- Bill Gatton Chevy Show
- Carter Stanley Interview - 1966
- Jim Kent's film 'Ralph Stanley's Bluegrass Festival'
- New WCYB Recording
- Pound Va. 1972 - Video
- Replica Rebel T-Shirt
- R.I.P. Ralph
- Roy Lee Centers Last Show
- Song & Memory Books
- Stanley Brothers - WCYB Acetate
- Stanley Standard - Carter Stanley Memorial Issue
- Suwannee River Jamboree
- Up In The Cloud - 1957-62
Ralph Stanley Discography
This is a listing of Ralph Stanley's releases, with separate tables for Singles & Eps; Albums; Collaborative albums; and Compilation/Guest appearances featuring Ralph.
There is a separate page for Curly Ray Cline's albums, and another for releases by the Clinch Mountain Boys which often have some input by Ralph.
Wherever possible I've taken information from my own collection, but have also filled in some of the gaps from Charley Pennell's Bluegrass Discography and John Wright's "Travelling The High Way Home" book.
There are still a few entries that need to have pages created. If you spot any errors or omissions, please get in touch via the Contact page.
You can also search for Song titles using the Search page.
To make the most of the listing, click on any 'hyperlinked' album title to view more info. You can also click on any table 'Column Header' to sort by ID, Title, Label/Cat No or Year. Clicking once will sort the table 'A-Z' or twice to sort 'Z-A'.
Ralph's albums:
| # | Title | Label/Cat No | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brand New Country Songs |
(King 1028) |
1967-8 |
| 2 |
Old Time Music |
(Jalyn JLP 118) |
1968 |
| 3 |
The Bluegrass Sound Of... |
(Jalyn JLP 120) |
1968 |
| 4 |
Over The Sunset Hill |
(King 1032) |
1968 |
| 5 |
Hills Of Home |
(King KSD 1069) |
1969 |
| 6 |
Cry From The Cross |
(Rebel SLP 1499) |
1971 |
| 7 |
Live In Japan (Live) |
(Seven Seas SR 690) |
1971 |
| 8 |
John Henry |
(Birdree PMC 6004) |
1971 |
| 9 |
Something Old, Something New |
(Rebel SLP 1503) |
1971 |
| 10 |
Sing Michigan Bluegrass |
(Jessup MB 108) |
1971 |
| 11 |
Gospel Echoes Of The Stanley Brothers |
(Jessup MB 129) |
1971 |
| 12 |
Featuring Keith Whitley & Ricky Skaggs |
(Jalyn JLP 129) |
1971 |
| 13 |
Old Country Church |
(Rebel SLP 1508) |
1971 |
| 14 |
Play Requests |
(Rebel SLP 1514) |
1972 |
| 15 |
The Stanley Sound Around The World |
(King Bluegrass KB 522) |
1973 |
| 16 |
I Want To Preach The Gospel |
(Rebel SLP 1522) |
1973 |
| 17 |
A Man And His Music |
(Rebel SLP 1530) |
1974 |
| 18 |
Best Pack (Compilation) |
(Seven Seas GSW-17) |
1974 |
| 19 |
Let Me Rest On A Peaceful Mountain (Hills Of Home) |
(Rebel SLP 1544) |
1975 |
| 20 |
Live! At McClure (Live) |
(Rebel SLP 1554/55) |
1976 |
| 21 |
Old Home Place |
(Rebel SLP 1562) |
1976 |
| 22 |
Clinch Mountain Gospel |
(Rebel SLP 1571) |
1977 |
| 23 |
Down Where The River Bends |
(Rebel SLP 1579) |
1978 |
| 24 |
I'll Wear A White Robe |
(Rebel SLP 1590) |
1980 |
| 25 |
Snow Covered Mound |
(Stanley Tone RSR 1154) |
1980 |
| 26 |
Hymn Time |
(Blue Jay LPA 201) |
1980 |
| 27 |
On And On |
(County 776) |
1980 |
| 28 |
The Stanley Sound Today |
(Rebel REB 1601) |
1981 |
| 29 |
The Memory Of Your Smile |
(Rebel REB 1601) |
1981 |
| 30 |
Child Of The King |
(Rebel REB 1619) |
1983 |
| 31 |
Live At The Old Homeplace (Live) |
(Rebel REB 1627) |
