Ralph Stanley | Hometown Country Music https://www.hometowncountrymusic.com For true country music fans! We invite you to visit and explore our robust website full of content and information! Tue, 23 Jun 2026 17:36:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://www.hometowncountrymusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/cropped-HCM-logo-32x32.jpg Ralph Stanley | Hometown Country Music https://www.hometowncountrymusic.com 32 32 This Date in Country Music History – June 23rd https://www.hometowncountrymusic.com/this-date-in-country-music-history-june-23rd/ Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:42:36 +0000 https://www.hometowncountrymusic.com/?p=6479 This date in country music history for June 23rd.

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This Date in Country Music History

  • 2025 – Parker McCollum released his self-titled album Parker McCollum. It would win the 2026 ACM Award for Best Album!
  • 2022 – Sam Hunt released his song “Water Under the Bridge”
  • 2018 – Dierks Bentley scored a #1 album with The Mountain
  • 2016 – Bluegrass legend Ralph Stanley passed away due to skin cancer
  • 2015 – Kacey Musgraves released her album Pageant Material
  • 2015 – Canaan Smith released his debut album Bronco
  • 2009 – Montgomery Gentry officially became members of the Grand Ole Opry
  • 2007 – Tracy Lawrence scored a #1 hit with “Find Out Who Your Friends Are”
  • 2001 – Lonestar scored a #1 hit with “Already There” that ended up topping the charts for 6 weeks
  • 1977 – Alabama released their debut single, “I Wanna Be With You Tonight”
  • 1956 – Ray Price scored a #1 hit with “Crazy Arms” that held the top spot for 20 weeks!
  • 1952 – Kitty Wells released her single “It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels”

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  • Artist Name: Dreyden Gordon
  • Hometown: Grayson, KY

Check out our interview with 17-year old Kentuckian Dreyden Gordon!

What project(s) are you currently working on?

I’m currently working on my new single, “Soldier’s Story”

What inspired you to pursue a career in music and when did you know?

From a very early age I knew I wanted to pursue music. When I was two years old I began dancing on stage and continued doing that until around the age of seven when I began singing on stage. Legendary bluegrass pioneer Melvin Goins, is probably the main reason why I play music today. He was the first person to pull me on stage when I was in fact two. Later I began performing and traveling with him more regularly, singing and playing guitar with him until the time of his death. I was also greatly inspired by Dr. Ralph Stanley who was kind enough to allow a young boy, under the age of twelve, to perform on the road with him and his band. Those were just two of the many inspirations I had in music.

If you weren’t pursuing a career in music, what would you be doing for a living?

Probably a historian or a history teacher. History offers a passage into a way of life and way of thinking that is oftentimes forgotten in modern society. And it can still serve as a relevant key in solving modern problems.

What is your favorite downtime activity?

Collecting vintage vinyl records and vintage instruments!

Who is your biggest celebrity crush?

 N/A

Who is your favorite sports team(s)?

 Cincinnati Reds, Pittsburgh Penguins,

What is the last movie that you watched?

 Smokey and the Bandit

What is the last album you listened to?

An American Classic: Jeannie Seely

If you could only listen to one album for the rest of your life, what would it be?

Night Life: Ray Price   or    Together For The First Time: Jimmy Martin & Ralph Stanley

What is the greatest country song of all time?

 “Dublin Blues” by Guy Clark

What has been your favorite city/town that you’ve visited out on the road?

Bristol VA / TN  – Visiting Bristol is like stepping back in time seventy years, I love it! But overall, I love traveling and seeing new places!

What is your favorite meal?

bison steak, gator tail, or frog legs

Who is your dream duet partner?

Patty Loveless, Loretta Lynn or Linda Davis

Who would you like to go on tour with?

Jerry Lee Lewis, Bill Anderson or Willie Nelson

What is your ultimate career goal(s)?

To write and sing songs that listeners can relate to and feel emotionally.

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Happy Birthday to today’s country music birthdays!

  • Faron Young (d)
  • Ralph Stanley (d)
  • Shawna Thompson (Thompson Square)
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