(Vine Street VSR D 107) 1996
reissued on CD (Copper Creek CCCD-0227) 2004.
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:-
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/
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(40:17) |
1 |
Spoken Introduction By Curly Seckler |
n/a |
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2 |
We'll Meet Again Sweetheart - Mac Wiseman |
Lester Flatt / Earl Scruggs |
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3 |
Moonlight On My Cabin -Curly Seckler |
Harry McAulife / Bobby Gregory |
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4 |
Shine On Me - Sauceman Brothers |
P.D. arr. Curly Seckler |
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5 |
Salty Dog Blues - Benny Sims |
Zeke Morris / Wiley Morris |
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6 |
Mother Maybelle - Curly Seckler |
Joe Maphis / Rose Lee Maphis |
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7 |
Somebody Loves You, Darling - Jim & Jesse |
Zeke Morris / Wiley Morris |
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8 |
That Old Book Of Mine - Curly Seckler |
Curly Seckler |
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9 |
While In This World - Curly Seckler |
Curly Seckler |
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10 |
I'm Coming Back But I Don't Know When - Jimmy Martin |
Charlie Monroe |
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11 |
Lord, I'm Coming Home - Curly Seckler |
P.D. arr. Curly Seckler |
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12 |
I'll Go Stepping Too - Willis Spears |
Tom James / Jerry Organ |
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13 |
No Mother Or Dad - Curly Seckler |
Lester Flatt / Curly Seckler |
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14 |
Swing Low Sweet Chariot - Marty Stuart |
P.D. arr. Curly Seckler |
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15 |
Dedication to Grant Turner |
n/a |
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16 |
Father's Table Grace - Grant Turner |
Otho Jones / Homer L. Sewell |