> ...do the Ralph Stanley things count as tributes?
I'd say not, but there are two excellent tributes to the Stanley
Brothers/Ralph Stanley: The Stanley Tradition and Songs About Our Savior
(a/k/a The Stanley Gospel Tradition), both on the Doobie Shea label.
Actually, there are a number of tribute albums that I like; even restricting
the list to various artists ones (as opposed to single artist tributes like
the Louvins' Delmore Brothers and Roy Acuff albums, or Jim & Jesse's Louvin
Brothers album), I'd heartily recommend A Picture Of Hank: The New Bluegrass
Way, which has some great cuts by folks like Claire Lynch and Harley Allen,
and Sony's Tribute To Tradition, which has quite a few more winners than
losers - heck, even that Tammy Wynette...Remembered has some outstanding
cuts.
Jon Weisberger, Kenton County, KY [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://home.fuse.net/jonweisberger
