1971-1973 (1995)

About this title: This four-CD set is a collection of the entire output of Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys during an astonishing three-year period in the early '70s. The albums collected here include the first appearance of Stanley's signature a cappella bluegrass-gospel, and feature the outstanding lead singing of the late Roy Lee Centers. The strong incarnation of the Clinch Mountain Boys features Curley Ray Cline on fiddle, Jack Cooke on bass, and Ricky Lee on lead guitar. Teenage Stanley disciples and future country stars Keith Whitley and Ricky Skaggs make their first recorded appearances here ... read more

Tracks:

1. I Am the Man, Thomas [Stanley/Sparks]
2. Take Your Shoes Off, Moses [Jarvis]
3. Death Is Only a Dream [Ray/Buckhanan]
4. The Brand New Tennessee Waltz [Winchester]
5. Two Coats [Jarvis]
6. Bright Morning Star [Jarvis]
7. Come on Little Children [Jarvis]
8. The Prettiest Flowers Will Be Blooming [Brumley]
9. Cry from the Cross [Masters]
10. Step Out in the Sunshine [De Armond/Vaughan]
11. You're Drifting On [Stanley/Stanley]
12. Gloryland [Grant]
13. Stairway to Heaven [Brant]
14. Will He Wait a Little Longer? [Stanley]
15. Sinner Man [Stanley/Smith]
16. Shotgun Slade [Stanely/Smith]
17. Old Time Pickin' [hays]
18. I'll Remember You Love in My Prayers [Hays]
19. John Henry [Traditional]
20. Pretty Little Indian [Traditional]
21. Little Birdie [Traditional]
22. Cripple Creek [Traditional]
23. East Virginia Blues [Stanley]
24. Little Glass of Wine [Stanley]
25. Somebody Touched Me [Traditional]
26. Sally Goodin' [Traditional]
27. Working on a Building [Traditional]
28. Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms [Traditional]
29. Bound to Ride [Traditional]
30. Mississippi Sawyer [Traditional]
31. Going to Georgia [Traditional]
32. All the Love I Had Is Gone [Centers/Jones]
33. Will You Miss Me? [Stanley/Allen]
34. Katy Daley [Stanley/Allen]
35. A Little Boy Called Joe [Stanley/Allen]
36. Six More Miles [Williams]
37. Cluck Old Hen [Traditional]
38. That Lonesome Old Song [Stanley/Duty]
39. Man of Constant Sorrow [Traditional]
40. Pretty Polly [Traditional]
41. Maple on the Hill [Davis]
42. Clinch Mountain Backstep [Rokes]
43. Lisa's Joy [Stanley]
44. Don't Ask Me Why [Centers]
45. All I Ever Loved Was You [Skaggs]
46. God Gave You to Me [Stanley]
47. Little Maggie [Traditional]
48. Flood of '57 [Stanley/Stanley]
49. Old Country Church [Vaughn]
50. When I Get Home [Reed]
51. These Men of God [Williams]
52. My Lord's Been A-Walkin' [Presley]
53. Green Pastures in the Sky [Thorpe]
54. Give Me the Roses Now [Rowe/Cronelius]
55. Honey in the Rock
56. Hide Me, Rock of Ages [George]
57. 10,000 Angels [Cline]
58. Standing by the River [Brunley/Easterling]
59. Village Church Yard [Traditional]
60. I Hold a Clear Title
61. Bill Cheatham [Traditional]
62. On and On [Monroe]
63. What About You? [Wright/Anglin]
64. Gonna Paint the Town [Stanley]
65. I Wonder How the Old Folks Are at Home [Ely]
66. Who Will Sing for Me? [Ely]
67. Poison Love [Laird]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.