Clinch Mountain Echo

CMB Birthdays this month:

06 Jun 1931 - Charlie Cline. Baisden, Mingo County, West Virginia.

13 Jun 1930 - Curley Lambert. Born 'Richard Edward Lambert' in Meherrin, Brunswick, Virginia.

14 Jun 1971 - Ernie Thacker. Born 'Ernest Charles Thacker' in Ohio.

21 Jun 1964 - James Price. Born 'James Dean Price' in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio.

26 Jun 1934 - Frank Wakefield. Born 'Franklin Delano Roosevelt Wakefield' in Emory Gap, Tennessee.


In Memoriam:

03 Jun 2014 - James Alan Shelton. Kingsport, Tennessee.

23 Jun 2016 - Ralph Stanley. Coeburn, Wise, Virginia.

23 Jun 1971 - Lindy Clear. Abingdon, Washington, Virginia.

25 Jun 1965 - Darrell 'Pee Wee' Lambert. Columbus, Franklin, Ohio.


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

Ralph II ralph2.com

Spotlight on:-

Stanley Series Vol. 3 No. 4
(Copper Creek CCCD-5512)


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Clinch Mountain Echo

Larry Sparks - Smokey Mountain Memories / Lonesome Blues

(King Bluegrass KB-413) 1975.


Smokey Mountain Memories

This 45 was mentioned in the Oct 1975 'General Store' section of 'Bluegrass Unlimited' which said that Larry had been in the studio in early September to finish off recording an album called 'Mountain Memories' with their latest single, Smokey Mountain Memories featuring Wendy Miller (mandolin), Mike Lilly (banjo & dubbed bass), Tommy boyd from Springfield, OH, and Ricky Skaggs who overdubbed three fiddles and sang on the trio.

The flip-side Lonesome Blues was taken from Sparklin' Bluegrass, which I think came out mid-1975.

The 'Mountain Memories' title became 'You Could Have Called' by the time the album was released the following year.

I haven't heard this single, so can't say if the version of Smokey Mountain Memories differs at all from the version on You Could Have Called.

 

Track:
Title:
Time:
Date:
Original Release:
A-1
Smokey Mountain Memories
03:40
1975
King Bluegrass KB-413

Earl Thomas Conley / Richmond Devereux
B-1
Lonesome Blues
02:38
1975
Sparklin' Bluegrass

Larry Sparks / Mike Lilly
Other artwork / related images:
Lonesome Blues

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

Ralph II ralph2.com

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