Baby Girl: A Tribute to My Father, Carter Stanley

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Growing up, Jeanie’s mother, Mary, told her many stories about her father and his life on the road. Mary made sure Jeanie knew who her father was. Jeanie always loved the old-time mountain music, but Mary never really wanted Jeanie to travel and be in the music business because she knew it was a hard life. Regardless, she instilled in Jeanie that Carter would not want his "Baby Girl" to forget him. Timing is everything and thankfully, Jeanie found herself at a time in her life where focusing on her father’s music and her own musical calling was right. The reason behind this heartfelt tribute album is to honor Carter Stanley and what her father’s music means to her. This is all she has to give to him--the music he loved so much. But to him, it would be the greatest gift his "Baby Girl" could give.

CMH Records is proud to introduce Baby Girl--A Tribute to My Father, Carter Stanley. Heartfelt and stirring renditions of Carter Stanley’s songs are sung by his family, daughter Jeanie, Carter’s brother and nephew, Ralph and Ralph II. Jeanie hauntingly duets with Carter, through studio magic, on "Dream of A Miner’s Child", while Ralph’s clear voice sweetens in a cappella on "Jesus Is Precious". The combination of the traditional bluegrass of the Stanley Brothers combined with the contemporary love of the music from their offspring proves that music like this is timeless.

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They keep it mountainous!

Baby Girl: A Tribute to My Father, Carter Stanley
Jeanie Stanley , Dr. Ralph Stanley , Ralph Stanley II , and Clinch Mountain Boys
Manufacturer: Cmh Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0009OL83U
Release Date: 2005-06-21

Tracks:

Baby Girl
Who Will Sing For Me
The Fields Have Turned Brown
The Memory Of Your Smile
She's More To Be Pitied
How Mountain Girls Can Love
Harbor Of Love
White Dove
Train
The Angels Are Singing In Heaven Tonight
Two Sides To A Story
Jesus Is Precious
The Lonesome River
Dream Of A Miner's Child

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1. Baby Girl
2. Who Will Sing For Me
3. The Fields Have Turned
4. Brown
5. The Memory of Your Smile
6. She's More To Be Pitied
7. How Mountain Girls Can
8. Love
9. Harbor of Love
10. White Dove
11. Train 45
12. The Angels Are Singing
13. In Heaven Tonight
14. Two Sides To A Story
15. Jesus Is Precious *
16. The Lonesome River
17. Dream of A Miner's Child
These two songs were written by Carter Stanley but never recorded. This is the first time they have ever appeared on record.

Format: CD

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They keep it mountainous!.......2005-10-24

Playing Time - 43:36 -- Subtitled "A Tribute To My Father Carter Stanley," this project features the lead singing of Jeanie Stanley who was only four years old when her father passed away on December 1, 1966 at age 41. Life on the road was hard, and the emotional and physical strain took its toll. Until his end, Carter sang with strength, feeling and conviction, and those same qualities are what his daughter Jeanie builds into her singing. Jeanie's uncle (Ralph Stanley) and cousin (Ralph Stanley II) also sing lead on a couple numbers. Vocal accompaniment is by Joe Isaacs (a long-time family friend who also produced the album), Stacy York (a member of Joe Isaac's band) and John Rigsby (former mandolin and fiddle player for Dr. Ralph Stanley). This recording includes two songs written by Carter Stanley which have never been recorded entitled, "Two Sides To A Story" and "Jesus Is Precious." The latter is sung acappella by Ralph Stanley. The album closer, "Dream of a Miner's Child" has Jeanie's voice mixed with her father's which was recorded live at the 1961 Chicago Folk Festival. Some favorite selections are the trios (like "The Fields Have Turned Brown") that have Jeanie singing with Ralph Stanley and John Rigsby. Stacy York and Joe Isaacs also sing harmonies on other cuts. "Harbor of Love" is the only quartet. I'm sure glad that Jeanie chose the mournful "Lonesome River" and "The Angels are Singing." I wouldn't have minded if she had included the classic "A Vision of Mother." Jeanie agreed with me that was one song that she wished now she had included, even if it had to make a 15th song.

The instrumental accompaniment is provided by the Clinch Mountain Boys, and they do a fantastic job. They feel it and play it in the old-time mountain way. Stacy York provides some solid harmonizing. The 16-page CD booklet has liner notes by Gary B. Reid, as well as many interesting photographs. None is as touching as the cover photo of Carter and Jeanie as a toddler, and when she closes with "O daddy, dear daddy please don't go away, I never could live without you." Ralph had to prove it could be done, not only with the passing of Carter but another of his lead singers, Roy Lee Centers, a few years later. Now resting in the old Smith Family graveyard in McClure, Va., Carter Stanley is a guardian from on high.

Ralph Stanley provided emotional support, encouragement and wisdom to help Jeanie realize this dream. Ralph says "I'm proud of it. It's good, it's a piece of history and people are gonna' love it." Carter would have been so proud of his "baby girl," and the tribute album also acknowledges the role that Jeanie's mother, Mary, played in remembering Carter and his music. Jeanie sings with rustic mountain twang and powerful delivery that reminds me a bit of Rose Maddox. I'm sure that it was moving experience for all of the musicians to work on this tribute album. The timeless music's sung right, done right, and has the proper feeling for a daughter's tribute to her eloquent songwriting, guitar-picking and singing father. With mountain soul, this album hits you right in the gut. As Jack Cooke would say, they keep it mountainous. (Joe Ross, staff writer, Bluegrass Now)

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