Tracklist

1Digital Media
#TitleRatingLength
1I Hear My Savior Calling
banjo:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1955-04-05)
bass:
Bill Lowe (US bluegrass and country musician) (on 1955-04-05)
fiddle:
Ralph "Joe" Meadows (US bluegrass fiddler) (on 1955-04-05)
guitar and lead vocals:
Carter Stanley (on 1955-04-05)
mandolin:
Jim Williams (50s US rockabilly artist, also bluegrass mandolinist) (on 1955-04-05)
vocals:
Bill Lowe (US bluegrass and country musician) (on 1955-04-05), Ralph "Joe" Meadows (US bluegrass fiddler) (on 1955-04-05) and Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1955-04-05)
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1955-04-05)
recording of:
I Hear My Savior Calling (on 1955-04-05)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
2:08
2Just a Little Talk With Jesus
banjo:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1955-04-05)
bass:
Bill Lowe (US bluegrass and country musician) (on 1955-04-05)
fiddle:
Ralph "Joe" Meadows (US bluegrass fiddler) (on 1955-04-05)
guitar and lead vocals:
Carter Stanley (on 1955-04-05)
mandolin:
Jim Williams (50s US rockabilly artist, also bluegrass mandolinist) (on 1955-04-05)
vocals:
Bill Lowe (US bluegrass and country musician) (on 1955-04-05), Ralph "Joe" Meadows (US bluegrass fiddler) (on 1955-04-05) and Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1955-04-05)
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1955-04-05)
recording of:
Just a Little Talk With Jesus (on 1955-04-05)
lyricist and composer:
Cleavant Derricks (pastor, choir director, and songwriter)
publisher:
Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI) and Stamps-Baxter Music and Printing Co. (on 1937-01-01)
2:14
3So Blue
banjo:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1955-04-05)
bass:
Bill Lowe (US bluegrass and country musician) (on 1955-04-05)
guitar and lead vocals:
Carter Stanley (on 1955-04-05)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Ralph "Joe" Meadows (US bluegrass fiddler) (on 1955-04-05)
mandolin:
Jim Williams (50s US rockabilly artist, also bluegrass mandolinist) (on 1955-04-05)
vocals:
Bill Lowe (US bluegrass and country musician) (on 1955-04-05) and Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1955-04-05)
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1955-04-05)
recording of:
So Blue (on 1955-04-05)
lyricist and composer:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player)
2:20
4You'd Better Get Right
banjo:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1955-04-05)
bass:
Bill Lowe (US bluegrass and country musician) (on 1955-04-05)
fiddle:
Ralph "Joe" Meadows (US bluegrass fiddler) (on 1955-04-05)
guitar and lead vocals:
Carter Stanley (on 1955-04-05)
mandolin:
Jim Williams (50s US rockabilly artist, also bluegrass mandolinist) (on 1955-04-05)
vocals:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1955-04-05)
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1955-04-05)
recording of:
You'd Better Get Right (on 1955-04-05)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
2:23
5Tragic Love
banjo:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1955-04-05)
bass:
Bill Lowe (US bluegrass and country musician) (on 1955-04-05)
fiddle:
Ralph "Joe" Meadows (US bluegrass fiddler) (on 1955-04-05)
guitar and lead vocals:
Carter Stanley (on 1955-04-05)
mandolin:
Jim Williams (50s US rockabilly artist, also bluegrass mandolinist) (on 1955-04-05)
vocals:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1955-04-05)
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1955-04-05)
recording of:
Tragic Love (on 1955-04-05)
lyricist and composer:
Buddy Lee
2:26
6Lonesome and Blue
banjo:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1955-04-05)
bass:
Bill Lowe (US bluegrass and country musician) (on 1955-04-05)
fiddle:
Ralph "Joe" Meadows (US bluegrass fiddler) (on 1955-04-05)
guitar and lead vocals:
Carter Stanley (on 1955-04-05)
mandolin:
Jim Williams (50s US rockabilly artist, also bluegrass mandolinist) (on 1955-04-05)
vocals:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1955-04-05)
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1955-04-05)
recording of:
Lonesome and Blue (on 1955-04-05)
lyricist and composer:
Carter Stanley
2:16
7Orange Blossom Special
banjo:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1955-04-05)
bass:
Bill Lowe (US bluegrass and country musician) (on 1955-04-05)
fiddle:
Ralph "Joe" Meadows (US bluegrass fiddler) (on 1955-04-05)
guitar and lead vocals:
Carter Stanley (on 1955-04-05)
mandolin:
Jim Williams (50s US rockabilly artist, also bluegrass mandolinist) (on 1955-04-05)
vocals:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1955-04-05)
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1955-04-05)
recording of:
Orange Blossom Special (on 1955-04-05)
lyricist and composer:
Ervin Rouse
publisher:
Glanco Music (BMI-affiliated) and MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
2:26
8Clinch Mountain Blues
banjo:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1955-12-19)
