Poor Rambler (Box Set) (CD) ~ Ralph Stanley (Artist) Cover Art

Poor Rambler (Box Set) (CD)

By: Ralph Stanley (Artist)

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DISC 1 for Poor Rambler (Box Set) (CD) Album By Ralph Stanley (Artist)
1   Sharecropper's Son
2   Hemlock And Primroses
3   That Beautiful Woman
4   Poor Rambler
5   Lonesome
6   Lost Train
7   Row Hoe
8   Wonderful World Outside
9   Sweet Sally Brown
10   Love Please Stay
11   I'm Better Off Now That You're Gone
12   You Could Never Be True
13   Roll On Buddy
14   I'm Coming Back But I Don't Know When
15   I'm Going Down The Road
16   Rabbit In The Log
17   In The Pines
 
DISC 2 for Poor Rambler (Box Set) (CD) Album By Ralph Stanley (Artist)
1   Over The Sunset Hill
2   Going Up Home To Live In Green Pastures
3   What Kind Of Man
4   I Want A Clear Record
5   Prepare Me O Lord
6   I Wanna Go Home
7   Little Soldier For Jesus, A
8   Jesse James Prayed
9   Snow Covered Mound
10   I'll Be With Dad And Mother
11   Thou Long Expected Jesus
12   Be Ready To Go
13   Let Me Walk Lord By Your Side
14   Old Crossroad, The
 
DISC 3 for Poor Rambler (Box Set) (CD) Album By Ralph Stanley (Artist)
1   Hills Of Home
2   Darling Brown Eyes
3   My Long Skinny Lanky Sarah Jane
4   Coosy
5   Midnight Storm
6   Let's Go To The Fair
7   Dark Hollow
8   Dug-Gunn Shame
9   Kitten And The Cat, The
10   California
11   I Only Exist
12   Medicine Spring
13   Footprints In The Snow
14   Sunny Side Of The Mountain
15   God Gave You To Me
16   Stone Walls And Steel Bars
17   I Only Exist
 

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Title Note

Personnel: Ralph Stanley (banjo); Larry Sparks (vocals, guitar); Jimmy Martin (guitar, mandolin); Melvin Goins (guitar); Kenny Ingram (banjo); Earl Taylor (mandolin, harmonica); Vernon Derrick (mandolin); Curley Ray Cline (fiddle); Glenn Davis (drums).

Liner Note Author: Gary B. Reid.

Recording information: Gusto Studios, Nashville, TN (05/19/1967-03/04/1980); King Studios, Cincinnati, OHStarday Studios, Nashville, (05/19/1967-03/04/1980).

Arranger: Ralph Stanley.

Any three-disc set of previously hard-to-find recordings by Ralph Stanley would be a release worth noting. But this one is especially exciting because it brings together the entirety of Stanley's work for the King and Gusto labels, much of it from the late '60s when Stanley was arguably at the peak of his considerable powers. Much of this material features lead singer Larry Sparks, the man generally considered Ralph Stanley's most effective duet partner since the death of his brother Carter. Indeed, the 36 King sides were recorded shortly after Carter's untimely death and a brief but intense period of personal grief and professional uncertainty on Ralph's part. When he returned to recording and playing it was with an impressive level of energy and commitment, as these recordings make plain -- just listen to the gritty incisiveness of his renditions of "Poor Rambler," "I'm Better Off Now That You're Gone," and the Bill Monroe classic "In the Pines." But as fine as these songs are, the real fun comes on the 12 songs that Stanley recorded for the Gusto label with Jimmy Martin handling lead vocals and rhythm guitar chores. Martin's patented buzzsaw whine and powerful guitar attack push Stanley in a way that his late brother never had, and the results are thrilling. The occasional harmonica and drums (!) are an annoyance, but not more than an annoyance. Very highly recommended. ~ Rick Anderson

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