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

Spotlight on:-

On Radio Vol. 2
(County CO-781)


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Ralph Stanley - East Virginia Blues / Cackling Hen

(Jalyn 45-335) 1968


East Virginia Blues

This 7" was recorded at the Aug. 1967 sessions Ralph recorded at Jack Lynch's home studio in Dayton Ohio.[1]

From the label font design it looks like the single either came out around the time of the Old Time Music album and it includes the same unadulterated mono mix of the songs, as found on the 'Cream' cover version of that LP.

The 'A' side is noteworthy as it features Ralph's party piece of playing '3-finger banjo style' mandolin!

Judging by the scarcity of copies, this 45 seems to be much rarer than the earlier Jalyn 45-323 45. My copy has a DJ-Strip card, which mis-prints the release number as "341".

  • Ralph Stanley: banjo, vocals
  • Curly Ray Cline: fiddle
  • Melvin Goins: guitar
  • Curly Lambert: mandolin
  • Jack Lynch: bass
  • Larry Sparks: guitar, vocals

 

Track:
Title:
Time:
Date:
Original Release:
A-1
East Virginia Blues
02:54
Aug 1967
Old Time Music

P.D.
  Mnd Ld Vcl - Gtr Fid Gtr Bs    
  Ralph Stanley
Larry Sparks
Curly Ray Cline
Melvin Goins
Jack Lynch
   
B-1
Cackling Hen
02:10
Aug 1967
Old Time Music

P.D.
  Bjo Ld Vcl - Gtr Fid Gtr Mnd Bs  
  Ralph Stanley
Larry Sparks
Curly Ray Cline
Melvin Goins
Curly Lambert
Jack Lynch
 
Other artwork / related images:
Cackling Hen Jukebox strip

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

Ralph II ralph2.com

Spotlight on:-

The Stanley Brothers
(Columbia Harmony HL-7291)


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rebelrecords.com

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