1983 |
| 32 |
Gospel Echoes Of The Stanley Brothers |
(Plantation Records PLP-56) |
1983 |
| 33 |
Bluegrass |
(Plantation Records PLP-57) |
1983 |
| 34 |
Sings Traditional Bluegrass And Gospel |
(Plantation Records PLP-58) |
1983 |
| 35 |
All American Bluegrass |
(Memory Lane MLM-2018) |
1984 |
| 36 |
I Can Tell You The Time |
(Rebel REB 1637) |
1985 |
| 37 |
Sings Sixteen Years |
(River Track Studios RTS 1097) |
1986 |
| 38 |
Lonesome And Blue |
(Rebel REB 1647) |
1986 |
| 39 |
16 All American Bluegrass Favorites |
(Plantation PLC-419) |
1987 |
| 40 |
I'll Answer The Call |
(Rebel REB-1657) |
1988 |
| 41 |
Like Father, Like Son |
(Copper Creek CCCD-0110) |
1989 |
| 42 |
Classic Bluegrass (Compilation) |
(Rebel REB-CD-1109) |
1990 |
| 43 |
Pray For The Boys |
(Rebel REB-CD-1687) |
1990 |
| 44 |
Bound To Ride - Vintage Mountain Bluegrass (Compilation) |
(Rebel REB-CD-1114) |
1991 |
| 45 |
(Claw Hammer) The Way My Mama Taught Me |
(Stanley Tone RTS-1532) |
c1991? |
| 46 |
Volume 1 (Recorded Live In 1971) (Live) |
(Stanley Tone C-4538) |
c1991 |
| 47 |
Volume 2 (Recorded Live In 197?) (Live) |
(Stanley Tone ?????) |
c1991 |
| 48 |
Back To The Cross |
(Freeland Recording Co. FRC-CD638) |
1992 |
| 49 |
Saturday Night |
(Freeland Recording Co. FRC-CD643) |
1992 |
| 50 |
Sunday Morning |
(Freeland Recording Co. FRC-CD 640) |
1992 |
| 51 |
Saturday Night / Sunday Morning |
(Freeland Recording Co. CD-9001 A/B) |
1992 |
| 52 |
Almost Home |
(Rebel REB-CD-1707) |
1992 |
| 53 |
Live At The Smithsonian Institution (Live) |
(Atteiriam API-CD 1662) |
1992 |
| 54 |
Christmas Time With... |
(Freeland Recording Co. FRC-CD-639) |
1993 |
| 55 |
Classic Stanley (Live) |
(Freeland Recording Co. FRC-CD-9002) |
1995 |
| 56 |
50th Anniversary Collection (Compilation) |
(Rebel REB-CD-1996) |
1995 |
| 57 |
1971 - 1973 (Rebel Collector's Box Set Sampler) |
(Rebel CD-4001-DJ) |
1995 |
| 58 |
1971 - 1973 (Rebel Collector's Box Set) |
(Rebel 4001) |
1995 |
| 59 |
Classic Gospel: Ralph Stanley With Roy Lee Centers, Ricky Skaggs & Keith Whitley |
(Freeland Recording Co. FRC-CD-646) |
1996 |
| 60 |
Classic Mountain Music: Ralph Stanley With Roy Lee Centers, Ricky Skaggs & Keith Whitley |
(Freeland Recording Co. FRC-CD-649) |
1996 |
| 61 |
Clinch Mountain Boys Reunion (Live) |
(Stanleytone ST-CD-5000) |
1996 |
| 62 |
Short Life Of Trouble - Songs Of Grayson And Whitter |
(Rebel REB-CD-1735) |
1996 |
| 63 |
Reunion - Featuring George Shuffler & James King |
(Wango WANGOCD104) |
1997 |
| 64 |
My All And All |
(Rebel REB-CD-1740) |
1997 |
| 65 |
Songs My Mother Taught Me & More - Clawhammer Style Banjo |
(Freeland Recording Co. FRC-CD-655) |
1997 |
| 66 |
Clinch Mountain Country |
(Rebel REB 5001) |
1998 |
| 67 |
While The Ages Roll On |
(Rebel REB-CD-1765) |
2000 |
| 68 |
Man Of Constant Sorrow (Compilation) |
(Rebel REB-CD-1126) |
2001 |
| 69 |
Clinch Mountain Sweethearts |
(Rebel REB-CD-1770) |
2001 |
| 70 |
Live At The Smithsonian Vol. 1 (Live) |
(King KSCD-5144) |
2001 |
| 71 |
Live At The Smithsonian Vol. 2 (Live) |
(King KSCD-5147) |
2001 |
| 72 |
Echoes Of The Stanley Brothers |
(Varese Sarabande 302 066 215 2) |
2001 |
| 73 |
The Very Best Of... (Compilation) |
(Koch/Audium AUD-CD-8169) |
2002 |
| 74 |
Live At McCabe's Guitar Shop (Feb 11th 2001) (Live) |
