
Photo: Ralph II's band at Bean Blossom In. 15th Jun 2006. L-R: Danny Lee Davis (hidden), Steve Sparkman, Ralph Stanley II. Photo by Kim Davis / Mike Strangeland.
Ralph Stanley II & the Clinch Mountain Boys - Rollin' On The Rubber Wheels
Ralph II has a fine new album available on Stanley Family Records.
Featuring a choice selection of songs, the album successfully combines the rich legacy of the "Stanley" sound with Ralph II's own contemporary country-influences.
Click here for a full review.
If you're in the US CD's can be ordered from Ralph II's webstore / ralph2.com. (Outside of the US if you're address shows as invalid, use the contact email on ralph2.com to sort mailing costs/payment)
Digital copies can be found on Spotify, iTunes, Amazon (US), Amazon (UK). There's also a playlist on youtube.
On this day... |
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| Ralph Stanley |
| 19 Nov 1977 - Greenfield, IN (48 years ago) Ralph was billed as appearing at Herman Smith's 'Big Bluegrass Show', 4-H Building, in Greenfield, Indiana. Other acts included: Goins Bros. and Joe Jenkins & the Bluegrass Pickers. Charlie Sizemore was playing lead guitar for the Goins Brothers & was offered a job with the CMBs at this gig. |
| 19 Nov 1978 - Washington, DC (47 years ago) Ralph was billed as appearing as part of a 'A night of bluegrass history' - 'The Very First Bluegrass Special at the Kennedy Center', Washington DC.. Other acts included: Country Gentlemen, Osborne Bros., and Buck White & the Down Home Folks. |
| 19 - 20 Nov 1982 - Alexandria, VA (43 years ago) Ralph was booked at the Birchmere, in Alexandria, Virginia. |
| 19 Nov 1988 - Centreville, VA (37 years ago) Ralph has a show at the Partners II restaurant in Centreville, Virginia. |
| 19 Nov 1999 - Hamilton, OH (26 years ago) Ralph had a show at the Music Theater, Hamilton, Ohio. Sharing the bill was Melvin Goins. |
| 19 Nov 2000 - Chicago, IL (25 years ago) Ralph played at Schuba's Tavern, Chicago, Illinois. The band were scheduled to perform two shows at 6 & 8:30pm. |
| 19 Nov 2004 - Northampton, MA (21 years ago) Ralph had a show at the Iron Horse Music Hall, Northampton, Massachusettes. Tickets cost $35 in advance, or $38 on the door. |
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