Tag Archives: Ralph Stanley

It’s 1986, and Delia Bell & Bill Grant Are Live in Studio A

Posted on June 11, 2021 by cousinlynn953

ANOTHER ARCHIVAL HILLBILLY AT HARVARD I long remembered there was a time when Delia Bell and Bill Grant had played live on Hillbilly at Harvard. I was entranced by Bill’s performance of Merle Haggard’s “I’ll Break Out Again Tonight,” so … Continue reading →

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Back to 2005—with Peter Rowan and Larry Stephenson

Posted on May 11, 2021 by cousinlynn953

ANOTHER ARCHIVAL HILLBILLY AT HARVARD This Saturday (May 15th) travel back with us to April 16, 2005, and a memorable Hillbilly at Harvard. Peter Rowan was back in town, opening for Ralph Stanley at Sanders Theatre at Harvard, with Peter’s … Continue reading →

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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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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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