"Baby Girl" was recorded by Doris' sister Jeanie on her new CD on CMA Records. The ordering info is on her website: http://jeaniestanley.com/buy.html
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on 12/1/05 9:20 AM, Lloyd, Bruce at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Dear Club President,
What¹s up with my message I sent yesterday (below)?
Have you forwarded a copy to Doris, and when will you post my message I worked on here on the site for all to see?
Thank you,
Bruce Lloyd
From: Lloyd, Bruce
Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 10:40 AM
To: 'bluegrass@drralphstanley.com'
Cc: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'; '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
Subject: RE: Doris Stanley Bradley
To: Doris Stanley Bradley and all other great folks here devoted admirers of the ³Stanley Sound²
I want to add to Doris S. Bradley¹s last several great commentaries on the impact of the ³Stanley Sound², something that has stayed with me for ever, and will continue to do so.
It was the fall of 1953, and I had just started my freshman year at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore as an engineering student; and I guess I had that ³all alone² feeling. I came to Baltimore already hooked on the bluegrass sound from some great Flatt and Scruggs I had heard in Washington D.C. on WARL that Don Owens played if his management wasn¹t watching too carefully. So there in Baltimore, I started surfing the local AM radio dial, then one day at noon time, I heard this amazing booming resonate voice, with that country sound. I had discovered Ray Davis. What a phenomenal talent. I can remember it to this day Ray was broadcasting from Johnnies Used Cars at 900 East Fayette Street in Baltimore, and he had this great 12 Noon to 1 PM show. I tried to catch every one. He left us for a few years and went down to border radio, but Ray came back and when he did he made a point of really promoting the Stanley Sound with Ralph and Carter by having them come in a do a few live numbers on air and booking them around the area. We all loved it.
Ralph, Carter and the boys who usually consisted of George Shuffler, and Chubby Anthony when I saw them in the mid to late 50¹s would play up at New River Ranch on Sundays, and yes they would be performing before several thousand serious folks, and also as Doris said they would cover the small venues as well where only 30 -40 people would be there. But Carter, Ralph, and the others always gave the same performance. Top notch !
Question: I loved the number that Carter and Ralph came out with in the mid 50¹s of Baby Girl. Was Carter referring to you, Doris? I have always loved that number. I similarly have a great daughter, and yes she started off as my ³Baby Girl². Karen (my daughter) knows of the song and loves it.
Forgive my recollection here, but I think I saw an announcement someplace that that number was redone and was available for purchase from either you (Doris) or some other Stanley family member. Is that correct? What¹s the procedure. Or should I just get it directly from Dave Freeman at County?
I¹ll say more on another email from me, but my daughter Karen has gone on to great performing musical things and events, and God bless her, she got her start really singing harmony to my lead (when she was about 6) as I did many of the great Stanley numbers, Jimmy Martin material and other. I had a small group of musicians and we would play out and around.
Best to you Doris S. Bradley and all other great folks here in what I would call the great ³Stanley Sound Heritage Association², all of us who love the Stanley music.
God bless you all. So where can I get ³Baby Girl². from you Doris or what?
Thank you.
Bruce M. Lloyd
(Now in Yardley,PA)
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