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Rank Stranger
Composer: Albert E Brumley

Rank Strangers To Me was performed by Old & In The Way in 1973.

The song was written by Albert E Brumley and first recorded by the Stanley Brothers who released it on a single and on the Sacred Songs From the Hills album in 1960. The song occurs on recordings as: Rank Stranger, Rank Strangers, Rank Strangers To Me, Rank Strangers (To Me) and Rank Stranger To Me. The earliest recordings use the title Rank Stranger.


Recordings

no info Single (Rank Stranger / Gathering Flowers For The Master's Bouquet), Stanley Brothers, 1960
info Sacred Songs From the Hills, Stanley Brothers, 1960
no info Single, Jimmie Williams & Red Ellis & the Gospel Harmony Boys, 1960
no info Gospel Songs By All-Star Artists, Vol. 5, The Lewis Family/Jimmie Williams & Red Ellis & the Gospel Harmony Boys, 1960
info Holy Cry From the Cross, Jimmie Williams, Red Ellis & Acorn Sisters, 1962
info Bluegrass Hall Of Fame, Various Artists (Stanley Brothers), 1962
info The Mountain Music Sound Of The Stanley Brothers, Various Artists (Stanley Brothers), 1962
no info Mighty Close To Heaven, Carl Story & his Rambling Mountaineers, 1963
no info Single (Rank Stranger / Picture From Life's Other Side), Carl Story & his Rambling Mountaineers, 1963
info Old Timey Concert, Doc Watson, Clint Howard and Fred Price, 1967
no info The Famous Song Hits Of The Stanley Brothers, Stanley Brothers, 1967
no info More Grand Old Gospel, Porter Wagoner and the Blackwood Brothers, 1967
no info All Day Singing & Dinner on the Ground, The Lewis Family, 1968
no info EP (Ridin' That Midnight Train / If I Lose / Little Maggie / Rank Stranger), Stanley Brothers, 196?
no info Favorite Hymns, Down Home Folks, 196?
no info Legendary Stanley Brothers: Recorded Live, Vol. 2, Stanley Brothers, 1970
info One Wide River To Cross, Country Gentlemen, 1971
info I Want To Preach The Gospel, Ralph Stanley, 1973
info Rank Strangers, Stanley Brothers, 1973
no info Born Again, Pat Boone, 1973
no info Best of Carl Story, Carl Story, 1975
no info Bluegrass Express, American Bluegrass Express, 1975
info Mountain Music, Carl Story & his Rambling Mountaineers, 1976
info The Best of the Stanley Brothers, The Stanley Brothers, 1976
no info The Magnificent Music Machine, Tom T. Hall, 1976
no info 14 Memories, Bill Grant, Delia Bell & the Kiamichi Mountain Boys, 1976
no info Body & Soul, Lost Kentuckians, 1976
info Thirty Years Of Bluegrass, Various Artists (Stanley Brothers), 1977
info Bluegrass Collection, Osborne Brothers, 1978
no info The Bramble & the Rose, Mary McCaslin & Jim Ringer, 1978
no info 16 Greatest Gospel Hits, Stanley Brothers, 1978
no info Fiddler, Glen Smith & the Mountain State Pickers, 197?
no info That Great Bluegrass Show, Blue Velvet, 1981
info Red Knuckles & Hot Rize: Live, Hot Rize w/ Red Knuckles & Trailblazers, 1982
info Stanley Series, Vol. 1 #1, Stanley Brothers, 1982
no info When I Sing For Him, Porter Wagoner, 1982
no info Quiet Grave, Appalachian Express, 1982
no info Church In The Mountains, Blue Ridge Partners, 1983
info Starday Sessions, Stanley Brothers, 1984
no info Bluegrass Hall of Fame, Various Artists (Stanley Brothers), 1987
info Down In The Groove, Bob Dylan, 1988
no info Once Again, Southern Blend, 1988
no info 24 Greatest Bluegrass Hits, Various Artists (Carl Story), 1989
info Classic Bluegrass, Ralph Stanley, 1990
no info Dancing Under Water/Freakwater, Freakwater, 1991
info Saturday Night and Sunday Morning, Ralph Stanley, 1992
no info 50 Years of Bluegrass Hits, Various Artists (Osborne Brothers), 1992
info Early Starday-King Years 1958-1961, The Stanley Brothers, 1994
info Clinch Mountain Bluegrass, Stanley Brothers, 1994
info Mountain Music Collection, Vol. 3: Pictures from Life's Other Side, Various Artists (Osborne Brothers), 1994
info Rhythm of the Mountains, Various Artists (Osborne Brothers), 1994
no info 20 Bluegrass Originals: Hymns, Various Artists (Stanley Brothers), 1994
no info Golden Gospel Best, The Lewis Family, 1994
info 1971-1973, Ralph Stanley And The Clinch Mountain Boys, 1995
info Sunday Morning, Ralph Stanley, 1995
no info Classic Stanley, Ralph Stanley/Keith Whitley/Ricky Skaggs, 1995
no info 20 Greatest Hits, Kitty Wells, 1995
info The Vanguard Years, Doc Watson, 1995
no info Best of the Best of Bluegrass Gospel, Various Artists (Stanley Brothers), 1995
no info Classic Gospel, Ralph Stanley, 1996
no info Heartfelt Pickin' & Singin', Vol. 1, Joe Isaacs, 1996
no info The Best of Jim Ringer: The Band of Jesse James, Jim Ringer, 1996
no info Glorious Gospel, Various Artists (Stanley Brothers), 1996
no info Bluegrass, Various Artists (Stanly Brothers), 1996
info Bluegrass Rules!, Ricky Skaggs, 1997
info Live in Japan, Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys, 1997
info Songs of the Stanley Brothers, Various Artists (Hot Rize), 1997
