Formats
5SPH001 - 2xCDs
880336005098
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New to Forte, 5 String Productions present Ernest V. Stoneman, pioneering composer & country performer, defined the formula of "three chords and the truth" and became the first rural singer/songwriter of the 20th century to record. This collection features 46 beautifully re-mastered performances of Ernest Stoneman and his circle of talented friends & family. Sentimental love songs, early gospel hymns, fiddle-breakdowns, and disaster songs are included in this set with over 20 never before reissued. Ernest Stoneman's earliest recordings bridged the span between authentic field recordings and studio produced country music and demonstrate the highest quality of musicianship with a unique sensitivity for both traditional tunes, comedy skits, and original handmade songs. With an introduction by Patsy Stoneman, the two-CD set with a 44 page booklet-which contains many rare & haunting images-was respectfully crafted by the Grammy award winning team of producers Christopher C. King, Henry "Hank" Sapoznik and designer Susan Archie, who helped create Charley Patton: Screamin' and Hollerin' the Blues; You Ain't Talkin' To Me: Charlie Poole and The Roots of Country Music; and People Take Warning: Murder Ballads and Disaster Songs 1913-1938. Songs Include: Goodbye To My Stepstone, The Titanic, Are You Washed In The Blood?, John Hardy, The Road To Washington, The Fate of Talmadge Osborne, The Wreck Of The C & O, Flop Eared Mule, Too Late, Mountaineer's Courtship, The Raging Sea How It Roars, Possum Trot School Exhibition, and many others. Fans of Revenant, Dust To Digital, Old Hat etc will find this a more than worthy addition to the colleection.
There was always music in our home, even when there was little food, and at times, the roof over our heads was a tarpaulin, but Daddy had three loves in his life: our mom, us kids and his music. Daddy was just recently inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame and I was beginning to wonder if I would live long enough to see it happen. But it happened a short while before my 83rd birthday. ?Patsy Stoneman, from the Introduction
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Press
huge review in MOJO, reviews in Uncut, Wire, Record Collector, and more tbc