bass:
Bill Lowe (US bluegrass and country musician) (on 1955-12-19)
fiddle:
Art Stamper (on 1955-12-19)
guitar:
Carter Stanley (on 1955-12-19)
mandolin:
Curley Lambert (on 1955-12-19)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1955-12-19)
recording of:
Clinch Mountain Blues (on 1955-12-19)
composer:
Leslie Keith (fiddler)
2:00
9Big Tilda
banjo:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1955-12-19)
bass:
Bill Lowe (US bluegrass and country musician) (on 1955-12-19)
fiddle:
Art Stamper (on 1955-12-19)
guitar:
Carter Stanley (on 1955-12-19)
mandolin:
Curley Lambert (on 1955-12-19)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1955-12-19)
recording of:
Big Tilda (on 1955-12-19)
composer:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player)
2:00
10Will He Wait a Little Longer
banjo:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1955-12-19)
bass:
Bill Lowe (US bluegrass and country musician) (on 1955-12-19)
fiddle:
Art Stamper (on 1955-12-19)
guitar and lead vocals:
Carter Stanley (on 1955-12-19)
instruments:
Bill Lowe (US bluegrass and country musician) (on 1955-12-19)
mandolin:
Curley Lambert (on 1955-12-19)
vocals:
Curley Lambert (on 1955-12-19) and Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1955-12-19)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1955-12-19)
recording of:
Will He Wait a Little Longer (on 1955-12-19)
lyricist and composer:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player)
2:21
11Angel Band
banjo:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1955-12-19)
bass:
Bill Lowe (US bluegrass and country musician) (on 1955-12-19)
fiddle:
Art Stamper (on 1955-12-19)
guitar and lead vocals:
Carter Stanley (on 1955-12-19)
mandolin:
Curley Lambert (on 1955-12-19)
vocals:
Curley Lambert (on 1955-12-19), Bill Lowe (US bluegrass and country musician) (on 1955-12-19) and Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1955-12-19)
arranger:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1955-12-19)
recording of:
Angel Band (on 1955-12-19)
lyricist:
Jefferson Hascall
composer:
William Batchelder Bradbury (composer of popular hymns) (in 1862)
3.352:15
12The Cry From the Cross
banjo:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1956-07-16)
bass:
Doug Morris (US bluegrass bassist) (on 1956-07-16)
fiddle:
Chubby Anthony (bluegrass fiddler) (on 1956-07-16) and Ralph Mayo (on 1956-07-16)
guitar and lead vocals:
Carter Stanley (on 1956-07-16)
mandolin:
Curley Lambert (on 1956-07-16)
vocals:
Curley Lambert (on 1956-07-16) and Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1956-07-16)
recorded at:
Music City Recording (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1956-07-16)
recording of:
The Cry From the Cross (on 1956-07-16)
lyricist and composer:
Johnnie Masters (US gospel singer and songwriter)
2:49
13Who Will Call You Sweetheart
banjo:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1956-07-16)
bass:
Doug Morris (US bluegrass bassist) (on 1956-07-16)
fiddle:
Chubby Anthony (bluegrass fiddler) (on 1956-07-16) and Ralph Mayo (on 1956-07-16)
guitar and lead vocals:
Carter Stanley (on 1956-07-16)
mandolin:
Curley Lambert (on 1956-07-16)
vocals:
Curley Lambert (on 1956-07-16) and Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1956-07-16)
recorded at:
Music City Recording (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1956-07-16)
recording of:
Who Will Call You Sweetheart (on 1956-07-16)
writer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) and Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player)
2:52
14I'm Lost, I'll Never Find the Way
banjo:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1956-07-16)
bass:
Doug Morris (US bluegrass bassist) (on 1956-07-16)
fiddle:
Chubby Anthony (bluegrass fiddler) (on 1956-07-16) and Ralph Mayo (on 1956-07-16)
guitar and lead vocals:
Carter Stanley (on 1956-07-16)
mandolin:
Curley Lambert (on 1956-07-16)
vocals:
Curley Lambert (on 1956-07-16) and Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1956-07-16)
recorded at:
Music City Recording (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1956-07-16)
recording of:
I'm Lost, I'll Never Find the Way (on 1956-07-16)
lyricist and composer:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player)
1:56
15Let Me Walk, Lord, by Your Side
banjo:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1956-07-16)
bass:
Doug Morris (US bluegrass bassist) (on 1956-07-16)
fiddle:
Chubby Anthony (bluegrass fiddler) (on 1956-07-16) and Ralph Mayo (on 1956-07-16)
guitar and lead vocals:
Carter Stanley (on 1956-07-16)
mandolin:
Curley Lambert (on 1956-07-16)
vocals:
Curley Lambert (on 1956-07-16) and Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1956-07-16)
recorded at:
Music City Recording (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1956-07-16)
recording of:
Let Me Walk, Lord, by Your Side (on 1956-07-16)
lyricist and composer:
Carter Stanley
2:50
16A Lonesome Night
banjo:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1956-07-16)
bass:
