
Photo: Wintergrass, Tacoma, Wa. 24th Feb 1996. L-R: James Alan Shelton (hidden), Steve Sparkman, Jack Cooke, Ralph Stanley, Ralph II, John Rigsby. Photo (probably) by Miles Ward.
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 |
| 16 Feb 1976 - Track Recorders studio session (50 years ago) At this session Ralph cut his LP Old Home Place (Rebel SLP 1562) 1976. Some of the material on the album is thought to have originally been pencilled in as a solo project for Keith Whitley, which obviously never came to fruition. |
| 16 - 17 Feb 1979 - Austin, TX (47 years ago) Ralph had a two-night booking at Armadillo World Headquarters, 525½ Barton Springs Rd, Austin, Texas. |
| 16 Feb 1984 - Nashville, TN (42 years ago) Ralph had a show at the Station Inn, Nashville, Tennessee. |
| 16 Feb 1985 - Lancaster, PA (41 years ago) Ralph had a show at 'The Shindig In The Barn' in the Guernsey Barn, 5 miles East of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Also on the bill were the Country Gentlemen. Tickets cost $7 (children 6-12, $3). |
| 16 Feb 1991 - Floyd, VA (35 years ago) Ralph had a show at Floyd Elementary School, Floyd, Virginia. Also on the bill were the Bobby Davis Comedy Show. |
| 16 Feb 1996 - Berkeley, CA (30 years ago) Ralph had a show listed at 'Golden Anniversay Tour', St John's Presbyterian Church, Berkeley, California. The show, which was organised by the California Bluegrass Association started at 7pm and also featured the Cedar Grove Bluegrass Band. |
| 16 Feb 1997 - Riverside, CA (29 years ago) Ralph was listed as appearing the "Bluegrass Extravaganza" at 'The Barn at Riverside', University of California Riverside, California. The show ran from 2:30 to 10pm and other acts included: Laurel Canyon Ramblers, Home Grown, Dix Bruce, Jim Nanally, and Alive & Pickin'. Tickets cost 10 in advance, or $11 on the door. |
| 16 Feb 1999 - San Francisco, CA (27 years ago) Ralph had a show at Knuth Hall, Creative Arts Building, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California. Tickets cost $15 (students $10). |
| 16 Feb 2006 - Pioneertown, CA (20 years ago) Ralph had a show at Pappy & Harriet's, Pioneertown Palace, California. Tickets cost $25. |
| 16 Feb 2007 - Tucson, AZ (19 years ago) Ralph had a show at the Rialto Theatre, Tucson, Arizona. Tickets cost $21 - $25 in advance. |
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