
Photo: Promo photo circa 1975. L-R: Curly Ray Cline, Ricky Lee, 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 |
| 26 Mar 2003 - Winters, CA (23 years ago) Ralph II led the CMB's at a show at The Palms, Winters, California. |
| 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 |
| 26 Mar 1972 - Louisville, KY (54 years ago) Ralph had a show at the Storefront Congregation, Louisville, Kentucky. Tickets cost $3 |
| 26 Mar 1973 - New London, CT (53 years ago) Ralph had a show at Ocean Beach Park Auditorium, New London, Connecticut. The event was organised by the Eastern Connecticut Country Music League and also featured the Mount Moriah Fire Baptized Holiness Church Singers. Tickets were 99c in advance and $1.65 on the door. |
| 25 - 26 Mar 1975 - Rebel recording session (51 years ago) This two-day session at Roy Homer's basement studio in Clinton, provided the material for the LP Let Me Rest On A Peaceful Mountain (Rebel SLP 1544) 1975. At the end of the recording on the 26th the band then cut Curly Ray Cline's LP Why Me Ralph? (Rebel SLP 1545) 1975. |
| 26 Mar 1976 - Monterey, VA (50 years ago) Ralph had a show at Highland High School, Monterey, Virginia. Other groups included: Dave Lambeth & the High Lonesome Ramblers, The Third Edition, and Miss Bluegrass Gospel - Lottie Marshall. MC for the event was Jim Eanes. |
| 26 Mar 1977 - Hiltons, VA (49 years ago) Ralph had a show at A.P. Carter's Store, Hiltons, Virginia. Also appearing were The Marshall Family. Tickets cost $3. |
| 26 Mar 1982 - Mount Sterling, KY (44 years ago) Ralph played to an audience of 500 at the Montgomery County High School, Mount Sterling, Kentucky. Also on the bill were: The Goins Bros., and Ralph's show featured dancing by Harvey Hieronymus. |
| 26 Mar 1983 - Manchester, KY (43 years ago) Ralph had a booking at Ernie Couch's Music Center, Manchester, Kentucky. |
| 21 Feb - 21 May 1985 - Nashville, TN (41 years ago) Ralph played a show at the Station Inn, Nashville, Tennessee. |
| 26 Mar 1988 - Wadsworth, OH (38 years ago) Ralph had a show at the O.J. Work Auditorium, 151 Main Street, Wadsworth, Ohio. Also on the bill were Bluegrass Mountaineers, Bear Mountain Boys, and Coney Carver & the Rainbow Valley Boys. |
| 26 Mar 1993 - Amelia, OH (33 years ago) Ralph had a show at Campbell's Country Dance Barn, Amelia, Ohio. Sharing the bill were the Warrior River Boys. |
| 26 Mar 1994 - Wadsworth, OH (32 years ago) Ralph had a show in Wadsworth, Ohio. |
| 24 - 26 Mar 1995 - Naperville, IL (31 years ago) Ralph was billed as appearing (at some point) at the Northern Illinois Festival, at the Holiday Inn, Naperville, Illinois. The festival itself ran from 24-26 March and other acts included: Stevens Family, Reno Bros., Special Consensus, Blue Night, McGee Creek Connection, Randall Hylton, Big Cedar, and Running Fox. |
| 26 Mar 1998 - Whitesburg, KY (28 years ago) Ralph had a live performance recorded for the "Bluegrass Express Live" WWMT 88.7 FM Radio show at Appalshop Theater, Whitesburg, Kentucky. Also on the bill were The Rigsby Brothers. Tickets cost $10 (children $5). |
| 26 Mar 2000 - Live Oak, FL (26 years ago) Ralph was listed as appearing on Sunday (26 Mar) at 'Suwanee Springfest', Spirit of Suwannee Park, Live Oak, Florida. The band were scheduled to appear at 2:20pm. The festival itself ran from 24-26 March and other acts included: Tim & Mollie O'Brien, Darrell Scott, Norman Blake, Guy Clark, Tony Rice, and Peter Rowan. |
| 26 Mar 2004 - Waynesboro, VA (22 years ago) Ralph had a show at Waynesboro High School, Waynesboro, Virginia. Tickets cost $20. |
| 26 Mar 2005 - Wadsworth, OH (21 years ago) Ralph had a show at the O.J. Work Auditorium, Wadsworth, Ohio. Also appearing were: Coney Carver, and Bluegrass Mountaineers. |
| 26 Mar 2011 - Kingsport, TN (15 years ago) Ralph's 84th Birthday Dinner & Fund-raiser celebration took place at the MeadowView Resort & Convention Center, Kingsport, Tennessee. Tickets cost $100 per plate and included a buffet-style dinner. Musical performances included: Ben "Cooter" Jones, Don Rigsby, Nathan Stanley & the CMBs. |
| Goins Brothers |
| 25 - 26 Mar 1977 - Rebel recording session (49 years ago) At this two day recording session at Track Studio, Silver Spring, Md. The Goins Brothers recorded their LP: Wandering Soul (Rebel SLP-1586) 1980. The band at the time also featured CMB Curley Lambert on mandolin. |
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