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Ridin' That Midnight Train
Composer: Ralph Stanley

Riding That Midnight Train was probably played by Old & In The Way in March 1973.

The song title used on this page, Ridin' That Midnight Train, is the title used on the earliest Stanley Brothers recordings. The song also occurs on recordings as Riding That Midnight Train, Riding On That Midnight Train, and Ridin' On That Midnight Train and possibly other variations including the spelling of Midnight/Midnite. Writing credits on recordings are sometimes Carter Stanley.



Stanley Brothers recordings

This list is not intended to be comprehensive.

info Mountain Song Favorites, Stanley Brothers & Clinch Mountain Boys, 1959
no info Single (Ridin' That Midnight Train / A Little At A Time), Stanley Brothers & Clinch Mountain Boys, 1960
no info Bluegrass Recordings By All-Star Artists EP, Various Artists (Stanley Brothers), 1960
no info EP (Ridin' That Midnight Train / If I Lose / Little Maggie / Rank Stranger), Stanley Brothers, 1962
info I'll Still Write Your Name In The Sand, Various Artists (Stanley Brothers), 1967
info Stanley Sound Around The World, Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys, 1973
no info On And On, Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys, 1980
info Starday Sessions, Stanley Brothers, 1984
info Stanley Series, Vol. 2 # 2, Stanley Brothers, 1984
no info Bound To Ride, Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys, 1991
info Early Starday-King Years 1958-1961, The Stanley Brothers, 1994
info 1971-1973, Ralph Stanley And The Clinch Mountain Boys, 1995
info Live in Japan, Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys, 1997
info Riding That Midnight Train: Starday King Recordings 1958-1961, The Stanley Brothers, 1999
info Appalachian Stomp: More Bluegrass Classics, Various Artists (Stanley Brothers), 1999
no info Freight Trains Rides Again, Volume Two, Various Artists (Stanley Brothers), 2000
info Live At The Smithsonian, Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys, 2001
no info Clinch Mountain Sweethearts, Ralph Stanley & Friends, 2001
no info Riding That New River Train, Stanley Brothers, 2001
info The Very Best of Ralph Stanley, Ralph Stanley, 2002
no info Ridin' That Midnight Train: Bluegrass Is Timeless, The Stanley Brothers & the Clinch Mountain Boys, 2003
info American Folk and Country Music Festival, Various Artists (Stanley Brothers), 2003
info Bluegrass Express, Various Artists (Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys), 2004
no info Live at Watermelon Park, Berryville, Virginia, 1969, Ralph Stanley, 2005
info The Definitive Collection 1947-1966, The Stanley Brothers, 2007
no info 16 Blazin' Bluegrass, Various Artists (Stanley Brothers), 2009
no info Songs Of Tragedy And Redemption, Stanley Brothers, 2011
no info Eight Classic Albums Plus Bonus Singles, Stanley Brothers, 2019

Other recordings

This list is not intended to be comprehensive.

no info Single (Pathway Of Teardrops / Riding That Midnight Train), The Dixie Ramblers, 1967
no info Traditional Sounds Of Bluegrass, Roy Cobb, 1975
no info Tribute To The Stanley Brothers, David Lambeth & the High Lonesome Ramblers, 1975
no info Blendin' Grass, Bluegrass Blend, 1976
no info Profile, Don Reno, 1977
no info Good Old Time Blue Grass, The Shaggy Mountain Boys, 1977
no info Blue Grass Remembrance, Kenny Dace & The Downstate Ramblers, 1978
no info Saturday Night, Bristol Mountain Bluegrass, 1983
no info Riding The Midnight Train, Doc Watson, 1986
no info Pickin' At Pickens, Stoney Creek, 1990
info Bluegrass Rules!, Ricky Skaggs, 1997
no info Bluegrass Legends "Together", Don Reno and Charlie Moore, 2000
no info Kentucky Son, Dean Osborne, 2000
no info Freight Trains Rides Again, Volume One, Various Artists (Don Reno and Charlie Moore), 2000
info Three Pickers, Earl Scruggs/Doc Watson/Ricky Skaggs, 2003
no info High On The Hog, Yeehaw Junction, 2003
no info On The Road (DVD), Sam Bush, 2007
no info Traditional Mountain Style Bluegrass Music, Danny Lee Davis / Renfro Proffitt / Tweed Donohoe, 2007
no info Where The Tall Grass Grows, G2 Bluegrass Band, 2007
no info From The Horse's Mouth, National Debt, 2007
no info Brand New Set Of Rules, Williams & Clark Expedition, 2008
no info Stages, Hard Ryde, 2008
no info Still On Track, The Sourwood Mountain Band, 200?
no info Fields of Caroline, Milford Station Bluegrass Band, 2010
no info Stars In The City, ClearSpring, 2013
no info Songs From The Hearth, The Unbroken Circle, 2015
no info Doug Flowers and Friends, Doug Flowers and Friends, 2015
info Carter Stanley's Eyes, Peter Rowan, 2018

 
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