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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Ralph Stanley - Classic Mountain Music:

Ralph Stanley With Roy Lee Centers, Ricky Skaggs & Keith Whitley

(Freeland Recording Co. FRC-CD-649) 1996


Classic Mountain Music

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The material on this and the Classic Gospel CD, had been released as a 2xCD set Classic Stanley. See that entry for further details.

The live material is drawn from recordings made at:

  1. Gettysburg, PA - 1970
  2. Carlton Haney's Labor Day Weekend festival at Camp Springs, Reidsville, NC - September 1971
  3. Unknown 'Festival Season' - 1971
  4. McClure, VA - May 1972
  5. Luray, VA - 5th May 1973
  6. McClure, VA - 25th May 1975
  7. Berryville, VA - 2nd July 1976

The version of Blue Yodel #3 with Ricky Skaggs on lead vocal, is an unreleased studio cut recorded for the Keith Whitley & Ricky Skaggs - Second Generation Bluegrass album, with Roy Lee Centers on banjo.

Presumably the modus operandi for releasing the Gospel and secular material seperately was to cater for those who prefer one or the other, like that adopted for the Saturday Evening / Sunday Morning release.

 

Track:
Title:
Time:
Date:
Original Release:
A-1
Introduction by Bill Vernon
00:16
02 Jul 1976
Berryville, VA

n/a
A-2
Pig In A Pen
01:45
02-06 Sep 1971
Reidsville, NC

P.D. or Arthur Smith
  Tn Vcl - Bjo Ld Vcl - Gtr Fid Mnd Bs    
  Ralph Stanley
Keith Whitley
Curly Ray Cline
Ricky Skaggs
Jack Cooke
 
 
A-3
Nobody's Love Is Like Mine
02:37
02-06 Sep 1971
Reidsville, NC

C. Stanley
  Tn Vcl - Bjo Ld Vcl - Gtr Fid Mnd Bs    
  Ralph Stanley
Keith Whitley
Curly Ray Cline
Ricky Skaggs
Jack Cooke
 
 
A-4
Black Mountain Blues
02:10
02-06 Sep 1971
Reidsville, NC

Leslie Keith
  Bjo Gtr Fid Mnd Bs    
  Ralph Stanley
Keith Whitley
Curly Ray Cline
Ricky Skaggs
Jack Cooke
 
 
A-5
Little Glass Of Wine
03:35
26-28 May 1972
McClure, VA

Ruby Rakes
  Fid Ld Vcl - Ld Gtr Tn Vcl - Mnd Bs      
  Leslie Keith
Keith Whitley
Ricky Skaggs
Jack Cooke
 
 
 
A-6
Clinch Mountain Backstep
02:31
1971
Festival Season

Ruby Rakes
  Bjo Gtr Fid Ld Gtr Mnd Bs  
  Ralph Stanley
Roy Lee Centers
Curly Ray Cline
Keith Whitley
Ricky Skaggs
Jack Cooke
 
A-7
Blue Yodel #3
02:06
29 Jun 1971
Clinton, Md

Jimmy Rodgers
  Bjo Fid Gtr Ld Vcl - Mnd Bs    
  Roy Lee Centers
Curly Ray Cline
Keith Whitley
Ricky Skaggs
Jack Cooke
 
 
A-8
I Think I'll Just Go Away
02:36
02 Jul 1976
Berryville, VA

C. Stanley
  Tn Vcl - Bjo Ld Vcl - Gtr Fid Ld Gtr Bt Vcl - Bs    
  Ralph Stanley
Keith Whitley
Curly Ray Cline
Troy 'Renfro' Profitt
Jack Cooke
 
 
A-9
Stone Walls And Steel Bars
02:10
02 Jul 1976
Berryville, VA

Ray Pennington / Roy E. Marcum
  Tn Vcl - Bjo Ld Vcl - Gtr Fid Ld Gtr Bt Vcl - Bs    
  Ralph Stanley
Keith Whitley
Curly Ray Cline
Troy 'Renfro' Profitt
Jack Cooke
 
 
A-10
The Kitten And The Cat
02:08
1970
Gettysburg, PA

C. Stanley / R. Stanley
  Tn Vcl - Bjo Ld Vcl - Gtr Fid Mnd Bs    
  Ralph Stanley
Roy Lee Centers
Curly Ray Cline
Ron Thomason
Jack Cooke
 
 
A-11
Love Me Darling, Just Tonight
02:08
1970
Gettysburg, PA

M.H. 'Red' Malone / Ruby Rakes
  Tn Vcl - Bjo Ld Vcl - Gtr Fid Mnd Bs    
  Ralph Stanley
Roy Lee Centers
Curly Ray Cline
Ron Thomason
Jack Cooke
 
 
A-12
Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms
02:32
1971
Festival Season

P.D.
  Tn Vcl - Bjo Ld Vcl - Gtr Fid Ld Vcl - Ld Gtr Tn Vcl - Mnd Bt Vcl - Bs NB:
  Ralph Stanley
Roy Lee Centers
Curly Ray Cline
Keith Whitley
Ricky Skaggs
Jack Cooke
(a)
A-13
Let's Go To The Fair
01:46
1971
Festival Season

R. Stanley
  Tn Vcl - Bjo Ld Vcl - Gtr Fid Ld Gtr Mnd Bs  
  Ralph Stanley
Roy Lee Centers
Curly Ray Cline
Keith Whitley
Ricky Skaggs
Jack Cooke
 
A-14
Ricky's Record Commercial
00:57
1971
Festival Season

n/a
  Other
  Dialog with Ralph Stanley, Ricky Skaggs, Roy Lee Centers and Keith Whitley
A-15
Pretty Little Indian
02:07
1970
Gettysburg, PA

M.H. 'Red' Malone / Ruby Rakes
  Bjo Gtr Fid Mnd Bs    
  Ralph Stanley
Roy Lee Centers
Curly Ray Cline
Ron Thomason
Jack Cooke
 
 
A-16
Little Maggie / Pretty Polly
04:03
02 Jul 1976
Berryville, VA

P.D.
  Ld Vcl - Bjo Gtr Fid Ld Gtr Bs    
  Ralph Stanley
Keith Whitley
Curly Ray Cline
Troy 'Renfro' Profitt
Jack Cooke
 
 
A-17
Why Me Ralph?
03:58
02 Jul 1976
Berryville, VA

Keith Whitley
  Bjo Tn Vcl - Gtr Ld Vcl - Fid Ld Gtr Bt Vcl - Bs    
  Ralph Stanley
Keith Whitley
Curly Ray Cline
Troy 'Renfro' Profitt
Jack Cooke
 
 
A-18
Katy Daley
03:06
05 May 1973
Luray, Va

  Tn Vcl - Bjo Ld Vcl - Gtr Fid Ld Gtr Bs    
  Ralph Stanley
Roy Lee Centers
Curly Ray Cline
Ricky Lee
Jack Cooke
 
 

NB: (a) (b) Roy Lee sings lead on the 1st & 3rd verse / 1st, 2nd & 3rd Chorus; Ralph sings tenor on the 1st, 2nd & 4th chorus; Keith Whitley sings lead on the 2nd verse & 3rd Chorus; and Ricky Skaggs sings tenor on the 3rd chorus.

Other artwork / related images:
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For the Official Ralph Stanley II and the Clinch Mountain Boys site, visit:

Ralph II ralph2.com


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