(Rebel SLP 1531) 1974
Recorded on 21st December 1973, this was Roy Lee Centers last studio recording.
Like most of Curly Ray's solo albums, it's a mix of fiddle tunes and comedy numbers. Whilst there's nothing of the same calibre as Why Me Ralph? or Boar Hog the album has a couple of decent songs: the trad. Crawdad Song is livened up with some Country Gentlemen 'duck' like vocals courtesy of Ricky Lee and Dance All Night With Your Bottle In Your Hand is a catchy uptempo old trad. number.
Dance all night with a bottle in your hand
With a bottle in your hand
With a bottle in your hand
Dance all night with a bottle in your hand
Just before day, give the fiddler a dram.
It has to be said that Curly Ray's albums are something of an acquired taste. I find them charming.
Ralph had this to say about the cover:- "...what he done was, he found a dead catfish on the bank there, and he stuck that smelly old thing on the hook."[1]
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A-1 |
Crawdad Song |
02:18 |
21 Dec 1973 |
Fishin' For Another Hit |
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P.D. |
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Ld Vcl / Fid | Bjo | Gtr | Tn Vcl / Ld Gtr | Bs | |||||||||||||||||
Curly Ray Cline |
Ralph Stanley |
Roy Lee Centers |
Ricky Lee |
Ed Ferris |
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A-2 |
Kansas City Railroad (Blues) |
02:10 |
21 Dec 1973 |
Fishin' For Another Hit |
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George Walburn |
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Fid | Bjo | Gtr | Ld Gtr | Bs | |||||||||||||||||
Curly Ray Cline |
Ralph Stanley |
Roy Lee Centers |
Ricky Lee |
Ed Ferris |
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A-3 |
Peacock Rag |
02:07 |
21 Dec 1973 |
Fishin' For Another Hit |
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Arthur Leroy Smith |
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Fid | Bjo | Gtr | Ld Gtr | Bs | |||||||||||||||||
Curly Ray Cline |
Ralph Stanley |
Roy Lee Centers |
Ricky Lee |
Ed Ferris |
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A-4 |
Lee Highway (Blues) |
01:57 |
21 Dec 1973 |
Fishin' For Another Hit |
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G.B. Grayson |
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Fid | Bjo | Gtr | Ld Gtr | Bs | |||||||||||||||||
Curly Ray Cline |
Ralph Stanley |
Roy Lee Centers |
Ricky Lee |
Ed Ferris |
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A-5 |
I Wear The Banner |
01:59 |
21 Dec 1973 |
Fishin' For Another Hit |
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Curly Ray Cline |
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Fid | Bjo | Gtr | Ld Gtr | Bs | |||||||||||||||||
Curly Ray Cline |
Ralph Stanley |
Roy Lee Centers |
Ricky Lee |
Ed Ferris |
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A-6 |
Peace In The Valley |
02:00 |
21 Dec 1973 |
Fishin' For Another Hit |
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Thomas A. Dorsey |
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Fid | Bjo | Gtr | Ld Gtr | Bs | |||||||||||||||||
Curly Ray Cline |
Ralph Stanley |
Roy Lee Centers |
Ricky Lee |
Ed Ferris |
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B-1 |
Dance All Night With Your Bottle In Your Hand |
02:33 |
21 Dec 1973 |
Fishin' For Another Hit |
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P.D. |
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Ld Vcl / Fid | Bjo | Gtr | Ld Gtr | Bs | |||||||||||||||||
Curly Ray Cline |
Ralph Stanley |
Roy Lee Centers |
Ricky Lee |
Ed Ferris |
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B-2 |
Whistlin' Rufus |
02:05 |
21 Dec 1973 |
Fishin' For Another Hit |
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Kerry Mills |
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Fid | Bjo | Gtr | Ld Gtr | Bs | |||||||||||||||||
Curly Ray Cline |
Ralph Stanley |
Roy Lee Centers |
Ricky Lee |
Ed Ferris |
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B-3 |
Girl (I Love) Don't Pay Me Much Mind |
02:05 |
21 Dec 1973 |
Fishin' For Another Hit |
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Arthur Leroy Smith |
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Ld Vcl / Fid | Bt Vcl / Bjo | Tn Vcl / Gtr | Ld Gtr | Bs | |||||||||||||||||
Curly Ray Cline |
Ralph Stanley |
Roy Lee Centers |
Ricky Lee |
Ed Ferris |
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B-4 |
Garfield March |
02:37 |
21 Dec 1973 |
Fishin' For Another Hit |
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John Philip Sousa |
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Fid | Bjo | Gtr | Ld Gtr | Bs | |||||||||||||||||
Curly Ray Cline |
Ralph Stanley |
Roy Lee Centers |
Ricky Lee |
Ed Ferris |
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B-5 |
Trouble Among The Yearlings |
02:03 |
21 Dec 1973 |
Fishin' For Another Hit |
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P.D. |
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Fid | Bjo | Gtr | Ld Gtr | Bs | |||||||||||||||||
Curly Ray Cline |
Ralph Stanley |
Roy Lee Centers |
Ricky Lee |
Ed Ferris |
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B-6 |
Midnight Waltz |
02:03 |
21 Dec 1973 |
Fishin' For Another Hit |
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Gus Kahn / Walter Donaldson |
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Fid | Bjo | Gtr | Ld Gtr | Bs | |||||||||||||||||
Curly Ray Cline |
Ralph Stanley |
Roy Lee Centers |
Ricky Lee |
Ed Ferris |
[1] Ralph Stanley / Eddie Dean's book "Man Of Constant Sorrow" (p.346-347)