At this session the Stanley's cut five tracks each for the and Country Folk Music Spotlight (King KLP-864) Dec 1963 and the instrumental 'banjo' LP America's Finest Five-String Banjo Hootenanny (King KLP-872) Jan 1964.

Two of the Country Folk Music Spotlight tracks appeared on 45 prior to the album:- Stone Walls And Steel Bars / Lonesome Night (King 5809) Sep 1963; and the re-cut of Train 45 and Shout Little Lulie instrumentals also got single release on (King 5916) and (King 5934) coupled with tracks from their subsequent King session in Sept. 1963.

Ralph II and the CMBs were listed as appearing (at some point) at the 'Buckeye Bluegrass Festival', Coonhunters Club, Greenwich, Ohio.

The festival itself ran from 13-15 August and other acts included: Dailey & Vincent, Summertown Road, Goldwing Express, Bluegrass Mountaineers, Whitake Bros., Southern Drive, Copus Hill, Matheson Family, Coney Carver, Andy Hmailton, Prater Bros., McCoy Grass.

Ralph II was listed as appearing (at some point) at 'Buckeye Bluegrass Festival', Coon Hunters Club, Greenwich, Ohio.

The festival itself ran from 12-14 August and other acts included: Bill Yates, Jimmy Martin Jr., Goldwing Express, Bluegrass Mountaineers, Whitaker Bros., Midnight Ramblers, Highway 57, Muddy Krick, Copus Hill, Prater Bros., Matheson Family, and Vertical Limit.

Ralph was billed as appearing at 'Grants 3rd Annual Bluegrass & Old Time Music Festival', Salt Creek Park, Hugo, Oklahoma. Also appearing were: Osborne Brothers, Jimmy Martin, Cliff Waldron, Larry Sparks, Rual Yarborough & the Dixiemen, Bill Box, Arbuckle Mountain Boys, Earl Garner & Bluegrass Mountaineers, Bill Grant-Delia Bell & Kiamichi Mountain Boys, and the Lewis Family.

Ralph was billed as appearing on Saturday (14 Aug) at 'Bill Monroe's 1st Annual Eagle Valley, Kentucky' festival.

The festival itself ran from 13-15 August and other acts included: Bill Monroe, Lester Flatt, James Monroe, Jimmy Martin, JD Crowe, Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper & the Clinch Mountain Clan, Jimmie Skinner, Earl Taylor & the Stoney Mountain Boys, Lillimae & Dixie Gospel-Aires, and many others.

Ralph was billed as appearing at Bill Monroe's '8th Annual Kentucky Bluegrass Festival' at Pendleton, Kentucky.

Other acts included: Bill Monroe, Country Gentlemen, James Monroe, Jimmie Skinner, Sego Bros., & Naomi, JD Crowe, and Birch Monroe.

Ralph appeared on either the Tuesday or Wednesday (14 or 15 Aug) at the "Prince William County Fair", just south of the Manassas city limits. The WPIK-WXRA Blue Grass Night, ran from 7-9pm and also featured: Country Gentlemen, and Hobbs Sisters & Bob Goff Jr.

The fair itself ran from 14-19 August with a variety of activities and shows.

Billed as 'Ralph Stanley presents North Central Ohio Bluegrass Festival', 13-15 August 1982 at Coonhunters Club, Greenwich, Ohio. Ralph appeared on the Friday/Saturday (13-14 Aug)

Other advertised acts included: Dave Evans & The River Bend; Bluegrass Cardinals; Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver; Larry Sparks; Radford Vance; Ed Hamilton; Harbor Town Grass; Bluegrass Mountaineers; Sugar Creek Grass; and East KY. Grass. The festival was the brainchild of Pearl Hamilton, and influenced many local musicians including Ernie Thacker.

An audience recording of a raucous set by Ralph on the 14th was later issued as a CD-R Live At The Greenwich Coonhunters Club (Stanley Family Records SFR-006) 2021.

Ralph was listed as appearing on Sunday (14 Aug) at the "Leisure Time Bluegrass Festival III", Leisure Time Music Park, Medaryville, Indiana.

The festival itself ran from 12-14 August and also included Lum Patton & the Half Mountain Boys.

Ralph was listed as appearing (on either the 13th or 15th Aug) at the Bluegrass Festival in Jacklot Hollow, Hazard, Kentucky.

The festival itself ran from 13-15 August, and other acts included: Jimmy Martin, New Coon Creek Girls, JD Crow, Larry Sparks, Red Allen, Dave Evans, Osborne Bros., Outdoor Plumbing Co., Charlie Sizemore, Goins Bros., Southern Blend, Hook & Beans.

Ralph had a show at The School House, Abingdon, Virginia. Tickets cost $3 and promised Clogging, flat-footing and square dancing.

Ralph was listed as appearing (at some point) at the "Stoney Run Bluegrass Festival", Crown Point, Indiana.

The festival itself ran from 13-14 August and other acts included: Special Consensus, and Kentucky Gentlemen.

Ralph was listed as appearing (at some point) at the '11th Annual Bluegrass Festival' at Monroe County KOA Campground, in Petersburg, Michigan. The festival ran from 14-17 Aug, but as the band had other bookings on Friday / Saturday (16-17 Aug), they presumably appeared here sometime between Wednesday / Thursday (14-15 Aug).

