Copper Creek Records

Copper Creek Records
Founded 1978 (1978)
Founder Gary Reid
Genre Country music, bluegrass music, old-time music
Location Roanoke, Virginia

Cooper Creek Records is a record label based in Roanoke, Virginia specializing primarily in bluegrass and old-time music.

History

Spurred by his interest in the music of the Stanley Brothers,[1] Gary B. Reid launched Copper Creek in October of 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

Here is a partial list of artists who have released recordings on the Copper Creek label.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Rifkin, Carol (August 10, 2015). "Life, times of music legend Carter Stanley at N.C. Stage". The Citizen Times. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
  2. ↑ Thompson, Richard (October 2, 2016). "On This Day #48 – Gary Reid". Bluegrass Today. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
  3. ↑ Tennis, Joe (Mar 17, 2011). "Characters of the Crooked Road". Bristol Herald Courier. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
  4. ↑ "REID, GARY B. (1956-)". Cincinnati-Dayton Bluegrass Heritage. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
  5. ↑ Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr. "The Triumph of an Independent Label Called Copper Creek". The Old Time Herald. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
  6. ↑ Lawless, John (March 23, 2011). "Gary Reid and The Stanley Brothers". Bluegrass Today. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ "Gary B. Reid named Bluegrass Print/Media Person of the Year". University of Illinois Press. October 5, 2015. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.