"This three- disc set provides rich pickings for fans of what the sleeve affectionately calls Old Time Music" - UNCUT
Charmingly known as “Old Time Music” or just “Old Timey”, the hillbilly precursor of bluegrass did indeed have a long history stretching back across the Atlantic to the pre-record folk music of Britain and Victorian parlour songs. As a direct result of the enormous growth of the recording industry in America in the 1920s and 1930s, many rural markets were exploited by the early phonograph companies. It was out of this music that bluegrass evolved.
Brother acts were immensely important among the roots of bluegrass. Living, playing and singing together day after day produced recordings that feature the most intricate musical interplay and vocal harmonies ever heard. A notable brother act was The Monroes. Charlie and Bill would ultimately form their own groups, with Bill being acknowledged as the father of bluegrass for his recordings with The Blue Grass Boys.
The Stanley Brothers (Ralph and Carter) formed their Clinch Mountain Boys in 1946 in emulation of Monroe’s new Blue Grass Boys. The brothers’ legacy has been acknowledged by Emmylou Harris, and Ralph continues to inspire at the age of 83, reaching a whole new audience through his involvement with the O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack.
Other notable contributors to Constant Sorrow include Uncle Dave Macon, Mainer’s Mountaineers, The Delmore Brothers, The Carlisle Brothers, Roy Hall’s Blue Ridge Entertainers, Jimmie Skinner, The Lonesome Pine Fiddlers, Jim Eanes & The Shenandoah Valley Boys, Mac Wiseman, The McCormick Brothers, Joe Maphis and Jimmy Martin. Classic bluegrass numbers include “I’m A Man Of Constant Sorrow”, “Footprints In The Snow”, “Orange Blossom Special”, “I’ll Fly Away”, “Angel Band” and “Feudin’ Banjos”.
trax disc 1:
1. I'm A Man Of Constant Sorrow - Emry Arthur 2. Don't Let Your Deal Go Down Blues - Charlie Poole & The North Carolina Ramblers 3. Going Back To Jericho - Dock Walsh 4. Backwater Blues - Uncle Dave Macon & Sam McGee 5. Hard For To Love - Hayes Shepherd (The Appalachia Vagabond) 6. Sail Away Ladies - Uncle Dave Macon & His Fruit Jar Drinkers 7. Carolina Stompdown - Aiken County String Band 8. Train 45 - G B Grayson & Henry Whitter 9. Go Along Mule - Uncle Dave Macon & His Fruit Jar Drinkers 10. Little Maggie With A Dram Glass In Her Hand - G B Grayson & Henry Whitter 11. All Night Long - Earl Johnson & His Clodhoppers 12. Three Men Went A'Hunting - Byrd Moore & His Hot Shots 13. I'll Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms - Buster Carter & Preston Young 14. Seven And A Half - J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers 15. New River Train - The Monroe Brothers (Charlie & Bill) 16. Short Life And It's Trouble - Wade Mainer & Zeke Morris 17. I'm Bound To Ride - Arthur Smith & The Delmore Brothers 18. Medley: Two Italians/Red Bird - Monroe Gevedon & Family 19. I Won't Be Worried - Wade Mainer & The Sons Of The Mountaineers 20. Big At The Little, Bottom At The Top - Bill Carlisle's Kentucky Home Boys 21. Let Me Be Your Salty Dog - The Morris Brothers (Wiley & Zeke) 22. Footprints In The Snow - Cliff Carlisle's Buckle Busters 23. Blue Ridge Mountain Blues - J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers 24. When I Lay My Burden Down - Roy Acuff & His Smoky Mountain Boys 25. Orange Blossom Special - The Rouse Brothers
trax disc 2:
