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Nathan Stanley &
Ralph Stanley
He Suffered For My Reward
The fabled "Stanley sound" in bluegrass gospel music passes to the third
generation with the release of Nathan Stanley's He Suffered For My
Reward on Third Generation Records. The 14-year-old prodigy is
the grandson of Ralph Stanley and mandolinist for his band, the Clinch
Mountain Boys. He has been performing with the band since he was
four, standing at his grandfather's knee playing spoons. Jointly
produced by Stanley and his grandfather, He Suffered For My Reward
features accompanying performances by renowned gospel vocalist Judy
Marshall and Clinch Mountain Boys Jack Cooke (vocals and bass), James Alan
Shelton (guitar), Steve Sparkman (banjo) and Dewey Brown (fiddle).
(Stanley's uncle, Ralph Stanley II, is the long-time lead singer for the
Clinch Mountain Boys.) Several songs on the new album were made
famous by the Stanley Brothers (Ralph and Carter) or later by Ralph
himself. Among these are "Cry from the Cross," "Traveling the
Highway Home" and "Take Your Shoes Off, Moses." The album offers two
songs-"Me And God" and "Turn Back, Turn Back"-in the a cappella style
immortalized by his Grammy-winning grandfather. Rounding out the
collection are "The Blood that Stained the Old Rugged Cross," "If We Never
Meet Again," "My God Is Great," "You'll Be Cast Aside," "In His Arms I'm
Not Afraid," "Never Grow Old" and the title cut. "This album is real
special," says Stanley. "It's the first one my grandfather and I
made together-just him and me." Stanley's first solo album, Sandy
Ridge, was released in 2006. You can find out more about Nathan
Stanley at
www.nathanstanleysmusic.com.
He Suffered For My Reward is available only at
the record table at Ralph's shows and through the Ralph Stanley Fan Club.
To secure a copy if you can't make it to one of Ralph's shows, please mail
a check for $25 (which includes postage and packaging) to:
The Ralph Stanley Fan Club
1950 Highland Meadows Drive
Centerville, OH 45459 |
