RIP Dr. Ralph Stanley. We're really getting down to the last of the original Bluegrass players. The Osbourne Brothers and Jesse McReynolds are about the only ones left.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVdg5Ww9mDA
I'm going to see the remaining Highwaymen play a concert tomorrow night, and I'm thankful for that--they're getting up there in years themselves.
And Sonny can't play anymore.
Been listening to bluegrass all day in Mr. Stanley's honor. At 89 he had a pretty good run, though.
He played a show at the local community college within the past year and I was bummed that I couldn't make it. RIP Ralph.
Glad I got to see him perform many times. Maybe he'll do a song for wbjones up there.
Nick (picaso) Comstock wrote: Glad I got to see him perform many times. Maybe he'll do a song for wbjones up there.
Now I really am sad. I hope our jam tonight has a good bluegrass turnout. I'm more of a folk guy myself but will lead the grass if necessary. Sadly our most prominent bluegrass member passed away earlier this year as well.
I grew up going to bluegrass festivals. Dad bought an old bread truck and converted it into a RV. When school was out we would tour around going to all the bluegrass festivals we could. I was just a baby when they started going. I miss those times. I miss the music.
Here's little Maggie. https://www.youtube.com/embed/ggvpL4TWNBo
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