| Copper Creek Records | |
| Founder: | Gary Reid |
| Genre: | Country, bluegrass, old-time |
| Country: | U.S. |
| Location: | Roanoke, Virginia |
Copper Creek Records is a record label based in Roanoke, Virginia specializing primarily in bluegrass and old-time music.
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]
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]
Here is a partial list of artists who have released recordings on the Copper Creek label.