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Viewers highest rated albums from the Discography:

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	4.85
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	Mountain Song Favorites	4.92
6	The Early Starday/King Years, 1958-1961	4.92
7	The King Years, 1961-1965	4.92
8	On Radio	4.91
9	Folk Festival	4.82
10	Riding That New River Train	4.82

CMB Birthdays this month:

04 Jan 1930 - Ralph Mayo. Born 'Ralph Eugene Mayo' in Surgeonsville, Tennessee.

06 Jan 1934 - Al Elliott.

10 Jan 1923 - Curly Ray Cline. Born in Baisden, Mingo, West Virginia.

16 Jan 1931 - John Shuffler. Valdese, North Carolina.

24 Jan 1947 - Joe Isaacs. Born in Big Hill, Kentucky.

In Memoriam:

04 Jan 2008 - Vernon Derrick. Marshall, Alabama.

23 Jan 2005 - Art Stamper. Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky.

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> Ralph Stanley Discography

Ralph Stanley - Poor Rambler

His Complete King & Gusto Recordings

(King K3CD-0951) 2003

This is a fabulous anthology of Ralph's three King albums from the late '60s, Brand New County Songs, Over The Sunset Hill and Hills Of Home plus all the Gusto material recorded in 1980 for the Jimmy Martin & Ralph Stanley - First Time Together album.

The 3xCD set is packaged in a double-sized CD box, with a great 20 page booklet by Gary B. Reid. This gives details behind the recording of the albums, recording information, notes about the songs and quotes from Ralph, Larry Sparks, Melvin Goins etc.

The CD's are sequenced in the original release order, with the 1980 sessions appended to the end of the discs. This can sound a bit disjointed, as obviously the sound then was quite different to the 1967-69 period.

Additional musicians not listed below on the First Time Together sessions are: Kenny Ingram on banjo and Glenn Davis on drums.

Along with the Rebel 1971-1973 collection, this is a 'must have' for Stanley fans.

