Friday, May 28, 2010

Coming back, again...


After reading Don's comment where he mentioned the Greenbriar Boys and Jimmy Martin versions of today's Charlie Monroe song, I thought it might be nice to add them as a little bonus post for today. So while I was at it, I decided to throw in a classic Country Gentleman version and another Jimmy Martin version, this time with Ralph Stanley.

Keep comin' back!

"I'm Coming Back But I Don't Know When"

The Country Gentlemen (1961)

The Greenbriar Boys (1961)

Jimmy Martin (1965)

Jimmy Martin & Ralph Stanley (1980)
Posted by Joaquin LeFleur at 5:39 PM
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2 comments:

Harlan Taylor said...

The king of Bluegrass has alwayes ruled this song in my opinion. (Bad pun, I know!)But I feel that way about most every song Jimmy recorded. It may not have been his before he recorded it, but it sure was after.

HT

May 28, 2010 at 6:49 PM
Anonymous said...

How fine it is to get to compare these five versions of the song. I like the scans of each album cover... nice touch.

Jimmy Martin sure set the standard high. I'd call it "perfection". I was a little surprised that Charlie's version holds up as well as it does. It's a really natural and comfortable performance.

May 29, 2010 at 12:52 AM

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