Junior Blankenship has 36 years in the industry and is no stranger to Bluegrass Music. He has shared the stage and studios with legends such as Dr. Ralph Stanley, Sammy Adkins, Larry Sparks, Vince Gill, Patty Loveless, Emmylou Harris, Tom T Hall. time mountain music. He was the honor of Kentucky Colonel on August 2, 1978. In 1987, Junior was awarded with a 10 year service award by Dr. Ralph Stanley for being a Clinch Mountain Boy for 10 consecutive years. He was presented with the Carter Stanley memorial guitar for his service in May 2014