- Bill Gatton Chevy Show
- Carter Stanley Interview - 1966
- Jim Kent's film 'Ralph Stanley's Bluegrass Festival'
- New WCYB Recording
- Pound Va. 1972 - Video
- Replica Rebel T-Shirt
- R.I.P. Ralph
- Roy Lee Centers Last Show
- Song & Memory Books
- Stanley Brothers - WCYB Acetate
- Stanley Standard - Carter Stanley Memorial Issue
- Suwannee River Jamboree
- Up In The Cloud - 1957-62
V/A - A Very Special Acoustic Christmas
(Lost Highway B0001038-02) 2003
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This compilation is the sixth in a series of "Very Special Christmas" albums which raised over $60m dollars for the Special Olympics organisation, which provides sports training and athletic opportunites for mentally disabled atheletes.[1]
Whilst this release contains many names that will be familiar to bluegrass fans, the term 'acoustic' is not exactly accurate, although the music is quite diverse and pleasant.
Ralph is featured singing Christmas Is Near, which he wrote and first recorded with The Stanley Brothers for King/Starday in 1958 and 1960. He also re-recorded it in 1993 for his Christmas Time With... album.
The version included here was recorded at Emerald Studios in Nashville, and produced by Emory Gordon Jr. It has a similiar feel to Ralph's Columbia work in the early 2000's on A Distant Land To Roam and Ralph Stanley, with sparse instrumentation and wonderfully 'aged' vocal lines.
Patty Loveless (who is married to Emory Gordy Jr), also recorded with Ralph on Saturday Night / Sunday Morning and Clinch Mountain Country.
- Ralph Stanley: vocal
- Stuart Duncan: fiddle, mandolin, banjo, backing vocal
- Emery Gordy Jr: acoustic guitar, bass
- Patty Loveless: backing vocal
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| A-1 |
Reba McEntire |
Silent Night |
03:36 |
c2003 |
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| P.D. |
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| A-2 |
Dan Tyminski |
Frosty The Snowman |
02:19 |
c2003 |
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| Steve Nelson / Jack Rollins |
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| A-3 |
Willie Nelson |
Please Come Home For Christmas |
03:19 |
c2003 |
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| Charles Brown / Gene Redd |
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| A-4 |
Alan Jackson |
Just Put A Ribbon In Your Hair |
03:27 |
c2003 |
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| Hoss Burns / Don Huber |
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| A-5 |
Alison Krauss |
Only You Can Bring Me Cheer (Gentlemen's Lady) |
03:36 |
c2003 |
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| Alison Krauss / Viktor Krauss |
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| A-6 |
Marty Stuart |
Even Santa Claus Gets The Blues |
03:31 |
c2003 |
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| Marty Stuart |
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| A-7 |
Earl Scruggs |
Jingle Bells |
02:44 |
c2003 |
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| P.D. |
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| A-8 |
Ralph Stanley |
Christmas Is Near |
02:25 |
c2003 |
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| R. Stanley |
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| A-9 |
Patty Loveless |
O Come All Ye Faithful |
02:33 |
c2003 |
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| P.D. arr. Patty Loveless / Emory Gordy Jr. |
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| A-10 |
Wynonna |
O Holy Night |
04:36 |
c2003 |
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| P.D. |
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| A-11 |
Pat Green |
Winter Wonderland |
02:35 |
c2003 |
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| Felix Bernard / Dick Smith |
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| A-12 |
Sam Bush |
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! |
04:10 |
c2003 |
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| Sammy Cahn / Jule Styne |
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| A-13 |
Ricky Skaggs |
Away In A Manger |
03:03 |
c2003 |
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| P.D. |
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| A-14 |
Rhonda Vincent |
Christmas Time At Home |
02:46 |
c2003 |
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| Rhonda Vincent |
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| A-15 |
Tift Merritt |
I'll Be Home For Christmas |
03:07 |
c2003 |
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| Walter Kent / Kim Gannon / Buck Ram |
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| A-16 |
Norah Jones |
Peace |
03:50 |
c2003 |
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| Horace Silver |
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Other artwork / related images:
[1] insert with album... see http://www.specialolympics.org/
