Joe Kingston
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Songwriter
Joe Kingston is one of the credited co-authors, with John Duffey and Chaw Mank, of “Bringing Mary Home” — the 1965 ghost-story ballad that became the Country Gentlemen’s signature recording and entered the standard bluegrass repertoire through later cuts by Doyle Lawson, the Lonesome River Band, and Charlie Sizemore.
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- Credited as a co-author of “Bringing Mary Home” with John Duffey and Chaw Mank.
- The Country Gentlemen cut the song on Rebel Records in 1965; it became one of the best-selling bluegrass singles of the late 1960s.
- The song has since been recorded by Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, the Lonesome River Band, Charlie Sizemore, and many other bluegrass acts.
