The Complete Mercury Recordings

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Tracklist

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1(Say) Won't You Be Mine
banjo:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1953-08-09)
bass:
George Shuffler (on 1953-08-09)
fiddle:
Art Stamper (on 1953-08-09)
guitar and lead vocals:
Carter Stanley (on 1953-08-09)
mandolin:
Jim Williams (50s US rockabilly artist, also bluegrass mandolinist) (on 1953-08-09)
vocals:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1953-08-09)
recorded at:
Bradley Studios (Hillsboro Village location, circa 1952-1954) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1953-08-09)
recording of:
(Say) Won't You Be Mine (on 1953-08-09)
lyricist and composer:
Carter Stanley
2:49
2This Weary Heart You Stole Away (Wake Up, Sweetheart)
banjo:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1953-08-09)
bass:
George Shuffler (on 1953-08-09)
fiddle:
Art Stamper (on 1953-08-09)
guitar and lead vocals:
Carter Stanley (on 1953-08-09)
mandolin:
Jim Williams (50s US rockabilly artist, also bluegrass mandolinist) (on 1953-08-09)
vocals:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1953-08-09)
recorded at:
Bradley Studios (Hillsboro Village location, circa 1952-1954) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1953-08-09)
recording of:
This Weary Heart You Stole Away (on 1953-08-09)
lyricist and composer:
Carter Stanley
2:41
3I'm Lonesome Without You
banjo:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1953-08-09)
bass:
George Shuffler (on 1953-08-09)
fiddle:
Art Stamper (on 1953-08-09)
guitar and lead vocals:
Carter Stanley (on 1953-08-09)
mandolin:
Jim Williams (50s US rockabilly artist, also bluegrass mandolinist) (on 1953-08-09)
vocals:
George Shuffler (on 1953-08-09) and Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1953-08-09)
recorded at:
Bradley Studios (Hillsboro Village location, circa 1952-1954) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1953-08-09)
recording of:
I'm Lonesome Without You (First line: "When we were young and loved each other...") (on 1953-08-09)
lyricist and composer:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player)
2:33
4Our Last Goodbye
banjo:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1953-08-09)
bass:
George Shuffler (on 1953-08-09)
fiddle:
Art Stamper (on 1953-08-09)
guitar and lead vocals:
Carter Stanley (on 1953-08-09)
mandolin:
Jim Williams (50s US rockabilly artist, also bluegrass mandolinist) (on 1953-08-09)
vocals:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1953-08-09)
recorded at:
Bradley Studios (Hillsboro Village location, circa 1952-1954) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1953-08-09)
recording of:
Our Last Goodbye (on 1953-08-09)
lyricist and composer:
Carter Stanley
2:39
5Poison Lies
banjo:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1953-11-25)
bass:
John Shuffler (bluegrass bassist) (on 1953-11-25)
fiddle:
Ralph Mayo (on 1953-11-25)
guitar and lead vocals:
Carter Stanley (on 1953-11-25)
mandolin:
Jim Williams (50s US rockabilly artist, also bluegrass mandolinist) (on 1953-11-25)
vocals:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1953-11-25)
recorded at:
Bradley Studios (Hillsboro Village location, circa 1952-1954) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1953-11-25)
recording of:
Poison Lies (on 1953-11-25)
lyricist and composer:
Carter Stanley
2:42
6Dickson County Breakdown
banjo:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1953-11-25)
bass:
John Shuffler (bluegrass bassist) (on 1953-11-25)
fiddle:
Ralph Mayo (on 1953-11-25)
guitar:
Carter Stanley (on 1953-11-25)
mandolin:
Jim Williams (50s US rockabilly artist, also bluegrass mandolinist) (on 1953-11-25)
recorded at:
Bradley Studios (Hillsboro Village location, circa 1952-1954) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1953-11-25)
recording of:
Dickson County Breakdown (on 1953-11-25)
composer:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player)
2:16
7I Long to See the Old Folks
banjo:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1953-11-25)
bass:
John Shuffler (bluegrass bassist) (on 1953-11-25)
fiddle:
