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Charlie Moore & Bill Napier - Story Of Love / Big Daddy Of The Blues
(American 45-101) Nov 1960
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This is Charlie Moore & Bill Napier's first 45 release together, which came out in November 1960. Ten tracks were recorded in total for Wayne Raney's "American" label, but only two appear to have been released.[1]
Prior to the 45 Charlie Moore had led the Dixie Partners in South Carolina for about 3 years, establishing themselves on television in Greenville and Spartanburg, South Carolina. They also cut eight tracks for Starday.[1][2]
Charlie met Bill when he booked some shows for The Stanley Brothers, and subsequently they formed a musical partnership.[1]
The pair were eventually lured away to Panama City in Florida by a former sales manager at the TV station in Spartanburg, where they played six shows weekly at WJHG-TV and videotaped shows for Pensacola and Orlando.[1]
Big Daddy Of The Blues was (I think) later re-worked as an instrumental, Big Daddy's Blues, for the 1967 Spectacular Instrumentals LP. At least to my ear, the melody sounds similar...
The 45 seems to be fairly rare, but you can hear the A-side and B-Side which showcases Bill's lead guitar, on youtube.
- Charlie Moore: guitar, lead vocals
- Bill Napier: lead guitar, baritone vocal
- Lindy Clear: bass
- Ansel Guthrie: mandolin
- Dan Padgett: banjo
NB: I'm not sure whether the personnel listing is correct, according to the 'Bluegrass Unlimited' article,[1] Dan Padgett was replaced by Kent Wiseman until his tragic death & Henry Dockery also became bass player for the group and remained with them for several years. A photo of the group on a TV recording set circa 1959 (prior to Bill Napier joining), shows the line-up as Duck Sisk (fiddle), Ansel Guthrie (mandolin), Charlie Moore (guitar), Curly Ellis (banjo) and Bobby Ellis (bass).[3]
| Track: |
Title: |
Time: |
Date: |
Original Release: |
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| A-1 |
Story Of Love |
0?:?? |
Nov 1960 |
American 45-101 |
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| Charlie Moore / Bill Napier |
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| A-2 |
Big Daddy Of The Blues |
01:40 |
Nov 1960 |
American 45-101 |
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| Wayne Raney / Jimmie Zack / ? Johnnie |
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Other artwork / related images:
[1] "Bill Napier: Creative Instrumentalist" by Ivan M. Tribe & John W. Morris, p22 'Bluegrass Unlimited' Jan 1980.
[2] No Grave / Over In Gloryland / Were You There (When They Crucified My Lord) / Why Is Mother Buried (Starday SEP-103) 1959 (recorded 1958); and The Crossroads / Calvary's Cross / Dreams Of Mother / My Lord Remembered Me (Starday SEP-116) 1960 (recorded Apr 1959).
[3] "Twenty-Five Years Later: Honoring The Memory Of Charlie Moore" by Lance LeRoy, p35 Dec 2004 edition of 'Bluegrass Unlimited'.
