I'm a Man of Constant Sorrow

~ Release by The Stanley Brothers & The Clinch Mountain Boys (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Discs 1 and 2 are studio recordings
Disc 3 consists of broadcast transcriptions of the Farm and Fun Time radio program on WCYB in Bristol, VA from 1947 and 1949.

Annotation last modified on 2019-01-29 03:57 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Cotton Eye Joe
banjo:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (in 1947)
double bass:
Ray Lambert (US bluegrass bassist and comedian) (in 1947)
fiddle and lead vocals:
Leslie Keith (fiddler) (in 1947)
guitar:
Carter Stanley (in 1947)
mandolin:
Darrell "Pee Wee" Lambert (in 1947)
recorded at:
Radio Station WCYB in Bristol, Virginia, United States (in 1947)
recording of:
Cotton‐Eyed Joe (traditional song) (in 1947)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 942)
1:15
2Blue Moon of Kentucky
banjo:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (in 1947)
double bass:
Ray Lambert (US bluegrass bassist and comedian) (in 1947)
fiddle:
Leslie Keith (fiddler) (in 1947)
guitar:
Carter Stanley (in 1947)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Darrell "Pee Wee" Lambert (in 1947)
recorded at:
Radio Station WCYB in Bristol, Virginia, United States (in 1947)
recording of:
Blue Moon of Kentucky (in 1947)
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)
1:58
3Lonely Tombs
banjo and baritone vocals:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (in 1947)
double bass and bass vocals:
Ray Lambert (US bluegrass bassist and comedian) (in 1947)
fiddle:
Leslie Keith (fiddler) (in 1947)
guitar and lead vocals:
Carter Stanley (in 1947)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Darrell "Pee Wee" Lambert (in 1947)
recorded at:
Radio Station WCYB in Bristol, Virginia, United States (in 1947)
recording of:
Oh Those Tombs (in 1947)
lyricist and composer:
William Golden
2:02
4Orange Blossom Special
banjo:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (in 1947)
double bass:
Ray Lambert (US bluegrass bassist and comedian) (in 1947)
fiddle and lead vocals:
Leslie Keith (fiddler) (in 1947)
guitar:
Carter Stanley (in 1947)
mandolin:
Darrell "Pee Wee" Lambert (in 1947)
recorded at:
Radio Station WCYB in Bristol, Virginia, United States (in 1947)
recording of:
Orange Blossom Special (in 1947)
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)
1:57
5Old Joe Clark
banjo:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (in 1947)
double bass:
Ray Lambert (US bluegrass bassist and comedian) (in 1947)
fiddle and lead vocals:
Leslie Keith (fiddler) (in 1947)
guitar:
Carter Stanley (in 1947)
mandolin:
Darrell "Pee Wee" Lambert (in 1947)
recorded at:
Radio Station WCYB in Bristol, Virginia, United States (in 1947)
recording of:
Old Joe Clark (in 1947)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3594)
1:24
6They're at Rest Together
banjo and tenor vocals:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (in 1947)
double bass:
Ray Lambert (US bluegrass bassist and comedian) (in 1947)
fiddle:
Leslie Keith (fiddler) (in 1947)
guitar and lead vocals:
Carter Stanley (in 1947)
mandolin:
Darrell "Pee Wee" Lambert (in 1947)
recorded at:
Radio Station WCYB in Bristol, Virginia, United States (in 1947)
recording of:
They're at Rest Together (in 1947)
lyricist, writer and composer:
Walter Callahan
2:35
7White House Blues
banjo:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (in 1947)
double bass:
Ray Lambert (US bluegrass bassist and comedian) (in 1947)
fiddle:
Leslie Keith (fiddler) (in 1947)
guitar:
Carter Stanley (in 1947)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Darrell "Pee Wee" Lambert (in 1947)
recorded at:
Radio Station WCYB in Bristol, Virginia, United States (in 1947)
recording of:
White House Blues (in 1947)
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and Wilbur Jones (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 787)
1:36
8Standing in the Need of Prayer
banjo and baritone vocals:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (in 1947)
double bass and bass vocals:
Ray Lambert (US bluegrass bassist and comedian) (in 1947)
fiddle:
Leslie Keith (fiddler) (in 1947)
guitar and lead vocals:
Carter Stanley (in 1947)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Darrell "Pee Wee" Lambert (in 1947)
recorded at:
Radio Station WCYB in Bristol, Virginia, United States (in 1947)
recording of:
It’s Me, Oh Lord (Gospel traditional) (in 1947)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
1:36
9Riding the Humpbacked Mule
banjo:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (in 1947)
double bass:
Ray Lambert (US bluegrass bassist and comedian) (in 1947)
fiddle:
Leslie Keith (fiddler) (in 1947)
guitar:
Carter Stanley (in 1947)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Darrell "Pee Wee" Lambert (in 1947)
lead vocals:
Leslie Keith (fiddler) (in 1947), Darrell "Pee Wee" Lambert (in 1947) and Carter Stanley (in 1947)
recorded at:
Radio Station WCYB in Bristol, Virginia, United States (in 1947)
1:56
10Goodbye Old Pal
banjo:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (in 1947)
double bass:
Ray Lambert (US bluegrass bassist and comedian) (in 1947)
fiddle:
Leslie Keith (fiddler) (in 1947)
guitar:
Carter Stanley (in 1947)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Darrell "Pee Wee" Lambert (in 1947)
recorded at:
Radio Station WCYB in Bristol, Virginia, United States (in 1947)
recording of:
Goodbye Old Pal (in 1947)
composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI)) and Bill Monroe Music
2:10
11Just One Way to the Pearly Gate
banjo and baritone vocals:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (in 1947)
double bass and bass vocals:
Ray Lambert (US bluegrass bassist and comedian) (in 1947)
fiddle:
Leslie Keith (fiddler) (in 1947)
guitar and lead vocals:
Carter Stanley (in 1947)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Darrell "Pee Wee" Lambert (in 1947)
recorded at:
Radio Station WCYB in Bristol, Virginia, United States (in 1947)
2:13
12Short Life of Trouble
banjo and lead vocals:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (in 1949-06)
fiddle:
Robert "Bobby" Sumner (in 1949-06)
guitar:
Carter Stanley (in 1949-06)
mandolin:
Darrell "Pee Wee" Lambert (in 1949-06)
recorded at:
Radio Station WCYB in Bristol, Virginia, United States (in 1949-06)
recording of:
Short Life of Trouble (in 1949-06)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3418)
2:31
13Blackberry Blossom
banjo:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (in 1949-06)
fiddle:
Robert "Bobby" Sumner (in 1949-06)
guitar:
Carter Stanley (in 1949-06)
mandolin:
Darrell "Pee Wee" Lambert (in 1949-06)
recorded at:
Radio Station WCYB in Bristol, Virginia, United States (in 1949-06)
recording of:
Blackberry Blossom (in 1949-06)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
1:18
14Rose of Old Kentucky
banjo:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (in 1949-06)
fiddle:
Robert "Bobby" Sumner (in 1949-06)
guitar:
Carter Stanley (in 1949-06)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Darrell "Pee Wee" Lambert (in 1949-06)
recorded at:
Radio Station WCYB in Bristol, Virginia, United States (in 1949-06)
recording of:
My Rose of Old Kentucky (in 1949-06)
writer:
Joe Ahr (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
2:40