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Tag: Ralph Stanley
Grassers mourn The Possum
Friday was a sad day in country music, as George Jones, among the most influential singers in the history of the music, passed away at 81 years of age. Perhaps excepting Hank Williams and Johnny Cash, no one was more responsible for shaping the future [...]
The Mountain Doctor from Don Rigsby
The first single from Don Rigsby’s Doctor’s Orders album in available now from Rebel Records. The Mountain Doctor, written by Don and Larry Cordle, is the project’s only new song. It tells the story of the great Ralph Stanley, for whom the album serves as a [...]
Nathan Stanley accepts the torch
Nathan Stanley is eagerly awaiting the April 12 release of his second solo project, The Legacy Continues. Not yet 21 years old, Nathan finds himself in the fearsome position of being deputized to help carry the Stanley sound forward in the 21st century by his [...]
Ralph Stanley – up close and personal
Ever wanted to share an intimate meal with the great Ralph Stanley – and 50 of his closest friends? The good Doctor is offering just that on March 29 as a fundraiser for Song Of The Mountains, the live performance concert series aired on PBS [...]
Ralph Stanley signs with Moonstruck
Ralph Stanley, the good doctor himself, has signed with Moonstruck Management in Nashville for exclusive management and representation. He joins a number of top bluegrass acts booked and managed by Moonstruck, including Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out, Lonesome River Band, Bobby Osborne & The Rocky [...]
Russell Wilson passes
Russell Lee Wilson, one half of the Wilson Brothers traditional bluegrass duo, passed away on February 4 at Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital, Somerset, KY, from complications related to pneumonia. He was 67 years old. A resident of Science Hill, Kentucky, Russell Wilson was born on [...]
Ralph Stanley in Garden & Gun
Ralph Stanley – the Good Doctor, the Dean of Mountain Music, and one of the few survivors from the earliest days of bluegrass music – is the subject of a feature in the current (January/February) edition of Garden & Gun magazine. G&G is a journal [...]
On This Day # 7
On this day in 1923 …… January 10, 1923, Curly Ray Cline was born. Had he lived, the extrovert Curly Ray Cline would have been 90 years old today. Born in Pike County, Kentucky, Cline was inspired to play the fiddle by hearing Fiddlin’ Arthur [...]
The Essential Christmas Playlist
I’m sure by now the fruitcake is on the table and you have a bookmark on Luke 2, but if you need a little bluegrass to get you in the Christmas spirit, here are some Christmas classics that are sure to get any Scrooge in [...]
Thanksgiving weekend festival weather report
Here is the opening installment in what we hope will be a regular feature at Bluegrass Today, a weekend festival weather report with Special Bluegrass Correspondent, John Goad. As often as time, resources and inclination allow, SBC Goad will report on likely weather and travel [...]
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