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.


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Stanley Series, Vol. 3 No. 4

(Copper Creek CCCD-5512) 1992


Stanley Series, Vol. 3 No. 4

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This edition of the 'Stanley Series' features recordings from a show on 7th Sept. 1958 at the New River Ranch, Rising Sun, Md. The CMB's at the time included Bill Napier on mandolin, and Al Elliot on bass. Filling in on fiddle, is the future 'Bluegrass Unlimited' editor/general manager Pete Kuykendall,[1] who was also responsible for recording most of the recordings, with additional tracks provided by Bill Offenbacher.

At the time of the gig, the Stanley's had recently completed their first session for Starday, and were about three weeks away from recording their classic first King LP (The Stanley Brothers And The Clinch Mountain Boys). Songs from both sessions are included in the live set.

Bill Napier was certainly one of the finest (if not the finest) mandolin players to play with Ralph and Carter, and he tears it up on his Daybreak In Dixie and Bill Monroe's Pike County Breakdown. The later is I think quite a rare recording, although Ralph did later record Pike County... on Curly Ray's They Cut Down The Old Pine Tree LP.

Other less common tracks include: Nobody's Business, which the Stanleys later cut for Blue Ridge; a version of East Virginia Blues, with Ralph on banjo (rather than mandolin); and Old Salty Dog Blues. There's also a version of Send Me The Pillow That You Dream On, sung by Al Elliot, which was a hit for Hank Locklin at the time.

Sound quality of the recording is excellent, although some dialogue is cut, and there are a few occasional minor blips. The CD comes with the usual detailed liner notes by Gary B. Reid, and there are also some small photographs from the gig by Ann Streeter.

Three tracks from this show have previously resurfaced, with: Bile Them Cabbage Down on The Legendary Stanley Brothers Recorded Live, Vol. 1; East Virginia Blues on Vol. 2; and They Sleep Together, Now At Rest on Shadows Of The Past.

  • Carter Stanley: guitar, vocal
  • Ralph Stanley: banjo, vocal
  • Al Elliot: bass
  • Pete Kuykendall: fiddle
  • Bill Napier: mandolin

 

For more detailed breakdown and background to the show, check Gary B. Reid's The Music Of The Stanley Brothers book, pages 52-55, 89-90 and 137-139.

 

Track:
Title:
Time:
Date:
Original Release:
A-1
Dickenson County Breakdown
00:42
07 Sep 1958
New River Ranch, Rising Sun, Md.

R. Stanley
  Gtr Bjo Fid Mnd Bs    
  Carter Stanley
Ralph Stanley
Pete Kuykendall
Bill Napier
Al Elliott
 
 
A-2
Boil Them Cabbage Down
02:09
07 Sep 1958
New River Ranch, Rising Sun, Md.

P.D.
  Gtr Bjo Fid Mnd Bs    
  Carter Stanley
Ralph Stanley
Pete Kuykendall
Bill Napier
Al Elliott
 
 
A-3
Nobody's Business
01:48
07 Sep 1958
New River Ranch, Rising Sun, Md.

Porter Grainger / Everett Robbins ?
  Gtr Bjo Fid Mnd Bs    
  Carter Stanley
Ralph Stanley
Pete Kuykendall
Bill Napier
Al Elliott
 
 
A-4
If That's The Way You Feel
02:26
07 Sep 1958
New River Ranch, Rising Sun, Md.

R. Stanley / Peggy Stanley
  Gtr Bjo Fid Mnd Bs    
  Carter Stanley
Ralph Stanley
Pete Kuykendall
Bill Napier
Al Elliott
 
 
A-5
Big Tilda
02:19
07 Sep 1958
New River Ranch, Rising Sun, Md.

R. Stanley
  Gtr Bjo Fid Mnd Bs    
  Carter Stanley
Ralph Stanley
Pete Kuykendall
Bill Napier
Al Elliott
 
 
A-6
Gonna Paint The Town
01:55
07 Sep 1958
New River Ranch, Rising Sun, Md.

