The King Years 1961-1965

Original Release Date:  August 12, 2003

Track Listing

• 1. Little Bessie
• 2. Mother's Only Sleeping
• 3. Old Country Church
• 4. Campin' in Canaan Land
• 5. Mother Call My Name in Prayer
• 6. Working on a Building
• 7. Somebody Touched Me
• 8. Dying a Sinner's Death
• 9. Village Church Yard
• 10. A Few More Years
• 11. Kneel at the Cross
• 12. My Sinful Past
• 13. How Mountain Girls Can Love
• 14. There Is a Trap
• 15. I See Through You
• 16. Thy Burdens Are Greater Than Mine
• 17. Fast Express
• 18. I'm Only Human
• 19. String, Eraser and Blotter
• 20. Keep Them Cold, Icy Fingers Off Me
• 21. Still Trying to Get to Little Rock
• 22. Where We'll Never Grow Old
• 23. When He Reached Down His Hand for Me
• 24. Paul and Silas
• 25. Who Will Sing for Me
• 26. I'll Fly Away
• 27. Drinking from the Fountain
• 28. Leaning on the Everlasting Arms
• 29. Memories of Mother
• 30. Heaven's Light Is Shining on Me
• 31. Let Me Walk, Lord, by Your Side
• 32. Harbor of Love
• 33. We Shall Rise
• 34. (Dear Girl) Can You Forgive
• 35. It's Alright If That's the Way You Feel
• 36. Drunkard's Dream
• 37. I Just Came from Your Wedding
• 38. Mama Don't Allow
• 39. Chickie's Old Gray Mule
• 40. If We Never Meet Again
• 41. Hand in Hand with Jesus
• 42. My Deceitful Heart
• 43. Christmas Is Near
• 44. I Don't Want Your Rambling Letters
• 45. Just Because
• 46. No Letter Today
• 47. He Went to Sleep and the Hogs Ate Him
• 48. My Brother's Bride
• 49. Six Months Ain't Long
• 50. Old and in the Way
• 51. Hills of Roan County
• 52. Little Birdie
• 53. Pig in a Pen
• 54. Whiskey
• 55. Lips That Lie
• 56. Lips That Lie [Alternate Version]
• 57. Little Darlin', Pal of Mine
• 58. Darling Nellie Gray
• 59. Train 45 [Instrumental]
• 60. Lonesome Traveler [Instrumental]
• 61. Shout Little Lulie [Instrumental]
• 62. Shamrock [Instrumental]
• 63. Stoney Creek [Instrumental]
• 64. Stone Walls and Steel Bars
• 65. Standing Room Only (Outside Your Heart)
• 66. Lonesome Night
• 67. Pretty Little Miss in the Garden
• 68. (It Was) Late Last Night
• 69. When You and I Were Young, Maggie/Red Wing [Instrumental]
• 70. Big Booger [Instrumental]
• 71. Sourwood Mountain [Instrumental]
• 72. Ground Hog/Red River Valley [Instrumental]
• 73. Rang Tang [Instrumental]
• 74. Snow Deer [Instrumental]
• 75. Five String Drag [Instrumental]
• 76. Never Again
• 77. Don't Cheat in Our Home Town
• 78. Don't Step Over an Old Love
• 79. I Just Stood There
• 80. Will the Circle Be Unbroken
• 81. Jesus Savior, Pilot Me
• 82. I Just Dropped By
• 83. Oh Death
• 84. Shouting on the Hills of Glory
• 85. Beautiful Star of Bethlehem
• 86. John Three Sixteen
• 87. A Crown He Wore
• 88. How Beautiful Heaven Must Be
• 89. He's Passing This Way
• 90. No Burdens Pass Through
• 91. Building on That Rock
• 92. Bully of the Town [Instrumental]
• 93. Back Up and Push [Instrumental]
• 94. Careless Love [Instrumental]
• 95. How Bad Do I Feel
• 96. Rollin' on Rubber Wheels
• 97. Our Darlin's Gone
• 98. How You've Tortured My Mind
• 99. I'm Bound to Ride
• 100. God's Highway
• 101. The End of the Road
• 102. Seek Jesus (He Still May Be Found)
• 103. He'll Save Your Soul Yet
• 104. I Feel Like Going Home
• 105. Take Me Home
• 106. Are You Ready
• 107. Prayer of a Truck Driver's Son
• 108. What a Price
• 109. Vision of the Promised Land
• 110. Pray for the Boys
• 111. Soldier's Grave

Credits

• Bill Monroe: Composer
• The Stanley Brothers: Arranger
• Ralph Stanley: Banjo, Composer, Vocals, Tenor (Vocal), Spoken Word
• Roy Acuff: Composer
• Jimmie Davis: Composer
• Ray Pennington: Composer, A&R
• Frankie Brown: Composer
• W.C. Handy: Composer
• Pee Wee King: Composer
• Brown's Ferry Four: Arranger
• Wade Mainer: Composer
• Shorty Long: Composer
• The Bailes Brothers: Composer
• A. Delmore: Composer
• Vernon Derrick: Bass, Fiddle, Guitar, Bass (Vocal)
• Ahmet Ertegun: Composer
• Martha E. Koenig: Composer
• Webb Pierce: Composer
• Jim Scott: Composer
• George Shuffler: Bass, Guitar, Bass (Vocal), Composer, Baritone (Vocal)
• Ed Smith: A&R
• Art Stamper: Fiddle
• Carter Stanley: Guitar, Composer, Vocals, Spoken Word
• Spencer Williams: Composer
• Earl Taylor: Harmonica, Mandolin
• Hal Neely: A&R
• Chubby Anthony: Bass, Fiddle, Baritone (Vocal)
• Albert E. Brumley: Composer
• Kit Carson: Composer
• Syd Nathan: A&R
• Mac Odell: Composer
• Bob Shelton: Composer
• Joe Shelton: Composer
• Gary B. Reid: Liner Notes
• Bill Lindsey: Composer
• Al Elliot: Mandolin
• Benny Williams: Composer
• Sydney Robin: Composer
• Lois Mann: Composer
• Roy Marcum: Composer
• Elesa Straley: Composer
• Fred Stryker: Composer
• Elisha A. Hoffman: Arranger
• Ruby Rakes: Composer
• Henry Dockery: Bass
• John Reedy: Composer
• Don Cahall: A&R
• A. J. Showalter: Arranger
• C.E. Moody: Composer
• James Austin Butterfield: Composer
• George Washington Johnson: Composer
• Ray Starr: Composer
• Ralph Mayo: Bass, Fiddle, Guitar, Composer, Baritone (Vocal)
• Curley Lambert: Guitar, Mandolin, Baritone (Vocal)