The Stanley Brothers - In The Hills Of Roane County (live) - 1958
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- Recorded by Bill Offenbacher at Sunset Park in West Grove, PA on May 4, 1958. Issued on the album “Stanley Series: Volume 3, Number 3” (Copper Creek CCCD-3-3/CCCD-5511, 1990). Features Carter Stanley, Ralph Stanley, Bill Napier, Ralph Mayo and Jack Cooke. Song is traditional and dates back at least to the 1920s (originally titled as “Willis Mabry”). Song based on true story in which Mabry killed his brother-in-law, Tom Galbraith, in Roane County, TN around 1885. Mabry fled but later returned; he was captured and given a life sentence in 1909. Mabry was pardoned in 1922. Song first issued by the Blue Sky Boys as “In The Hills Of Roane County” (Bluebird B-8693, 1941). Song was recorded by the Cope Brothers for King in 1947 and by Jimmie Osborne, also for King, in 1953. (Both of these King records were issued as “Hills Of Roan County.”) A 1957 Bill Monroe version on Decca was issued as “Roane County Prison” and a 1962 Grandpa Jones version on King was issued as “Willis Mayberry.” The Stanley Brothers recorded the song for King on January 29, 1963 and again the label dropped the letter “e” from the county name.
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I'm taking the afternoon off and listening to earthy old recordings of the music from a different world - The Stanley Brothers, Mississippi John Hurt, Billy Walker.
The world of today is not worth a dime.
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What kickoff! Ralph Stanley is without a doubt the best banjo picker that has ever lived.
I noticed that in everyday speech - as well as in this song - Ralph in all cases used “taken” (never “took”) as the past tense of “take.”
Here, to wit: “Just three months later I TAKEN Tom’s life.”
Incidentally, if you go to Roane County TN today you’ll see a lot of tombstones with “Gilbreath” on them. I suspect there are people around there still with the name but I’m not certain.
I'm from Floyd County in Eastern Kentucky and this song was a favorite of mine growing up there. When I was hired by the State of Tennessee to help in a survey of TN cemeteries I couldn't wait to visit the "village of Kingston" so I could look for the name, Gilbreath, and, like you said, they are well represented.
@@paulallen3557 Ha! I learned that little tidbit from you, Paul Neil.
I'm thinking they are singing "I'd taken Tom's life" whether it can be heard or not.