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.


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V/A - The Stanley Gospel Tradition: Songs About Our Savior

(Doobie Shea DS-CD-1003) 1998


The Stanley Gospel Tradition: Songs About Our Savior

Average Album Rating: 3
(Total votes 1)

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This is a follow up to The Stanley Tradition: Tribute To A Bluegrass Legacy CD, with more or less the same crew involved. It is perhaps not quite up to the standard of it's predecessor, but nonetheless is still quite a decent tribute to the Stanley's, and features CMB's Charlie Sizemore, Ernie Thacker, James Alan Shelton... plus honorary CMB James King.

The other vocals are handled by top drawer bluegrasser's Dan Tyminski, Junior Sisk, Scottie Sparks who all sing two songs, plus Ronnie Bowman who contributes one.

Musically, it too features more or less the same crack team and is a very well produced CD with first class perfomances. I guess maybe, because the Stanley's were immersed in Gospel singing together right from infants, their sacred harmony singing is much harder to match than their secular material. Still this is a fine album, and hat's off to Tim Austin and the gang for introducing fans of the newer contemporary bluegrass to the Stanley's catalogue.

I just wish they had better CD covers!

 

Track:
Title:
Time:
Date:
Original Release:
A-1
Take Your Shoes Off Moses
02:07
c1998
Stanley Gospel Tradition

J.D. Jarvis
  Ld Vcl Tn Vcl Gtr Mnd Bjo Bs -- Fid  
  Dan Tyminski
Dwight McCall
Tim Austin
Adam Steffey
Craig Smith
Barry Bales -- Aubrey Haynie  
A-2
Darkest Hour Is Just Before Dawn
02:18
c1998
Stanley Gospel Tradition

R. Stanley
  Ld Vcl Tn Vcl / Mnd Gtr Ld Gtr Bjo Bs -- Fid  
  James King
Dan Tyminski
Tim Austin
James Alan Shelton
Craig Smith
Barry Bales -- Aubrey Haynie
 
A-3
Traveling The Highway Home
02:23
c1998
Stanley Gospel Tradition

Frankie Bailes / Walter Bailes
  Ld Vcl Tn Vcl Bt Vcl Gtr Mnd Bjo -- Bs -- Fid  
  Ernie Thacker
Don Rigsby
Dan Tyminski
Tim Austin
Adam Steffey
Craig Smith -- Barry Bales -- Aubrey Haynie
 
A-4
Zion's Hill
02:56
c1998
Stanley Gospel Tradition

James A. Crutchfield
  Ld Vcl Tn + Bt Vcl / Mnd Gtr Ld Gtr Bjo Bs -- Fid  
  Scottie Sparks
Dan Tyminski
Tim Austin
James Alan Shelton
Craig Smith
Barry Bales -- Aubrey Haynie
 
A-5
Cry From The Cross
02:42
c1998
Stanley Gospel Tradition

Johnnie Masters
  Ld Vcl Tn Vcl / Mnd Gtr Bjo Bs Fid  
  Charlie Sizemore
Dan Tyminski
Tim Austin
Craig Smith
Barry Bales
Aubrey Haynie
 
A-6
My Lord's Going To Set Me Free
01:51
c1998
Stanley Gospel Tradition

Ruby Rakes
  Ld Vcl Tn Vcl Bt Vcl / Mnd Bs Vcl Gtr Bjo -- Bs -- Fid  
  Junior Sisk
Don Rigsby
Dan Tyminski
Dale Perry
Tim Austin
Craig Smith -- Barry Bales -- Aubrey Haynie
 
A-7
Paul And Silas
02:10
c1998
Stanley Gospel Tradition

P.D.
  Ld Vcl Tn Vcl / Mnd Gtr Ld Gtr Bjo Bs -- Fid  
  Ronnie Bowman
Dan Tyminski
Tim Austin
James Alan Shelton
Craig Smith
Barry Bales -- Aubrey Haynie
 
A-8
Will He Wait A Little Longer
02:22
c1998
Stanley Gospel Tradition

C. Stanley / R. Stanley
  Ld Vcl Tn Vcl Bt Vcl / Mnd Gtr Bjo Bs -- Fid  
  James King
Don Rigsby
Dan Tyminski
Tim Austin
Craig Smith
Barry Bales -- Aubrey Haynie
 
A-9
I Am Weary, Let Me Rest
02:42
c1998
Stanley Gospel Tradition

Pete V. Kuykendall
  Ld Vcl Tn + Bt Vcl / Mnd Gtr Bjo Bs Fid  
  Ernie Thacker
Dan Tyminski
Tim Austin
Craig Smith
Barry Bales
Aubrey Haynie
 
A-10
Harbor Of Love
02:41
c1998
Stanley Gospel Tradition

C. Stanley
  Ld Vcl Tn + Bt Vcl / Mnd Bs Vcl Gtr Ld Gtr Bs  
  Charlie Sizemore
Dan Tyminski
Dale Perry
Tim Austin
James Alan Shelton
Barry Bales
 
A-11
I Am The Man, Thomas
01:52
c1998
Stanley Gospel Tradition

Larry Sparks / R. Stanley
  Ld Vcl Gtr Ld Gtr Mnd Bjo Bs -- Fid  
  Scottie Sparks
Tim Austin
James Alan Shelton
Adam Steffey
Craig Smith
Barry Bales -- Aubrey Haynie
 
A-12
Let Me Walk, Lord, By Your Side
02:57
c1998
Stanley Gospel Tradition

C. Stanley
  Ld Vcl / Mnd Tn Vcl Gtr Ld Gtr Bjo Bs -- Fid  
  Dan Tyminski
Dwight McCall
Tim Austin
James Alan Shelton
Craig Smith
Barry Bales -- Aubrey Haynie
 
A-13
Purple Robe
02:48
c1998
Stanley Gospel Tradition

Odell McLeod
  Ld Vcl Mnd Gtr Ld Gtr Bjo Bs -- Fid  
  Junior Sisk
Dan Tyminski
Tim Austin
James Alan Shelton
Craig Smith
Barry Bales -- Aubrey Haynie
 
Other artwork / related images:
Booklet Inner CD Tray

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

Ralph II ralph2.com

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