(Rebel SLP-1557) 1976
The Goins Brothers second album for Rebel is a well-recorded gospel effort that was recorded at Track Studio, Silver Spring, Maryland 13-15th Jan 1976. Their next LP, Take This Hammer, was also cut at the same session.
With former CMB Curley Lambert now in the band, this another LP to feature excellent bluegrass backing and some of the Goins' finest singing[1].
Aside from He Showed Me The Way and On The Way Home the album is made up of familiar titles from the Stanley Brothers / Flatt & Scruggs / Bill Monroe / Jimmy Martin & Carl Story catalogues.
White Dove is of course, Carter Stanley's classic, although the Goins' vocal performance falls a little short in comparison to the original.
Ten of the tracks are vocals, with Jesus Savior Pilot Me and Swing Low Sweet Chariot being performed as instrumentals. Jesus Savior Pilot Me is augmented by unobtrusive drum accompaniment.
Melvin & Ray had previously cut He Showed Me The Way during their early 60s period on Starday with the Lonesome Pine Fiddlers. Lyrics for this one, and many of the other Lonesome Pine Fiddlers songs which were co-credited to Curly Ray Cline, were written by a crippled cousin of the Cline brothers called Keissler.[2] Melvin & Ray had also recorded the Louvin Brothers' The Family Who Prays on the Goins Brothers' debut album, Bluegrass Hits Old And New.
Liner notes for this one are by Carl Story...
The Appalshop Archive has some video footage of the Goins Brothers with Curley Lambert from the Wise County Shriners Bluegrass festival: including a 1975 performance (also with Country Comfort and the Outdoor Plumbing Co.); a 1976 performance (also with The Marshall Family); and a 1977 performance featuring a young Charlie Sizemore on lead guitar. Although the video windows are quite small, they can be viewed full-screen once a video has started playing.
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Fiddle: |
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A-1 |
On The Way Home |
02:11 |
Buddy Griffin |
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Ray Goins |
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Curley Lambert |
Conley Goins |
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Betty Jean Robinson |
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A-2 |
Jesus Savior Pilot Me |
03:43 |
Melvin Goins |
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Ray Goins |
Buddy Griffin |
Curley Lambert |
Conley Goins |
Ronnie Bucke |
J.R. Baxter / J.R. Gould / Edward Hooper |
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A-3 |
Workin' On The Road (To Glory Land) |
02:18 |
Melvin Goins |
Buddy Griffin |
Ray Goins |
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Curley Lambert |
Conley Goins |
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Lester Flatt |
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A-4 |
The Family Who Prays |
02:48 |
Melvin Goins |
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Ray Goins |
Buddy Griffin |
Curley Lambert |
Conley Goins |
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Charles Louvin / Ira Louvin |
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A-5 |
Little White Church |
02:37 |
Melvin Goins |
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Ray Goins |
Buddy Griffin |
Curley Lambert |
Conley Goins |
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Eugene Wellman |
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A-6 |
Voice Of My Savior |
02:37 |
Melvin Goins |
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Ray Goins |
Buddy Griffin |
Curley Lambert |
Conley Goins |
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Jimmy Martin / Raymond Long |
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B-1 |
He Showed Me The Way |
02:21 |
Melvin Goins |
Buddy Griffin |
Ray Goins |
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Curley Lambert |
Conley Goins |
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Keissler Cline / Curly Ray Cline |
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B-2 |
White Dove |
03:17 |
Melvin Goins |
Bill Rawlings |
Ray Goins |
Buddy Griffin |
Curley Lambert |
Conley Goins |
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C. Stanley |
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B-3 |
Swing Low Sweet Chariot |
02:22 |
Melvin Goins |
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Ray Goins |
Buddy Griffin |
Curley Lambert |
Conley Goins |
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P.D. |
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B-4 |
I'll Meet You In Church Sunday Morning |
02:55 |
Melvin Goins |
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Ray Goins |
Buddy Griffin |
Curley Lambert |
Bill Rawlings |
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Bill Monroe |
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B-5 |
Get In Line Brother |
02:28 |
Melvin Goins |
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Ray Goins |
Buddy Griffin |
Curley Lambert |
Conley Goins |
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Lester Flatt |
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B-6 |
I Wouldn't Miss It Would You |
02:39 |
Melvin Goins |
Buddy Griffin |
Ray Goins |
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Curley Lambert |
Conley Goins |
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Carl Story |