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After 50 Years, the Second Stanley Brother Leaves Us

Posted on June 30, 2016 by cousinlynn953

I have been reading one memorial after another, eulogies, tributes, encomia, to and for Ralph Stanley.  Most of them focus on his voice (click on the links for the full articles):   “You don’t replace a Ralph Stanley,” said Eric … Continue reading →

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Tex Logan (1927–2015) — Part II

Posted on June 2, 2015 by cousinlynn953

Part I is HERE. It was Tex Logan‘s association with Wilma Lee and Stoney Cooper that led him to Bill Monroe in 1951, and the recording of his song, now a bluegrass and country standard, “Christmas Time’s A-Comin’.”  Richard Thompson, … Continue reading →

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My Favorite Album of 2014. . . Was Released in 2010!

Posted on April 17, 2015 by cousinlynn953

But I just discovered Richard Brandenburg this past fall.  I was listening to an album I got from a California artist named David Thom at the IBMA World of Bluegrass in Raleigh, a good album, which I enjoyed, but nothing … Continue reading →

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David Johnson, Author of Stanley Brothers Biography, Coming to HAH on the 26th

Posted on October 25, 2013 by cousinlynn953

I’m looking forward to chatting with David Johnson, author of the just-released Lonesome Melodies: The Lives and Music of the Stanley Brothers, on the show tomorrow.  He’s coming down from New Hampshire.  We’ll probably spend an hour or more talking … Continue reading →

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