Post a Pic from the Past

[mando-picker]

Darryl, Man these photo's bring back a lot of mememories, I was at a lot of these festivals back then. In the photo #36 the guy standing behind skaggs is wes golding( my cousin) that played with a lot of the men in all of the photos. Man that was good times then . THANKS for the memories

[Darren Bailey]

Darryl, thank you for sharing those pictures, I found a lot of pleasure looking at them and thinking about how time has passed.

[Darryl Wolfe]

Thanks guys

[Pete Hicks]

That was fantastic! You even have a shot of Buzz Busby. Any ckark Kessinger?
Thank you so much!

[Roger Kunkel]

Bill Monroe with Bill Harrell and Don Reno..Ohio 1968

Great pics! Would love to see them all in a book.

[Steve Cantrell]

Agreed on that, and would love to see some more contributions to this thread from whoever out there might have some old photos floating around. Great stuff, no doubt.

[Scotti Adams]

Not sure of the year...

[tree]

Those are some fine photos, Scotti!

[Matteo]

Not sure of the year...

Since the first photo shows a very young David Parmley with his father Don and Randy Grahams (the Bluegrass Cardinals), and Marty Stuart being in Lester Flatt's band, the photos must date somewhere between 1974 to 1978.
Matt.

[mandopete]

Who is the woman with the guitar?

[Scotti Adams]

Who is the woman with the guitar?

That would be Vince Gill

[f5loar]

That's likely Vince Gil when with the Bluegrass Alliance circa. 1974/75. From there he went to play bass with Boone Creek.

[45ACP-GDLF5]

One of the very few times that Mr. Monroe was onstage without his hat...

[re simmers]

What ever became of Vince? I guess he had to get a day job like the rest of us, huh?

Bob

[grassrootphilosopher]

What ever became of Vince? I guess he had to get a day job like the rest of us, huh?

Bob

Hmmm, not knowing if you´re joking let me post two videos here:





The guitar solo on the first one is extra tasty.

The Vince Gill pic reminded me of Lester Flatt´s "I Can´t Tell the Boys From The Girls". The pic gives a whole new meaning to the current "metrosex" fashion clarification.

[Nolan]

Somce pics I found on the world wide web....

[Ivan Kelsall]

I love the pic.of Ronnie & Donna Stoneman. I still have the old LP "Ernest V.Stoneman & The Stoneman Family" with "Gal From Galax" on it. That's one to try out some time. It knocked my sock of years back,probably still will,
Ivan

[Nolan]

Do these count as pics from the past? It was back in Wintergrass 1994. Mr Monroe really took a liking to my friends Mom, Sarah Hawthorne. Man... I'd love to get a chance to hold that mandolin!
You can read the whole story here.
http://www.msmusings.com/archive100/...intergrass.htm

[mtucker]

Glad Scott reminded us of these great pics. Even Hoss looks young in this pic, Darryl.

[Vernon Hughes]

Bobby Sloane on fiddle..

[Vernon Hughes]

John Glik on fiddle..

[Scott Tichenor]

The Grand Ole Opry sent out a press release about a new backstage bluegrass area that I'll insert in below. Couple of great old photos included in it I thought appropriate to this thread.

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (March 21, 2011) Bluegrass music has made its mark on the Grand Ole Opry stage for more than 50 years, and now the musical genre fathered by Bill Monroe has a permanent place backstage at the Opry, as well. Dressing Room Number 2 at the Opry House is now the “Bluegrass Room,” adorned with photos of current Opry member bluegrass artists as well as favorite photos from the Opry’s past. The room features armless chairs to better foster backstage rehearsals and picking parties as well as alternating floor finishes, a nod to string instrument frets.

The room renovation was part of a $20 million rebuilding/refurbishment project following last May’s disastrous Nashville flood, during which four feet of water engulfed the Opry stage and backstage area.

In addition to the Bluegrass Room, 17 other new dressing rooms showcase other music styles, iconic Opry artists, and important events in Opry history. Other backstage additions include an Opry Member Gallery honoring each of the more than 150 members throughout Opry history, displays of Opry member stage clothing and other archives, and a Green Room/Opry Family Room showcasing photographs of seminal Opry moments.

Fans can get a glimpse of the Opry House backstage area via photos and videos at opry.com and can get a first-hand look backstage during guided backstage tours seven days a week. To plan an Opry visit, call (800) SEE-OPRY or visit opry.com.

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Name the stars. I recognize all but the guy in the middle in the back.



One of the many photos on display in the Bluegrass Room: Opry stars Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs near the front of the Martha White Bluegrass Express. Josh Graves is in the last bus window.

[RichieK]

Looks like Bill Yates to me.

[f5loar]

That's Bill Yates for sure but why is he there in the photo? He had already been with both Monroe and Martin by the time this photo was taken ( mid 70's I think) and he should have been with the Country Gentlemen by this time. Maybe just hanging out backstage while the Gents were not on the road?
In the bus photo that is the 2nd Martha White Express. Standing on the ground are the two officials from Martha White Co. and behind them standing in the door of the bus is Earl. First window is Lester and the 2nd window is that Comedy guy from the Mercury LP cover "Country Music" I forget his name but I'm thinking it was Benny Sims who also played fiddle with them in the early days.

[Al Bergstein]

John Duffy..Charlie Waller..Ohio 1968

Oh my...wish I was there and not in Chicago!