Dr. Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys are the absolute best!

Thanks for uploading this, it's really hard to find videos with my dad and Ralph singing together on here.

@traverschandler952

2 жыл бұрын

Sammiejo your dad in my opinion was Ralphs best lead singer. His phrasing and feel are impeccable. And he can sing a Keith Whitley song with the same emotion. He's one of my favorite underated singers of all time..I enjoyed the few times we appeared at festivals together and got together and jammed. Tell your dad hello from Travers Chandler.

@raynothstine7649

Жыл бұрын

Sammy Adkins is such a great vocalist. Def one of Ralph's best lead singers. It's between him and Charlie Sizemore.

@Nortfortress

Жыл бұрын

@@raynothstine7649 aww man I think they are all good bringing something different

Watch him all over grade schools all over Eastern Kentucky when I grew up

Thanks for sharing! Great show

Classic thank you!

Track List:- Set 1 (Say) Won't You Be Mine You're Still To Blame Cacklin' Hen Footprints In The Snow Bill Cheatum Old Richmond Prison Mountain Rosa Lee Room At The Top Of The Stairs Daniel Prayed Sitting On Top Of The World Darkest Hour Is Just Before Dawn Little Cabin Home On The Hill Sixteen Years They Cut Down The Old Pine Tree Set 2 Swinging A Nine Pound Hammer All I Ever Loved Was You Clinch Mountain Backstep Beautiful Star Of Bethlehem Worried Man Blues I'm Willing To Try Boar Hog A Little Boy Called Joe I've Got A Mule To Ride - Rocky Island

Awesome video - great quality & rare to see Ralph in a club setting - Thanks for this, it's made my day...

@kentbarger5021

3 жыл бұрын

How you doing there have you shared with the group this great show

@jeremysharp2936

3 жыл бұрын

Are you new to bluegrass? Ive seen Ralph many times growing up in very small club settings.

@dabneyoffermein595

3 жыл бұрын

he used to play the diner club in Lexington in 77

@thomaswellington7860

2 жыл бұрын

He played at my firehouse in the late 90s.

Sammy doesn't get the love or respect his talent deserves, he's outstanding here with Ralph.

@dabneyoffermein595

Ай бұрын

His name is right on his guitar strap for all the world to see. Can't imagine anyone not giving him love and respect 🤷‍♂

wow, in just a short 11 years Curley Ray Cline aged tremendously in this video. WOW. he used to play the fiddle hopping and dancing around with a contagious smile on his face......what happened????

@edhurt8133

3 жыл бұрын

My grandpa got curly ray drunk on moonshine he said the drunker he got the faster he would play and hop around

@edhurt8133

3 жыл бұрын

Hes probably sober here so thats why hes not moving around

@dabneyoffermein595

3 жыл бұрын

@@edhurt8133 wow, he could play FASTER after drinking!! I bet he was sauced in the KET performance in Lexington called Bluegrass-Bluegrass !!!!! What a performance and hopping episode it was !!! In fact, he did look possibly like he'd been drinking. Keith Whitley was hammering them down as well back then.

@edhurt8133

3 жыл бұрын

@@dabneyoffermein595 yeah them bluegrass boys were big drinkers.. That's how keith whitley got a bad habit that eventually killed him

@dabneyoffermein595

3 жыл бұрын

@@edhurt8133 Whitley was a Clinch Mountain Boy, a Bluegrass boy and in other bands too. He had lots of opportunity to score babes and hammer shots. He grew up way too fast. But alcoholism could have been in his family.

Sammy is awsome 👍

Perfect!

I miss Roy Lee Centers

@Nortfortress

Жыл бұрын

Yes his voice was awesome and his end story was incredibly sad

@scottiemillard4459

6 ай бұрын

Yes I wish he was still here... but in my opinion he was the very best that Ralph had to come along after Carter

Junior can sure play that guitar

@berthaturner9098

3 жыл бұрын

yes

@berthaturner9098

3 жыл бұрын

they are all good

@dabneyoffermein595

Ай бұрын

@@berthaturner9098 Indeed they are. Curly still going strong. 22 years after the death of Carter.

18:42 Sammy singing Mountain Rosa Lee!

Thanks to "American Pickers" I discovered in my opinion the greatest man in Bluegrass beside Bill Monroe. But maybe Ralph Stanley is more the original sound?

@dabneyoffermein595

3 жыл бұрын

Bill Monroe has a museum, what a great place that is.

@dabneyoffermein595

Ай бұрын

american pickers? why would that show remind you of bill

Ralph at 26:32 holy cow!

Thanks for uploading. If you're going to upload an entire live performance/concert, please include the set-list in the description. It's generally more helpful.

he could still play great banjo at this advanced age. is the lead singer still alive (the one from SANDY HOOK KY)?

@DonBurtonDonGBurton

3 жыл бұрын

Yes Sammy Adkins is still alive and well still playing the old time music you hear on here.

@dabneyoffermein595

3 жыл бұрын

@@DonBurtonDonGBurton thank you Don!!

@thomaswellington7860

2 жыл бұрын

I watched him perform about 20 years after this.

how can he play that banjo at that age?

@kafesociety1759

2 жыл бұрын

He was only 61 when this video was made. What are you, twelve years old?

@dabneyoffermein595

Ай бұрын

@@kafesociety1759 Oh, my bad, wouldn't have guessed that. he's amazin'

guitar dont go very well with blu grass

I don't know why Ralph was always introduced as Dr. Ralph Stanley, this was only an honorary title given him. A lot of Bluegrass Musicians have been given these honorary titles, but Ralph was the only one I can recall ever being introduced in this manner. Rather pretentious, I think.

@janicekidd1825

2 жыл бұрын

@@ritasweeney9608 He. Was one of the best.

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