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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Larry Beasley - Back Porch Pickin'

(Atteiram API-C-1677) 1993


Larry Beasley - Back Porch Pickin'

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This is one of those obscure and now hard to find cassette releases, which judging by Dick Spottswood's review in the May 1993 edition of 'Bluegrass Unlimited' features the Charlie Sizemore Band at around the time of Charlie's Back Home album.

Dick's review indicates that the cassette consists of: "...a program of tightly arranged instrumentals, assisted by an assembly of top-notch pickers" and "It's too bad the production doesn't support the high level of picking. Although the mix is very good, the overall sound quality on my copy was somewhat muddy... And the tape ends on a very puzzling note (or series thereof!). After a bluesy and definite ending riff to 'Windy And Warm' there is a full eight seconds of silence. Suddenly the tune starts up again and runs for another 38 seconds before being faded out..."

If by any miracle anybody's got a copy of this one... or can provide more details / better cover image, please get in touch via the Contact page!

  • Larry Beasley: banjo
  • Shayne Bartley: mandolin
  • Steve Day: fiddle
  • Tim Graves: dobro
  • Charlie Sizemore: guitar
  • Heath Van Winkle: bass
  • ??: snare drum

 

Track:
Title:
Time:
Date:
Original Release:
A-1
Larry's Landmark
0?:??
c1993
Back Porch Pickin'

Larry Wayne Beasley
A-2
No Title Yet Blues
0?:??
c1993
Back Porch Pickin'

Eric Weissberg (?)
A-3
Buck Creek
0?:??
c1993
Back Porch Pickin'

Larry Wayne Beasley
A-4
Willow Garden
0?:??
c1993
Back Porch Pickin'

P.D.
A-5
Jerusalem Ridge
0?:??
c1993
Back Porch Pickin'

Bill Monroe
B-1
Lonesome Road Blues
0?:??
c1993
Back Porch Pickin'

Earl Scruggs (?)
B-2
Rambler Ride
0?:??
c1993
Back Porch Pickin'

Larry Wayne Beasley
B-3
Nashville Blues
0?:??
c1993
Back Porch Pickin'

Earl Scruggs
B-4
Country Roads
0?:??
c1993
Back Porch Pickin'

John Denver / Bill Danoff / Taffy Nivert (?)
B-5
Windy And Warm
0?:??
c1993
Back Porch Pickin'

John D. Loudermilk (?)
Other artwork / related images:

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

Ralph II ralph2.com

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