Poised on the very verge of bluegrass, though Ralph was still playing two-finger banjo, the Stanleys made their first recordings at WCYB, where they were performing at the time, as the tiny local Rich-R-Tone label was ending a nineteen-year hiatus in Bristol country recording. The song is one of Carter's earliest compositions, and reflects a side of life their material moved away from in later years,
The Stanley Brothers and the Clinch Mountain Boys: Carter Stanley, vocal, guitar; Ralph Stanley, tenor vocal, banjo; Leslie Keith, fiddle; Darrell "Pee Wee" Lambert, mandolin; unknown bass.
Bristol, TN 1947 Rich-R-Tone 420
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