
Photo: A young Carter Stanley on the steps of the Pilot Knob School circa 1934/35.
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.
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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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| Stanley Brothers |
| 09 Mar 1966 - Gießen, West Germany (60 years ago) This was the sixth date on the Stanley's 1966 tour of Europe. |
| Ralph Stanley |
| 09 Mar 1974 - Terrell, NC (52 years ago) Ralph had a show at Lake Norman Music Hall, Terrell, North Carolina. |
| 09 Mar 1979 - Riverside Recording Studio session (47 years ago) At this session Ralph recorded his LP I'll Wear A White Robe (Rebel SLP 1590) 1980, at Lowell Varney's Riverside Recording Studio in Crum, Virginia. |
| 21 Feb - 21 May 1985 - Nashville, TN (41 years ago) Ralph played a show at the Station Inn, Nashville, Tennessee. |
| 09 Mar 1985 - Chicago, IL (41 years ago) Ralph appeared at the Old Town School Of Folk Music, in Chicago, Illinois. Also on the bill were Special Consensus. |
| 09 Mar 1989 - Norton, VA (37 years ago) Ralph and Bill Monroe had a concert at J.I. Burton High School, Norton, Virginia. Billed as the "2nd Annual Legends Concert", the show was a benefit for 88.7 WMMT-FM (Appalshop's Non-commercial Community Radio). Tickets cost $10 (children $5). |
| 09 - 10 Mar 1996 - Indianapolis, IN (30 years ago) Ralph appeared on Saturday (9 Mar) at the "Indy Classic Bluegrass" festival, Airport Ramada Inn, Indianapolis, Indiana. The festival itself ran from 8-10 March and also included: Cox Family, New Vintage, Blue Night, Larkin Family, Warrior River Boys, Charlie Sizemore, Hart Bros., and Tommy Brown & County Line Grass. |
| 09 Mar 2001 - Nashville, TN (25 years ago) Ralph played at the Grand Ole Opry, Nashville, Tennessee. Also appearing was the Osborne Bros. |
| 09 Mar 2002 - Nashville, TN (24 years ago) Ralph appeared at the Grand Ole Opry, Nashville, Tennessee. |
| George Shuffler / James Alan Shelton |
| 08 - 09 Mar 2000 - Ticknock recording session (26 years ago) The cross-picking guitar bonanza, The Legacy Continues (Copper Creek CCCD-0182) 2000, was cut at a two-day session Ticknock Studio in Lenoir, North Carolina. The idea for the album came about when George was filling in for Jack Cooke in late 1999 / early 2000 & the pair found themselves room-mates whilst on the road. |
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