Doug Morris (US bluegrass bassist) (on 1956-07-16)
fiddle:
Chubby Anthony (bluegrass fiddler) (on 1956-07-16) and Ralph Mayo (on 1956-07-16)
guitar and lead vocals:
Carter Stanley (on 1956-07-16)
mandolin:
Curley Lambert (on 1956-07-16)
vocals:
Curley Lambert (on 1956-07-16) and Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1956-07-16)
recorded at:
Music City Recording (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1956-07-16)
recording of:
A Lonesome Night (on 1956-07-16)
lyricist and composer:
Carter Stanley
2:50
17The Flood
banjo:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (in 1957-02)
bass:
Red Malone (country/bluegrass musician with radio WCYB) (in 1957-02)
fiddle:
Chubby Anthony (bluegrass fiddler) (in 1957-02)
guitar and lead vocals:
Carter Stanley (in 1957-02)
mandolin:
George Shuffler (in 1957-02)
vocals:
Chubby Anthony (bluegrass fiddler) (in 1957-02) and Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (in 1957-02)
recorded at:
Radio Station WCYB in Bristol, Virginia, United States (in 1957-02)
recording of:
The Flood (in 1957-02)
writer:
Carter Stanley and Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player)
3:07
18Fling Ding
banjo:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1957-02-27)
bass:
George Shuffler (on 1957-02-27)
fiddle:
Chubby Anthony (bluegrass fiddler) (on 1957-02-27)
guitar:
Carter Stanley (on 1957-02-27)
mandolin:
Darrell "Pee Wee" Lambert (on 1957-02-27)
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1957-02-27)
recording of:
Fling Ding (on 1957-02-27)
composer:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player)
2:06
19I'll Never Grow Tired of You
banjo:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1957-02-27)
bass:
George Shuffler (on 1957-02-27)
fiddle:
Chubby Anthony (bluegrass fiddler) (on 1957-02-27)
guitar and lead vocals:
Carter Stanley (on 1957-02-27)
mandolin:
Darrell "Pee Wee" Lambert (on 1957-02-27)
vocals:
George Shuffler (on 1957-02-27) and Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1957-02-27)
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1957-02-27)
recording of:
I'll Never Grow Tired of You (on 1957-02-27)
lyricist and composer:
Carter Stanley
publisher:
Fort Knox Music and Trio Music (publisher)
2:08
20Loving You Too Well
recording of:
Loving You Too Well
lyricist and composer:
Carter Stanley
2:10
21Daybreak in Dixie
banjo:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1957-11-15)
bass:
Curley Lambert (on 1957-11-15)
fiddle:
Howdy Forrester (on 1957-11-15) and Benny Martin (bluegrass fiddler and guitar player) (on 1957-11-15)
guitar:
Carter Stanley (on 1957-11-15)
mandolin:
Bill Napier (mandolin, guitar) (on 1957-11-15)
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1957-11-15)
recording of:
Daybreak in Dixie (on 1957-11-15)
composer:
Bill Napier (mandolin, guitar) and Carter Stanley
1:57
22If That's the Way You Feel
banjo:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1957-11-15)
bass:
Curley Lambert (on 1957-11-15)
fiddle:
Howdy Forrester (on 1957-11-15) and Benny Martin (bluegrass fiddler and guitar player) (on 1957-11-15)
guitar and lead vocals:
Carter Stanley (on 1957-11-15)
mandolin:
Bill Napier (mandolin, guitar) (on 1957-11-15)
steel guitar:
Ivan LeRoy "Little Roy" Wiggins (formerly Little Roy Wiggins) (on 1957-11-15)
vocals:
Curley Lambert (on 1957-11-15) and Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1957-11-15)
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1957-11-15)
recording of:
If That's the Way You Feel (on 1957-11-15)
writer:
Peggy Stanley and Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player)
2:29
23A Life of Sorrow
2:31
24I'd Rather Be Forgotten
banjo:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1957-11-15)
bass:
Curley Lambert (on 1957-11-15)
fiddle:
Howdy Forrester (on 1957-11-15) and Benny Martin (bluegrass fiddler and guitar player) (on 1957-11-15)
guitar and lead vocals:
Carter Stanley (on 1957-11-15)
mandolin:
Bill Napier (mandolin, guitar) (on 1957-11-15)
vocals:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1957-11-15)
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1957-11-15)
recording of:
I'd Rather Be Forgotten (on 1957-11-15)
2:17
25No School Bus in Heaven
banjo:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (in 1958-02)
bass:
Curley King (country musician, led Tennessee Hilltoppers on WCYB radio) (in 1958-02)
fiddle:
Ralph Mayo (in 1958-02)
guitar and lead vocals:
Carter Stanley (in 1958-02)
mandolin:
Bill Napier (mandolin, guitar) (in 1958-02)
vocals:
Ralph Mayo (in 1958-02) and Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (in 1958-02)
recorded at:
Radio Station WCYB in Bristol, Virginia, United States (in 1958-02)
recording of:
No School Bus in Heaven (in 1958-02)
writer:
Jack Adkins (mid-20th century country musician, “Hobo”) and Buddy Dee (American songwriter and bluegrass musician)
2:48

Credits

Release

ASIN:US: B07RZ34ZQ1 [info]

Release group

part of:The Chronogical Classics (not to be confused with The Chronological Classics) (number: 5597) (order: 62)