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Sharecropper’s Son

Source Recording: Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys (1968)

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Song Details

Songwriter

Carter StanleyRalph Stanley

First Release

The Stanley Brothers and the Clinch Mountain Boys (1965)

Further reading

Secondhand Songs

Genres

Traditional Bluegrass

Themes

Hard Times Farming Mother & Dad

Jam Popularity

Source Recording

Artist

Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys

Album

Brand New Country Songs (1968) Bluegrass Discography

Key A Time Boom-Chuck Tempo 128 BPM Length 2:52

Musicians

Larry Sparks — Lead Vocals, Guitar
Earl Taylor — Mandolin
Ralph Stanley — Backup Vocals, Banjo
Ray "Curly Ray" Cline — Fiddle
Jim McCall — Bass
Melvin Goins — Guitar

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Other Notable Recordings

The Stanley Brothers and the Clinch Mountain Boys

Sharecropper’s Son

Folk Festival (1965) Bluegrass Discography

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Musicians

Yonder Mountain String Band

Sharecropper’s Son

Mountain Tracks Vol. 1 (2001) Bluegrass Discography

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Musicians

Larry Sparks

Sharecropper’s Son

40 (2005) Bluegrass Discography

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Musicians

Billy Strings and Don Julin

Sharecropper’s Son

Fiddle Tune X (2014) Bluegrass Discography

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