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No.	Title:	Score
1	Cry From The Cross	5.00
2	Classic Stanley	5.00
3	Live In Japan	4.92
4	Poor Rambler: His Complete King and Gusto Recordings	4.91
5	The Stanley Sound Around The World	4.91
6	Live At The Smithsonian Institution	4.91
7	1971 - 1973	4.86
8	Play Requests	4.82
9	Something Old, Something New	4.82
10	Sing Michigan Bluegrass	4.69

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	4.94
4	The Stanley Brothers & The Clinch Mountain Boys 1949-52	4.93
5	The King Years, 1961-1965	4.93
6	The Early Starday/King Years, 1958-1961	4.93
7	Mountain Song Favorites	4.92
8	On Radio	4.92
9	Riding That New River Train	4.82
10	Folk Festival	4.82

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01 Apr 1939 - Cullen Galyean. Born Willie Cullen Galyean in Surry County, NC.

05 Apr 1930 - Bill Lowe. Born 'William Harold Lowe' Rural Retreat, Wythe, Virginia.

11 Apr 1925 - George Shuffler. Born 'George Saunders Shuffler' in Burke, North Carolina.

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07 Apr 2014 - George Shuffler. Valdese, Burke, North Carolina.

10 Apr 2018 - Ernie Thacker. Pikeville, Pike, Kentucky.

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Ralph Stanley - The Very Best Of...

(Koch/Audium AUD-CD-8169) 2002

A 16 track, 43:41 minute compilation, licensed from Rebel. KOCH would have had much wider (worldwide) distribution, so would have been in a good position to capitalise on the success of the 'Oh Brother Where Art Thou' film soundtrack.

It obviously features versions of the three tracks from the film, which have been associated with Ralph/Carter: Man Of Constant Sorrow, Angel Band and Oh Death. All were previously recorded with The Stanley Brothers, and re-recorded by Ralph in the '70s.

Like a lot of the other compilations, it concentrates on the era when Roy Lee Centers was lead vocalist.

It's a reasonable collection, if you haven't heard any of Ralph's music, but the earlier Classic Bluegrass, Bound To Ride or My Life & Legacy may be a better choice to start with.

