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She’s More to be Pitied

Source Recording: The Stanley Brothers and the Clinch Mountain Boys (1958)

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Song Details

Songwriter

Carter Stanley

First Release

The Stanley Brothers and the Clinch Mountain Boys (1958)

Further reading

Secondhand Songs

Genres

Traditional Bluegrass

Themes

Liquor and Drugs

Jam Popularity

Source Recording

Artist

The Stanley Brothers and the Clinch Mountain Boys

Album

Single: She's More to Be Pitied (1958) Bluegrass Discography

Key A Time Boom-Chuck Tempo 80 BPM Length 2:15

Musicians

Carter Stanley — Lead Vocals, Guitar
Bill Napier — Mandolin
Ralph Stanley — Backup Vocals, Banjo
Ralph Mayo — Fiddle
Al Elliott — Bass

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