Ralph Stanley, Jack Cooke, and Roy Lee Centers in Japan (1971) - photo © Tsutomu Otsuka Fred Robbins has added another valuable collection of historic photographs to his online archive. This latest is a series of images from the 1971 visit to
Roy Lee Centers
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The life, legacy, and untimely death of Roy Lee Centers
In late January, my wife and I made our way to Jackson, Kentucky. I wanted to get to the bottom of what really happened the morning of May 2, 1974, and dispel what I knew were mistruths in a 2003
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Two more Ralph Stanley reissues from Rebel
We have lauded several times the efforts of Rebel and County Records in getting their deep back catalog into digital distribution. They have been recording bluegrass and old time music since the early 1960s, and have several hundred titles between
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Two more Stanley reissues from Rebel
Rebel Records has two new entries to announce in its ongoing commitment to digitizing their complete catalog of classic bluegrass and old time music. The label intends to shoot for two new digital releases each month, a real treat for
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New Rebel releases
In addition to the Reno & Smily reunion CD from 1971 which we mentioned earlier, Rebel Records had two other releases out this week. Dave Evans' Pretty Green Hills is his first release in five years, featuring his band, traditionally known