Clinch Mountain Echo

CMB Birthdays this month:

06 Dec 1936 - Jack Cooke. Born 'Vernon Crawford Cooke' in Dorchester, Wise, Virginia.

07 Dec 1955 - Sammy Adkins.

07 Dec 1931 - Bobby Osborne. Hyden, Kentucky.

16 Dec 1923 - Jay Hughes. St. Paul, Virginia.

17 Dec 1935 - Bill Napier. Born 'Billy Edward Napier' in Wise, Virginia.

20 Dec 1935 - Chubby Anthony. Born 'Donald Lee Anthony' in Lincolnton, North Carolina.

25 Dec 1919 - Curly Seckler. Born 'John Ray Sechler' in China Grove, North Carolina.

30 Dec 1933 - Melvin Goins. Born 'Melvin Glen Goins' in Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia.

30 Dec 1943 - Claude 'Buddy' Moore. Born Claude Moore in Pike, Kentucky.

31 Dec 1934 - Ralph 'Joe' Meadows. Born 'Ralph Joe Meadows' in Basin, Wyoming County, West Virginia.


In Memoriam:

01 Dec 1966 - Carter Stanley. Bristol, Virginia.

01 Dec 2009 - Ralph 'Hank' Smith. West Liberty, Kentucky.

02 Dec 2009 - Jack Cooke. Norton, Virginia.

15 Dec 1990 - Henry Dockery. South Carolina.

27 Dec 2013 - Al Elliott. Kingsport, Tennessee.

27 Dec 2017 - Curly Seckler. Nashville, Tennessee.

28 Dec 1977 - Leslie Keith. Tucson, Pima, Arizona.


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

Ralph II ralph2.com

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The Stanley Brothers - Little Birdie / Whiskey

(King 6079) Feb 1967


Little Birdie

This 7" features two songs from the Jan 1963 sessions for their 'fake live' Folk Concert LP.

Little Birdie, judging by the large number of live recordings, was a showpiece solo clawhammer song by Ralph, which the Stanley's had previously recorded for Rich-R-Tone (Rich-R-Tone RRT-1056), and which Ralph also would later re-record for the Japanese John Henry LP and A Man And His Music LP.

Whiskey, featuring a recitation by Carter was by contrast, only performed very rarely, with a version by Ralph later cropping up on the V/A - Berkshire Mountains Bluegrass Festival 2xLP.

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 165-169 and 201-202.

 

Track:
Title:
Time:
Date:
Original Release:
A-1
Little Birdie
01:59
29 Jan 1963
Folk Concert

P.D.
  Gtr Ld Vcl - Bjo Fid Mnd Bs    
  Carter Stanley
Ralph Stanley
Ralph Mayo
Curley Lambert
Vernon Derrick
 
 
B-1
Whiskey
02:33
29 Jan 1963
Folk Concert

Kit Carson
  Ld Vcl - Gtr Tn Vcl - Bjo Fid Mnd Bs    
  Carter Stanley
Ralph Stanley
Ralph Mayo
Curley Lambert
Vernon Derrick
 
 
Other artwork / related images:
Whiskey Generic bag

[1] https://www.discogs.com/Emry-Arthur-Six-Months-In-Jail-Aint-Long/release/7024159

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

Ralph II ralph2.com

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