- Bill Gatton Chevy Show
- Carter Stanley Interview - 1966
- Jim Kent's film 'Ralph Stanley's Bluegrass Festival'
- New WCYB Recording
- Pound Va. 1972 - Video
- Replica Rebel T-Shirt
- R.I.P. Ralph
- Roy Lee Centers Last Show
- Song & Memory Books
- Stanley Brothers - WCYB Acetate
- Stanley Standard - Carter Stanley Memorial Issue
- Suwannee River Jamboree
- Up In The Cloud - 1957-62
Curly Seckler - 60 Years Of Bluegrass With My Friends
(Vine Street VSR D 107) 1996
reissued on CD (Copper Creek CCCD-0227) 2004.
Average Album Rating: 3
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This album was the brainchild of Billy Henson, a Nashville producer/songwriter, and was released on his Vine Street label in 1995.
John Ray 'Curly' Seckler was born on 25th Dec 1919[1] and played with Charlie Monroe, Jim & Jesse, The Sauceman Brothers; Flatt & Scruggs; Nashville Grass and for a few months from December 1951: The Stanley Brothers.[2]
For the sessions at The Home Place Studio's in Nashville, Curly gathered together as many of his old band-mates who were available: Mac Wiseman, Josh Graves, Tater Tate, Benny Sims, Benny Martin, Jimmy Martin and Willis Spears; and they were augmented by Kent Blanton, Billy Henson, Charlie Cushman, Julia LaBella, Doyle Lawson, Gene Libbea, Larry Perkins, Billy Rose, Kurt Storey, Ernie Sykes and Gene Wooten.
Mostly recorded in 1994, two tracks were sourced from previous recordings:- Shine On Me a 1951 WCYB radio recording by The Sauceman Brothers, and Swing Low Sweet Chariot from Curly's 'No Doubt About It' (Revonah) 1979 LP, with Marty Stuart singing lead.
Ralph Stanley is featured singing harmony vocal on Lord I'm Coming Home with the following personnel:-
- Ralph Stanley: harmony vocal
- Curly Seckler: mandolin, lead vocal
- Josh Graves: dobro
- Billy Henson: harmony vocal
- Larry Perkins: guitar
- Billy Rose: bass
- Tater Tate: harmony vocal
In 2004, in time for Curly's 70th anniversary as a musician, Copper Creek reissued a revamped version of the album on CD, with new artwork. This added two tracks:- No Mother Or Dad which was only partially finished on the original sessions, and Mother Maybelle which was recorded at the 1994 sessions, but released on Larry Perkins' 'A Glad Reunion Day' album.
The Copper Creek CD reissue and other Curly Seckler material is available from http://www.curlyseckler.net/
| Track: |
Vocals: |
Title: |
Time: |
Date: |
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| A-1 |
Curly Seckler |
Spoken Introduction |
00:12 |
1994 |
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| n/a |
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| A-2 |
Mac Wiseman |
We'll Meet Again Sweetheart |
02:58 |
1994 |
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| Lester Flatt / Earl Scruggs |
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| A-3 |
Curly Seckler |
Moonlight On My Cabin |
02:36 |
1994 |
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| Harry McAulife / Bobby Gregory |
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| A-4 |
Sauceman Brothers |
Shine On Me |
02:25 |
1994 |
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| P.D. arr. Curly Seckler |
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| A-5 |
Benny Sims |
Salty Dog Blues |
02:16 |
1994 |
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| Zeke Morris / Wiley Morris |
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| A-6 |
Curly Seckler |
Mother Maybelle |
03:04 |
1994 |
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| Joe Maphis / Rose Lee Maphis |
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| A-7 |
Jim & Jesse |
Somebody Loves You, Darling |
04:12 |
1994 |
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| Zeke Morris / Wiley Morris |
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| A-8 |
Curly Seckler |
That Old Book Of Mine |
03:20 |
1994 |
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| Curly Seckler |
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| A-9 |
Curly Seckler |
While In This World |
02:32 |
1994 |
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| Curly Seckler |
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| A-10 |
Jimmy Martin |
I'm Coming Back But I Don't Know When |
02:26 |
1994 |
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| Charlie Monroe |
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| A-11 |
Curly Seckler |
Lord, I'm Coming Home |
03:25 |
1994 |
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| P.D. arr. Curly Seckler |
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| A-12 |
Willis Spears |
I'll Go Stepping Too |
03:20 |
1994 |
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| Tom James / Jerry Organ |
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| A-13 |
Curly Seckler |
No Mother Or Dad |
02:53 |
1994 |
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| Lester Flatt / Curly Seckler |
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| A-14 |
Marty Stuart |
Swing Low Sweet Chariot |
02:40 |
1994 |
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| P.D. arr. Curly Seckler |
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| A-15 |
Curly Seckler |
Dedication to Grant Turner |
00:28 |
1994 |
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| n/a |
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| A-16 |
Grant Turner |
Father's Table Grace |
02:32 |
1994 |
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| Otho Jones / Homer L. Sewell |
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Other artwork / related images:
[1] Penny Parsons' book 'Foggy Mountain Troubadour - The Life And Music Of Curly Seckler' (p.1)
[2] Gary B. Reid's book 'The Music Of The Stanley Brothers' (p.32)
