Copper Creek Records
| Copper Creek Records | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1978 |
| Founder | Gary Reid |
| Genre | Country, bluegrass, old-time |
| Country of origin | U.S. |
| Location | Roanoke, Virginia |
Copper Creek Records is a record label based in Roanoke, Virginia specializing primarily in bluegrass and old-time music.
History
[edit]Spurred by his interest in the music of the Stanley Brothers,[1] Gary B. Reid launched Copper Creek in October 1978. Their first release was a 45 rpm single by the Johnson Mountain Boys. Side A was "When I Can Forget" and side B was "Johnson Mountain Hoedown."[2][3]
Initially, Copper Creek's focus was on releasing albums by the Johnson Mountain Boys, but expanded into historic preservation, annotation, and release of early bluegrass recordings and radio broadcasts.[4]
Cooper Creek became a thriving and respected label for bluegrass and old-time music artists and listeners.[5]
As sales of recorded music have decreased, Reid has focused primarily on writing[6] and his one-man show "A Life of Sorrow, the Life and Times of Carter Stanley."[7][1]
For his book The Music of the Stanley Brothers (University of Illinois Press), Reid was named Bluegrass Print/Media Person of the Year by the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA).[8]
Artists
[edit]Here is a partial list of artists who have released recordings on the Copper Creek label.
- E.C. and Orna Ball
- The Blue Sky Boys
- Bluegrass Cardinals
- Bluegrass Patriots
- Chris Brashear and Peter McLaughlin
- Gary Brewer
- Hylo Brown
- Albert E. Brumley Jr.
- The Carter Family
- The Country Gentlemen
- East Coast Bluegrass Band
- The Crooked Jades
- Crowe Brothers
- East Virginia
- Tony Ellis
- Raymond Fairchild
- Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys
- Alice Gerrard
- Tom T. Hall
- Ginny Hawker & Kay Justice
- Mike Henderson
- Trey Hensley & Drivin' Force
- Adam Hurt
- Randall Hylton
- Johnson Mountain Boys
- Carol Elizabeth Jones & Laurel Bliss
- Kathy Kallick
- Maro Kawabata
- Dick Kimmel
- James Leva
- Local Exchange
- The Louvin Brothers
- Claire Lynch
- McPeak Brothers
- The Mysterious Redbirds
- New Roanoke Jug Band
- Michelle Nixon
- Patent Pending
- Ken Perlam
- Tony Ramey
- James Reams & the Barnstormers
- John Reischman and the Jaybirds
- Reno and Smiley
- Curly Seckler
- George Shuffler
- Steve Sparkman
- Ron Spears
- Ralph Stanley
- The Stanley Brothers
- Jack Tottle
- Roland White Band
- Josh Williams & High Gear
- Wolfe Brothers
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Rifkin, Carol (August 10, 2015). "Life, times of music legend Carter Stanley at N.C. Stage". The Citizen Times. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
- ^ Thompson, Richard (October 2, 2016). "On This Day #48 – Gary Reid". Bluegrass Today. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
- ^ Tennis, Joe (Mar 17, 2011). "Characters of the Crooked Road". Bristol Herald Courier. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
- ^ "REID, GARY B. (1956-)". Cincinnati-Dayton Bluegrass Heritage. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
- ^ Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr. "The Triumph of an Independent Label Called Copper Creek". The Old Time Herald. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
- ^ Lawless, John (March 23, 2011). "Gary Reid and The Stanley Brothers". Bluegrass Today. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
- ^ Allen, Mike (Apr 24, 2015). "Arts & Extras: Gary Reid takes tale of bluegrass legend Carter Stanley on tour". The Roanoke Times0. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
- ^ "Gary B. Reid named Bluegrass Print/Media Person of the Year". University of Illinois Press. October 5, 2015. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
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