1958-1961: Ridin' That Midnight Train [Import]

The Stanley Brothers | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 6, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Westside UK
• ASIN: B00001NTK5
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #493,817 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Holiday Pickin' [A.K.A. Wild Horse]

2. That Happy Night

3. Love Me Darling Just Tonight

4. She's More to Be Pitied

5. How Mountain Girls Can Love

6. The Memory of Your Smile

7. Train 45

8. Trust Each Other

9. Ridin' That Midnight Train

10. Shackles and Chains

11. Man of Constant Sorrow

12. How Far to Little Rock

13. My Main Trial Is Yet to Come

14. If I Lose

15. Rank Strangers

16. Let the Church Roll On

17. Daybreak in Dixie

18. Let Me Love You One More Time

19. Finger Poppin' Time

20. The Wild Side of Life

See all 24 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Package draws on the Starday and King Catalogues and features the brothers greatest recordings of the late 50's and early 60's. Along with Bill Monroe, Lester Flatt, and Earl Scruggs are regarded as being part of the foundation of bluegrass music.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars More great, stunning bluegrass... hot stuff!!, May 14, 2003

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This review is from: 1958-1961: Ridin' That Midnight Train (Audio CD)

More classic material by the Stanley Brothers. Although the wind had largely gone out of bluegrass music by the time of these late-'50s/early '60s recordings, the haunting quality of the Stanleys still comes through loud and clear. Once again, it's a bit odd to hear these slower, stripped-down versions of songs that have since become amped-up standards in the modern bluegrass canon. Tunes like "How The Mountain Girls Can Love," "Man Of Constant Sorrow" and even comedy routines like "How Far To Little Rock" (which Ralph Stanley still does in concert!) sound ancient and antiquated, even though it's a thrill to hear Dr. Ralph singing with his youthful voice. This is also a good chance to hear Ralph's sizzling banjo work, back when he could still to the lightning-fast stuff. Nice collection that whittles their Stanrday years down pretty nicely. Recommended!