Copper Creek Records


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

History

Spurred by his interest in the music of the Stanley Brothers, 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."
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.
Cooper Creek became a thriving and respected label for bluegrass and old-time music artists and listeners.
As sales of recorded music have decreased, Reid has focused primarily on writing and his one-man show "A Life of Sorrow, the Life and Times of Carter Stanley."
For his book The Music of the Stanley Brothers, Reid was named Bluegrass Print/Media Person of the Year by the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA).

Artists

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