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Clinch Mountain Backstep

First released 1959Instrumental48 recordingson 84 releases

Written by

Ralph StanleyComposer

Recordings

PerformanceBy
Clinch Mountain BackstepThe Stanley Brothers2:19
Clinch Mountain BackstepDavid Grier5:45
Clinch Mountain BackstepRalph Stanley2:31
Clinch Mountain BackstopDavid Lindley1:32
Clinch Mountain BackstepThe Stanley Brothers2:21
Clinch Mountain BackstepRalph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys2:18
Clinch Mountain BackstepThe Kentucky Colonels1:57
Clinch Mountain BackstepRalph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys2:19
Clinch Mountain BackstepClarence White1:18
Clinch Mountain BackstepAlan Munde2:30
Gaol Song / Trallee Gaol / Clinch Mountain BackstepJimmy Aldridge & Sid Goldsmith6:16
Clinch Mountain BackstepHart Valley Drifters1:18
Clinch Mountain BackstepThe Stanley Brothers with George Shuffler & Melvin Goins2:22
Clinch Mountain BackstepTony Furtado3:32
Clinch Mountain BackstepCharles Wood2:48
Clinch Mountain BackstepJerry Garcia1:18
Clinch Mountain BackstepLonnie Hoppers & Friends2:13
Bluegrass Medley: Clinch Mountain Backstep / Pike County Breakdown / Turkey in the StrawJim Nunally4:25
Clinch Mountain BackstepThe Seldom Scene3:20
Clinch Mountain BackstepSweet Potato Pie3:22
Clinch Mountain BackstepJ. P. Cormier2:59
Clinch Mountain BackstepThe Stanley Brothers1:48
Clinch Mountain BackstepThe Stanley Brothers1:26
Clinch Mountain BackstepThe Stanley Brothers1:19
Clinch Mountain BackstepThe Stanley Brothers1:32
Clinch Mountain BackstepThe Bloomin' Grass2:18
Clinch Mountain BackstepFlats & Sharps3:21
Clinch Mountain BackstepBilly Strings3:22
Clinch Mountain BackstepMark Cosgrove2:55
Clinch Mountain BackstepRon Block3:36
Clinch Mountain BackstepScott Vestal, Aubrey Haynie, Jeff Autry, Mark Schatz, Rob Ickes & Wayne Benson3:06
Clinch Mountain BackstepSnap Jackson & The Knock on Wood Players6:31
Clinch Mountain BackstepRed Allen & Frank Wakefield3:06
Clinch Mountain BackstepErnie Bradley & Grassy Ridge Band2:16
Clinch Mountain BackstepBilly Strings3:50
Clinch Mountain BackstepBilly Strings4:09
Clinch Mountain BackstepBilly Strings4:18
Clinch Mountain BackstepBilly Strings2:56
Clinch Mountain BackstepBilly Strings6:33
Clinch Mountain BackstepBilly Strings3:22
Clinch Mountain BackstepBilly Strings10:05
Clinch Mountain BackstepBilly Strings6:49
Clinch Mountain BackstepBilly Strings5:04
Clinch Mountain BackstepBilly Strings9:58
Clinch Mountain BackstepBilly Strings2:28
Clinch Mountain BackstepBilly Strings2:51
Clinch Mountain BackstepBilly Strings4:24
Clinch Mountain BackstepBilly Strings3:08

