
Photo: WSAZ-TV 1950 Huntington Va. L-R: camera operator George Woody, Pee Wee Lambert, Lester Woodie, Ralph Stanley & Carter Stanley.
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 |
| 22 - 23 Mar 1973 - Rebel recording session (53 years ago) This marathon two-day session at Roy Homer's basement studio in Clinton, provided the material for the LP's I Want To Preach The Gospel (Rebel SLP 1522) 1973 and A Man And His Music (Rebel SLP 1530) 1974. On the 22nd they recorded ten tracks: Shout Little Lulie, Rocky Island, Old-Time Pickin', John Henry, Little Birdie, Bound To Ride, The Lonesome River, The Fields Have Turned Brown, Hard Times and Train 45. The following day they cut another fourteen: Gold Watch And Chain, You Know I'll Be Lonesome, The Orphan Girl, I'm Going That Way, Brighter Mansion, Who Is That?, Going Up Home (To Live In Green Pastures), I Wanna Make Heaven My Home, Rank Strangers, Angel Band, I Want To Preach The Gospel, Dark And Stormy Is The Desert, Great High Mountain and A Rose Among The Thorns. |
| 23 Mar 1974 - Stuart, VA (52 years ago) Ralph was listed as appearing at Patrick Co. High School, in Stuart, Virgina. |
| 23 Mar 1977 - Altavista, VA (49 years ago) Ralph had a show at the Vista Theatre, Altavista, Virginia. Tickets cost $4 and the show also featured Jim Eanes & the Bluegrass Buddies. |
| 21 Feb - 21 May 1985 - Nashville, TN (41 years ago) Ralph played a show at the Station Inn, Nashville, Tennessee. |
| 23 Mar 1985 - Wilmington, DE (41 years ago) Ralph was billed as appearing at the '4th Annual Grand Bluegrass & Traditional Country Music Festival' at the Grand Opera House, in Wilmington, Delaware. Also on the bill were: The Whites, and Bluegrass Cardinals. Tickets cost $13.50 to $9.50. |
| 23 Mar 2002 - Renfro Valley, KY (24 years ago) Ralph had a show at the Entertainment Center, Renfro Valley, Kentucky. Also on the bill was John Cosby. |
| 21 - 23 Mar 2003 - Live Oak, FL (23 years ago) Ralph was listed as appearing (at some point between 21-23 Mar) at the 'Suwanee Springfest', Live Oak, Florida. The festival itself ran from 20-23 March and other acts included: Earl Scruggs, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Rhonda Vincent, Donna The Buffalo, Guy Clark, Darol Anger & Mike Marshall, Darrell Scott, Peter Rowan, Tony Rice, Vassar Clements, Roy Book Binder, Jim Lauderdale, and New Traditionals. |
| 23 - 25 Mar 2012 - River Falls, WI (14 years ago) Ralph was billed as appearing (on either the 23 or 25 Mar) at the "River Falls Roots and Bluegrass Music Festival", River Falls, Wisconsin. |
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