Track:	Title:				Time:	Date:		Original Release:
A-1	Ridin' That Midnight Train				01:53	18 Feb 1973		Stanley Sound Around The World
	R. Stanley
	Tn Vcl - Bjo	Ld Vcl - Gtr	Fid	Ld Gtr	Bt Vcl - Bs
	Ralph Stanley	Roy Lee Centers	Curly Ray Cline	Ricky Lee	Jack Cooke
A-2	The Fields Have Turned Brown				02:49	22 Mar 1971		I Want To Preach The Gospel
	C. Stanley
	Tn Vcl - Bjo	Ld Vcl - Gtr	Fid	Ld Gtr	Bt Vcl - Bs	H Bt Vcl - Mnd
	Ralph Stanley	Roy Lee Centers	Curly Ray Cline	Ricky Lee	Jack Cooke	John Duffey
A-3	Little Maggie				02:47	31 Aug 1971		Play Requests
	Roy Lee Centers
	Ld Vcl - Bjo	Gtr	Fid	Bs
	Ralph Stanley	Roy Lee Centers	Curly Ray Cline	Jack Cooke
A-4	Will You Miss Me				02:58	30 Jun 1971		Something Old Something New
	A.P. Carter
	Tn Vcl - Bjo	Ld Vcl - Gtr	Fid	Mnd	Bass Vcl / Lead Guitar	Baritone Vcl / Bass
	Ralph Stanley	Roy Lee Centers	Curly Ray Cline	Ricky Skaggs	Keith Whitley	Jack Cooke
A-5	Hard Times				02:16	22 Mar 1973		A Man And His Music
	P.D.
	Bjo	Gtr	Fid	Ld Gtr	Bs
	Ralph Stanley	Roy Lee Centers	Curly Ray Cline	Ricky Lee	Jack Cooke
A-6	I Just Saw The Rock Of Ages				03:13	12 May 1977		Clinch Mountain Gospel
	John B. Preston
	Tn Vcl - Bjo	Ld Vcl - Gtr	Fid	Ld Gtr	Mnd	Bs
	Ralph Stanley	Keith Whitley	Curly Ray Cline	Troy 'Renfro' Profitt	Danny Marshall	Jack Cooke
A-7	Little Birdie				02:17	22 Mar 1973		A Man And His Music
	P.D.
	Ld Vcl - Bjo	Gtr	Fid	Ld Gtr	Bs
	Ralph Stanley	Roy Lee Centers	Curly Ray Cline	Ricky Lee	Jack Cooke
A-8	Man Of Constant Sorrow				02:51	31 Aug 1971		Play Requests
	R.D. Burnett
	Ld Vcl - Bjo	Gtr	Fid	Bs
	Ralph Stanley	Roy Lee Centers	Curly Ray Cline	Jack Cooke
A-9	Dad's Old Rocky Field				03:40	2000		While The Ages Roll On
	Earl Sykes
	Ld Vcl	Tn Vcl - Mnd	Bt Vcl - Bs	Gtr	Bjo	Fid	Ld Gtr		Bs Vcl
	Ralph Stanley	John Rigsby	Jack Cooke	Ralph II Stanley	Steve Sparkman	James Price	James Alan Shelton		Shelton Feazell
A-10	Clinch Mountain Backstep				02:21	31 Aug 1971		Play Requests
	C. Stanley / R. Stanley
	Bjo	Gtr	Fid	Bs
	Ralph Stanley	Roy Lee Centers	Curly Ray Cline	Jack Cooke
A-11	Rank Stranger				02:41	23 Mar 1971		I Want To Preach The Gospel
	Albert E. Brumley
	Tn Vcl - Bjo	Ld Vcl - Gtr	Fid	Ld Gtr	Bt Vcl - Bs
	Ralph Stanley	Roy Lee Centers	Curly Ray Cline	Ricky Lee	Jack Cooke
A-12	Pretty Polly				03:36	31 Aug 1971		Play Requests
	C. Stanley / R. Stanley
	Ld Vcl - Bjo	Gtr	Fid	Bs
	Ralph Stanley	Roy Lee Centers	Curly Ray Cline	Jack Cooke
A-13	Oh Death				03:00	12 May 1977		Clinch Mountain Gospel
	P.D.
	Bjo	Gtr	Fid	Ld Gtr	Mnd	Bs
	Ralph Stanley	Keith Whitley	Curly Ray Cline	Troy 'Renfro' Profitt	Danny Marshall	Jack Cooke
A-14	Katy Daley				02:10	30 Jun 1971		Something Old, Something New
	R. Stanley
	Tn Vcl - Bjo	Ld Vcl - Gtr	Fid	Mnd	Ld Gtr	Bs
	Ralph Stanley	Roy Lee Centers	Curly Ray Cline	Ricky Skaggs	Keith Whitley	Jack Cooke
A-15	The Lonesome River				02:52	22 Mar 1973		A Man And His Music
	P.D.
	Tn Vcl - Bjo	Ld Vcl - Gtr	Fid	Ld Gtr	Bs	H Bt Vcl - Mnd
	Ralph Stanley	Roy Lee Centers	Curly Ray Cline	Ricky Lee	Jack Cooke	John Duffey
A-16	Angel Band				01:53	23 Mar 1971		I Want To Preach The Gospel
	Jefferson Hascall / William B. Bradbury
	Tn Vcl - Bjo	Ld Vcl - Gtr	Fid	Ld Gtr	Bt Vcl - Bs
	Ralph Stanley	Roy Lee Centers	Curly Ray Cline	Ricky Lee	Jack Cooke