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BU Podcast with Gary Reid

This week our podcast features Gary Reid. In addition to writing the “Notes & Queries” column in the magazine, Gary is one of the leading experts on the Stanley Brothers and their music. We talk to Gary about his history with the Stanley Brothers music and his one-man play A Life of Sorrow—The Life and Times of Carter Stanley.

By the way, our podcasts are now listed in Apple iTunes and on Spotify.

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LISTEN

"Don't Let Your Deal Go Down"

In this week's video lesson Orrin Star teaches how to flatpick a guitar solo for “Don’t Let Your Deal Go Down.” Guitar tablature is included.

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LESSONS

Jam Track - Head Over Heels In Love With You

Here is a jam track for the tune “Head Over Heels In Love With You”. The track is in the key of G and played at full tempo. If the tempo is not right for you, you can slow it down or speed it up using the “Playback” selection in the “Settings” menu.

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JAM TRACKS

Spotify Playlists

This month's issue of Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine celebrates seventy-five years of the Stanley Brothers music. So, for this week's playlist it is all Stanley Brothers. Take a listen and enjoy the music that made the Stanley Brothers famous.

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SPOTIFY PLAYLISTS

Archive Articles - Ralph Stanley

Our December 2021 issue is all about the Stanley Brothers and celebrating the birth of the Stanley sound 75 years ago. This week's archive article presents two articles that appeared in our August 2016 issue. This was the issue that was published shortly after Ralph Stanley's passing and commemorates his life in bluegrass music.

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Special Series Article - Bill Emerson, Part 7, The Country Gentlemen: Round 2 (1970-1973)

This week we continue with our special article series on Bill Emerson. In this week's article we cover Bill's career between 1970, when he left Waldron and Emerson to rejoin The Country Gentlemen, and 1973, when he joined the US Navy to play with the Navy band Country Current.

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Special Feature

Our December 2021 Issue

Our December 2021 issue is our special tribute to the Stanley Brothers and the birth of the Stanley sound 75 years ago. Included are articles about the Stanley Brothers, Roy Sykes, George Shuffler, Ralph Stanley II, Don Rigsby, The Dr. Ralph Stanley Hills of Home Festival, the Ralph Stanley Musuem, The Story of the Song "Wild Bill Jones," and Tyler White Mandolins. Also included in this issue are our regular features The General Store, Notes & Queries, and The National Bluegrass Survey.

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