Copper Creek Records

Copper Creek Records is a record label based in Roanoke, Virginia specializing primarily in bluegrass and old-time music.

Copper Creek Records
Founded1978 (1978)
FounderGary Reid
GenreCountry, bluegrass, old-time
Country of originU.S.
LocationRoanoke, Virginia

History

Spurred by his interest in the music of the Stanley Brothers,[1] Gary B. Reid launched Copper Creek in October 1978. Their first release was a 45 rpm single by the Johnson Mountain Boys. Side A was "When I Can Forget" and side B was "Johnson Mountain Hoedown."[2][3]

Initially, Copper Creek's focus was on releasing albums by the Johnson Mountain Boys, but expanded into historic preservation, annotation, and release of early bluegrass recordings and radio broadcasts.[4]

Cooper Creek became a thriving and respected label for bluegrass and old-time music artists and listeners.[5]

As sales of recorded music have decreased, Reid has focused primarily on writing[6] and his one-man show "A Life of Sorrow, the Life and Times of Carter Stanley."[7][1]

For his book The Music of the Stanley Brothers (University of Illinois Press), Reid was named Bluegrass Print/Media Person of the Year by the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA).[8]

Artists

Here is a partial list of artists who have released recordings on the Copper Creek label.

See also
  • List of record labels

References
  1. Rifkin, Carol (August 10, 2015). "Life, times of music legend Carter Stanley at N.C. Stage". The Citizen Times. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
  2. Thompson, Richard (October 2, 2016). "On This Day #48 – Gary Reid". Bluegrass Today. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
  3. Tennis, Joe (Mar 17, 2011). "Characters of the Crooked Road". Bristol Herald Courier. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
  4. "REID, GARY B. (1956-)". Cincinnati-Dayton Bluegrass Heritage. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
  5. Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr. "The Triumph of an Independent Label Called Copper Creek". The Old Time Herald. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
  6. Lawless, John (March 23, 2011). "Gary Reid and The Stanley Brothers". Bluegrass Today. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
  7. Allen, Mike (Apr 24, 2015). "Arts & Extras: Gary Reid takes tale of bluegrass legend Carter Stanley on tour". The Roanoke Times0. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
  8. "Gary B. Reid named Bluegrass Print/Media Person of the Year". University of Illinois Press. October 5, 2015. Retrieved July 5, 2017.


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