no info 20 Great Gospel Artists, 20 Great Gospel Songs, Various Artists (Stanley Brothers), 1997
no info Dancing Under Water, Freakwater, 1997
no info 16 Great Gospel Hits, The Stanley Brothers, 1997
no info Best of the Best of the Stanley Brothers, The Stanley Brothers, 1998
info The Early Rebel Recordings 1962-1971, The Country Gentlemen, 1998
no info Naked Nashville, Various Artists (Ricky Skaggs), 1998
no info Living in the City, The Urban Hillbilly Quartet, 1998
info Riding That Midnight Train: Starday King Recordings 1958-1961, The Stanley Brothers, 1999
no info Dismembered Tennesseans, Dismembered Tennesseans, 1999
info Live At The Freight And Salvage, MacRae Brothers, 1999
no info City of God, New Harvest, 1999
no info Kentucky Bluegrass, The Bishops, 1999
no info Steel Away!, Light Crust Doughboys, 2000
no info 25 Greatest Bluegrass Hits, Various Artists (Carl Story), 2000
info Time-Life's Treasury of Bluegrass (30 tracks), Various Artists (Stanley Brothers), 2000
no info Inspirational Favorites, Keith Perry, 2001
no info Shifting Sands of Time, Wayfaring Strangers, 2001
no info Clinch Mountain Sweethearts, Ralph Stanley & Friends, 2001
info The Rough Guide to Bluegrass, Various Artists (Ralph Stanley), 2001
info The Definitive Bluegrass Collection, Various Artists (Osborne Brothers), 2001
info Live At The Smithsonian, Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys, 2001
info The Very Best of Ralph Stanley, Ralph Stanley, 2002
no info One Night In America, Charlie Musselwhite, 2002
no info 36 Greatest Gospel Memories, Various Artists (Porter Wagoner), 2002
no info Live at McCabe's Guitar Shop 2-11-01, Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys, 2002
info Long Journey Home: Bluegrass Songs of the Stanley Brothers, Various Artists (Hot Rize), 2002
info Further Beyond Nashville, Various Artists, 2002
info Rhythm of the Mountains: Bluegrass Explores Its Roots, Various Artists (Osborne Brothers), 2002
no info All-Time Greatest Hits, Various Artists (Stanley Brothers), 2002
no info The Best of the Best, The Stanley Brothers, 2002
no info Most Requested, Darrell Winkleman, 2002
no info Carl Story Tribute, Jones Brothers, 2002
no info I'm Not Gonna Let My Blues Bring Me Down, Brad Davis, 2003
info American Folk and Country Music Festival, Various Artists (Stanley Brothers), 2003
no info 100 Greatest Bluegrass Hits, Various Artists (Osborne Brothers), 2003
no info Country Gospel: 36 All-Time Favorites, Various Artists (Porter Wagoner), 2003
no info Gospel Bluegrass Home Coming, Vol. 2, Various Artists (Ralph Stanley), 2003
info Rough Guide: American Roots Box, Various Artists (Ralph Stanley), 2003
no info The Slaughter Rule, Original Soundtrack (Vic Chesnutt), 2003
info Treasury of Bluegrass: America's Music, Various Artists (Stanley Brothers), 2003
info Thirty Essential Bluegrass Hits, Various Artists (Stanley Brothers), 2003
no info I'll Fly Away, Albert E. Brumley, 2003
no info Old Soul, Ryan Holladay, 2003
no info The Rough Guides: American Roots Box, Various Artists (Ralph Stanley), 2003
no info American Gothic: Bluegrass Songs of Death and Sorrow, Various Artists (Carl Story), 2003
info Can't You Hear Me Callin': Bluegrass: 80 Years of American Music, Various Artists (Stanley Brothers), 2004
info Back Roads to Cold Mountain, Various Artists (Stanley Brothers), 2004
no info Dust on the Bible, Kitty Wells, 2004
no info 26 Greatest Bluegrass Hits, Various Artists (Carl Story), 2004
no info America's Favorite Hymns, America's Bluegrass Band, 2005
no info The Badly Bent, The Badly Bent, 2005
no info Hop High, Crooked Still, 2005
no info The Modern Sounds of the Knitters, The Knitters, 2005
no info Foggy Highway, Paul Kelly & the Stormwater Boys, 2005 (CD bonus track)
no info Bluegrass Gospel Reunion, Various Artists (Osborne Brothers), 2005
no info Bluegrass Hymns: 25 Gospel Classics, Various Artists (Red White and the Country Gospel Singers), 2005
info 36 Bluegrass Hits, Various Artists (Osborne Brothers), 2006
no info Briary Mountain Boys, Briary Mountain Boys, 2006
no info The Golden West, Laurie Lewis & the Right Hands, 2006
no info Grass Tracks, The Suggins Brothers, 2006
no info Tornado, Robby Norris, 2006
no info Sky's a Clearing, Shades Mountain Air, 2006
no info Gloryland: 30 Bluegrass Gospel Favorites, Various Artists (Ralph Stanley), 2006
no info Bluegrass: Top 20 Gospel Songs of the Century, Various Artists (Ricky Skaggs), 2006
no info Michel & Bob Dylan Fest 2004, Michel Montecrossa, 2006
no info 30 Years Of Bluegrass, Various Artists (Stanley Brothers), 2006
info The Definitive Collection 1947-1966, The Stanley Brothers, 2007
info Classic Bluegrass Collection, Vols. 1-4, Various Artists (Stanley Brothers), 2007
no info Live in Germany, The Osborne Brothers, 2007
no info Best of Grand Old Gospel 2008, Various Artists (Ralph Stanley), 2007
no info The Bluegrass Hall of Fame, Various Artists (Stanley Brothers), 2008

 
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