The Very Best of Ralph Stanley

~ Release by Ralph Stanley (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Ridin' That Midnight Train
1:56
2The Fields Have Turned Brown
engineer:
Roy Homer (Engineer) (on 1973-03-22)
producer:
Charles R. Freeland (Rebel Records founder and producer)
banjo and tenor vocals:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1973-03-22)
bass:
Jack Cooke (bluegrass musician, bass, guitar & voaclist) (on 1973-03-22)
double bass [bass]:
Jack Cooke (bluegrass musician, bass, guitar & voaclist)
fiddle:
Curly Ray Cline (Fiddler) (on 1973-03-22)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Ricky Lee (US bluegrass guitarist) (on 1973-03-22)
guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
Roy Lee Centers (bluegrass guitarist, banjo player, singer & composer) (on 1973-03-22)
mandolin and baritone vocals [high baritone]:
John Duffey (on 1973-03-22)
recorded at:
R.D. Homer Assoc. in Maryland, United States (on 1973-03-22)
recording of:
The Fields Have Turned Brown
writer:
Carter Stanley and Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player)
2:51
3Little Maggie
engineer:
Roy Homer (Engineer) (on 1971-08-31)
producer:
Charles R. Freeland (Rebel Records founder and producer) and Charles R. Freeland (Engineer)
banjo and lead vocals:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1971-08-31)
bass:
Jack Cooke (bluegrass musician, bass, guitar & voaclist) (on 1971-08-31)
double bass [bass]:
Jack Cooke (bluegrass musician, bass, guitar & voaclist)
fiddle:
Curly Ray Cline (Fiddler) (on 1971-08-31)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Roy Lee Centers (bluegrass guitarist, banjo player, singer & composer) (on 1971-08-31)
arranger:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player)
recorded at:
R.D. Homer & Assoc. in Maryland, United States (on 1971-08-31)
recording of:
Little Maggie (Ralph Stanley version)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player)
is based on:
Little Maggie (catch-all for arrangements)
2:46
4Will You Miss Me?
engineer:
Roy Homer (Engineer) (on 1971-06-30)
producer:
Charles R. Freeland (Rebel Records founder and producer)
banjo and tenor vocals:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1971-06-30)
bass and baritone vocals:
Jack Cooke (bluegrass musician, bass, guitar & voaclist) (on 1971-06-30)
fiddle:
Curly Ray Cline (Fiddler) (on 1971-06-30)
guitar and lead vocals:
Roy Lee Centers (bluegrass guitarist, banjo player, singer & composer) (on 1971-06-30)
guitar [lead guitar] and bass vocals:
Keith Whitley (American country music singer) (on 1971-06-30)
mandolin:
Ricky Skaggs (on 1971-06-30)
recorded at:
R.D. Homer & Assoc. in Maryland, United States (on 1971-06-30)
recording of:
Will You Miss Me When I'm Gone? (on 1971-06-30)
lyricist and composer:
A.P. Carter
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI))
2:57
5Hard Times
engineer:
Roy Homer (Engineer) (on 1973-03-22)
producer:
Charles R. Freeland (Rebel Records founder and producer)
banjo:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1973-03-22)
bass:
Jack Cooke (bluegrass musician, bass, guitar & voaclist) (on 1973-03-22)
fiddle:
Curly Ray Cline (Fiddler) (on 1973-03-22)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Ricky Lee (US bluegrass guitarist) (on 1973-03-22)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Roy Lee Centers (bluegrass guitarist, banjo player, singer & composer) (on 1973-03-22)
recorded at:
R.D. Homer Assoc. in Maryland, United States (on 1973-03-22)
2:16
6I've Just Seen The Rock Of Ages
banjo:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1977-05-12)
double bass:
Jack Cooke (bluegrass musician, bass, guitar & voaclist) (on 1977-05-12)
fiddle:
“Curly” Ray Cline (Fiddler) (on 1977-05-12)
guitar:
Troy "Renfro" Proffitt (on 1977-05-12) and Keith Whitley (American country music singer) (on 1977-05-12)
mandolin:
Danny Marshall (bluegrass mandolinist) (on 1977-05-12)
vocals:
Jack Cooke (bluegrass musician, bass, guitar & voaclist) (on 1977-05-12), Chester Marshall (Marshall Family patriarch) (on 1977-05-12), Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1977-05-12) and Keith Whitley (American country music singer) (on 1977-05-12)
recorded at:
Lemco Recording Studio in Lexington, Kentucky, United States (on 1977-05-12)
3:12
7Little Birdie
engineer:
Roy Homer (Engineer) (on 1973-03-22)
producer:
Charles R. Freeland (Rebel Records founder and producer)
banjo and lead vocals:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1973-03-22)
bass:
Jack Cooke (bluegrass musician, bass, guitar & voaclist) (on 1973-03-22)
fiddle:
Curly Ray Cline (Fiddler) (on 1973-03-22)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Ricky Lee (US bluegrass guitarist) (on 1973-03-22)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Roy Lee Centers (bluegrass guitarist, banjo player, singer & composer) (on 1973-03-22)
recorded at:
R.D. Homer Assoc. in Maryland, United States (on 1973-03-22)
2:18
8Man Of Constant Sorrow
2:52
9Dad's Old Rocky Field
3:44
10Clinch Mountain Backstep
2:21
11Rank Stranger
2:42
12Pretty Polly
3:36
13Oh, Death
recording of:
O Death
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4933)
3:00
14Katie Daley
2:10
15The Lonesome River
2:54
16Angel Band
1:53