Wooten
Why Don't You Love Me
02:06
c1995

Hank Williams
A-6
Kathy Chiavola
I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
03:20
c1995

Hank Williams
A-7
Andrea Zonn
You're Gonna Change (Or I'm Gonna Leave)
02:46
c1995

Hank Williams
A-8
Don Rigsby
I Told A Lie To My Heart
04:15
c1995

Hank Williams
A-9
Ernie Sykes
My Heart Would Know
04:05
c1995

Hank Williams
A-10
Ronnie McCoury
(I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle
04:34
c1995

Hank Williams / Jimmie Davis
A-11
Ed Dye
Jambalaya (On The Bayou)
04:28
c1995

Hank Williams
Other artwork / related images:
Rear Cover CD Tray

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

Ralph II ralph2.com

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