
Photo: Florida circa 1961. L-R: Chubby Anthony, Ralph Stanley, George Shuffler, Carter Stanley, Johnnie Bonds.
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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| Stanley Brothers |
| 18 Mar 1966 - München, West Germany (60 years ago) This was the thirteenth date on the Stanley's 1966 tour of Europe. |
| Ralph Stanley |
| 18 Mar 1971 - Culpeper, VA (55 years ago) Ralph mentions having a breakdown in Culpeper, Virginia, on the Bareville Pa. recording from the 19th March. Presumably there was a gig then in Culpepper on the 18th. |
| 21 Feb - 21 May 1985 - Nashville, TN (41 years ago) Ralph played a show at the Station Inn, Nashville, Tennessee. |
| 18 Mar 1988 - Combs, KY (38 years ago) Ralph had a show at Bacom Combs Elementary School, Combs, Kentucky. Sharing the bill was Bill Monroe. |
| 18 Mar 1989 - Wadsworth, OH (37 years ago) Ralph was billed as appearing at the 'Bluegrass Special' at the O.J. Work Auditorium in Wadsworth, Ohio. Also on the bill were Bluegrass Mountaineers and Harbourtown Grass. |
| 18 Mar 1994 - Flat Gap, KY (32 years ago) Ralph had a show in Flat Gap, Kentucky. |
| 18 Mar 1995 - Richfield, OH (31 years ago) Ralph appeared on Saturday (18 Mar) as part of a two-day Bluegrass Festival at the Holiday Inn, 4742 Brecksville Road, Richfield, Ohio. The festival itself ran from 17-18 March and other acts included: Larry Stephenson, Bluegrass Mountaineers, Plum Mountain Grass, Coney Cover, Osborne Bros., Robert White, Kentucky Club, Hart Bros., Goins Bros., and Beaver Creek Grass. |
| 18 Mar 2000 - Garner, NC (26 years ago) Ralph had a show at the Olde Commons Auditorium in Garner, North Carolina. The event was part of the 'Garner 2000 Bluegrass Series' of concerts. Tickets cost $16 in advance, or $20 on the door. |
| 18 Mar 2007 - New York, NY (19 years ago) Ralph had a show at the B.B. King Blues Club & Grill, New York, New York. Also on the bill were Uncle Monk. Tickets cost $30. |
| Jarrod Church |
| 18 Mar 2006 - Castle studio session (20 years ago) This was the second of two sessions at Castle Recording, Castelwood, Va. for Jarrod's CD-R: Clinch Mountain Banjo (Jyroscope JWC-1982) 2006. Jarrod, who was nicknamed 'Jyro' by Dr. Ralph logged some time as a CMB, and is helped out on this recording by James Alan Shelton and Dewey Brown. |
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