Ralph Mayo (on 1953-11-25)
guitar and lead vocals:
Carter Stanley (on 1953-11-25)
mandolin:
Jim Williams (50s US rockabilly artist, also bluegrass mandolinist) (on 1953-11-25)
vocals:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1953-11-25)
recorded at:
Bradley Studios (Hillsboro Village location, circa 1952-1954) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1953-11-25)
recording of:
I Long to See the Old Folks (on 1953-11-25)
lyricist and composer:
Carter Stanley
3:06
8A Voice From on High
banjo and lead vocals:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1953-11-25)
bass:
John Shuffler (bluegrass bassist) (on 1953-11-25)
fiddle:
Ralph Mayo (on 1953-11-25)
guitar:
Carter Stanley (on 1953-11-25)
mandolin:
Jim Williams (50s US rockabilly artist, also bluegrass mandolinist) (on 1953-11-25)
vocals:
John Shuffler (bluegrass bassist) (on 1953-11-25) and Carter Stanley (on 1953-11-25)
recorded at:
Bradley Studios (Hillsboro Village location, circa 1952-1954) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1953-11-25)
recording of:
A Voice From on High (on 1953-11-25)
lyricist and composer:
Bessie Lee Mauldin and Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
cover recording of:
A Voice From on High
lyricist and composer:
Bessie Lee Mauldin and Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
2:35
9Memories of Mother
banjo:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1954-05-30)
bass:
Floyd D. 'Lightnin'' Chance (on 1954-05-30)
fiddle:
Ralph "Joe" Meadows (US bluegrass fiddler) (on 1954-05-30)
guitar and lead vocals:
Carter Stanley (on 1954-05-30)
mandolin:
Jim Williams (50s US rockabilly artist, also bluegrass mandolinist) (on 1954-05-30)
vocals:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1954-05-30)
recorded at:
Bradley Studios (Hillsboro Village location, circa 1952-1954) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1954-05-30)
recording of:
Memories of Mother (on 1954-05-30)
lyricist and composer:
Carter Stanley
publisher:
Fort Knox Music Inc. and Trio Music Company
2:23
10Could You Love Me (One More Time)
banjo:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1954-05-30)
bass:
Floyd D. 'Lightnin'' Chance (on 1954-05-30)
fiddle:
Ralph "Joe" Meadows (US bluegrass fiddler) (on 1954-05-30)
guitar and lead vocals:
Carter Stanley (on 1954-05-30)
mandolin:
Jim Williams (50s US rockabilly artist, also bluegrass mandolinist) (on 1954-05-30)
vocals:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1954-05-30)
recorded at:
Bradley Studios (Hillsboro Village location, circa 1952-1954) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1954-05-30)
recording of:
Could You Love Me (One More Time) (on 1954-05-30)
lyricist and composer:
Carter Stanley
publisher:
Fort Knox Music Co and Trio Music Company
2:37
11Nobody's Love Is Like Mine
banjo:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1954-05-30)
bass:
Floyd D. 'Lightnin'' Chance (on 1954-05-30)
fiddle:
Ralph "Joe" Meadows (US bluegrass fiddler) (on 1954-05-30)
guitar and lead vocals:
Carter Stanley (on 1954-05-30)
mandolin:
Jim Williams (50s US rockabilly artist, also bluegrass mandolinist) (on 1954-05-30)
vocals:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1954-05-30)
recorded at:
Bradley Studios (Hillsboro Village location, circa 1952-1954) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1954-05-30)
recording of:
Nobody's Love Is Like Mine (on 1954-05-30)
lyricist and composer:
Carter Stanley
2:29
12I Just Got Wise
banjo:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1954-05-30)
bass:
Floyd D. 'Lightnin'' Chance (on 1954-05-30)
fiddle:
Ralph "Joe" Meadows (US bluegrass fiddler) (on 1954-05-30)
guitar and lead vocals:
Carter Stanley (on 1954-05-30)
mandolin:
Jim Williams (50s US rockabilly artist, also bluegrass mandolinist) (on 1954-05-30)
vocals:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1954-05-30)
recorded at:
Bradley Studios (Hillsboro Village location, circa 1952-1954) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1954-05-30)
recording of:
I Just Got Wise (on 1954-05-30)
lyricist and composer:
Carter Stanley
2:35
13Harbor of Love
banjo:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1954-08-29)
