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.


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

Ralph II ralph2.com

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Various Artists - Classic Bluegrass

From Smithsonian Folkways

(Smithsonian Folkways SFWCD-40092) 2002


Classic Bluegrass From Smithsonian Folkways

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This compilation includes two live Stanley Brothers cuts (Little Birdie and Rabbit In A Log) from the 1961 Chicago Folk Festival, which were originally released on the V/A - Friends Of Old Time Music LP. Both tracks have also been have been reissued as part of the 2xCD Folk Festival release, which includes three sets from the 1961 festival and one from the 1965 show, but is a lot harder to find.

Given the amount of material available, it is a bit odd that the compilers picked Rabbit In A Log where Curley Lambert flubs his mandolin break... only to be chastised by Carter who tells him to 'play it again and play it right'. Curley of course, duly obliges and nails it perfectly.

The remainder of the CD is a sampler for other Smithsonian Folkways' bluegrass & related albums, and it can be found at a budget price.

The CD comes with a 32-page booklet with detailed liner notes. A pdf of the booklet can also be found on the Smithsonian website.

 

For a detailed breakdown and background to the Stanley's recordings, check Gary B. Reid's The Music Of The Stanley Brothers book, pages 120-122 and 189-90.

 

Track:
Artist:
Title:
Time:
Date:
A-1
Earl Taylor & The Stoney Mountain Boys
White House Blues
02:01
1959

Wilbur Jones
  Vcl - Mnd Vcl - Bjo Vcl - Gtr Bs      
  Earl Taylor
Walter Hensley
Sam Hutchins
Vernon 'Boatwhistle' McIntyre
 
 
 
A-2
Johnson Mountain Boys
Our Last Goodbye
02:35
1992

C. Stanley
  Vcl - Gtr Vcl - Bjo Vcl - Mnd Vcl - Fid Bs    
  Dudley Connell
Tom Adams
David McLaughlin
Eddie Stubbs
Earl Yager
 
 
A-3
Bill Monroe
When He Reached Down His Hand For Me
02:48
05 Sep 1965

P.D.
  Vcl - Mnd Vcl - Gtr Vcl - Bjo Vcl - Fid      
  Bill Monroe
Mac Wiseman
Don Reno
Benny Martin
 
 
 
A-4
Hazel Dickens & Alice Gerrard
Tiny Broken Heart
03:05
1973

Ira Louvin / Charlie Louvin / Hill
  Vcl - Bs Vcl - Gtr Bjo Fid Mnd    
  Hazel Dickens
Alice Foster (Gerrard)
Lamar Grier
Billy Baker
David Grisman
 
 
A-5
Red Allen, Frank Wakefield & The Kentuckians
New Camptown Races
02:34
1964

Frank Wakefield
  Mnd Gtr Bjo Bs      
  Frank Wakefield
Red Allen
Bill Keith
Fred Weisz
 
 
 
A-6
Harley Allen-Mike Lilly Band
Suzanne
02:40
1985

??
  Vcl / Mnd-Gtr Vcl / Bjo Vcl / Mnd Bs Fid    
  Harley Allen
Mike Lilly
Scott Adams
Larry Nager
David Moore Jr.
 
 
A-7
Nashville Grass
I Heard My Mother Call My Name In Prayer
03:10
1983

Eugene M. Bartlett
  Vcl / Gtr Vcl / Bjo Vcl / Gtr Vcl / Fid Bs Dobro  
  Curly Seckler
Kenny Ingram
Willis Spears
Johnny Warren
J.Y. Gray
Gene Wooten
 
A-8
Friendly City Playboys
Teardrops In My Eyes
02:29
1962

R. Allen / T. Sutton
  Vcl / Bs Fid Bjo Gtr      
  Warren Pinnix
Archie Callahan
Billy Edwards
Ronald Pinnix
 
 
 
A-9
Snuffy Jenkins
Cumberland Gap
01:33
1956

P.D.
  Bjo Gtr          
  Snuffy Jenkins
Ira Dimmery
 
 
 
 
 
