(Rebel REB 1606) 1981
Recorded at Maggard Studios in Big Stone Gap, Va on the 17th December 1981, this is another decent album that regretably hasn't been issued on CD.
Five of the tracks are drawn from the Stanley Brothers back-catalogue, including Chubby Anthony's Highway Of Regret, Who Will Call You Sweetheart, Little Glass Of Wine, The Drunken Driver and The Memory Of Your Smile.
Donnie Joe Mullins, who wrote I've Got A Mule To Ride played banjo in The Rocky Mountain Boys. The original appears on their third LP 'I've Got A Mule To Ride' (Mountain And Grass RSR 1002) 1979. Junior Blankenship and his Dad, Hillard Blankenship Snr, also played in the band, and Hillard was also Ralph's bus driver. The Rocky Mountain Boys were regulars at Ralph's 'Hills Of Home' festival between 1976-84.[1]
Charlie Sizemore contributes The Melody Of Love, which I guess is his first composition to be recorded? He later included a version of the song on his first solo LP, Congratulations in 1985.
Walden Dahl, who wrote City Lights and What I Wanted Most also later co-wrote So Long So Wrong for Alison Krauss.
Another good 'un!
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A-1 |
Highway Of Regret |
02:23 |
17 Dec 1981 |
Memory Of Your Smile |
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Donald 'Chubby' Anthony |
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Bjo | Gtr | Fid | Ld Gtr | Bs | |||||||||||||||||
Ralph Stanley |
Charlie Sizemore |
Curly Ray Cline |
Junior Blankenship |
Jack Cooke |
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A-2 |
Melody Of Love |
01:51 |
17 Dec 1981 |
Memory Of Your Smile |
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Charlie Sizemore |
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Bjo | Gtr | Fid | Ld Gtr | Bs | |||||||||||||||||
Ralph Stanley |
Charlie Sizemore |
Curly Ray Cline |
Junior Blankenship |
Jack Cooke |
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A-3 |
I've Got A Mule To Ride |
01:47 |
17 Dec 1981 |
Memory Of Your Smile |
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Donnie Joe Mullins |
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Tn Vcl - Bjo | Ld Vcl - Gtr | Fid | Ld Gtr | Bs | |||||||||||||||||
Ralph Stanley |
Charlie Sizemore |
Curly Ray Cline |
Junior Blankenship |
Jack Cooke |
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A-4 |
Who Will Call You Sweetheart |
02:29 |
17 Dec 1981 |
Memory Of Your Smile |
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C. Stanley / Bill Monroe |
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Bjo | Gtr | Fid | Ld Gtr | Bs | |||||||||||||||||
Ralph Stanley |
Charlie Sizemore |
Curly Ray Cline |
Junior Blankenship |
Jack Cooke |
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A-5 |
Bad Case Of The Blues |
02:34 |
17 Dec 1981 |
Memory Of Your Smile |
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R. Stanley |
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Bjo | Gtr | Fid | Ld Gtr | Bs | |||||||||||||||||
Ralph Stanley |
Charlie Sizemore |
Curly Ray Cline |
Junior Blankenship |
Jack Cooke |
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A-6 |
Little Glass Of Wine |
03:27 |
17 Dec 1981 |
Memory Of Your Smile |
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C. Stanley |
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Ld Vcl - Bjo | Gtr | Fid | Ld Gtr | Bs | |||||||||||||||||
Ralph Stanley |
Charlie Sizemore |
Curly Ray Cline |
Junior Blankenship |
Jack Cooke |
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B-1 |
City Lights |
02:06 |
17 Dec 1981 |
Memory Of Your Smile |
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Walden Dahl |
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Tn Vcl - Bjo | Ld Vcl - Gtr | Fid | Ld Gtr | Bs | |||||||||||||||||
Ralph Stanley |
Charlie Sizemore |
Curly Ray Cline |
Junior Blankenship |
Jack Cooke |
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B-2 |
Walk Softly On This Heart Of Mine |
02:46 |
17 Dec 1981 |
Memory Of Your Smile |
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Jake Landers / Bill Monroe |
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Bjo | Gtr | Fid | Ld Gtr | Bs | |||||||||||||||||
Ralph Stanley |
Charlie Sizemore |
Curly Ray Cline |
Junior Blankenship |
Jack Cooke |
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B-3 |
What I Wanted Most |
02:26 |
17 Dec 1981 |
Memory Of Your Smile |
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Walden Dahl |
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Bjo | Gtr | Fid | Ld Gtr | Bs | |||||||||||||||||
Ralph Stanley |
Charlie Sizemore |
Curly Ray Cline |
Junior Blankenship |
Jack Cooke |
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B-4 |
The Drunken Driver |
03:13 |
17 Dec 1981 |
Memory Of Your Smile |
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Paul Westmoreland |
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Bjo | Gtr | Fid | Ld Gtr | Bs | |||||||||||||||||
Ralph Stanley |
Charlie Sizemore |
Curly Ray Cline |
Junior Blankenship |
Jack Cooke |
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B-5 |
The Memory Of Your Smile |
02:43 |
17 Dec 1981 |
Memory Of Your Smile |
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Ruby Rakes |
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Bjo | Gtr | Fid | Ld Gtr | Bs | |||||||||||||||||
Ralph Stanley |
Charlie Sizemore |
Curly Ray Cline |
Junior Blankenship |
Jack Cooke |
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B-6 |
Bury Me Under The Pines |
02:26 |
17 Dec 1981 |
Memory Of Your Smile |
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Rena Archuleta / R. Stanley |
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Bjo | Gtr | Fid | Ld Gtr | Bs | |||||||||||||||||
Ralph Stanley |
Charlie Sizemore |
Curly Ray Cline |
Junior Blankenship |
Jack Cooke |
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NB: Liner notes don't specify instruments/vocal parts for individual tracks.
[1] Junior played on The Rocky Mountain Boys first two albums, Burning Bluegrass and Homestead Bluegrass albums.