On these albums

The Stanley Brothers and the Clinch Mountain Boys
The Stanley Brothers and the Clinch Mountain BoysThe Stanley Brothers & The Clinch Mountain Boys · 1959
Appalachian Swing!
Appalachian Swing!The Kentucky Colonels · 1964
5-String Banjo Greats
5-String Banjo GreatsVarious Artists · 1964
Play Requests
Play RequestsRalph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys · 1972
Free
FreeThe Bloomin' Grass · 1977
Pickin' For Fun
Pickin' For FunLonnie Hoppers & Friends · 1982
Stanley Series, Vol. 1 No. 1
Stanley Series, Vol. 1 No. 1The Stanley Brothers · 1982
Stanley Series, Vol. 1 No. 1
Stanley Series, Vol. 1 No. 1The Stanley Brothers · 1982
Stanley Series, Vol. 2 No. 2
Stanley Series, Vol. 2 No. 2The Stanley Brothers · 1984
Stanley Series, Vol. 3 No. 2
Stanley Series, Vol. 3 No. 2The Stanley Brothers · 1988
Feuding Banjos: Bluegrass Banjo of the Southern Mountains
Feuding Banjos: Bluegrass Banjo of the Southern MountainsVarious Artists · 1992
The Early Starday/King Years 1958-1961
The Early Starday/King Years 1958-1961The Stanley Brothers · 1993
Festival Favorites Revisited
Festival Favorites RevisitedAlan Munde · 1993
Clinch Mountain Bluegrass
Clinch Mountain BluegrassThe Stanley Brothers · 1994
Classic Stanley
Classic StanleyRalph Stanley · 1995
1971-1973
1971-1973Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys · 1995
50th Anniversary Collection
50th Anniversary CollectionRalph Stanley · 1995
1971-1973 Sampler
1971-1973 SamplerRalph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys · 1995
Banjo Jamboree
Banjo JamboreeVarious Artists · 1996
Songs of the Stanley Brothers
Songs of the Stanley BrothersVarious Artists · 1997
Hootenanny
HootenannyDavid Grier · 1998
Riding That New River Train
Riding That New River TrainThe Stanley Brothers · 2001
Mountain Breakdown: The Bluegrass Collection
Mountain Breakdown: The Bluegrass CollectionVarious Artists · 2002
Live at McCabe's Guitar Shop
Live at McCabe's Guitar ShopRalph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys · 2002
The Best of the Bluegrass Tradition
The Best of the Bluegrass TraditionVarious Artists · 2002
33 Acoustic Guitar Instrumentals
33 Acoustic Guitar InstrumentalsClarence White · 2003
Bluegrass Is Timeless: Ridin' That Midnite Train
Bluegrass Is Timeless: Ridin' That Midnite TrainThe Stanley Brothers · 2003
Brown County Jamboree
Brown County JamboreeThe Stanley Brothers with George Shuffler & Melvin Goins · 2004
Tour de Banjo
Tour de BanjoCharles Wood · 2005
Bluegrass Highway
Bluegrass HighwayErnie Bradley & Grassy Ridge Band · 2006
Gloria's Waltz
Gloria's WaltzJim Nunally · 2007
Nothing’s the Same
Nothing’s the SameSweet Potato Pie · 2009
Unencumbered
UnencumberedMark Cosgrove · 2010
Special Event 30 - Tony Furtado
Special Event 30 - Tony FurtadoTony Furtado · 2014
Let the Wind Blow High or Low
Let the Wind Blow High or LowJimmy Aldridge & Sid Goldsmith · 2014
Live in Parkfield
Live in ParkfieldSnap Jackson & The Knock on Wood Players · 2015
The Chance
The ChanceJ. P. Cormier · 2015
Hogan's House of Music
Hogan's House of MusicRon Block · 2015
The Chronogical Classics: Clarence White 1962-1964
The Chronogical Classics: Clarence White 1962-1964Clarence White · 2015
Folk Time
Folk TimeHart Valley Drifters · 2016
The Bluegrass Album
The Bluegrass AlbumFlats & Sharps · 2018
Before the Dead
Before the DeadJerry Garcia · 2018
2020-07-19: Station Inn, Nashville, TN, USA
2020-07-19: Station Inn, Nashville, TN, USABilly Strings · 2020
2021-06-12: Wintrust Field, Schaumburg, IL, USA
2021-06-12: Wintrust Field, Schaumburg, IL, USABilly Strings · 2021
2021-02-24: Port Chester, NY
2021-02-24: Port Chester, NYBilly Strings · 2021
2021-11-10: The Fillmore, Philadelphia, PA, USA
2021-11-10: The Fillmore, Philadelphia, PA, USABilly Strings · 2021
2021-10-15: Mission Ballroom, Denver, CO, USA
2021-10-15: Mission Ballroom, Denver, CO, USABilly Strings · 2021
2021-09-18: Marymoor Park, Redmond, WA, USA
2021-09-18: Marymoor Park, Redmond, WA, USABilly Strings · 2021
2021-08-21: MacAllister Amphitheater at Garfield Park, Indianapolis, IN, USA
2021-08-21: MacAllister Amphitheater at Garfield Park, Indianapolis, IN, USABilly Strings · 2021
2021-08-14: Hoxeyville, Wellston, MI, USA
2021-08-14: Hoxeyville, Wellston, MI, USABilly Strings · 2021
2021-04-02: Columbia Speedway, Columbia, SC, USA
2021-04-02: Columbia Speedway, Columbia, SC, USABilly Strings · 2021
2021-08-03: Ben & Jerry’s Midway Lawn, Essex Junction, VT, USA
2021-08-03: Ben & Jerry’s Midway Lawn, Essex Junction, VT, USABilly Strings · 2021
2022‐04‐30: St. Augustine Amphitheatre, Saint Augustine, FL, USA
2022‐04‐30: St. Augustine Amphitheatre, Saint Augustine, FL, USABilly Strings · 2022
2022-02-11: Greensboro Coliseum Complex, Greensboro, NC, USA
2022-02-11: Greensboro Coliseum Complex, Greensboro, NC, USABilly Strings · 2022
2022‐04‐15: Brooklyn Bowl, Las Vegas, NV, USA
2022‐04‐15: Brooklyn Bowl, Las Vegas, NV, USABilly Strings · 2022
Rank Strangers to Me
Rank Strangers to MeThe Stanley Brothers · 2023
2025-10-03: Sentrum Scene, Olso, NO
2025-10-03: Sentrum Scene, Olso, NOBilly Strings · 2025
2026-02-20: Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, TN, USA
2026-02-20: Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, TN, USABilly Strings · 2026
Live at Old Dominion Park, Manassas VA, July 29, 1962
Live at Old Dominion Park, Manassas VA, July 29, 1962Red Allen & Frank Wakefield
100 Tracks Bluegrass/OldTime/Western/Folk/Mountain Music
100 Tracks Bluegrass/OldTime/Western/Folk/Mountain MusicVarious Artists

Source: MusicBrainz work df227759-f42f-3cf6-af84-cffd208c095e (CC0).