1. Dog House Blues - Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys 2. Cryin' Holy Unto My Lord - Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys 3. C & N W Railroad Blues - Byron Parker & His Mountaineers 4. Tennessee Blues - Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys 5. Loving You Too Well - Roy Hall & His Blue Ridge Entertainers 6. Six White Horses - Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys 7. Blue Yodel #7 (Anniversary Blue Yodel) - Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys 8. Polecat Blues - Roy Hall & His Blue Ridge Entertainers 9. Back Up And Push - Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys 10. Going Back To Old Kentucky - Hobo Jack Adkins 11. Ida Red - Curly Parker & The Blue Sky Boys 12. Gonna Lay Down My Old Guitar - Byron Parker & His Mountaineers 13. Rattlesnake Daddy - The Bailey Brothers 14. Little Maggie - The Stanley Brothers & The Clinch Mountain Boys 15. Let Me Be Your Friend - The Stanley Brothers & The Clinch Mountain Boys 16. Pretty Polly - The Stanley Brothers & The Clinch Mountain Boys 17. Doin' My Time - Jimmie Skinner 18. Hey! Hey! Hey! - The Stanley Brothers & The Clinch Mountain Boys 19. Five String Banjo Boogie - Grandpa Jones 20. Don't Forget Me - The Lonesome Pine Fiddlers 21. I'm On My Way To The Old Home - Sonny Osborne 22. Pain In My Heart - The Lonesome Pine Fiddlers 23. Long Time, No See - Frank Hunter & His Black Mountain Boys 24. Leave Well Enough Alone - Frank Wakefield & Buster Turner 25. Roll On Blues - Connie & Babe With The Black Mountain Boys
trax disc 3:
1. Blue Yodel #1 (T For Texas) - Jim Eanes & The Shenandoah Valley Boys 2. Shake, Rattle And Roll - Carl Butler & The Lonesome Pine Boys 3. Holston Valley Breakdown - Ronnie Knittel & The Holston Valley Ramblers 4. I'll Fly Away - Jim & Jesse McReynolds 5. Blue Bonnet Lane - The Colwell Brothers 6. Florida Blues - Jim Eanes & The Shenandoah Valley Boys 7. Dirty Dishes Blues - The Lonesome Pine Fiddlers 8. Radio Boogie - L C Smith & Ralph Mayo With The Southern Mountain Boys 9. Crazy Blues - Mac Wiseman & The Country Boys 10. Lonesome Pine Breakdown - The Lonesome Pine Fiddlers 11. Air Mail Special - Jim & Jesse With The Virginia Boys 12. Red Hen Boogie - The McCormick Brothers 13. Too Hot To Handle - Jimmie Skinner 14. Jesse James - Toby Stroud & The Blue Mountain Boys 15. CNR Special - The McCormick Brothers 16. Angel Band - The Stanley Brothers & The Clinch Mountain Boys 17. Billy Goat Boogie - The McCormick Brothers 18. Feudin' Banjos - Arthur Smith & Don Reno 19. Twin Banjo Special - Joe Maphis 20. Bugle Call Rag - The McCormick Brothers 21. Train 45 - The Stanley Brothers & The Clinch Mountain Boys 22. Clinch Mountain Backstep - The Stanley Brothers & The Clinch Mountain Boys 23. Ruby, Are You Mad? - The Osborne Brothers & Red Allen 24. Hit Parade Of Love - Jimmy Martin & The Sunny Mountain Boys 25. Wild Horse (Aka Holiday Pickin') - The Stanley Brothers & The Clinch Mountain Boys 26. I'm A Man Of Constant Sorrow - The Stanley Brothers & The Clinch Mountain Boys
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"Constant Sorrow"
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thanks ryp for this terrific comp
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I thought I had 'em all. Clearly, I did not. Thank you, Gyro, for the marvelous Constant Sorrow comp!
I'm trying to keep myself out of the fray and a little mellow but I just gotta say that the "Constant Sorrow" box is some of the best country I've heard in quite awhile. I don't know if its really all bluegrass but that's what I'm calling it because that's what Gyro says it is. And the "Bump Jump Jive" series is A-1++ as well.
Thanks, Gyro.