bass:
Floyd D. 'Lightnin'' Chance (on 1954-08-29)
fiddle:
Ralph "Joe" Meadows (US bluegrass fiddler) (on 1954-08-29)
guitar and lead vocals:
Carter Stanley (on 1954-08-29)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Charlie Cline (on 1954-08-29)
mandolin:
Bill Lowe (US bluegrass and country musician) (on 1954-08-29)
vocals:
Bill Lowe (US bluegrass and country musician) (on 1954-08-29), Ralph "Joe" Meadows (US bluegrass fiddler) (on 1954-08-29) and Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1954-08-29)
recorded at:
Bradley Studios (Hillsboro Village location, circa 1952-1954) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1954-08-29)
recording of:
Harbor of Love (on 1954-08-29)
lyricist and composer:
Carter Stanley
2:20
14Blue Moon of Kentucky
banjo:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1954-08-29)
bass:
Floyd D. 'Lightnin'' Chance (on 1954-08-29)
fiddle:
Ralph "Joe" Meadows (US bluegrass fiddler) (on 1954-08-29)
guitar and lead vocals:
Carter Stanley (on 1954-08-29)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Charlie Cline (on 1954-08-29)
mandolin:
Bill Lowe (US bluegrass and country musician) (on 1954-08-29)
vocals:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1954-08-29)
recorded at:
Bradley Studios (Hillsboro Village location, circa 1952-1954) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1954-08-29)
cover recording of:
Blue Moon of Kentucky
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (in 1946)
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI)), Peer International Corporation (BMI), Southern Music Publishing ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic), Southern Music Publishing Company Limited and ピアーミュージック (Peer Music Japan, Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
2:15
15Calling From Heaven
banjo:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1954-08-29)
bass:
Floyd D. 'Lightnin'' Chance (on 1954-08-29)
fiddle:
Ralph "Joe" Meadows (US bluegrass fiddler) (on 1954-08-29)
guitar and lead vocals:
Carter Stanley (on 1954-08-29)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Charlie Cline (on 1954-08-29)
mandolin:
Bill Lowe (US bluegrass and country musician) (on 1954-08-29)
vocals:
Bill Lowe (US bluegrass and country musician) (on 1954-08-29), Ralph "Joe" Meadows (US bluegrass fiddler) (on 1954-08-29) and Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1954-08-29)
recorded at:
Bradley Studios (Hillsboro Village location, circa 1952-1954) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1954-08-29)
recording of:
Calling From Heaven (on 1954-08-29)
lyricist and composer:
Carter Stanley
2:19
16Close By
banjo:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1954-08-29)
bass:
Floyd D. 'Lightnin'' Chance (on 1954-08-29)
fiddle:
Ralph "Joe" Meadows (US bluegrass fiddler) (on 1954-08-29)
guitar and lead vocals:
Carter Stanley (on 1954-08-29)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Charlie Cline (on 1954-08-29)
mandolin:
Bill Lowe (US bluegrass and country musician) (on 1954-08-29)
vocals:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1954-08-29)
recorded at:
Bradley Studios (Hillsboro Village location, circa 1952-1954) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1954-08-29)
recording of:
Close By (on 1954-08-29)
composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) and Robert Van Winkle
publisher:
Universal Cedarwood Publishing
cover recording of:
Close By
composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) and Robert Van Winkle
publisher:
Universal Cedarwood Publishing
2:08
17Hard Times
banjo:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1954-08-29)
bass:
Floyd D. 'Lightnin'' Chance (on 1954-08-29)
fiddle:
Ralph "Joe" Meadows (US bluegrass fiddler) (on 1954-08-29)
guitar:
Carter Stanley (on 1954-08-29)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Charlie Cline (on 1954-08-29)
mandolin:
Bill Lowe (US bluegrass and country musician) (on 1954-08-29)
recorded at:
Bradley Studios (Hillsboro Village location, circa 1952-1954) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1954-08-29)
recording of:
Hard Times (on 1954-08-29)
