Cat. No. VV 1437: THE STANLEY BROTHERS ~ THEIR ORIGINAL RECORDINGS. MELODEON MLP 7322.
USED VINYL RECORD. PART OF A COLLECTION NOW UP FOR SALE.
THE STANLEY BROTHERS WERE BORN AND RAISED NEAR STRATTON, VIRGINIA, IN THE CLINCH MOUNTAIN REGION IN THE SOUTHWESTERN PART OF THE STATE. THEIR MOTHER WAS A SKILLED OLD-TIME BANJO PLAYER WHO TAUGHT HER SONS ALL THE MUSIC SHE KNEW. SHORTLY AFTER WORLD WAR 11, THE BROTHERS ORGANIZED THE FIRST OF THEIR BANDS. INITIALLY, IT WAS A TRADITIONAL MAINER-STYLED MOUNTAIN STRING GROUP, BUT AS THE GRAND OLD OPRY BEGAN TO BROADCAST THE NEW SOUNDS OF BILL MONRO AND THE ORIGINAL BLUE GRASS BOYS, RALPH AND CARTER STANLEY BEGAN TO BLEND IN SOME OF THESE IDEAS WITH THEIR OWN GROUP. THESE HARD TO FIND ORIGINAL RECORDINGS PRESENTED IN THIS ALBUM ARE SOME OF THE FIRST SUCCESSFUL ATEMPTS TO PERFORM MODERN BLUEGRASS IN THE CLASSIC PATTERN ESTABLISHED BY MONROE. ABSOLUTELY SUPERB EARLY BLUEGRASS.
THE SLEEVE HEAVY CARDBOARD AND IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION BORDERING ON NEAR MINT WITH ALMOST NO SIGNS OF WEAR. THE RECORD IS GRADED AS NEAR MINT.
TRACK LISTING: Side 1 - Little Maggie / Little Glass Of Wine / Are You Waiting Just For Me / The Jealous Lover / The Little Girl And The Dreadful Snake / Death Is Only A Dream / The Girl Behind The Bar. Side 2 - The Rambler's Blues / Molly And Tenbrooks / Our Darling's Gone / Mother No Longer Awaits Me At Home / I Can Tell You The Time / Little Birdie / Little Glass Of Wine.
12" VINYL RECORD
