
Photo: Stanley Brothers 1959.
Ralph Stanley II & the Clinch Mountain Boys - Rollin' On 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.
To search the archive for known old Ralph Stanley show dates, see the How Far To Little Rock? page.
On this day... |
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| Stanley Brothers |
| 14 - 15 Sep 1959 - Third recording session for King (67 years ago) This marathon two-day session for King resulted in both the Sing Everybody's Country Favorites(King KLP-690) Jun 1960 and For The Good People (King KLP-698) Aug 1960 LPs. The session included a new arrangement of I'm A Man Of Constant Sorrow which was coupled with How Mountain Girls Can Love for release on a single (King 5269) Oct 1959. A further five singles were released from the session, plus the 'A' side of their Jan 1960 single How Far To Little Rock / Heaven Seemed So Near (King 5306):-
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| Ralph Stanley |
| 15 Sep 1967 - Mansfield, OH (59 years ago) Ralph had a show at the Union Hall, 320 East 5th Street, Mansfield, Ohio. |
| 13 - 16 Sep 1973 - Rosine, KY (53 years ago) Ralph appeared at the 'Monroe Homecoming Bluegrass Festival' which took place at the Bluegrass Musicland Park, about 5 miles from Rosine, just off the Western Kentucky Parkway. The festival coincided with Bill Monroe's 62nd birthday on 13th Sept, and included the unveiling of a memorial to his Uncle Pen Vandiver. Other acts included: Bill Monroe, Lester Flatt, Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper, Larry Sparks, Goins Bros., Hylo Brown, James Monroe, Bluegrass Alliance, Birch Monroe and the Parker Family. |
| 12 - 15 Sep 1974 - Rosine, KY (52 years ago) Ralph was billed as appearing at the '2nd Annual Monroe Homecoming Bluegrass Festival' at the Bluegrass Musicland Park in Rosine, Kentucky. Other advertised acts included: Bill Monroe, Lester Flatt, Jim & Jesse, Goins Brothers, James Monroe, Osborne Bros. Bluegrass Alliance, Clyde Moody, Bobby Smith, Hubert Davis, Jim McCall - Vernon McIntyre, and Birch Monroe. There's some confusion as to the start date for this festival - adverts show 12th Sept, but listing have 11th as the start date… |
| 15 Sep 1976 - Greenup, KY (50 years ago) Ralph was advertised as appearing at an evening concert at Greenup County Fair, Greenup, Kentucky. Admission for the Wednesday Night show cost $2. |
| 15 Sep 1978 - Scioto Furnace, OH (48 years ago) Ralph was billed as appearing on Friday (15th Sept) at R.W. Skeens & the Goins Bros., '3rd Annual Bluegrass Festival' at Scioto Furnace, Ohio. The festival itself ran from 15-17th Sept and other acts included: Lester Flatt. Mac Wiseman, Jim & Jesse, RW Skeens & the Copley Bros., Goins Bros., Frog & the Greenhorns, Poverty Stringband, the Woodettes Gospel Singers, and others. |
| 15 - 16 Sep 1979 - Hancock / Hagerstown, MD (47 years ago) Ralph was billed as appearing on Saturday / Sunday (15-16 Sep) at the 'Indian Springs Bluegrass Festival', Indian Springs Campground, between Hancock & Hagerstown, Maryland. The festival itself ran from 14-16th Sept and other acts included: Lewis Family, Seldom Scene, Buck White, Bill Clifton - Red Rector - Don Stover, Bill Harrell, Raintree, Boys From Indiana, Wynn Osborne & Nashville Express, Lost & Found, Don Sowards & Laurel Mountain Boys, and Grass Menagerie. |
| 15 - 16 Sep 1984 - Norwalk, OH (42 years ago) Ralph was billed as appearing on Saturday / Sunday (15-16 Sep) at the 'Norwalk RPM Bluegrass Jamboree' in Norwalk, Ohio. The festival itself ran from 14-16 September and other acts included: Boys From Indiana, Dave Evans, Johnson Mountain Boys, East Ohio Grass, Red Wing, Prater Bros., Fullhouse, Echoes Of Bluegrass, and Buckwheat. |
| 14 - 15 Sep 1985 - Norwalk, OH (41 years ago) Ralph was billed as appearing on Saturday / Sunday (14-15 Sep) at 'Norwalk RPM Bluegrass Jamboree' in Norwalk, Ohio. The festival itself ran from 13-15 September and other acts included: Jimmy Martin, Boys From Indiana, Dave Evans, Johnson Mountain Boys, Raymond Fairchild, Maumee Valley Grass, Red Wing, Echoes Of Bluegrass, Gary Adams & the Bluegrass Gentlemen, Harbourtown Grass, Southern Rail, and East Ohio Grass. |