(Digital Club Network DCNCD 1002) |
2002 |
| 75 |
Ralph Stanley |
(DMZ/Columbia CK-85525) |
2002 |
| 76 |
Poor Rambler - His Complete King & Gusto Recordings |
(King K3CD-0951) |
2003 |
| 77 |
Best Of The Best (Compilation) |
(Federal FED 0528-2) |
2003 |
| 78 |
O Bluegrass Celebration (Live) |
(BMG 75517476312) |
2003 |
| 79 |
Bluegrass Legend (Compilation) |
(Direct Source AV 26112) |
2003 |
| 80 |
Great High Mountain (Compilation) |
(Rebel REB-CD-1130) |
2004 |
| 81 |
Sings His Favorites Now and Then |
(Stanleytone No #) |
2004 |
| 82 |
Mountain Gospel (Compilation) |
(Cracker Barrel CB-118) |
2004 |
| 83 |
Shine On |
(Rebel REB-CD-1810) |
2005 |
| 84 |
Live At Watermelon Park - Berryville, Virginia 1969 (Live) |
(Stanleytone STR-1105) |
2005 |
| 85 |
A Distant Land To Roam - Songs Of The Carter Family |
(Columbia/DMZ 82796 93629 2) |
2006 |
| 86 |
A Distant Land To Roam - Songs Of The Carter Family (One Hour Radio Special) |
(Sony no #) |
2006 |
| 87 |
Mountain Preacher's Child (Compilation) |
(Rebel REB-CD-7517) |
2007 |
| 88 |
The Essential Masters (Compilation) |
(Varese Sarabande 302-066-843-2) |
2007 |
| 89 |
Early Classics: The King Recordings (Compilation) |
(Time Life M19488) |
2007 |
| 90 |
Merlefest 25th April 2008, Wilkesboro, North Carolina (Live) |
(Festivalink.Net FEST0376) |
2008 |
| 91 |
Old-Time Pickin' - A Clawhammer Banjo Collection (Compilation) |
(Rebel REB-CD-7520) |
2008 |
| 92 |
Can't You Hear The Mountains Calling |
(Rounder 11661-0614-2) |
2009 |
| 93 |
A Mother's Prayer |
(Rebel REB-CD-1840) |
2010 |
| 94 |
Ralph Stanley Featuring Marty Stuart (Live) |
(One Media Publishing no #) |
2010 |
| 95 |
Ralph Stanley Featuring Ricky Skaggs & Keith Whitley (Live) |
(One Media Publishing no #) |
2010 |
| 96 |
Old Songs & Ballads Vol. 1 (Compilation) |
(Rebel REB-CD-9501) |
2012 |
| 97 |
Old Songs & Ballads Vol. 2 (Compilation) |
(Rebel REB-CD-9502) |
2012 |
| 98 |
My Life & Legacy - The Very Best Of... (Compilation) |
(Rebel REB-CD-1131) |
2014 |
| 99 |
Man Of Constant Sorrow |
(Cracker Barrel RRE-CD161) |
2014 |
| 100 |
Live From Bean Blossom 1972 Vol. 2 (Live) |
(No Label No #) |
2015 |
| 101 |
The Complete Jessup Recordings Plus! |
(Real Gone Music RGM-0429) |
2016 |
| 102 |
American Icon - The Definitive Collection (Compilation) |
(No Label No #) |
2016 |
| 103 |
The Bottom Line Archive (Live) |
(Bottom Line Archive BLRCD-017) |
2017 |
| 104 |
Live At The Thomas Point Beach Bluegrass Festival, Maine 1987 (Live) |
(Thomas Point Beach 90120-17516) |
2017 |
| 105 |
Live In Seattle - 1969 (Live) |
(Stanley Family Records 75531-01487) |
2018 |
| 106 |
Live From Gettysburg (Live) |
(ToneMaster) |
2018 |
| 107 |
Way Out West - 1977 (Live) |
(Stanley Family Records SFR-005) |
2019 |
| 108 |
Live At The Greenwich Coonhunters Club (Live) |
(Stanley Family Records SFR-006) |
2021 |
[3] reissued on a crappy CD (Good Time Records GTRCD-1155) 2021 & as a limited edition 180 gram green vinyl LP (Reel Music RMLP3160LE) 2022.
[4] reissued on CD (King 6109-2-6) 1998 and (Gusto GT 0557-2) 2004.
[5] reissued on CD (King KMCD 6102) 1996.
[6] reissued on CD (Rebel REB-CD 1499) 2001.
[7] Japanese release, reissued (Rebel REB 2202) 1986 and on CD (Rebel REC-CD-2002) 1997.
[8] Japanese only release.
