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I was fortunate to these these guys with Paul Warren on fiddle in March 1974.The Osborne Bros(NOT Brothers Osborne),were on the same show. I went backstage in a boys locker room and heard them jamming with my sister. Sonny Osborne answered ,looking like a cartoon devil, smoking a Betty Davis cig holder and told us to scat. We didn't. Paul Warren came out, shook our hands and went and got Lester. He was genuine ,answered my questions,shook our hands, and told us to enjoy the show. Marty Stuart got the spotlight, and after the Show they handed out Martha White coupons for Free products. I was 10.

"you dont know my mind" too fast, too much bounce

I grew up listen watching Lester Flat . 40s 2024 😀

Greatest bluegrass singer alive today! ❤

I saw JM at Res Lick around 88 or 1990. He had a young girl playing piano. I think she was visually impaired as I am. He was really promoting her. I thought it was a nice thing to do. In those same years, I saw him at the festival of the Bluegrass in Lexington, Kentucky, late one night playing guitar in a jam session feeling good calling Bill Monroe every name you could imagine I thought it was funny at the time I love Jimmy he was one of the best Travis in Kentucky

Спасибо, всегда приятно слушать блюграс и кантри музыку!

Awesome Marty, still awesome ❤❤❤

Woah! Thank you for posting🤍

Campbell mercer I sure miss the Cumberland highlanders show on rfd channel I wish we still had it it was my favorite show I miss the price sisters and Cody Norris show

Who the heck is on dobro and bass?

Non better, non better. This is all real. They loved the music. Was not all about the money and recognition :) Talked with Ralph many times over the years, he was always so kind and talk to you like he cared about you. When I was about 10 years old, he was sitting way back from the stage listening. The location was Lost Acres Bluegrass Festival. I had my banjo and asked him to sign the head. He gladly did, it says Keep Picking Ralph Stanley. I still have this and is one of my best memories of Ralph. I am currently 57 years old. Miss this man and his distinctive sound. I am still playing and try my best to keep the Stanley sound alive today. Rest in Peace my friends, rest in peace :)

You cannot beat this group for good ole country bluegrass direct from Leslie county Ky. *****

Chris warner on banjo !

Who's playing bass?

Sonny always smiling, miss him.

My parents named me after Jesse McReynolds. BTW it's BENDING the strings, not ABANDON 🙂

Best lead singer Ralph ever had, was Mr Sammy Adkins. Proud to call him my friend.

Pretty good boys

Jack Cooke was a legend, he had lost a lot of weight at this juncture in his career...... The Mayor

To join the Clinch Mountain Boys you had to be super good, you couldn't be just good, you had to be next level or it just wasn't going to work out. So all these musicians you're seeing with Ralph are Just exceptional and legends like Cooke and Curly and the boys.

It makes me happy with Ricky skaggs Kentucky thunder awesome job ❤❤❤

Yessir, we lost a good one. RIP, Jim .

Lordamercy. That rendering of If I Lose makes me want to punch through a brick wall. Top tier.

2 stars of Audies band.Patrick and Russ Carson on banjo

heard his cover of Martins's Sophronie I it was Jimmy.

Be missed? I'll say. Tge first time I beard

What a great band! I saw them around 1980 at Great America in the Bay Area California. Some of the best harmonies ever.

Sound mix leaves a lot to be desired.

The best, no doubt! Sonny was so talented and of course no one can sing like Bobby. Love them so much!

The very best blue grass… no question! I wish we had these boys back for much, much more. God bless the memories we have to listen to now.

I was there. What wonderful memories of a great festival.

Too bad Audie lost McAvinue to the USN BG band.

On the last Jimmy Martin show I enjoyed he said was only 1of 2 singers (the other was Paul Williams) he could depend to give a rock solid vocal and mandolin performance. The Audie broke a mando string!!!

Yes sir I'm going to miss jim😊

Dr. Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys are the absolute best!

Sutton has calmed down a bit since those days 😂

Hwy old man can you rip off Jerusalem ridge

Who is that on the guitar next to Curly Ray Cline?

Howdy cuz, frm ky.

Thanks for posting! (Berkshire. )

Wonderful!!!!!!

Doesn't get any better, unless we go back in time with this same lineup And Danny and Michael's dad Bob Paisley.

Bobby and Sonny look great! So tan, smiling, full of life and music.....Paul and Jimmy Brock look good too...

Terry ! Grascals ?

This was the only time, here at this festival, I saw Jim and Jesse. I think Bill Monroe played in Orange County this same summer.

Vintage bluegrass - some of the best then & now!🪕🎵🎻🎼🎶🎸❤️

I was 14-19yrs old when The Unit was in it's prime, NewGrass was in it's last year's as a band. Jason Burleson(BlueHighway banjo player) youngest brother is my best friend. We went to so many awesome shows all over western North Carolina and east Tennessee. It influenced my entire life's musical taste. While most kids were seeing rock bands in stadiums... I was seeing the Unit and NGR at places like the Down Home in Johnson City Tenn and The Merle Watson Memorial Festival aka... Merle Fest #1. We were at Merle Fest the first 5yrs in a row.

RIP Jim Mills

😊😊 😊 . Mm

R. I. P. Jim Mills