A-10
Red Allen & The Kentuckians
Live And Let Live
02:47
1979

Wiley Walker / Gene Sullivan
  Vcl Vcl / Bjo Dobro Gtr Mnd Fid  
  Red Allen
Greg Allen
Ron Mesing
Harley Allen Jr.
Dorsey Harvey Jr.
Buddy Griffin
 
A-11
Roger Sprung & Doc Watson
The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise
02:40
1963

E. Lockhart / E. Seitz
  Bjo Gtr Gtr Mnd Bs Drms  
  Roger Sprung
Doc Watson
Joe Locker
Willie Locker
Ollie Phillips
Bob Thomas
 
A-12
Hugh Moore
Hello City Limits
02:22
1986

J. Elgin / B. Martin
  Vcl / Bjo Vcl / Gtr Fid/Mnd Gtr Bs Steel Gtr  
  Hugh Moore
Roby Huffman
Danny Bowers
Parks Icenhour
Dale Lee
David Johnson
 
A-13
Country Gentlemen
(Legend Of The) Brown Mountain Light
02:36
1973

S. Wiseman
  Ld Vcl / Gtr Vcl / Mnd Bjo        
  Charlie Waller
John Duffey
Eddie Adcock
 
 
 
 
A-14
Roni Stoneman
Lonesome Road Blues
01:14
1956

P.D.
  Bjo Gtr          
  Roni Stoneman
Eugene Cox
 
 
 
 
 
A-15
Doc Watson
The Train That Carried My Girl From Town
02:19
1990

??
  Vcl / Gtr            
  Doc Watson
 
 
 
 
 
 
A-16
New Lost City Ramblers
The Little Girl And The Dreadful Snake
03:31
1964

Albert Price (Bill Monroe)
  Vcl / Mnd Gtr Vcl / Fid        
  Mike Seeger
John Cohen
Tracy Schwarz
 
 
 
 
A-17
Stanley Brothers
Little Birdie
02:40
05 Feb 1961

P.D.
  Vcl / Gtr Vcl / Bjo Fid Mnd Bs    
  Carter Stanley
Ralph Stanley
Vernon Derrick
Curley Lambert
Mike Seeger
   
A-18
Stanley Brothers
Rabbit In A Log
02:24
05 Feb 1961

Pete Kirby
  Vcl / Gtr Vcl / Bjo Fid Mnd Bs    
  Carter Stanley
Ralph Stanley
Vernon Derrick
Curley Lambert
Mike Seeger
   
A-19
David & Billie Ray Johnson
Grey Eagle
02:50
1983

P.D.
  Fid Gtr          
  David Johnson
Billy Ray Johnson
         
A-20
Cullen Gaylean & The Virginia Mountain Boys
Wayfaring Stranger
05:10
1982

P.D.
  Vcl Vcl / Gtr Gtr        
  Cullen Galyean
Bobby Harrison
David Lambeth        
A-21
Lonesome Strangers
Billy In The Lowground
01:03
1962

P.D.
  Fid Gtr Bjo        
  Buddy Pendleton
John Herald
Bob Yellin        
A-22
Hazel Dickens
The Rebel Girl
03:00
1990

J. Hill arr. H. Dickens
  Vcl / Gtr Gtr Bjo Bs Mnd/Fid    
  Hazel Dickens
Dudley Connell
Tom Adams Marshall Wilborn David McLaughlin    
A-23
Smiley Hobbs
Train 45
02:22
1956

G.B. Grayson
  Bjo Gtr Mnd Bs      
  Smiley Hobbs
Tom Morgan
Pete Kuykendall Mike Seeger      
A-24
Lilly Brothers & Don Stover
'Neath That Cold Grey Tomb Of Stone
03:06
1962

Hank Williams / Foree
  Ld Vcl / Mnd Gtr Bjo Fid/Bs      
  Everett Lilly
Bea Lilly
Don Stover Herb Hooven      
A-25
Bill Monroe
Get Up John
02:36
05 Sep 1965

Bill Monroe
  Mnd Gtr          
  Bill Monroe
Pete Rowan
         
Other artwork / related images:
Rear Cover CD Tray CD Inner Tray (Ralph at back near centre, partly obscured)

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

Ralph II ralph2.com

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