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2-CD with 32-page booklet, 49 tracks. Playing time approx. 120 mns. Carter and Ralph Stanley... more

Stanley Brothers: & Clinch Mountain Boys, 1953-58 & 1959 (2-CD)

2-CD with 32-page booklet, 49 tracks. Playing time approx. 120 mns.

Carter and Ralph Stanley were Bill Monroe's first rivals in the 1940s. By the 1950s, their version of bluegrass was honed to razor-sharp perfection, and their 46 recordings for the Mercury label are among the high watermarks of classic bluegrass (even Ralph Stanley considers them their best work). Working with a variety of fine supporting players, among them fiddler Art Stamper and mandolinist Bill Napier, the Stanley Brothers vocal artistry (as well as Ralph's hard-hitting banjo picking) never sounded better. This collection of the complete Stanley Mercury recordings offers a previously unissued gem, A Lonesome Night, as well as others (among them Close By) previously available only on Japanese reissues of the 1970s. Gary Reid's authoritative notes frame the picture painted by the music, and two 1959 recordings for the Blue Ridge label round off a remarkable set.

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Stanley Brothers - & Clinch Mountain Boys, 1953-58 & 1959 (2-CD) CD 1
01 (Say) Won't You Be Mine Stanley Brothers
02 This Weary Heart You Stole Away Stanley Brothers
03 I'm Lonesome Without You Stanley Brothers
04 Our Last Goodbye (take 4) Stanley Brothers
05 Poison Lies Stanley Brothers
06 Dickson County Breakdown (instr.) Stanley Brothers
07 I Long To See The Old Folks Stanley Brothers
08 A Voice From On High Stanley Brothers
09 Memories Of Mother Stanley Brothers
10 Could You Love Me (One More Time) Stanley Brothers
11 Nobody's Love Is Like Mine Stanley Brothers
12 I Just Got Wise Stanley Brothers
13 Blue Moon Of Kentucky Stanley Brothers
14 Close By Stanley Brothers
15 Calling From Heaven Stanley Brothers
16 Harbor Love Stanley Brothers
17 Hard Times (instr.) Stanley Brothers
18 Baby Girl Stanley Brothers
19 Say You'll Take Me Back Stanley Brothers
20 I Worship You Stanley Brothers
21 You're Still On My Mind Stanley Brothers
22 I Hear My Savior Calling Stanley Brothers
23 Just A Little Talk With Jesus Stanley Brothers
24 So Blue Stanley Brothers
25 Our Last Goodbye Stanley Brothers
Stanley Brothers - & Clinch Mountain Boys, 1953-58 & 1959 (2-CD) CD 2
01 You'd Better Get Right Stanley Brothers
02 Tragic Love Stanley Brothers
03 Lonesome And Blue Stanley Brothers
04 Orange Blossom Special Stanley Brothers
05 Clinch Mountain Blues (instr.) Stanley Brothers
06 Big Tilda (instr.) Stanley Brothers
07 Will He Wait A Little Longer Stanley Brothers
08 Angel Band Stanley Brothers
09 The Cry From The Cross Stanley Brothers
10 Who Will Call You Sweetheart Stanley Brothers
11 I'm Lost, I'll Never Find The Way Stanley Brothers
12 Let Me Walk, Lord, By Your Side Stanley Brothers
13 A Lonesome Night Stanley Brothers
14 The Flood Stanley Brothers
15 Fling Ding (instr.) Stanley Brothers
16 I'll Never Grow Tired Of You Stanley Brothers
17 Loving You Too Well Stanley Brothers
18 Daybreak In Dixie (instr.) Stanley Brothers
19 If That's The Way You Feel Stanley Brothers
20 A Life Of Sorrow Stanley Brothers
21 I'd Rather Be Forgotton Stanley Brothers
22 No School Bus In Heaven Stanley Brothers
23 Meet Me Tonight Stanley Brothers
24 Nobody's Business Stanley Brothers
Stanley Brothers The Stanley Brothers are among the least likely candidates to try to rock.... more
"Stanley Brothers"

Stanley Brothers

The Stanley Brothers are among the least likely candidates to try to rock. If Carter and Ralph Stanley appear here, can Pavarotti be far behind? The back story to this track is not clear. It's likely the recording took place sometime between the spring and summer of 1960, when this song by Hank Ballard and the Midnighters began a run on the 'Billboard Best Seller'list that lasted for half a year. The song was hugely popular. It likely would have been known to the Stanley Brothers without any help from King label boss Syd Nathan.

Nathan might have helped since he was fond of sharing copyrights between his artists, moving hits across genre lines. Hank Ballard and the Midnighters were King artists as were the Stanley Brothers and so it could have come to pass that the Stanleys took a shot at this, perhaps as a joke at the tail end of their session. It's hard to rule it out. We do know that the undubbed master of this song features Carter and Ralph Stanley singing with banjo, bass and acoustic guitar. The timing is ragged and it sounds quite demo-ish. The released version, which we have chosen here, features the addition of echoey finger snaps that provide a more commercial product and nudge the performance more decidedly in the direction of rock 'n' roll.

We don't know whose fingers were doing the snapping (one story on the web has James Brown doing it. It might just as easily have been Carter or Ralph, themselves). In any case, this track goes to show that even a 'pure' bluegrass act can be edged in the direction of rock 'n' roll. The distance is often shorter than you think.

Stanley Brothers & Clinch Mountain Boys, 1953-58 & 1959 (2-CD)
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Tracklist
Stanley Brothers - & Clinch Mountain Boys, 1953-58 & 1959 (2-CD) CD 1
01 (Say) Won't You Be Mine
02 This Weary Heart You Stole Away
03 I'm Lonesome Without You
04 Our Last Goodbye (take 4)
05 Poison Lies
06 Dickson County Breakdown (instr.)
07 I Long To See The Old Folks
08 A Voice From On High
09 Memories Of Mother
10 Could You Love Me (One More Time)
11 Nobody's Love Is Like Mine
12 I Just Got Wise
13 Blue Moon Of Kentucky
14 Close By
15 Calling From Heaven
16 Harbor Love
17 Hard Times (instr.)
18 Baby Girl
19 Say You'll Take Me Back
20 I Worship You
21 You're Still On My Mind
22 I Hear My Savior Calling
23 Just A Little Talk With Jesus
24 So Blue
25 Our Last Goodbye
Stanley Brothers - & Clinch Mountain Boys, 1953-58 & 1959 (2-CD) CD 2
01 You'd Better Get Right
02 Tragic Love
03 Lonesome And Blue
04 Orange Blossom Special
05 Clinch Mountain Blues (instr.)
06 Big Tilda (instr.)
07 Will He Wait A Little Longer
08 Angel Band
09 The Cry From The Cross
10 Who Will Call You Sweetheart
11 I'm Lost, I'll Never Find The Way
12 Let Me Walk, Lord, By Your Side
13 A Lonesome Night
14 The Flood
15 Fling Ding (instr.)
16 I'll Never Grow Tired Of You
17 Loving You Too Well
18 Daybreak In Dixie (instr.)
19 If That's The Way You Feel
20 A Life Of Sorrow
21 I'd Rather Be Forgotton
22 No School Bus In Heaven
23 Meet Me Tonight
24 Nobody's Business