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stanleytone - Posted - 10/30/2022: 10:13:24
Ive been wondering why Ralph was not on the Will the Circle be Unbroken album by NGDB. I know about Monroe but just curious if Ralph was even asked.
ChunoTheDog - Posted - 10/30/2022: 10:21:13
I've always wondered the same, especially since Ricky Skaggs was on the album too.
I bet Bill wished he had said 'yes'! haha
rcc56 - Posted - 10/30/2022: 12:59:02
Skaggs was not on the original project.
Ralph was not well known outside of hard core bluegrass circles in 1972 when the original project was released.
chuckv97 - Posted - 10/30/2022: 13:01:35
Ricky wasn’t on the first Circle album, Antoine. Roy Acuff, Earl, Jimmy Martin, Mother Maybelle, Merle Travis, Vassar, Norman Blake, Bashful Brother Oswald, & others (going by memory here). The NGDB had recorded "Clinch Mountain Backstep" on ther Uncle Charlie album, so I'm not sure if John McEuen ever asked Ralph.
Edited by - chuckv97 on 10/30/2022 13:04:03
Tractor1 - Posted - 10/30/2022: 14:41:15
an abstract--- I love John Mcuen's version of Clinch Mt,Backstep on Nitty Gritty's uncle charley album--I like that album better than the circle stuff -in some ways
The Old Timer - Posted - 10/30/2022: 14:54:25
The first Circle album was very much a "Nashville" project. Ralph didn't move in those circles back then.
ChunoTheDog - Posted - 10/30/2022: 15:31:54
Shoot, you guys are right.... my memory's failing me lol
youtube.com/watch?v=7bRJLkNqNXI
I recalled whatever this project was... Vol. 2? Johnny Cash, Skaggs and others?
Maybe there was only room for 1 archtop Mastertone? And McEuen had dibs cause NGDB is/was his outfit?
lol just thinking out loud.
ChunoTheDog - Posted - 10/30/2022: 15:32:45
quote:
Originally posted by Tractor1
an abstract--- I love John Mcuen's version of Clinch Mt,Backstep on Nitty Gritty's uncle charley album--I like that album better than the circle stuff -in some ways
I always like McEuen's take on Jim & Jesse's "She left me standing on the mountain", also.
stanleytone - Posted - 10/30/2022: 16:02:33
Thats probably the best explanation. I dont think ralph was even an opry member back then
quote:
Originally posted by The Old Timer
The first Circle album was very much a "Nashville" project. Ralph didn't move in those circles back then.
'Framus 5 String Banjo' 37 min
'1982 (2005)' 49 min
'Land Line' 1 hr
