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

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Larry Sparks - The Soul Of Larry Sparks

(Old Homestead OHS-90150) 1982


The Soul Of Larry Sparks

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This is a reissue of Larry's 1970 debut LP Ramblin' Guitar. Like the original Pine Tree release, sound quality is a bit 'muddy', with the Side Two (the vocal side) being quieter than Side One (the instrumental side).

For more details see the original LP entry.

  • Larry Sparks: guitar, lead vocal
  • Joe Isaacs: banjo, tenor vocal
  • Bernice Neeley (nee Sparks): guitar, second tenor vocal
  • David Cox: mandolin, baritone vocal
  • Lloyd Hensley: bass
  • Paul Mullins: fiddle
  • Hobert Griffith: harmonica
  • William Jones: saw

 

Track:
Title:
Time:
Date:
Original Release:
A-1
The Ramblin' Guitar
03:15
1970
Ramblin' Guitar

Larry Sparks
A-2
Red Wing
02:57
1970
Ramblin' Guitar

P.D. arr Larry Sparks
A-3
The Cannon Ball Blues
02:21
1970
Ramblin' Guitar

P.D. arr Larry Sparks
A-4
Wildwood Flower
02:24
1970
Ramblin' Guitar

A.P. Carter
A-5
Rosewood Casket
02:42
1970
Ramblin' Guitar

P.D. arr Larry Sparks
A-6
Ramblers Special
03:02
1970
Ramblin' Guitar

Larry Sparks
B-1
Six More Miles
03:22
1970
Ramblin' Guitar

Hank Williams
B-2
Constant Companions
01:53
1970
Ramblin' Guitar

Osburn Thorpe
B-3
These Old Prison Bars
03:38
1970
Ramblin' Guitar

H. Russell
B-4
Too Late To Walk The Floor
02:31
1970
Ramblin' Guitar

Osburn Thorpe
B-5
(Today Has Been) A Lonesome Day
03:08
1970
Ramblin' Guitar

A.P. Carter
B-6
God's Presence
01:56
1970
Ramblin' Guitar

Bernice Neeley (nee Sparks)
Other artwork / related images:
Rear Cover Side One Side Two

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

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