Sep 12
Ralph Stanley II signs with new label
Ralph Stanley II is switching record labels.
He’s departing Rebel Records for Lonesome Day Records, a Kentucky-based label that already has releases by Steve Gulley and Larry Cordle.
Stanley, son of bluegrass giant Ralph Stanley, will have a new release on the Lonesome Day label in early 2008, according to Lonesome Day.
“It’s going to be a departure from anything he’s done before,” said Randall Deaton, owner of the label. “We just about have it finished. Everything before was pretty much like his dad did, Clinch Mountain Boys, Appalachian (sounding).”Deaton said the new CD “is a showcase of him as a singer and the song more so than the picking. It’s got top notch pickers on it. They are there as an ensemble to support him rather than do their individual thing.”
Jim Lauderdale, Cody Kilbey, Tim Crouch, Randy Kohrs, Adam Steffey, Ron Stuart, Marty Raybon and Gulley are among the project’s supporting cast.
“We’re probably looking at March, April of next year,” said Deaton about a release date.
He said the disc would be “much more contemporary sounding.” Songs include Townes Van Zandt’s “Loretta,” Lyle Lovett’s ” L.A. County” and Elton John’s “Georgia.”
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