Ralph Stanley was one of the bluegrass genre’s most influential figures. The banjo virtuoso was an early trailblazer of the then-fledging genre, quickly rising to prominence alongside his brother, ...

Bluegrass legend Ralph Stanley has died at the age of 89. He was perhaps most famous for his rendition of "O Death" on the soundtrack to the film... Ralph Stanley, Bluegrass Legend, Dies At 89 ARI ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FLEMINGSBURG For the ninth time, Ralph Stanley II and the Clinch Mountain Boys will return to Years of Farming at 2 p.m. Sunday at ...

Clawhammer-style banjo player, bandleader and high tenor Ralph Stanley, now 79, is as dedicated to traditional mountain music now as he was when he first started playing it as a boy in his hilly ...

BARBOURSVILLE — The Stanley Brothers were part of the first generation of artists to make a deep impact in the genre we now know as bluegrass music, which officially began in 1945 near the end of ...

On this day (February 25) in 1927, Dr. Ralph Stanley was born in McClure, Virginia. He grew up surrounded by the traditional folk music of the Appalachian Mountains. After a stint in the military, he ...

Bluegrass great Ralph Stanely was no stranger to Tucson. He played regular shows here from the late 1990s through 2014, his last show here at Fox Tucson Theatre with his Clinch Mountain Boys. He was ...

Thanks to his recent Grammy, the amazing O Brother phenomenon and the groundswell of Ralphmania that followed, the younger Stanley Brother today enjoys unprecedented popularity. He’s selling records ...

(Reuters) - U.S. bluegrass pioneer Ralph Stanley, who with his brother Carter helped popularize the Appalachian music and gained late career fame through the movie "O Brother, Where Art Thou?," died ...

Musician Ralph Stanley performs onstage during the Stagecoach Country Music Festival on April 28, 2012 in Indio, California. Ralph Stanley, the godfather of traditional bluegrass music who found a new ...