The Stanley Brothers, Angel Band: The Classic Mercury Recordings - 44m 32s

Tracks & Durations

1. (Say) Won't You Be Mine	2:48
2. I Long To See The Old Folks	3:06
3. This Weary Heart You Stole Away	2:40
4. Memories Of Mother	2:22
5. A Voice From On High	2:35
6. Could You Love Me (One More Time)	2:36
7. Blue Moon Of Kentucky	2:15
8. Close By	2:08
9. Just A Little Talk With Jesus	2:16
10. I Worship You	2:27
11. Daybreak In Dixie	1:59
12. Tragic Love	2:28
13. Calling From Heaven	2:18
14. Life Of Sorrow	2:34
15. Baby Girl	2:19
16. Let Me Walk, Lord, By Your Side	2:53
17. Will He Wait A Little Longer	2:23
18. Angel Band	2:14

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Review

After waxing their seminal Rich-R-Tone and Columbia recordings from 1947 to 1952, Carter and Ralph Stanley actually broke up their band, even joining Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys for a short stretch. By 1953, they were back recording for Mercury and continuing to fuse raw, mountain music with Monroe's urgent, propulsive style. When it comes to two-part bluegrass harmonies, the Stanleys are without question the pair to beat: The blend of Carter's rich, warm voice with Ralph's crude, coarse moans stands as one of bluegrass's most distinctive sounds. Whether singing about the home folks (both living and deceased), the Lord, or the lover (both faithful and not), the Stanleys impart a blunt, emotionally honest, soul-baring intensity. Along with the Rich-R-Tone and Columbia sets, this record is an essential collection of not only the Stanley Brothers' work, but of bluegrass in general. --Marc Greilsamer

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