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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Ralph Stanley - While The Ages Roll On

(Rebel REB-CD-1765) 2000


While The Ages Roll On

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This Gospel album was recorded at Maggard Sound Studio in Big Stone Gap, Va and released in August 2000.

George Shuffler guests on the album, singing and playing bass on Are You Ready and baritone on The Day Is Past And Gone. The Stanley Brothers had recorded Are You Ready for King in 1965 (with George) and the song was written by Carter and Ralph's friend Gene Duty.

Apart from Are You Ready all the songs are new to the Stanley catalogue.

Steve Sparkman handles banjo duties on six of the cuts, with Ralph only playing on Are You Ready. The remainder are banjo-free. As with the previous few releases, Ralph handles the majority of lead vocals, with Ralph II singling lead on Are You Ready and Old Job.

Earl Sykes, who wrote four songs on this album also had other songs recorded by Ralph on the I'll Answer The Call and Like Father, Like Son albums. Curiously one of his songs on the album Because He Loved Me was previously the title track for The Primitive Quartet's 1982 'Because He Loved Me' LP (Wind Chime 5008). Their version is credited to Morris Stancil. Earl had previously played guitar for Roy McGinnis and The Sunnysiders.

The title track seems to have originally been titled On Top Of Mt Zion and along with One Drop Of Water was written by Cecille Roberta Church. The CD booklet however unfortunately has a misprint crediting 'Coielle Church'.

A picture of Ralph, used in the booklet, was later recycled for the cover of the Old Songs & Ballads Vol. 2 compilation.

  • Ralph Stanley: banjo, vocals
  • Jack Cooke: bass
  • Shelton Feazell: bass vocal
  • James Price: fiddle
  • John Rigsby: mandolin
  • James Alan Shelton: lead guitar
  • Steve Sparkman: banjo
  • Ralph II Stanley: guitar, vocals

 

Track:
Title:
Time:
Date:
Original Release:
A-1
Dad's Old Rocky Field
03:40
2000
While The Ages Roll On

Earl Sykes
  Ld Vcl Tn Vcl - Mnd Bt Vcl - Bs Gtr Bjo Fid Ld Gtr Bs Vcl  
  Ralph Stanley
John Rigsby
Jack Cooke
Ralph II Stanley
Steve Sparkman
James Price
James Alan Shelton
Shelton Feazell
 
A-2
Are You Ready
02:44
2000
While The Ages Roll On

Gene Duty / R. Stanley
  Tn Vcl - Bjo Ld Vcl - Gtr Bt Vcl - Mnd Bs Vcl - Bs Fid Ld Gtr      
  Ralph Stanley
Ralph II Stanley
John Rigsby
George Shuffler
James Price
James Alan Shelton
 
 
 
A-3
Gone Away With A Friend
02:35
2000
While The Ages Roll On

Phyllis Combs
  Ld Vcl Tn Vcl Bt Vcl Bs Vcl          
  Ralph Stanley
John Rigsby
Jack Cooke
Shelton Feazell
 
 
 
 
 
A-4
Daddy's Wildwood Flower
03:44
2000
While The Ages Roll On

Earl Sykes
  Ld Vcl Tn Vcl Bt Vcl - Bs Ld Gtr Gtr Bs Vcl      
  Ralph Stanley
John Rigsby
Jack Cooke
James Alan Shelton
Ralph II Stanley
Shelton Feazell
 
 
 
A-5
While The Ages Roll On
04:08
2000
While The Ages Roll On

Cecille Roberta Church
  Ld Vcl Tn Vcl - Mnd Alto Vcl - Bs Gtr Bjo Fid Ld Gtr Bs Vcl  
  Ralph Stanley
John Rigsby
Jack Cooke
Ralph II Stanley
Steve Sparkman
James Price
James Alan Shelton
Shelton Feazell
 
A-6
Old Job
02:33
2000
While The Ages Roll On

Earl Sykes
  Tn Vcl Ld Vcl - Gtr Bt Vcl - Bs Mnd Bjo Fid Ld Gtr Bs Vcl  
  Ralph Stanley
Ralph II Stanley
Jack Cooke
John Rigsby
Steve Sparkman
James Price
James Alan Shelton
Shelton Feazell
 
A-7
The Day Is Past And Gone
04:22
2000
While The Ages Roll On

P.D. arr R. Stanley
  Ld Vcl Tn Vcl Bt Vcl Bs Vcl          
  Ralph Stanley
John Rigsby
George Shuffler
James Price
 
 
 
 
 
A-8
Man From Galilee
02:39
2000
While The Ages Roll On

Joe Isaacs
  Ld Vcl Tn Vcl - Mnd Bt Vcl - Bs Gtr Bjo Fid Ld Gtr Bs Vcl  
  Ralph Stanley
John Rigsby
Jack Cooke
Ralph II Stanley
Steve Sparkman
James Price
James Alan Shelton
Shelton Feazell
 
A-9
One Drop Of Water
02:52
2000
While The Ages Roll On

Cecille Roberta Church
  Ld Vcl Tn Vcl - Mnd Bt Vcl - Bs Gtr Bjo Fid Ld Gtr Bs Vcl  
  Ralph Stanley
John Rigsby
Jack Cooke
Ralph II Stanley
Steve Sparkman
James Price
James Alan Shelton
Shelton Feazell
 
A-10
Because He Loved Me
04:08
2000
While The Ages Roll On

Earl Sykes
  Ld Vcl Tn Vcl - Mnd Bt Vcl - Bs Gtr Bjo Fid Ld Gtr Bs Vcl  
  Ralph Stanley
John Rigsby
Jack Cooke
Ralph II Stanley
Steve Sparkman
James Price
James Alan Shelton
Shelton Feazell
 
A-11
Waiting For Me
01:47
2000
While The Ages Roll On

P.D. arr R. Stanley
  Ld Vcl Tn Vcl Bt Vcl Bs Vcl          
  Ralph Stanley
John Rigsby
Jack Cooke
Shelton Feazell
 
 
 
 
 
A-12
A Robin Built A Nest On Daddy's Grave
02:52
2000
While The Ages Roll On

Earl Sykes
  Ld Vcl Tn Vcl - Mnd Bt Vcl - Bs Gtr Bjo Fid Ld Gtr Bs Vcl  
  Ralph Stanley
John Rigsby
Jack Cooke
Ralph II Stanley
Steve Sparkman
James Price
James Alan Shelton
Shelton Feazell
 

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

Other artwork / related images:
Rear Cover Booklet Picture CD Tray

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

Ralph II ralph2.com

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