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Little Joe

Source Recording: The Stanley Brothers and the Clinch Mountain Boys (1962)

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Song Details

Songwriter

Traditional

First Release

Doc Hopkins (1932)

Further reading

Secondhand Songs

Genres

Traditional Bluegrass

Themes

Death and Mourning Animals Mother & Dad

Jam Popularity

Source Recording

Artist

The Stanley Brothers and the Clinch Mountain Boys

Album

Folk Song Festival cover

Folk Song Festival (1962)

Key A Time Boom-Chuck Tempo 152 BPM Length 2:27

Musicians

Carter Stanley — Lead Vocals, Guitar
William "Curley" Lambert — Mandolin
Ralph Stanley — Banjo
Art Stamper — Fiddle
George Shuffler — Bass

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