Clinch Mountain Echo

CMB Birthdays this month:

04 May 1922 - Harold 'Red' Stanley. Born 'Harold Oplis Stanley' in Fentress, Tennessee.

18 May 1938 - Henry Dockery. Walnut Marsh, North Carolina.

28 May 1956 - Ralph 'Hank' Smith. Born 'Ralph Dewayne Smith' in Elliott County, Kentucky.


In Memoriam:

02 May 1974 - Roy Lee Centers. Breathitt County, Kentucky.

03 May 2000 - Bill Napier. Johnson City, Tennessee.

09 May 1989 - Keith Whitley. Goodlettsville, Davidson County, Tennessee.

23 May 2022 - James Price. Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia.


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

Ralph II ralph2.com

Spotlight on:-

Bluegrass Blues
(Hay Holler HH-CD-1346)


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Danny Lee Davis - The Long Goodbye

(No Label No #) 20??


The Long Goodbye

Average Album Rating: 2.5
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This CD-R is only available at Danny's gigs, so I've only managed to get hold of an MP3 rip... It's a follow-up to his Coal Black Rock CD-R and includes the two recordings from that release which featured Ralph:- Coal Black Rock and Church In The Sky.

The remaining eight tracks, have the following personnel:-

  • Danny Lee Davis: guitar, vocal
  • Chris Davis: mandolin, vocal
  • John Rigsby: fiddle (*)
  • Darrell Winkleman: banjo, vocal
  • Troy 'Renfro' Profitt: lead guitar

(*) Mandolin on (1)

Danny did some fill-in gigs with the CMBs, appearing with them on 'The Cumberland Highlanders' TV show, and filling in for Jack Cooke on occasion. Sometime ago I read an interview with him that said he'd worked in a car factory & took early retirement to pursue the music.

The title track, The Long Goodbye, is a poignant song about alzheimer's disease. If you can't find the CD-R, check out the song on youtube.

It's a shame Danny's music isn't more widely available...

 

Track:
Title:
Time:
Date:
Original Release:
A-1
The Long Goodbye
03:33
c2007
The Long Goodbye

Betty Campbell / Danny Lee Davis
A-2
Prettiest Bed Of Flowers (aka The Prettiest Flowers Will Be Blooming)
02:25
c2007
The Long Goodbye

Albert E. Brumley
A-3
Precious Memories
03:59
c2007
The Long Goodbye

J.B.F. Wright
A-4
Angel Band
03:18
c2007
The Long Goodbye

Jefferson Hascall / William B. Bradbury
A-5
Church In The Sky
03:39
c2006
Coal Black Rock

Danny Lee Davis
A-6
Coal Black Rock
03:35
c2006
Coal Black Rock

Danny Lee Davis
A-7
I Like The Christian Life
03:01
c2007
The Long Goodbye

Charlie Louvin / Ira Louvin
A-8
Give Me My Flowers
02:08
c2007
The Long Goodbye

Elvin Biggers / Lester Flatt / Earl Scruggs
A-9
He Took Your Place
02:57
c2007
The Long Goodbye

Lester Flatt / Earl Scruggs
A-10
Are You Washed In The Blood
02:24
c2007
The Long Goodbye

Elisha A. Hoffman
Other artwork / related images:
Rear Cover

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

Ralph II ralph2.com

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