R. Stanley
  Gtr Bjo Fid Mnd Bs    
  Carter Stanley
Ralph Stanley
Pete Kuykendall
Bill Napier
Al Elliott
 
 
A-7
How I Long To See The Old Folks
02:56
07 Sep 1958
New River Ranch, Rising Sun, Md.

C. Stanley
  Gtr Bjo Fid Mnd Bs    
  Carter Stanley
Ralph Stanley
Pete Kuykendall
Bill Napier
Al Elliott
 
 
A-8
Daybreak In Dixie
01:21
07 Sep 1958
New River Ranch, Rising Sun, Md.

Bill Napier
  Gtr Bjo Fid Mnd Bs    
  Carter Stanley
Ralph Stanley
Pete Kuykendall
Bill Napier
Al Elliott
 
 
A-9
The Memory Of Your Smile
03:18
07 Sep 1958
New River Ranch, Rising Sun, Md.

Ruby Rakes
  Gtr Bjo Fid Mnd Bs    
  Carter Stanley
Ralph Stanley
Pete Kuykendall
Bill Napier
Al Elliott
 
 
A-10
How Mountain Girls Can Love
02:08
07 Sep 1958
New River Ranch, Rising Sun, Md.

Ruby Rakes
  Gtr Bjo Fid Mnd Bs    
  Carter Stanley
Ralph Stanley
Pete Kuykendall
Bill Napier
Al Elliott
 
 
A-11
Little Birdie
01:58
07 Sep 1958
New River Ranch, Rising Sun, Md.

P.D.
  Gtr Bjo Fid Mnd Bs    
  Carter Stanley
Ralph Stanley
Pete Kuykendall
Bill Napier
Al Elliott
 
 
A-12
The Fields Have Turned Brown
02:50
07 Sep 1958
New River Ranch, Rising Sun, Md.

C. Stanley
  Gtr Bjo Fid Mnd Bs    
  Carter Stanley
Ralph Stanley
Pete Kuykendall
Bill Napier
Al Elliott
 
 
A-13
East Virginia Blues
03:19
07 Sep 1958
New River Ranch, Rising Sun, Md.

A.P. Carter
  Gtr Bjo Fid Mnd Bs    
  Carter Stanley
Ralph Stanley
Pete Kuykendall
Bill Napier
Al Elliott
 
 
A-14
Old Salty Dog Blues
02:16
07 Sep 1958
New River Ranch, Rising Sun, Md.

Wiley Morris / Zeke Morris
  Gtr Bjo Fid Mnd Bs    
  Carter Stanley
Ralph Stanley
Pete Kuykendall
Bill Napier
Al Elliott
 
 
A-15
Pretty Polly
02:24
07 Sep 1958
New River Ranch, Rising Sun, Md.

P.D.
  Gtr Bjo Fid Mnd Bs    
  Carter Stanley
Ralph Stanley
Pete Kuykendall
Bill Napier
Al Elliott
 
 
A-16
I'm A Man Of Constant Sorrow
02:27
07 Sep 1958
New River Ranch, Rising Sun, Md.

R.D. Burnett
  Gtr Bjo Fid Mnd Bs    
  Carter Stanley
Ralph Stanley
Pete Kuykendall
Bill Napier
Al Elliott
 
 
A-17
Mother's Not Dead
03:21
07 Sep 1958
New River Ranch, Rising Sun, Md.

Maynard Spencer / Lance Spencer
  Gtr Bjo Fid Mnd Bs    
  Carter Stanley
Ralph Stanley
Pete Kuykendall
Bill Napier
Al Elliott
 
 
A-18
Send Me The Pillow That You Dream On
02:21
07 Sep 1958
New River Ranch, Rising Sun, Md.

Hank Locklin
  Gtr Bjo Fid Mnd Bs    
  Carter Stanley
Ralph Stanley
Pete Kuykendall
Bill Napier
Al Elliott
 
 
A-19
Baby Girl
02:02
07 Sep 1958
New River Ranch, Rising Sun, Md.