[12] is a repackaging of the Keith Whitley & Ricky Skaggs - Tribute To The Stanley Brothers album as by Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys.
[18] is a Japanese only release.
[20] reissued on CD (Rebel REB-CD-1118) 1996.
[22] reissued on CD (Rebel REB-CD 1571) 2001.
[25] reissued (Rebel REB 1613) 1984.
[27] is a reissue of [14].
[33] is a partial reissue of [11] but with only 8 of the 12 tracks.
[33] is a partial reissue of [10] but with only 8 of the 12 tracks.
[34] is a partial reissue of [10] and [11] but with only 8 tracks.
[35] is a partial reissue of [10] and [11] on cassette but with only 8 tracks.
[37] reissued on CD (Copper Creek CCCD-0138) 1996.
[39] is a cassette release.
[40] reissued on CD (Rebel REB-CD-1657) 2001.
[51] contains the same material as [49] & [46].
[53] reissued on CD (Gusto GT-5163-2) 2006.
[58] is a 4xCD boxed set reissue of [8], [9], [13], [14], [15], [16] & [17].
[59] and [60] contain the same material as [55].
[65] is a reissue of [45] with 8 extra tracks (7x live and 1x studio).
[70] and [71] combined contain the same material as [53].
[72] is a reissue of [10] and [11].
[76] is a 3xCD reissue of [1], [4], [5] and the Jimmy Martin & Ralph Stanley - First Time Together album.
[92] is a reissue of [36] remixed and with some changes to track titles.
[101] is a reissue of [10] & [11] with most of the Keith Whitley & Ricky Skaggs - Tribute To The Stanley Brothers album (2 tracks are ommitted).
[104] is a live 2xCD set featuring Ralph, Sammy Adkins, Jr Blanksnship, Curly Ray Cline & Jack Cooke.
[105] is a live 2xCD set featuring Ralph, Curly Ray Cline and Larry Sparks - available from CDBaby.com.
[106] is a dodgy digital only release that can be dound on Amazon
[107] is a live CD from Keith Whitley's last tour with Ralph in Oct/Nov 1977.
[108] is a live CD-R from the Coonhunters Club Bluegrass Festival 14th August 1982.
Collaborations:
I've listed these separately, where the an artist has received equal credit. The one with James King is an exception, but I figured it fits better here than in the main discography...
[11] reissued on CD (Crosscut CR 1121) 2000.
[12] was an all gospel release.
Ralph's compilation & selected other Clinch Mountain Boy appearances:
This is probably just scratching the surface.. I've not included any 'solo' releases by any of the Clinch Mountain Boys here (with exception of the Skaggs/Whitley & and a couple of Larry Sparks' albums) as they're being added as separate discographies...
[6] reissued on CD (Collectors Choice Music CCM-995) 2009.
[21] reissued (Copper Creek CCCD-0227) 2005.
[52] is a compilation of recordings. The track featuring Ralph is taken from [50].
Singles / EPs:
| # | Titles | Label/Cat No | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Long Journey Home / Going Down Town |
(Jalyn 45-323) |
c1967 |
| 2 |
East Virginia Blues / Cackling Hen |
(Jalyn 45-335) |
c1968 |
| 3 |
That Beautiful Woman / Row Hoe |
(King 45-6113) |
1968 |
| 4 |
Hemlock And Primroses / Sweet Sally Brown |
(King 45-6139) |
1968 |
| 5 |
Over The Sunset Hill / Going Up Home (To Live In Green Pastures) |
(King 45-6179) |
1968 |
| 6 |
Let's Go To The Fair / Hills Of Home (A Tribute To Carter) |
(King 45-6252) |
1969 |
| 7 |
Brand New Tennessee Waltz / Old-time Pickin' |
(Rebel F-310) |
1971 |
| 8 |
Katy Daley / Will You Miss Me? |
(Rebel F-315) |
1971 |
| 9 |
Poison love / Bill Cheatum |
(King Bluegrass 730412) |
1973 |
| 10 |
Loving You Too Well / Gonna Paint The Town |
(King Bluegrass 730846) |
1973 |
| 11 |
Satan's Chains / Satan's Chains (Alt. version) |
(Freeland Recording Co. FRC-S325) |
1995 |
| 12 |
Barbara Allen / Stack O'Lee / Prince Of Peace |
(DMZ/Columbis CSK 59413) |
2002 |
| 13 |
Single Girl / Little Birdie |
(Tompkins Square TSQ-22527) |
2012 |
[11] promotional CD shown as by Ralph Stanley & Joe Isaacs.
[12] Limited edition CD bonus disc.
[13] Limited edition 78rpm 10".
