Clinch Mountain Echo

CMB Birthdays this month:

06 Dec 1936 - Jack Cooke. Born 'Vernon Crawford Cooke' in Dorchester, Wise, Virginia.

07 Dec 1955 - Sammy Adkins.

07 Dec 1931 - Bobby Osborne. Hyden, Kentucky.

16 Dec 1923 - Jay Hughes. St. Paul, Virginia.

17 Dec 1935 - Bill Napier. Born 'Billy Edward Napier' in Wise, Virginia.

20 Dec 1935 - Chubby Anthony. Born 'Donald Lee Anthony' in Lincolnton, North Carolina.

25 Dec 1919 - Curly Seckler. Born 'John Ray Sechler' in China Grove, North Carolina.

30 Dec 1933 - Melvin Goins. Born 'Melvin Glen Goins' in Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia.

30 Dec 1943 - Claude 'Buddy' Moore. Born Claude Moore in Pike, Kentucky.

31 Dec 1934 - Ralph 'Joe' Meadows. Born 'Ralph Joe Meadows' in Basin, Wyoming County, West Virginia.


In Memoriam:

01 Dec 1966 - Carter Stanley. Bristol, Virginia.

01 Dec 2009 - Ralph 'Hank' Smith. West Liberty, Kentucky.

02 Dec 2009 - Jack Cooke. Norton, Virginia.

15 Dec 1990 - Henry Dockery. South Carolina.

27 Dec 2013 - Al Elliott. Kingsport, Tennessee.

27 Dec 2017 - Curly Seckler. Nashville, Tennessee.

28 Dec 1977 - Leslie Keith. Tucson, Pima, Arizona.


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Will Mullins - Lonesome Will

(Will Mullins Enterprises No #) 2004


Will Mullins - Lonesome Will

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This CD-R is one of those 'deep' catalogue items for fans of the CMB's. Recorded in 2004 at Maggard Sound Inc and co-produced by Will Mullins and James Alan Shelton, it features four of the then-current line-up of the CMB's with James, Jack Cooke, John Rigsby and Todd Meade all lending a hand.

Mullins' is a talented vocalist with a smooth vocal style & on this CD-R plays some decent clawhammer / 3-finger banjo. I'd guess that a number of the songs are original compostions too, but I'm not sure.

He also later played as 'Lonesome Will Mullins and the Virgina Playboys' with a version of Spreeing Rambler appearing on the Various Artists CD 'Song Of The Mountains Vol. 1' (SOTM Records SOTM-0307) 2007.

Note that the track order on the CD Tray is different to that on the disc.

  • Will Mullins: banjo, lead vocal
  • James Alan Shelton: lead guitar
  • Jack Cooke: bass, baritone vocal
  • John Rigsby: mandolin, tenor vocal
  • Todd Meade: fiddle
  • Archie Mullins: rhythm guitar
  • Daniel Salyer: lead guitar, bass, baritone & bass vocal
  • Ray Lyall: mandolin

 

Track:
Title:
Time:
Date:
Original Release:
A-1
Closing Time (Again)
02:04
2004
Lonesome Will

??
A-2
Millers Cave
03:01
2004
Lonesome Will

Jack Clement
A-3
Rocky Island
01:55
2004
Lonesome Will

P.D.
A-4
Maggie Mae And The Miner's Son
03:24
2004
Lonesome Will

??
A-5
Leaning On The Everlasting Arms
02:26
2004
Lonesome Will

Elisha A. Hoffman / Anthony J. Showalter
A-6
Home Is Where The Heart Ain't
03:03
2004
Lonesome Will

??
A-7
Spreeing Rambler
02:28
2004
Lonesome Will

Will Mullins
A-8
Come In
03:03
2004
Lonesome Will

??
A-9
My Heart Will Break (But Not Forever)
02:00
2004
Lonesome Will

??
A-10
Boating (Up) Big Sandy
02:59
2004
Lonesome Will

P.D.
A-11
My Long Skinny Lanky Sarah Jane
02:02
2004
Lonesome Will

Ralph Stanley
Other artwork / related images:
Rear Cover CD Tray

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