C. Stanley
  Gtr Bjo Fid Mnd Bs    
  Carter Stanley
Ralph Stanley
Pete Kuykendall
Bill Napier
Al Elliott
 
 
A-20
Dickenson County Breakdown
00:50
07 Sep 1958
New River Ranch, Rising Sun, Md.

R. Stanley
  Gtr Bjo Fid Mnd Bs    
  Carter Stanley
Ralph Stanley
Pete Kuykendall
Bill Napier
Al Elliott
 
 
A-21
John Henry
02:10
07 Sep 1958
New River Ranch, Rising Sun, Md.

P.D.
  Gtr Bjo Fid Mnd Bs    
  Carter Stanley
Ralph Stanley
Pete Kuykendall
Bill Napier
Al Elliott
 
 
A-22
Just A Little Talk With Jesus
02:11
07 Sep 1958
New River Ranch, Rising Sun, Md.

Cleavant Derricks
  Gtr Bjo Fid Mnd Bs    
  Carter Stanley
Ralph Stanley
Pete Kuykendall
Bill Napier
Al Elliott
 
 
A-23
That Happy Night
02:16
07 Sep 1958
New River Ranch, Rising Sun, Md.

R. Stanley
  Gtr Bjo Fid Mnd Bs    
  Carter Stanley
Ralph Stanley
Pete Kuykendall
Bill Napier
Al Elliott
 
 
A-24
They're At Rest Together
02:50
07 Sep 1958
New River Ranch, Rising Sun, Md.

Walter Callahan
  Gtr Bjo Fid Mnd Bs    
  Carter Stanley
Ralph Stanley
Pete Kuykendall
Bill Napier
Al Elliott
 
 
A-25
Think Of What You've Done
02:33
07 Sep 1958
New River Ranch, Rising Sun, Md.

C. Stanley
  Gtr Bjo Fid Mnd Bs    
  Carter Stanley
Ralph Stanley
Pete Kuykendall
Bill Napier
Al Elliott
 
 
A-26
Uncle Pen
02:07
07 Sep 1958
New River Ranch, Rising Sun, Md.

Bill Monroe
  Gtr Bjo Fid Mnd Bs    
  Carter Stanley
Ralph Stanley
Pete Kuykendall
Bill Napier
Al Elliott
 
 
A-27
White Dove
03:13
07 Sep 1958
New River Ranch, Rising Sun, Md.

C. Stanley
  Gtr Bjo Fid Mnd Bs    
  Carter Stanley
Ralph Stanley
Pete Kuykendall
Bill Napier
Al Elliott
 
 
A-28
Handsome Molly
02:02
07 Sep 1958
New River Ranch, Rising Sun, Md.

P.D.
  Gtr Bjo Fid Mnd Bs    
  Carter Stanley
Ralph Stanley
Pete Kuykendall
Bill Napier
Al Elliott
 
 
A-29
Pike County Breakdown
01:36
07 Sep 1958
New River Ranch, Rising Sun, Md.

Rupert Jones (Bill Monroe)
  Gtr Bjo Fid Mnd Bs    
  Carter Stanley
Ralph Stanley
Pete Kuykendall
Bill Napier
Al Elliott
 
 
A-30
If That's The Way You Feel
02:12
07 Sep 1958
New River Ranch, Rising Sun, Md.

R. Stanley / Peggy Stanley
  Gtr Bjo Fid Mnd Bs    
  Carter Stanley
Ralph Stanley
Pete Kuykendall
Bill Napier
Al Elliott
 
 
Other artwork / related images:
Rear Cover Booklet Pictures CD Tray

[1] From the CD liner notes, Pete Kuykendall:- "The day before, which would have been a Saturday night, the Stanleys played at Vienna, Virginia Volunteer Fire Department Carnival. Bill Clifton was there (and) I remember getting up enough nerve to have Bill front for em (to see) if they wanted a fiddle player to sit in with them. Carter said "Of course," it was a free musician and he wasn't going to turn that down. But, I played with them in Vienna the night before..."

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