Larry Ehrlich was at end of a long day in a studio in Bristol, VA. Carter and Ralph Stanley as well as Ralph Mayo and Curley Lambert entered the studio in front of one microphone, and Ehrlich, after seeing them play hog callings, a couple of radio shows, and a barn dance, asked the band to sing some of the traditional songs they had been recording for the past 16 years. The results, completely unearthed until now, are no less than stunning. This is the Stanleys as listeners have never heard them: laid-back, relaxed, and full of recollection and goodwill, singing and playing songs as familiar to them as their upbringing. These are country and bluegrass songs to be sure, but also some of the old folk ballads that had come out of the Southern mountains along with some Anglo and Celtic ballads from the days of yore. A number of these tracks represent the only available live versions of songs from their repertoire, and a few more are almost impossible to come by in any other way. At least one cut, 'Drifiting Too Far from the Shore,' was closely associated with Bill Monroe, and a pair are co-written originals, the harrowing murder ballad 'The Tale of the Lawson Family' (once or twice covered by the Louvin Brothers) and the beautiful mountain love song 'Meet Me Tonight.' Ralph wrote a good many others here, or at the very least created original adaptations: 'Come All You Tenderhearted,' 'East Virginia Blues,' and 'Bound to Ride' among them. But it is on the old songs that the Stanleys shine the brightest: 'Poor Ellen Smith,' 'Dream of a Miner's Child,' and their 'John Henry' are deeply affecting. The fidelity is good throughout, but the feeling of the mix is what grabs the listener and won't let go. This is a welcome and necessary addition to the Stanley Brothers catalog.
The Stanley Brothers - A Long Time Ago, Live 1956 (Columbia Legacy)
1. Handsome Molly
2. East Virginia Blues
3. The Story Of The Lawson Family
4. Dream Of A Miners Child
5. Come All You Tenderhearted
6. Poor Ellen Smith
7. Darling Do You Know Who Loves You
8. Shout Little Lulie
9. Bound To Ride
10. Meet Me Tonight
11. My Long Skinny Lanky Sarah Jane
12. Little Bessie
13. Train 45
14. John Henry
15. Little Birdie
16. Drifting Too Far From The Shore
17. Orange Blossum Special
18. Nine Pound Hammer
19. Feast Here Tonight
20. Tragic Love
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West Side's "Ridin' That Midnight Train: Starday-King Recordings 1958-1961" whittles down these legendary Stanley Brothers recordings into a manageable portion of bluegrass home fries (King's 109-track Early Starday-King Years 1958-1961 is not for the Stanley novice). Though the scene had changed much since the Stanley Brothers' '40s and early-'50s heydays, they managed to lay down some of the best work of their careers during this period, making this an excellent choice for longtime fans or those looking to build a respectable bluegrass collection.
The Stanley Brothers - Ridin' That Midnight Train, Starday-King Recordings 1958-1961 (West Side)
1 - Holiday Pickin' [A.K.A. Wild Horse]
2 - That Happy Night
3 - Love Me Darling Just Tonight
4 - She's More to Be Pitied
5 - How Mountain Girls Can Love
6 - The Memory of Your Smile
7 - Train 45
8 - Trust Each Other
9 - Ridin' That Midnight Train
10 - Shackles and Chains
11 - Man of Constant Sorrow
12 - How Far to Little Rock
13 - My Main Trial Is Yet to Come
14 - If I Lose
15 - Rank Strangers
16 - Let the Church Roll On
17 - Daybreak in Dixie
18 - Let Me Love You One More Time
19 - Finger Poppin' Time
20 - The Wild Side of Life
21 - The Drunken Driver
22 - Steel Guitar Rag
23 - You're Still to Blame
24 - Hey, Hey, Hey
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Terrific bluegras compilation! Thx!
Johnny
The music in the middle of disc 1 was called "country" or "mountain music" in the 1930s, and is now known as "oldtime". The rest of the songs and tunes are Bluegrass.
--swboy
Thank you Clash for a proper introduction to Roland Kirk. Wow...
Thanks for this, Old time mountain music and Early bluegrass are really a favourite of mine. Special mention to washboard bands
regards
@ Gyro
Thanks for "the constant sorrow" box-set.
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