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Copper Creek Records

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

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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]

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Artists

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

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