The Stanley Brothers - John Three-Sixteen / A Crown He Wore
(King 5902) May 1964
This 7" was recorded in the sessions for the Hymns Of The Cross LP, which was released a couple of months later in July 1964.
Both songs look likely to have been brought to the band by King. John Three-Sixteen had been recorded by The Delmore Brothers (as the 'Harlan County Four') and released on King in 1952[1] and Mac O'Dell had likewise recorded A Crown He Wore for King in 1954.[2]
A fairly mediocre 45, the uptempo John Three-Sixteen is probably the better of the two sides, although Earl Taylor's harmonica work on A Crown He Wore is quite neat.
Both sides of the single can be found on The King Years, 1961-1965 4xCD box set.
For a detailed breakdown and background to the Stanley's sessions, check Gary B. Reid's The Music Of The Stanley Brothers book, pages 179-180 and 211.
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Title: |
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Date: |
Original Release: |
Guitar: |
Banjo: |
Fiddle: |
Mandolin: |
Bass: |
Lead guitar: |
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| A-1 |
John Three-Sixteen |
01:57 |
02 Apr 1964 |
King 5902 | Carter Stanley |
Ralph Stanley |
Earl Taylor |
Chick Stripling |
George Shuffler |
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| Alton Delmore / Ulysses Turner |
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| B-1 |
A Crown He Wore |
02:01 |
02 Apr 1964 |
King 5902 | Carter Stanley |
Ralph Stanley |
Earl Taylor |
Chick Stripling |
George Shuffler |
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| Mac Odell / Sydney Nathan |
[1] Harlan County Four - John Three Sixteen / My Father's Mansion (King 1050) 1952. See: http://www.45worlds.com/78rpm/record/nc854881us[2] Mac Odell - A Crown He Wore / Are You Practising His Love (King 1361) 1954. See: http://www.45worlds.com/78rpm/record/1361us and https://www.discogs.com/Mac-Odell-A-Crown-He-Wore-Are-You-Practising-His-Love/release/9647241