The Stanley Brothers - The Legendary Stanley Brothers Recorded Live, Vol. 2

(Rebel SLP-1495) 1970

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This live album, along with Vol. 1, looks like it it was released shortly after the 1969 Japanese On Stage double LP. Eleven of the twelve cuts are duplicated with only one, Train 45, being the sole 'new' track.

I seem to remember reading somewhere that the two Rebel releases came about as a result of the Stanley Brother Fan Club, which had a 'Tape' list, where recordings were circulated between members, but I've not been able to confirm this.

All of the recordings featured are audience made, so the quality is variable and below what you would expect of on a 'normal' live album. For hard-core Stanley Brother fans, however, both albums are still priceless, and they remained in print for several years.

More complete sets from some of the shows have subsequently resurfaced:- 14th May 1960 - Antioch College, Yellow Springs, Oh. on Live At Antioch College 1960^[1]; 15th May 1960 - New River Ranch, Rising Sun, Md. is on Stanley Series, Vol. 1 No. 2 and 'Live At New River Ranch'; 8th Jul 1956 - Shipp's Park, Morrisville, Va. is on Stanley Series, Vol. 2 No. 3; 3rd Jun 1956 - Shenandoah Valley Bowl, Edingburg, Va. on Stanley Series Vol. 2 No. 1; and 7th Sep 1958 - New River Ranch, Rising Sun, Md. on Stanley Series Vol. 3 No. 4.

If anyone has more complete tapes of any of the other shows please get in touch!

The cover photo by Walt Saunders was taken at the American Legion Park, Culpepper, Va. 26th June 1966.^[2]

Thanks to Chris Wing for the Original LP scans.

For more information on these live recordings, check Gary B. Reid's The Music Of The Stanley Brothers book, pages 52-55, 59-60, 76-77, 89-90, 107-108, 127, 135, 137-139, 146-149, 157 and 164.

Track:	Title:	Time:	Date:	Original Source:	Guitar:	Banjo:	Fiddle:	Mandolin:	Bass:	Lead Guitar:
A-1	If I Lose	01:58	18 Jun 1961	Watermelon Park, Warrenton, Va.	Carter Stanley	Ralph Stanley		Al Elliott	??	George Shuffler
	R. Stanley
A-2	Bound To Ride	02:08	14 May 1960	Antioch College, Yellow Springs, Oh.	Carter Stanley	Ralph Stanley	Ralph Mayo	Curley Lambert	Lindy Clear
	Arthur Leroy Smith
A-3	Rank Stranger	02:53	18 Jun 1961	Watermelon Park, Warrenton, Va.	Carter Stanley	Ralph Stanley		Al Elliott	??	George Shuffler
	Albert E. Brumley
A-4	Little Bennie	02:48	18 Jun 1961	Watermelon Park, Warrenton, Va.	Carter Stanley	Ralph Stanley		Al Elliott	??	George Shuffler
	P.D.
A-5	Man Of Constant Sorrow	02:13	18 Jun 1961	Watermelon Park, Warrenton, Va.	Carter Stanley	Ralph Stanley		Al Elliott	??	George Shuffler
	R.D. Burnett
A-6	Mother's Not Dead	03:01	15 May 1960	New River Ranch, Rising Sun, Md.	Carter Stanley	Ralph Stanley	Ralph Mayo	Curley Lambert	Lindy Clear
	Maynard Spencer / Lance Spencer
B-1	Train 45	04:36	31 Aug 1961	Ash Grove, Hollywood, Ca.	Carter Stanley	Ralph Stanley	Vernon Derrick	Curley Lambert	Roger Bush
	G.B. Grayson
B-2	Are You Waiting Just For Me	03:03	08 Jul 1956	Shipp's Park, Morrisville, Va.(*)	Carter Stanley	Ralph Stanley	Chubby Anthony	Doug Morris
	Ernest Tubb
B-3	East Virginia Blues	03:14	07 Sep 1958	New River Ranch, Rising Sun, Md.	Carter Stanley	Ralph Stanley	Pete Kuykendall	Bill Napier	Al Elliott
	A.P. Carter
B-4	Rabbit In The Log (Feast Here Tonight)	02:16	03 Jun 1956	Shenandoah Valley Bowl, Edinburg, Va	Carter Stanley	Ralph Stanley	Chubby Anthony	Curley Lambert	Doug Morris
	P.D.
B-5	Think Of What You've Done	02:23	07 Sep 1958	New River Ranch, Rising Sun, Md	Carter Stanley	Ralph Stanley	Pete Kuykendall	Bill Napier	Al Elliott
	C. Stanley
B-6	A Few More Years	02:47	18 Jun 1961	Watermelon Park, Warrenton, Va.	Carter Stanley	Ralph Stanley		Al Elliott	???	George Shuffler
	Horatius Bonar

^[1]NB: (*) Although the later Rebel LP sleeve lists this as from 3rd Jun 1956, Shenandoah Valley Bowl, Edinburg, Va, the song is on 'Stanley Series, Vol. 2 No. 3' (Shipp's Park, Morrisville, Va. 8th Jul 1956)...

^{[1] There is an nth generation recording from the 14th May 1960 Antioch show at http://frobbi.org/audio/hamilton/Stanleys-Antioch.html.

[2] Gary B. Reid's book "The Music Of The Stanley Brothers" (p.199)}