Life of Sorrow

~ Recording by The Stanley Brothers

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
2.20A Life of Sorrow2:35The Stanley Brothers & The Clinch Mountain Boys1953-58 & 1959The Stanley Brothers & The Clinch Mountain BoysAlbum + Compilation
Bear Family RecordsBCD 15681 BH
1.14Life of Sorrow2:34The Stanley BrothersAngel Band: The Classic Mercury RecordingsThe Stanley BrothersAlbum + Compilation
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits), PolyGram314-528 191-2
2.19A Life of Sorrow2:34The Stanley Brothers & The Clinch Mountain BoysThe Complete Mercury RecordingsThe Stanley Brothers & The Clinch Mountain BoysAlbum + Compilation
  • US2003-08-26
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)B0000534-02

Relationships

banjo:Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1957-11-15)
bass:Curley Lambert (on 1957-11-15)
fiddle:Howdy Forrester (on 1957-11-15)
Benny Martin (bluegrass fiddler and guitar player) (on 1957-11-15)
guitar and lead vocals:Carter Stanley (on 1957-11-15)
mandolin:Bill Napier (mandolin, guitar) (on 1957-11-15)
vocals:Curley Lambert (on 1957-11-15)
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1957-11-15)
recorded at:RCA Victor Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1957-11-15)
recording of:Life of Sorrow (on 1957-11-15)

Life of Sorrow

lyricist and composer:Carter Stanley