We got a note recently from Aaron Kilmer, sound tech with West Virginia's Stoney Creek. He shared a story about Darrell Sanders, the band's banjo picker, and his reunion earlier this month with Larry Stephenson with whom he had performed in Bill Harrell's group during the late 1970s and early '80s. "Larry Stephenson recently caught [...]
The January/February 2010 issue of Bluegrass Music Profiles is on newstands now, with Larry Stephenson's smiling face on the cover. Larry speaks about his career in bluegrass as he contemplates the release of his 20th Anniversary CD in a lengthy interview, where he also discusses the many changes in his life of late, including the [...]
Well that didn't take long... Adam Haynes is barely gone from Dailey & Vincent, and has now hooked up with The Larry Stephenson Band. He'll be playing fiddle and sharing in the vocal duties along with Kyle Perkins on bass, Kevin Richardson on guitar, Kenny Ingram on banjo and Stephenson on mandolin and lead vocals. [...]
Larry Stephenson will be spending his Thanksgiving week learning how to eat left-handed. He recently underwent surgery to deal with a nagging problem which he is hoping will now be resolved, taking him out of action for several weeks. We'll let Larry tell the tale... "I had carpal tunnel surgery on my right hand November [...]
Here's another in our series of 2009 Red Carpet videos. These were filmed immediately prior to the IBMA Award Show. This particular video features Doug McKelway interviewing Larry Stephenson. http://media.libsyn.com/media/thegrasscast/stephenson.flv
Bluegrass lovers have long cherished the close bond that exists between the performers and the fans, something that is cultivated and fostered on both sides. Folks new to the music marvel at how approachable the artists are, and how much time they spend at live shows socializing with the audience. We expect bluegrass artists to [...]
Dreama Stephenson, née Belcher, sent along some sad news about her dad, Sterling Belcher. Sterling has been hosting the Bluegrass In The Pines Festival near Rocky Mount, VA for the past 29 years, and has hordes of friends and business acquaintances in the bluegrass world. He turned 70 on June 14th and, just this week, [...]
Larry Stephenson shared some sad news... I'm sorry to report that Bill Harrell passed away this afternoon at 4:10 p.m. at his home in Davidisonville, MD. Viewing with be Sunday evening (6/28) from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Chesapeake Christian Fellowship Church, Central Ave, Davidisonville, MD. The funeral will be at 10:00 a.m. Monday morning [...]
Larry Stephenson shared this unfortunate story about Bill Harrell, one of the pioneers of bluegrass music. His work with Don Reno & The Tennessee Cutups after the departure of Don's original partner Red Smiley resulted in some truly classic bluegrass recordings, including I'm Using My Bible For A Roadmap. After leaving Reno's group, Bill performed [...]
Larry Stephenson is putting the finishing touches on a 20th Anniversary CD with The Larry Stephenson Band, which will be released on Pinecastle Records. Has it really been that long? The primary tracking started in late October of '08 at Ben Surratt's Rec Room Studio in Nashville, featuring Larry's touring band at that time. Kyle [...]