| 14 - 17 Sep 1989 - Bethel, OH (37 years ago) Ralph was billed as appearing (at some point) at the '2nd Annual Bluegrass Festival In The Pines', at Beautiful Ronjo Fishing Lakes, 1 mile West of Bethel, Ohio. The festival itself ran from 14-17 September and other acts included: Lonesome Pine Fiddlers reunion, Goins Bros with the Shed House Trio, Warrior River Boys, Bluegrass Statesmen, Kentucky Blues, Gary Strong & Hardtimes, Nipper Bros. with Jim McCall, Whiteoak Valley Boys, Southern Breeze, Dale Lykins and Bluegrass Freightliners, Chris Montgomery, and others. |
| 13 - 16 Sep 1990 - Bethel, OH (36 years ago) Ralph was billed as appearing (at some point) at the '3rd Annual Bluegrass Festival In The Pines' at the 'Beatuful' Ronjo Fishing Lakes, 1 mile West of Bethel, Ohio. The festival itself ran from 13-16 September and other acts included: Doyle Lawson, Larry Sparks, Warrior River Boys, Vernon McIntyre's Appalachian Grass, Nipper Bros., Summit Station, Dale Lykins & the Bluegrass Freightliners, Petticoat Junction, Coye Maggard & Cooncreek, Rob Morgan & Company, Davidson Family, Graceland Express, Chuck Gibson, Jim McCall, and square dancing. |
| 15 Sep 1991 - Rosine, KY (35 years ago) Ralph was listed as appearing on Sunday (15 Sep) at "Rosine's Annual Fall Bluegrass Festival" in Rosine, Kentucky. The band were scheduled to perform two shows. The festival itself ran from 13-15 September and other acts included: Bluegrass Cardinals, Charlie Sizemore, Bill Harrell, Larry Efaw, Delmer Sexton, Kentucky Bluegrass Band, Shady Hollow, Reynolds Family, and Bluegrass Mountaineers. |
| 15 Sep 1995 - Loudonville, OH (31 years ago) Ralph was billed as appearing on Friday (15 Sep) at the 'Mohican Bluegrass Festival' at the Mohican Wilderness, 10 miles South of Loudonville, Ohio. The band were scheduled to perform at 7:40 & 10:10pm. The festival itself ran from 15-17 September and other acts included: Osborne Bros., Seldom Scene, Tim & Mollie O'Brien, Jerry Douglas, Claire Lynch, Northwest Territory, Traditional Grass, Dry Branch Fire Squad, Lonesome River Band, Special Consensus, and others. |
| 15 Sep 2000 - Grassy, MO (26 years ago) Ralph had a show at Arrow Campground, Grassy, Missouri. |
| 15 Sep 2001 - Morehead, KY (25 years ago) Ralph appeared on Saturday (16 Sep) at the '9th Annual IIIrd Tyme Out Bluegrass Festival' at Poppy Mountain, Morehead, Kentucky. Part of the bands performance was later broadcast on KET's Jubilee TV show on 27 Mar 2002. The festival itself ran from 11-15 September and other acts included: A Touch Of Grass, Melvin Goins & Windy Mountain, Southern Sun, Bobby Hutch & Grand Ol' Country, Duval High School Bluegrass Club Band, Licking River Ramblers, SweetGrass, IIIrd Tyme Out, Dave Evans, Dean Osborne & Eastbound, Goldwing Express, Billie Renee & Cumberland Gap, Lynn Hall Band, Full House, Rhonda Vincent, Faris Family, Bluegrass Strangers, Ernie Thacker & Route 23, Goldwing Express, Rick Sharpe & Lonesome Ride, Stained Grass Window, Trinity Mountain, Lonesome River Band, Moron Bros., Rowan County Ramblers, Grillbillie All Stars, Ricky Skaggs, Del McCoury, Mountain Heart, Country Gentlemen, New Tyme, and Open Highway. |
| 15 Sep 2005 - Hyden, KY (21 years ago) Ralph had a show at the Richard Nixon Center, Hyden, Kentucky. |
| 15 Sep 2007 - Morehead, KY (19 years ago) Ralph was billed as appearing on Saturday (15 Sep) at the '15th Annual Poppy Mountain BlueGrass Festival', Morehead, Kentucky. The festival itself ran from 11-15 September and other acts included: Jack Lewis, Sage Knoll, Vernon McIntyre's Appalachian Grass, Hillbilly Gypsies, Bobby Hutch, Bobby Macky, James King, Goldwing Express, Bo Isaac, Ralph Smith & Friends, Gerald Evans & Paradise, Michael Cleveland & Audie Blaylock, Billie Renee & Cumberland Gap, Katie Penn, Melvin Goins & Windy Mountain, Ernie Bradley, Ronnie Reno, Mountain Heart, Ralph Stanley II (Fri), Randy Waller & Country Gentlemen, Grascals, Larry Cordle, Joe Diffe, Lonesome River Band, Hit & Run, Chapmans, John Conlee, Poaceous Band, Jetts Creek, Lieele Creek & Rt22, All Tuned Up, Florida Bluegrass Express, Hollow Wood, Elishas Creek, Dominion Grass, McCoy Grass, Blue Mountain Grass, Megan Murphy & Yankee Grass, and Ridge Runner. |
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