
Photo: 1988 L-R: Curly Ray Cline, Junior Blankenship, Sam Wilson, Ralph Stanley, Sammy Adkins, 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 |
| 09 Apr 1977 - Prosperity, WV (49 years ago) Ralph was listed as playing at Prosperity, West Virgina. Also on the bill were the Goins Bros. |
| 09 Apr 1983 - Pulaski, VA (43 years ago) Ralph had a show at the County Athletics Booster Club, Pulaski, Virginia. Advance tickets cost $4 or $5 on the door. |
| 21 Feb - 21 May 1985 - Nashville, TN (41 years ago) Ralph played a show at the Station Inn, Nashville, Tennessee. |
| 09 Apr 1987 - Paintsville, KY (39 years ago) Ralph appeared at "A Hillbilly Grand Openin'" at M&M Toyota, North Mayo Trail, Paintsville, Kentucky. The band were scheduled to play two free shows at 5:30pm and 7:30pm. |
| 09 Apr 1988 - Live Oak, FL (38 years ago) Ralph was listed as appearing on Saturday (9 Apr) at the 'Spirit of the Suwannee', Suwannee Bluegrass Music Park, Live Oak, Florida. The festival itself ran from 7-10 April and other acts included: Bass Mountain Boys, Briarhoppers, Henry Rutland & George Custer, New Coon Creek Girls, River Grass Revue, and Bottom Dollar Band. |
| 09 Apr 1992 - Pikeville, KY (34 years ago) Ralph appeared at M&M Toyota car dealership, North Mayo Trail, Pikeville, Kentucky with a free show starting at 4pm. |
| 09 Apr 1993 - Whitley City, KY (33 years ago) Ralph had a show at McCreary High School, Whitley City, Kentucky. |
| 09 Apr 1994 - Santa Cruz, CA (32 years ago) Ralph has a show at the Pacific Cultural Center in Santa Cruz, California. Sharing the bill were Sidesaddle, and two shows took place at 7 & 9.30pm. Tickets cost $12.50 in advance, or $14 on the door. |
| 09 Apr 1995 - San Francisco, CA (31 years ago) Ralph had a show at the Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, California. Tickets cost $13. |
| 09 Apr 1998 - KET's Jubilee Bluegrass Festival (28 years ago) Ralph was featured as part of KET's Jubilee Bluegrass Festival, which comprised of "17 Big Shows" broadcast at 10/9pm Central Time. In April, in addition to Ralph the shows featured: Lonesome River Band (2); A Touch Of Grass / Southern Heritage (16); Brush Creek Grass / Bluetowne (23); and The Bluegrass Strangers / Unlimited Tradition. Other shows in the series included: The Osborne Bros., Lou Reid & Carolina, Home Ledford & Cabin Creek, James King, and The Goins Bros. Ralph's hour long show was recorded at the Red Mule Bluegrass Festival in Berea on Friday (16 May), and included a young Nathan Stanley singing one song. It was rebroadcast on 13 August. |
| 09 Apr 1999 - Prestonsburg, KY (27 years ago) Ralph had a show at the Mountain Arts Center, Prestonsburg, Kentucky. Also appearing were: Larry Sparks, Melvin Goins, and Boys From Middle Creek. |
| 08 - 09 Apr 2004 - Berkeley, CA (22 years ago) Ralph had a two-night booking at the Freight & Salvage, Berkeley, California. |
| 09 Apr 2005 - Poughkeepsie, NY (21 years ago) Ralph had a show at the Bardavon 1869 Opry House, Poughkeepsie, New York. |
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