Track:	Title:		Time:	Date:		Original Release:
A-1	Sharecropper's Son		02:30	19 May 1967		Brand New Country Songs
	C. Stanley / R. Stanley
	Bjo	Gtr	Fid	Gtr	Mnd		Bass
	Ralph Stanley	Larry Sparks	Curly Ray Cline	Melvin Goins	Earl Taylor		Jim McCall
A-2	Hemlock And Primroses		02:59	19 May 1967		King 6139
	Landon Messer
	Bjo	Gtr	Fid	Gtr	Mnd		Bass
	Ralph Stanley	Larry Sparks	Curly Ray Cline	Melvin Goins	Earl Taylor		Jim McCall
A-3	That Beautiful Woman		02:46	19 May 1967		King 6113
	Gene Duty / R. Stanley
	Bjo	Gtr	Fid	Gtr	Mnd		Bass
	Ralph Stanley	Larry Sparks	Curly Ray Cline	Melvin Goins	Earl Taylor		Jim McCall
A-4	Poor Rambler		03:02	24 Oct 1967		Brand New Country Songs
	Curly Ray Cline / R. Stanley
	Bjo	Gtr	Fid	Gtr	Mnd		Bass
	Ralph Stanley	Larry Sparks	Curly Ray Cline	Melvin Goins	Earl Taylor		Jim McCall
A-5	Lonesome		02:14	24 Oct 1967		Brand New Country Songs
	Wendy Smith / R. Stanley
	Bjo	Gtr	Fid	Gtr	Mnd		Bass
	Ralph Stanley	Larry Sparks	Curly Ray Cline	Melvin Goins	Earl Taylor		Jim McCall
A-6	Lost Train		02:09	19 May 1967		Brand New Country Songs
	Curly Ray Cline^[6]
	Bjo	Gtr	Fid	Gtr	Mnd		Bass
	Ralph Stanley	Larry Sparks	Curly Ray Cline	Melvin Goins	Earl Taylor		Jim McCall
A-7	Row Hoe		02:46	19 May 1967		King 6113
	Curly Ray Cline / R. Stanley
	Bjo	Gtr	Fid	Gtr	Mnd		Bass
	Ralph Stanley	Larry Sparks	Curly Ray Cline	Melvin Goins	Earl Taylor		Jim McCall
A-8	Wonderful World Outside		02:16	24 Oct 1967		Brand New Country Songs
	C. Stanley / R. Stanley
	Bjo	Gtr	Fid	Gtr	Mnd		Bass
	Ralph Stanley	Larry Sparks	Curly Ray Cline	Melvin Goins	Earl Taylor		Jim McCall
A-9	Sweet Sally Brown		02:17	19 May 1967		King 6139
	Wendy Smith / R. Stanley
	Bjo	Gtr	Fid	Gtr	Mnd		Bass
	Ralph Stanley	Larry Sparks	Curly Ray Cline	Melvin Goins	Earl Taylor		Jim McCall
A-10	Love Please Stay		03:14	24 Oct 1967		Brand New Country Songs
	Melvin Goins / R. Stanley
	Bjo	Gtr	Fid	Gtr	Mnd		Bass
	Ralph Stanley	Larry Sparks	Curly Ray Cline	Melvin Goins	Earl Taylor		Jim McCall
A-11	I'm Better Off Now That You're Gone		02:34	24 Oct 1967		Brand New Country Songs
	C. Stanley / R. Stanley
	Bjo	Gtr	Fid	Gtr	Mnd		Bass
	Ralph Stanley	Larry Sparks	Curly Ray Cline	Melvin Goins	Earl Taylor		Jim McCall
A-12	You Could Never Be True		03:02	24 Oct 1967		Brand New Country Songs
	Gene Duty / R. Stanley
	Bjo	Gtr	Fid	Gtr	Mnd		Bass
	Ralph Stanley	Larry Sparks	Curly Ray Cline	Melvin Goins	Earl Taylor		Jim McCall
A-13	Roll On Buddy		02:24	03 Mar 1980		First Time Together
	P.D.
	Bjo	Gtr	Fid	Mnd	Bass
	Ralph Stanley	Jimmy Martin	Curly Ray Cline	Vernon Derrick	Earl Gray
A-14	I'm Coming Back But I Don't Know When		02:37	03 Mar 1980		First Time Together
	Frank Brown / Jimmie O'Neal
	Bjo	Gtr	Fid	Mnd	Bass
	Ralph Stanley	Jimmy Martin	Curly Ray Cline	Vernon Derrick	Earl Gray
A-15	I'm Going Down The Road		02:13	03 Mar 1980		First Time Together
	P.D. ?
	Bjo	Gtr	Fid	Mnd	Bass
	Ralph Stanley	Jimmy Martin	Curly Ray Cline	Vernon Derrick	Earl Gray
A-16	Rabbit In The Log		02:49	03 Mar 1980		First Time Together
	P.D.
	Bjo	Gtr	Fid	Mnd	Bass
	Ralph Stanley	Jimmy Martin	Curly Ray Cline	Vernon Derrick	Earl Gray
A-17	In The Pines		03:47	03 Mar 1980		First Time Together
	P.D.
	Bjo	Gtr	Fid	Mnd	Bass
	Ralph Stanley	Jimmy Martin	Curly Ray Cline	Vernon Derrick	Earl Gray

