CME: The White Dove / Gathering Flowers For The Master's Bouquet

Viewers highest rated albums from the Discography:

No.	Title:	Score
1	Cry From The Cross	5.00
2	Classic Stanley	5.00
3	Live In Japan	4.92
4	The Stanley Sound Around The World	4.91
5	Poor Rambler: His Complete King and Gusto Recordings	4.91
6	Live At The Smithsonian Institution	4.91
7	A Man And His Music	4.89
8	1971 - 1973	4.85
9	Something Old, Something New	4.82
10	The Stanley Sound Today	4.78

No.	Title:	Score
1	The Stanley Brothers & The Clinch Mountain Boys 1953 - 1958 & 1959	5.00
2	The Definitive Collection (1947 - 1966)	5.00
3	The Stanley Brothers And The Clinch Mountain Boys	4.93
4	The Stanley Brothers & The Clinch Mountain Boys 1949-52	4.93
5	The King Years, 1961-1965	4.92
6	The Early Starday/King Years, 1958-1961	4.92
7	Mountain Song Favorites	4.92
8	On Radio	4.91
9	Folk Festival	4.82
10	Riding That New River Train	4.82

06 Dec 1936 - Jack Cooke. Born 'Vernon Crawford Cooke' in Dorchester, Wise, Virginia.

07 Dec 1955 - Sammy Adkins.

07 Dec 1931 - Bobby Osborne. Hyden, Kentucky.

16 Dec 1923 - Jay Hughes. St. Paul, Virginia.

17 Dec 1935 - Bill Napier. Born 'Billy Edward Napier' in Wise, Virginia.

20 Dec 1935 - Chubby Anthony. Born 'Donald Lee Anthony' in Lincolnton, North Carolina.

25 Dec 1919 - Curly Seckler. Born 'John Ray Sechler' in China Grove, North Carolina.

30 Dec 1933 - Melvin Goins. Born 'Melvin Glen Goins' in Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia.

30 Dec 1943 - Claude 'Buddy' Moore. Born Claude Moore in Pike, Kentucky.

31 Dec 1934 - Ralph 'Joe' Meadows. Born 'Ralph Joe Meadows' in Basin, Wyoming County, West Virginia.

01 Dec 1966 - Carter Stanley. Bristol, Virginia.

01 Dec 2009 - Ralph 'Hank' Smith. West Liberty, Kentucky.

02 Dec 2009 - Jack Cooke. Norton, Virginia.

15 Dec 1990 - Henry Dockery. South Carolina.

27 Dec 2013 - Al Elliott. Kingsport, Tennessee.

27 Dec 2017 - Curly Seckler. Nashville, Tennessee.

28 Dec 1977 - Leslie Keith. Tucson, Pima, Arizona.

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

ralph2.com

CME Recommends...

CME Recommends...

CME Recommends...

CME Recommends...

CME Recommends...

The Stanley Brothers - The White Dove / Gathering Flowers For The Master's Bouquet

(Columbia 54008) Apr 1954

This is a 7" reissue from 1954 of the classic Columbia 20577 release in Apr 1949. See that entry for more details.

Both sides of the single can be found on The Complete Columbia Stanley Brothers 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 23-25 and 36.

Track:	Title:		Time:	Date:		Original Release:
A-1	The White Dove		03:12	01 Mar 1949		Columbia 20577
	C. Stanley
	Ld Vcl - Gtr	Tn Vcl - Bjo	Hi Bt Vcl - Mnd	Fid	Bs
	Carter Stanley	Ralph Stanley	Darrell 'Pee Wee' Lambert	Robert 'Bobby' Sumner	James 'Jay' hughes
B-1	Gathering Flowers For The Master's Bouquet		02:48	01 Mar 1949		Columbia 20577
	M.E. Baumgardner
	Ld Vcl - Gtr	Tn Vcl - Bjo	Mnd	Fid	Bs
	Carter Stanley	Ralph Stanley	Darrell 'Pee Wee' Lambert	Robert 'Bobby' Sumner	James 'Jay' hughes