
Photo: May 1972. L-R: Curly Ray Cline, Ricky Skaggs, Ralph Stanley, Keith Whitley, Jack Cooke.
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 II |
| 19 Mar - 19 May 2005 - Warrenton, VA (21 years ago) Ralph II had a show (with the CMBs) at Fauquier High School, Warrenton, Virginia. Also on the bill was Cliff Waldron. The event was a fund-raiser for the Warrenton Volunteer Fire Company. Tickets cost $15 in advance, or $20 on the door. |
| Ralph Stanley |
| 07 - 08 May 1976 - Hillsville, VA (50 years ago) Ralph was billed as appearing at the Goins Brothers' '1st Annual Bluegrass Festival' at Laurel Rescue Building, 8 miles from Hillsville, Virginia. Other acts included: Goins Bros., Carl Story, Larry Sparks, Charlie Moore, and many others. |
| 08 May 1977 - McKinney, TX (49 years ago) Ralph was billed as appearing at this festival, which ran from 6-8th May at Trade's Day Park, McKinney, Texas. The band presumably only appeared on the 8th, however, as they had another booking on the 6-7th. Other acts included: Chubby Wise, Bill Grant & Delia Bell, Mac Wiseman, Lewis Family, Chubby Anthony & Big Timber, Douvle Mountain Boys, Carl Morgan, Grass Fire, and Arbuckle Mountain Boys. |
| 07 - 08 May 1982 - Shelby, TX (44 years ago) Ralph was billed as appearing on Friday / Saturday (7-8 May) at the '2nd Annual Spring Bluegrass Festival' at Haw Creek Music Park, Shelby, Texas. The festival itself ran from 7-9 May and other acts included: Ricky Skaggs, Goins Bros., Mayor & Buford, Dave Evans, McLain Family, Grassfire, Bill Grant & Delia Bell, Johnny Martin & the Bluegrass Ramblers, Hickory Hill, Riverside Grass, and Phillip & Junell Skaggs. |
| 08 May 1983 - Gettysburg, PA (43 years ago) Ralph was billed as appearing on Sunday (8 May) at the '7th Semi Annual Gettysburg Bluegrass Camporee' at the Granite Hill Family Campground, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The festival itself ran from 5-8 May and other acts included: Bill Monroe, Dry Branch Fire Squad, Lewis Family, Country Gentlemen, Seldom Scene, Johnson Mountain Boys, Don Reno, Joe Val, Patent Pending, Blue Ridge Partners, Whetstone Run, Larry Sparks, Bluegrass Image, and Keystone Grass. |
| 21 Feb - 21 May 1985 - Nashville, TN (41 years ago) Ralph played a show at the Station Inn, Nashville, Tennessee. |
| 04 - 08 May 1985 - Santa Monica, CA (41 years ago) Ralph was booked to play at McCabe's Guitar Shop in Santa Monica, California. The band were scheduled to play on Saturday at 8pm & 10:30pm (4 May) and then had other shows on the 5, 6 & 7 May. I'm not sure if they then returned to McCabe's on the 8 May. |
| 08 May 1987 - Gettysburg, PA (39 years ago) Ralph was billed as appearing on Friday (8 May) at the '15th Semi-Annual Gettysburg Bluegrass Camporee' at the Granite Hill Family Campground, in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The festival itself ran from 7-10 May and other acts included: Whitstein Bros., Bill Harrell, Mac Wiseman, New Quicksilver, Special Blend, Virginia Squires, Randall Hylton, South Central Bluegrass, Wayne Lewis Band, Johnson Mountain Boys, Dry Branch Fire squad, Seldom Scene, Special Delivery, Country Gentlemen, Lewis Family, Walter Hensley & the Dukes Of Bluegrass, and others. |
| 08 May 1991 - Andersonville, TN (35 years ago) Ralph had a show at the Museum Of Appalachia, in Andersonville, Tennessee. |
| 08 May 1993 - Culpeper, VA (33 years ago) Ralph was billed as appearing on Saturday (8 May) at the '1st Annual Mother's Day Shower Of Stars' festival in the American Legion Park, 1 mile North of Culpeper, Virginia. The festival itself ran from 7-8 May and other acts included: Jimmy Martin, Lost & Found, Gillis Bros., Larry Sparks, Boys From Indiana, Bluegrass Cardinals, Norman Wright - Kevin Church Band, Hobbs & Partners, Hazel River Boys, Floyd Brown & Buck Mountain. |
| 08 May 1997 - Whitesburg, KY (29 years ago) Ralph appeared at the Appalshop Theater, Whitesburg, Kentucky for an episode of WMMT 88.7 FM's "Bluegrass Express Live" radio show. Tickets cost $10. |
| 08 May 1999 - Mount Airy, NC (27 years ago) Ralph had a show at the Downtown Cinema Theatre, Mount Airy, North Carolina. Also appearing were Orville Hicks and Sheila Kay Adams. |
| 08 - 11 May 2002 - Rocky Mount, VA (24 years ago) Ralph was listed as appearing (at some point between 8-9 or 11 May) at the 'Festival In The Pines', Tripple Creek Campground, Roicky Mount, Virginia. The festival itself ran from 8-11 May and other acts included: Lewis Family, Continental Divide, Nothin' Fancy, Country Gentlemen, Larry Stephenson, IIIrd Tyme Out, James King, Mark Newton, Heather Berry, Grass Fire, John Starling, Tom Gray, Ben Elridge, Green Island Pickers, Poplar Hollow, Lost & Found, and Patrick Henry Travellers. |
| 08 May 2004 - Hiawassee, GA (22 years ago) Ralph was billed as appearing on Saturday (8 May) at the '2nd Annual Georgia Mountain Fair Bluegrass Festival' at the Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds, Hiawassee, Georgia. The festival itself ran from 7-8 May and other acts included: Del McCoury, Bluegrass Alliance, IIIrd Tyme Out, Dale Ann Bradley, Mountain Heart, David Peterson & 1946, Buncombe Turnpike, Biscuit Burners, Gibson Bros., Fontana Sunset, Lonesome River Band, Seldom Scene, and Steep Canyon Rangers. |
| 08 May 2011 - Bethlehem, PA (15 years ago) Ralph had a show at Musikfest Cafe, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Tickets cost $32 (cabaret) and $37 (VIP box). |
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