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.


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Ralph II ralph2.com

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Larry Sparks - Christmas In The Hills

(King Bluegrass KB-559) 1976.
Reissued on CD (Rebel REB-CD-1745) 1997 & 2016.


Christmas In The Hills (LP)

Average Album Rating: 3
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This is a fine LP of Christmas songs, which has been reissued on CD a couple of times, albeit with some track changes. The CD version omits the instrumental Silent Night but adds The Birthday Of Our King, Christmas In The Mountains and Away In A Manger. In addition, White Christmas and It's Christmas Time were re-recorded for the CD 'reissue'. Both the 1997 and 2016 CD releases feature the same running order.

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  • Larry Sparks: guitar, lead vocal
  • Tommy Boyd: banjo, dobro, tenor vocal
  • Tim Duran: mandolin
  • Bob Poole: bass
  • Bob Slone: fiddle, viola

 

Track:
Title:
Time:
Date:
Original Release:
A-1
Christmas Time's A Coming
02:24
1976
Christmas In The Hills

Tex Logan
A-2
White Christmas
02:35
1976
Christmas In The Hills

Berlin
A-3
Joy To The World
02:05
1976
Christmas In The Hills

P.D.
A-4
(Beautiful) Star Of Bethlehem
02:56
1976
Christmas In The Hills

P.D.
A-5
Go Tell It On The Mountain
02:30
1976
Christmas In The Hills

P.D.
B-1
Christmas Is Near
02:00
1976
Christmas In The Hills

Stanley
B-2
Blue Christmas
02:52
1976
Christmas In The Hills

Billy Hayes / Jay Johnson
B-3
Silent Night
03:26
1976
Christmas In The Hills

P.D.
B-4
It's Christmas Time
02:12
1976
Christmas In The Hills

Larry Sparks
B-5
Christmas Memories
02:32
1976
Christmas In The Hills

Tommy Boyd
Other artwork / related images:
Rear Cover (LP) Side One Side Two Front Cover (1997 CD) Rear Cover (1997 CD) CD Tray (1997) Front Cover (2016 CD) CD Tray (2016)

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

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