Two tracks from a combined birthday party performance for Bill Clifton & his wife later found their way onto the Jap 2×LP On Stage (Seven Seas SR(M) 287-288) 1969 and Legendary Stanley Brothers Recorded Live, Vol. 1 (Rebel SLP-1487) 1970.

This was the first date on the Stanley's 1966 tour of Europe.

Ralph was billed as appearing at Grinnell College, Grinnell Iowa.

Ralph had a show at the Storefront Congregation, Louisville Kentucky. Apparently this venue started out as a blues bar near Mid-City Mall called The Shack. After it was bought by Ken & Sheila Pyle they renamed it Roundtable Theatre, an then after renovation as Storefront Congregation. According to Leoweekly "It gained a reputation as a top music venue, hosting acts like Ralph Stanley, but they had trouble getting a liquor license, which compromised its success."

Ralph had a booking at the Elementary School, Sand Lick, Virginia. Also appearing were the Marshall Family.

This two day session at Gusto studios in Nashville, Tn. resulted in the collaboration album between Jimmy Martin and Ralph Stanley: First Time Together (Gusto GT0077) 1980.

On the 3rd they recorded seven tracks: Roll On Buddy, I'm Coming Back But I Don't Know When, I'm Going Down The Road, Rabbit In The Log, In The Pines, Footprints In The Snow and Sunny Side Of The Mountain. The following day, five more songs were cut: God Gave You To Me, Stone Walls And Steel Bars, I Only Exist, Let Me Walk Lord By Your Side and The Old Crossroad. Gusto released a couple of slightly different versions of the album, although only the 3×CD Poor Rambler set contains all the material from the session, including three previously unreleased cuts.

The TV episode of "Austin City Limits" which was recorded 4 Oct 1979, was broadcast on 4 March 1980 in Michigan, Tennessee & Wisconsin. The show was 1 hour long with 30 mins devoted to Ralph and 30 to local act Uncle Walt's Band. Tracks by Ralph included: How Mountain Girls Can Love, Little Maggie, Clinch Mountain Backstep, Rocky Island, and Henry Brown.

A couple of clips from the show have surfaced on youtube: Little Maggie and Henry Brown.

The show was also later broadcast in: Arizona (6 Mar), Missouri (7 Mar), California (8 Mar); Montana (9 Mar); Alaska; Alberta - Canada, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, and Washington (11 Mar); Iowa & Utah (12 Mar); Ontario - Canada, Massachusettes (14 Mar); Connecticut, Mississippi, Ohio (15 Mar); Pennsylvania (16 Mar); Louisiana (18 Mar); Alabama & South Carolina (5 Apr); Nebraska (6 Apr); Delaware (12 Apr); Maryland (27 Apr); Wyoming (14 May); British Columbia - Canada (16 May); Minnesota (30 May); and Maine (7 Jul).

The Oregon & Texas broadcast from 11 March was respectively simulcast in stereo on KJIB-FM 99.5 & KOKE-FM radio.

Ralph played at the Shepherdsville Country Music Place, Shepherdsville, Kentucky.

Ralph played a show at the Station Inn, Nashville, Tennessee.

Ralph had a show at the Floyd High School Auditorium, Floyd, Virgina. Sharing the bill was Bill Monroe. The show was to raise funds for the Floyd County chapter of the United Fund, who organised the event. Tickets cost $8 in advance or $10 on the door.

Ralph had a show at Skinner Memorial Chapel, Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota. Admission was free, but still ticketed.

Ralph had a show in Flat Gap, Kentucky.

Ralph had a show at the Elementary School, Flat Gap, Kentucky.

Ralph had a show at Claiborne County High School Auditorium, Tazewell, Tennessee. Also appearing were S & S Express. Tickets cost $13 in advance, or $15 on the door.

Ralph had a show at Blue Gator, Athens, Ohio.

Ralph had a show at Kent Stages, Kent, Ohio. Tickets cost $25 - $30.

Ralph had a show at One Longfellow Square, Portland, Maine. Some listing show the date as 3 March

This was the first 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.

This was the first of three two-day recording sessions at Hickory Hill Recording, Parkensburg, WV. for their CD Tears Of Gold (Atteiram API-CD 1730) 1995.

Future CMB, James Price is also featured on the album playing fiddle, mandolin, guitar, bass and singing baritone.