B-1	Over The Sunset Hill		02:44	21 Feb 1968		Over The Sunset Hill
	R. Stanley
	Bjo	Ld Vcl - Gtr	Fid	Gtr	Bs
	Ralph Stanley	Larry Sparks	Curly Ray Cline	Melvin Goins	George Shuffler
B-2	Going Up Home To Live In Green Pastures		02:31	21 Feb 1968		Over The Sunset Hill
	H.W. VanHoose
	Bjo	Ld Vcl - Gtr	Fid	Gtr	Bs
	Ralph Stanley	Larry Sparks	Curly Ray Cline	Melvin Goins	George Shuffler
B-3	What Kind Of Man		02:15	21 Feb 1968		Over The Sunset Hill
	R. Stanley / Larry Sparks
	Bjo	Ld Vcl - Gtr	Fid	Gtr	Bs
	Ralph Stanley	Larry Sparks	Curly Ray Cline	Melvin Goins	George Shuffler
B-4	I Want A Clear Record		02:51	21 Feb 1968		Over The Sunset Hill
	Avril Gearheart / R. Stanley
	Bjo	Ld Vcl - Gtr	Fid	Gtr	Bs
	Ralph Stanley	Larry Sparks	Curly Ray Cline	Melvin Goins	George Shuffler
B-5	Prepare Me O Lord		02:42	21 Feb 1968		Over The Sunset Hill
	R. Stanley
	Bjo	Ld Vcl - Gtr	Fid	Gtr	Bs
	Ralph Stanley	Larry Sparks	Curly Ray Cline	Melvin Goins	George Shuffler
B-6	I Wanna Go Home		02:05	21 Feb 1968		Over The Sunset Hill
	R. Stanley
	Bjo	Ld Vcl - Gtr	Fid	Gtr	Bs
	Ralph Stanley	Larry Sparks	Curly Ray Cline	Melvin Goins	George Shuffler
B-7	A Little Soldier For Jesus		02:22	21 Feb 1968		Over The Sunset Hill
	Osburn Thorpe / R. Stanley
	Bjo	Ld Vcl - Gtr	Fid	Gtr	Bs
	Ralph Stanley	Larry Sparks	Curly Ray Cline	Melvin Goins	George Shuffler
B-8	Jesse James Prayed		01:56	21 Feb 1968		Over The Sunset Hill
	R. Stanley
	Bjo	Ld Vcl - Gtr	Fid	Gtr	Bs
	Ralph Stanley	Larry Sparks	Curly Ray Cline	Melvin Goins	George Shuffler
B-9	Snow Covered Mound		02:48	21 Feb 1968		Over The Sunset Hill
	P.D.
	Bjo	Ld Vcl - Gtr	Fid	Gtr	Bs
	Ralph Stanley	Larry Sparks	Curly Ray Cline	Melvin Goins	George Shuffler
B-10	I'll Be With Dad And Mother		02:34	21 Feb 1968		Over The Sunset Hill
	Melvin Goins / R. Stanley
	Bjo	Ld Vcl - Gtr	Fid	Gtr	Bs
	Ralph Stanley	Larry Sparks	Curly Ray Cline	Melvin Goins	George Shuffler
B-11	Thou Long Expected Jesus		02:06	21 Feb 1968		Over The Sunset Hill
	R. Stanley
	Bjo	Ld Vcl - Gtr	Fid	Gtr	Bs
	Ralph Stanley	Larry Sparks	Curly Ray Cline	Melvin Goins	George Shuffler
B-12	Be Ready To Go		02:20	21 Feb 1968		Over The Sunset Hill
	C. Stanley / R. Stanley
	Bjo	Ld Vcl - Gtr	Fid	Gtr	Bs
	Ralph Stanley	Larry Sparks	Curly Ray Cline	Melvin Goins	George Shuffler
B-13	Let Me Walk Lord By Your Side		03:11	04 Mar 1980		First Time Together
	C. Stanley
	Bjo	Gtr	Fid	Mnd	Bass
	Ralph Stanley	Jimmy Martin	Curly Ray Cline	Vernon Derrick	Earl Gray
B-14	The Old Crossroad		02:34	04 Mar 1980		First Time Together
	Bill Monroe
	Bjo	Gtr	Fid	Mnd	Bass
	Ralph Stanley	Jimmy Martin	Curly Ray Cline	Vernon Derrick	Earl Gray