Other acts included: Beaver Creek Bluegrass, Paul Adkins, Blue Velvet, Candy Mountain Express, Wayne Lewis Band, Charlie Sizemore Band, Jim & Jesse, Country Gentlemen, Stevens Family, Doug Dillard Band, Gary Adams, Dana Cupp, Doyle Lawson, R & L Bluegrass, Marion Blue, Jimmy Martin, Reno Bros., Osborne Bros., Lost & Found, Petticoat Junction, Lewis Family, Raymond Fairchild, Randall Hylton, Down Home Praise, Whitstein Bros., and Bluegrass Mountaineers.

Ralph was billed as appearing on Friday (14 Aug) at the '4th Annual Round Eyes Park Bluegrass Festival' in Painters Creek, Ohio.

The festival itself ran from 13-15 August and other acts included: Osborne Bros., Goins Bros., Hart Bros., Bluegrass Strangers, R.W. Skeens & the Scioto Co. Ramblers, Dixie Ryders, Southern Knights, East Kentucky Cut-ups, Timely Arrival, Vince Combs & Band, and Gary Poe & Classic Grass.

Ralph had a show listed on the Friday (13 Aug) at the 'Big Hill Mountain Family Festival' in Berea, Kentucky. A report Ralph's Fan Club Newsletter however confirms that it was on the Saturday (14 Aug) and also mentions Ralph's oldest daughter (Lisa) was married at Ralph's home on the 13th.

The festival included an impromptu 15 minute re-union with Ralph and former CMB's Larry Sparks and Charlie Sizemore.

Other acts listed at the Berea festival included: Jim & Jesse, and Goins Bros.

Ralph was listed as appearing (at some point between 1-3 Sept) at the 'Strawberry Fair Music Festival', Camp Mather, Yosemite, California.

The festival itself ran from 29 August to 1 September and other acts included: David Grisman, Austin Lounge Lizards, Kate Brislin, Katie Moffatt, Pete Wernick;s Live Five, and Riders In The Sky.

Ralph was billed as appearing (at some point) at the '2nd Annual Milan Bluegrass Festival', at KC Campground, Milan, Michigan.

The festival itself ran from 12-14 August and other acts included: Jimmy Martin, Lost & Found, Goldwing Express, Larry Stephenson, James King, Vince Combs, Bob Paisley & Southern Grass, Nitro Hill, Travelers, S & S Express, Melvin Goins, Stevens Family, Bluegrass Thoroughbreds, and Bobby Hutch & Grand Ole Country.

Ralph was listed as appearing (at some point between the 13-14 Aug) at the 'Buckey Bluegrass Festival' at Greenwich Coon Hunters Club, Greenwich, Ohio.

The festival itself ran from 12-14 August and other acts included: Larry Sparks, Dave Evans, Osborne Bros., Warrior River Boys, Bluegrass Mountaineers, Coney Carver, Lonesome Heart, Northcoast, Greener Grass, and Andy Hamilton.

Ralph appeared (at some point between 13-14 Aug) at the '6th Annual Spring Hollow Bluegrass Festival' near Dunnville, Kentucky.

The festival, which was organised by Harold Austin ran from 13-15 August and included nine acts in total.

Ralph appeared as part of the 'Down From The Mountain' tour at the Kohl Center, Madison, Wisconsin. Other acts included: Alison Krauss, Jerry Douglas, Dan Tyminiski, Del McCoury, Nashville Bluegrass Band, Norman Blake, and Ricky Skaggs.

Ralph was billed as appearing (on either 14 or 16 August) at the 'Central Virginia Family Bluegrass Music Festival' at Amelia Family Campgrounds, Amelia, Virginia.

The festival itself ran from 14-16 August and other acts included: Lewis Family, IIIrd Tyme Out, Lonesome River Band, Jackass Flats, Cagle Family, Company Store, Vintage Bluegrass, Backwood Bluegrass, Billie Sue & Mill Run, Salt Marsh, Shendoah Blue, Fisher & Co., Bluegrass Brothers, Low Profile, Heather Berry & Berry Pickers, Recent Addition, Nothin' Fancy, and a Youth Group.

Ralph was billed as appearing on Thursday (14 Aug) at the '26th Annual Cherokee Bluegrass Festival' at the Happy Holiday RV Park & Campground, Cherokee, North Carolina.

The festival itself ran from 14-16 August and other acts included: Marty Stuart, Grascals, Bobby Osborne, Lewis Family, Del McCoury, Gibson Bros., Goldwing Express, Jesse McReynolds, James King, Dave Evans, Pine Mountain Railroad, Raymond Fairchild, Bluegrass Bros., Wells Family, Balsam Range, Dailey & Vincent, and Barry Scott & Second Wind.

Ralph had a show at The Prizery, South Boston, Virginia.

Ralph was billed as appearing at Nathan Stanley's '1st Annual Country & Bluegrass Music Festival', Wise County Fairgrounds, Wise, Virginia.

The festival itself ran from 13-14 August and other acts included: Nathan Stanley, John Anderson, Little Jimmy Dickens, Connie Smith, Bobby Osborne, Jesse McReynolds, Larry Sparks, Lewis Tradition, JD Crowe, Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out, Paul Williams & Victory Trio, Ralph Stanley II, Ben 'Cooter' Jones & Cooters Garage Band, Folk Soul Revival, Tommy Webb Band, and Jimmy Vaughn

Charlie's first album for Rounder was released 14 Aug 2007: Good News (Rounder 11661-0591-2) 14 Aug 2007