- Bill Gatton Chevy Show
- Carter Stanley Interview - 1966
- How Far To Little Rock? - Search live shows
- Jim Kent's film 'Ralph Stanley's Bluegrass Festival'
- New WCYB Recording
- Pound Va. 1972 - Video
- Replica Rebel T-Shirt
- R.I.P. Ralph
- Roy Lee Centers Last Show
- Song & Memory Books
- Stanley Brothers - WCYB Acetate
- Stanley Standard - Carter Stanley Memorial Issue
- Suwannee River Jamboree
- Up In The Cloud - 1957-62
Pic. of the Day
Photo: Stockholm 14 Mar 1966. L-R: Ralph Stanley, unknown, Carter Stanley, Urban Haglund. Photo courtesy of Urban Haglund.
New Ralph II album!
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.
...The Clinch Mountain Time Machine...
On this day... |
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| Stanley Brothers |
| 14 Mar 1966 - Stockholm, Sweden (60 years ago) This was the eleventh date on the Stanley's 1966 tour of Europe. |
| Ralph Stanley |
| 14 Mar 1971 - Alexandria, VA (55 years ago) Ralph was advertised as appearing at the "In Person Bluegrass Jamboree", Virginia Theatre, Alexandria, Virginia. Two shows took place at 2:00 and 6:00 pm, and other acts on the bill included: Bill Monroe, Jimmy Martin, Country Gentlemen, and Cliff Waldron. |
| 21 Feb - 21 May 1985 - Nashville, TN (41 years ago) Ralph played a show at the Station Inn, Nashville, Tennessee. |
| 14 - 15 Mar 1987 - Wango recording session (39 years ago) Ray Davis' recorded a 'reunion' album in his Baltimore basement studio, featuring George Shuffler and Ralph Stanley with James King on lead vocal: Reunion (Wango WANGOCD104) 1997. This was followed by a live appearance on the 15th at Fire Hall, Arcadia, Md. between 1-7pm with Del McCoury also on the bill. |
| 14 Mar 1992 - Floyd, VA (34 years ago) Ralph had a concert at Floyd County High School, Floyd, Virginia. The show was a benefit for the Old Church Gallery of Floyd and tickets cost $7 in advance or $8 on the door. |
| 14 Mar 1998 - Warren, MI (28 years ago) Ralph had a show at Lincoln High School, Van Dyke Community Auditorium in Warren, Michigan. Also appearing were the Goins Bros. Tickets cost $13 in advance or $15 on the door. |
| Ernie Thacker and Junior Blankenship |
| 14 - 15 Mar 1994 - Hickory Hill recording session (32 years ago) This was the second 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. |
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