C-1	Hills Of Home		01:55	15 Jul 1969		Hills Of Home
	Wendy Smith / R. Stanley
	Bjo	Ld Vcl - Gtr	Fid	Guitar/Mandolin	Bs
	Ralph Stanley	Larry Sparks	Curly Ray Cline	Jimmy Martin	Jim McCall
C-2	Darling Brown Eyes		02:09	15 Jul 1969		Hills Of Home
	Osburn Thorpe / R. Stanley
	Bjo	Ld Vcl - Gtr	Fid	Guitar/Mandolin	Bs
	Ralph Stanley	Larry Sparks	Curly Ray Cline	Jimmy Martin	Jim McCall
C-3	My Long Skinny Lanky Sarah Jane		01:59	14 Jul 1969		Hills Of Home
	R. Stanley
	Bjo	Ld Vcl - Gtr	Fid	Guitar/Mandolin	Bs
	Ralph Stanley	Larry Sparks	Curly Ray Cline	Jimmy Martin	Jim McCall
C-4	Coosy		01:56	15 Jul 1969		Hills Of Home
	R. Stanley
	Bjo	Ld Vcl - Gtr	Fid	Guitar/Mandolin	Bs
	Ralph Stanley	Larry Sparks	Curly Ray Cline	Jimmy Martin	Jim McCall
C-5	Midnight Storm		02:25	15 Jul 1969		Hills Of Home
	C. Stanley / R. Stanley
	Bjo	Ld Vcl - Gtr	Fid	Guitar/Mandolin	Bs
	Ralph Stanley	Larry Sparks	Curly Ray Cline	Jimmy Martin	Jim McCall
C-6	Let's Go To The Fair		01:47	15 Jul 1969		Hills Of Home
	R. Stanley
	Bjo	Ld Vcl - Gtr	Fid	Guitar/Mandolin	Bs
	Ralph Stanley	Larry Sparks	Curly Ray Cline	Jimmy Martin	Jim McCall
C-7	Dark Hollow		01:44	15 Jul 1969		Hills Of Home
	Bill Browning
	Bjo	Ld Vcl - Gtr	Fid	Guitar/Mandolin	Bs
	Ralph Stanley	Larry Sparks	Curly Ray Cline	Jimmy Martin	Jim McCall
C-8	Dug-Gunn Shame		01:49	15 Jul 1969		Hills Of Home
	Curly Ray Cline / R. Stanley
	Bjo	Ld Vcl - Gtr	Fid	Guitar/Mandolin	Bs
	Ralph Stanley	Larry Sparks	Curly Ray Cline	Jimmy Martin	Jim McCall
C-9	The Kitten And The Cat		01:56	14 Jul 1969		Hills Of Home
	C. Stanley / R. Stanley
	Bjo	Ld Vcl - Gtr	Fid	Guitar/Mandolin	Bs
	Ralph Stanley	Larry Sparks	Curly Ray Cline	Jimmy Martin	Jim McCall
C-10	California		02:25	15 Jul 1969		Hills Of Home
	Curly Ray Cline / R. Stanley
	Bjo	Ld Vcl - Gtr	Fid	Guitar/Mandolin	Bs
	Ralph Stanley	Larry Sparks	Curly Ray Cline	Jimmy Martin	Jim McCall
C-11	I Only Exist		03:19	14 Jul 1969		Hills Of Home
	Joyce Morris / Jimmie Stanley
	Bjo	Ld Vcl - Gtr	Fid	Guitar/Mandolin	Bs
	Ralph Stanley	Larry Sparks	Curly Ray Cline	Jimmy Martin	Jim McCall
C-12	Medicine Springs		02:41	14 Jul 1969		Hills Of Home
	Bill Grant / R. Stanley
	Bjo	Ld Vcl - Gtr	Fid	Guitar/Mandolin	Bs
	Ralph Stanley	Larry Sparks	Curly Ray Cline	Jimmy Martin	Jim McCall
C-13	Footprints In The Snow		02:08	03 Mar 1980		First Time Together
	Bill Monroe
	Bjo	Gtr	Fid	Mnd	Bass
	Ralph Stanley	Jimmy Martin	Curly Ray Cline	Vernon Derrick	Earl Gray
C-14	Sunny Side Of The Mountain		02:16	03 Mar 1980		First Time Together
	Harry C. McAuliffe / Bobby Gregory
	Bjo	Gtr	Fid	Mnd	Bass
	Ralph Stanley	Jimmy Martin	Curly Ray Cline	Vernon Derrick	Earl Gray
C-15	God Gave You To Me		02:06	04 Mar 1980		First Time Together
	R. Stanley
	Bjo	Gtr	Fid	Mnd	Bass
	Ralph Stanley	Jimmy Martin	Curly Ray Cline	Vernon Derrick	Earl Gray
C-16	Stone Walls And Steel Bars		02:07	04 Mar 1980		First Time Together
	Ray Pennington / Roy E. Marcum
	Bjo	Gtr	Fid	Mnd	Bass
	Ralph Stanley	Jimmy Martin	Curly Ray Cline	Vernon Derrick	Earl Gray
C-17	I Only Exist		03:25	03 Mar 1980		First Time Together
	Jimmie Stanley / Joyce Morris
	Bjo	Gtr	Fid	Mnd	Bass
	Ralph Stanley	Jimmy Martin	Curly Ray Cline	Vernon Derrick	Earl Gray

NB: Liner notes don't specify instruments/vocal parts for individual tracks.

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