composer:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player)
2:47
18Baby Girl
banjo:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1954-11-28)
bass:
Floyd D. 'Lightnin'' Chance (on 1954-11-28) and Bill Lowe (US bluegrass and country musician) (on 1954-11-28)
fiddle:
Ralph "Joe" Meadows (US bluegrass fiddler) (on 1954-11-28)
guitar and lead vocals:
Carter Stanley (on 1954-11-28)
mandolin:
Jim Williams (50s US rockabilly artist, also bluegrass mandolinist) (on 1954-11-28) and Bill Lowe (US bluegrass and country musician) (on 1954-11-28)
vocals:
Bill Lowe (US bluegrass and country musician) (on 1954-11-28) and Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1954-11-28)
recorded at:
Bradley Studios (Hillsboro Village location, circa 1952-1954) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1954-11-28) and RCA Victor Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1954-11-28)
recording of:
Baby Girl (on 1954-11-28)
lyricist and composer:
Carter Stanley
2:20
19Say You'll Take Me Back
banjo and lead vocals:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1954-11-28)
bass:
Floyd D. 'Lightnin'' Chance (on 1954-11-28) and Bill Lowe (US bluegrass and country musician) (on 1954-11-28)
fiddle:
Ralph "Joe" Meadows (US bluegrass fiddler) (on 1954-11-28)
guitar:
Carter Stanley (on 1954-11-28)
mandolin:
Jim Williams (50s US rockabilly artist, also bluegrass mandolinist) (on 1954-11-28) and Bill Lowe (US bluegrass and country musician) (on 1954-11-28)
vocals:
Bill Lowe (US bluegrass and country musician) (on 1954-11-28) and Carter Stanley (on 1954-11-28)
recorded at:
Bradley Studios (Hillsboro Village location, circa 1952-1954) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1954-11-28) and RCA Victor Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1954-11-28)
recording of:
Say You'll Take Me Back (on 1954-11-28)
lyricist and composer:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player)
2:00
20I Worship You
banjo:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1954-11-28)
bass:
Floyd D. 'Lightnin'' Chance (on 1954-11-28) and Bill Lowe (US bluegrass and country musician) (on 1954-11-28)
fiddle:
Ralph "Joe" Meadows (US bluegrass fiddler) (on 1954-11-28)
guitar and lead vocals:
Carter Stanley (on 1954-11-28)
mandolin:
Jim Williams (50s US rockabilly artist, also bluegrass mandolinist) (on 1954-11-28) and Bill Lowe (US bluegrass and country musician) (on 1954-11-28)
vocals:
Bill Lowe (US bluegrass and country musician) (on 1954-11-28) and Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1954-11-28)
recorded at:
Bradley Studios (Hillsboro Village location, circa 1952-1954) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1954-11-28) and RCA Victor Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1954-11-28)
recording of:
I Worship You ("I worship you, and the things you do, still you're not satisfied...") (on 1954-11-28)
lyricist and composer:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player)
2:27
21You're Still on My Mind
banjo:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1954-11-28)
bass:
Floyd D. 'Lightnin'' Chance (on 1954-11-28) and Bill Lowe (US bluegrass and country musician) (on 1954-11-28)
fiddle:
Ralph "Joe" Meadows (US bluegrass fiddler) (on 1954-11-28)
guitar and lead vocals:
Carter Stanley (on 1954-11-28)
mandolin:
Jim Williams (50s US rockabilly artist, also bluegrass mandolinist) (on 1954-11-28) and Bill Lowe (US bluegrass and country musician) (on 1954-11-28)
vocals:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1954-11-28)
recorded at:
Bradley Studios (Hillsboro Village location, circa 1952-1954) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1954-11-28) and RCA Victor Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1954-11-28)
recording of:
You're Still on My Mind ("darling, somehow you're still on my mind") (on 1954-11-28)
lyricist and composer:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player)
2:02
22I 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.
2:12
23Just 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)
2:17
24So 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)
2:22
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