Clinch Mountain Echo

CMB Birthdays this month:

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

06 Jan 1934 - Al Elliott. Born 'Albert Omer Elliott' in Stonega, Virginia.

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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The Stanley Brothers - God's Highway / I Feel Like Going Home

(King 6059) Oct 1966


God's Highway

This 7" was taken from the Stanley's A Collection Of Original Gospel And Sacred Songs LP, which had been released earlier in the 1966.

Both sides are co-credited to Carter and Ralph, although neither is particularly inspiring. God's Highway is probably the better of the two, with George Shuffler's cross-picked guitar embellishing the otherwise stripped down instrumentation, and reasonably appealing vocal by Ralph on the chorus and Carter on the verses. I Feel Like Going Home is more uptempo and sounds more like a traditional gospel song with it's repetitive chorus refrain of 'I Feel Like Going Home'.

Until the '80s, neither track was reissued and aside from this 45 was only available A Collection Of Original Gospel And Sacred Songs LP.

Both sides of the single can be found on The King Years, 1961-1965 4xCD box set.

 

For a detailed breakdown and background to the Stanley's sessions, check Gary B. Reid's The Music Of The Stanley Brothers book, pages 191-193 and 218.

 

Track:
Title:
Time:
Date:
Original Release:
A-1
God's Highway
01:45
08 Sep 1965
A Collection Of Orig. Gospel & Sacred Songs

C. Stanley / R. Stanley
  Ld Vcl - Gtr Tn Vcl - Bjo Bs Bt Vcl - Ld Gtr      
  Carter Stanley
Ralph Stanley
Chick Stripling
George Shuffler
 
 
 
B-1
I Feel Like Going Home
02:36
08 Sep 1965
A Collection Of Orig. Gospel & Sacred Songs

C. Stanley / R. Stanley
  Ld Vcl - Gtr Tn Vcl - Bjo Bs Bt Vcl - Ld Gtr      
  Carter Stanley
Ralph Stanley
Chick Stripling
George Shuffler
 
 
 
Other artwork / related images:
I Feel Like Going Home Generic Bag

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