Clinch Mountain Echo

CMB Birthdays this month:

04 Feb 1972 - Steve Sparkman. Harlan, Kentucky.

04 Feb 1906 - Art Wooten. Born 'Arthur James Wooten' in Alleghany, North Carolina.

11 Feb 1960 - Junior Blankenship. Born at the old Grundy Hospital, Grundy, Va.

25 Feb 1927 - Ralph Stanley. Born 'Ralph Edmund Stanley' in Big Spraddle Creek, near Stratton, McClure, Virginia.

29 Feb 1932 - Jim Williams. Born 'James Lee Williams' in Wythe County, Virginia.


In Memoriam:

05 Feb 1980 - Chubby Anthony. Gainesville, Alachua, Florida.

08 Feb 2003 - Ralph 'Joe' Meadows. Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Maryland.

08 Feb 1987 - Harold 'Red' Stanley. Fentress, Tennessee.


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Clinch Mountain Echo

Ralph Stanley - Gospel Echoes Of The Stanley Brothers

(Plantation Records PLP-56) 1983


Gospel Echoes Of The Stanley Brothers

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In 1983 Plantation records reissued the two LPs Ralph recorded for Jessup (Sing Michigan Bluegrass and Gospel Echoes Of The Stanley Brothers) split over three albums - each with 8 of the original 24 tracks, and having approx. 20mins of music per LP!

They were probably released to cash-in on the recent success of Ricky Skaggs, whose 1982 album Highways & Heartaches had topped the Billboard Country Charts. 1983 also saw Keith Whitley move to Nashville and sign with RCA. Indeed they are labelled "Collectors Series Of Historical Recordings" and feature Skaggs and Whitely's names prominently on the covers.

Plantation Records were run by Shelby Singleton [1] and as all the tracks are now shown as published by Shelby Singleton Music Inc, he presumably bought the rights to the albums/publishing from Jessup.

The cover photo's were taken by Ray Eggleston. (a) and (c) have different poses from (b) which was also used on the original Sing Michigan Bluegrass release.

  1. Gospel Echoes Of The Stanley Brothers
  2. Bluegrass
  3. Sings Traditional Bluegrass And Gospel

For further information see the original LP pages linked above.

  • Ralph Stanley: banjo, vocals
  • Roy Lee Centers: guitar, vocals
  • Curly Ray Cline: fiddle
  • Jack Cooke: bass
  • Ricky Skaggs: mandolin, fiddle, vocals
  • Keith Whitley: guitar, vocals

 

Track:
Title:
Time:
Date:
Original Release:
A-1
Wings Of Angels
02:18
03 Oct 1971
Gospel Echoes Of...

Ruby Rakes
  Bjo Gtr Fid Mnd Bs    
  Ralph Stanley
Roy Lee Centers
Curly Ray Cline
Ricky Skaggs
Lynn Hall or Jack Cooke
 
 
A-2
The Darkest Hour Is Just Before Dawn
02:38
03 Oct 1971
Gospel Echoes Of...

R. Stanley
  Bjo Gtr Fid Mnd Bs    
  Ralph Stanley
Roy Lee Centers
Curly Ray Cline
Ricky Skaggs
Lynn Hall or Jack Cooke
 
 
A-3
Working On A Building
02:45
03 Oct 1971
Gospel Echoes Of...

A.P. Carter
  Bjo Gtr Fid Mnd Bs    
  Ralph Stanley
Roy Lee Centers
Curly Ray Cline
Ricky Skaggs
Lynn Hall or Jack Cooke
 
 
A-4
Master's Bouquet
02:19
03 Oct 1971
Gospel Echoes Of...

Marvin E. Baumgardner
  Bjo Gtr Fid Mnd Bs    
  Ralph Stanley
Roy Lee Centers
Curly Ray Cline
Ricky Skaggs
Lynn Hall or Jack Cooke
 
 
B-1
Shouting On The Hills Of Glory
02:51
03 Oct 1971
Gospel Echoes Of...

E.M. Bartlett
  Bjo Gtr Fid Mnd Bs    
  Ralph Stanley
Roy Lee Centers
Curly Ray Cline
Ricky Skaggs
Lynn Hall or Jack Cooke
 
 
B-2
A Few More Seasons To Come
01:53
03 Oct 1971
Gospel Echoes Of...

R. Stanley
  Bjo Gtr Fid Mnd Bs    
  Ralph Stanley
Roy Lee Centers
Curly Ray Cline
Ricky Skaggs
Lynn Hall or Jack Cooke
 
 
B-3
Daniel Prayed
02:15
03 Oct 1971
Gospel Echoes Of...

G.T. Speer
  Bjo Gtr Fid Mnd Bs    
  Ralph Stanley
Roy Lee Centers
Curly Ray Cline
Ricky Skaggs
Lynn Hall or Jack Cooke
 
 
B-4
My Main Trial Is Yet To Come
02:35
03 Oct 1971
Gospel Echoes Of...

J.L. Frank / Pee Wee King
  Bjo Gtr Fid Mnd Bs    
  Ralph Stanley
Roy Lee Centers
Curly Ray Cline
Ricky Skaggs
Lynn Hall or Jack Cooke
 
 

NB: Liner notes don't specify instruments/vocal parts for individual tracks.

Other artwork / related images:
Rear Cover Side One Side Two

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plantation_Records.

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