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RALPH STANLEY

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Ralph Stanley
 Ralph Stanley (born February 25, 1927) is a legendary United States of America|American Bluegrass music|bluegrass banjo player.

Biography
Stanley was born in Dickenson County, Virginia|Big Spraddle Creek, Virginia, near McClure, Dickenson County, Virginia, United States of America|USA.

The son of Lucy and Lee Stanley, Ralph Edmond Stanley grew up in rural southwestern Virginia. He learned to play the banjo, claw-hammer style, from his mother. It was her inspiration, coupled with Stanley's natural ability, which led Ralph and his older guitar-playing brother, Carter Stanley|Carter, to form the their band, the Clinch Mountain Boys, in 1946. Drawing heavily on the musical traditions of the area, which included the unique minor-key singing style of the Primitive Baptist Church and the sweet down-home family harmonies of the Carter Family, the Stanleys began honing their own special style of music by singing at local events in the early 1940s.

Ralph and Carter Stanley|Carter performed as the Stanley Brothers|The Stanley Brothers with their band, the Clinch Mountain Boys from 1946 to 1966. After Carter died in 1966, Ralph Stanley continued to perform, eventually reviving the Clinch Mountain Boys. Larry Sparks, Roy Lee Centers, Ricky Skaggs, Keith Whitley, and Charlie Sizemore were among those with whom he played in the revived band. Stanley has maintained an extensive tou... read all

Ralph Stanley top albums

  1. A Distant Land to Roam: Songs of the Carter Family
  2. Like Father, Like Son
  3. Ralph Stanley
  4. Sunday Morning
  5. O Brother, Where Art Thou?
  6. 1971-1973
  7. Shine On
    8. ...show all albums

Ralph Stanley top songs and lyrics

  1. O Death
  2. Christmas Is Near
  3. I'll Remember You Love in My Prayers
  4. Great High Mountain
  5. Keep On The Firing Line
  6. Long Gone
  7. Lift Him Up, That's All
  8. Look On and Cry
  9. Little Maggie
  10. Angel Band
  11. False Hearted Lover's Blues
  12. Little Mathie Grove
  13. Distant Land To Roam
  14. God Gave Noah the Rainbow Sign
  15. Calling You
  16. Twelve Gates to the City
  17. Motherless Children
  18. On A Hill Lone And Grey
  19. Henry Lee
  20. Worried Man Blues
  21. Girl from the Greenbriar Shore
  22. Longing For Home
  23. I'm Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes
  24. Poor Orphan Child
  25. Two Flowers Blooming
    26. ...show all songs

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Events for Ralph Stanley

Ralph Stanley will be playing at these Events
1. 42nd Annual Bill Monroe's Bean Blossom Bluegrass Festival on 14 Jun 2008
Location: 5163 State Road 135N, Nashville, IN 46160, United States

THE MECCA OF BLUEGRASS / OVER 50 BANDS

Live at the Bill Monroe Memorial Music Park & Campground

Saturday, June 14th - Saturday, June 21st, 2008

Tickets: Single Day, 3-Day Combo, and 8-Day Combo Tickets Available / All Ages

On-site Camping and Cabins Available

[url=http://www.beanblossom.com/FestivalsEvents/Memorial_index.html]Click Here for More Information
2. Bluegrass Nights: Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys w/ The Grascals on 31 Jul 2008
Location: 116 Fifth Avenue North, Nashville 37219, United States

Springer Mountain Farms Presents:

RALPH STANLEY & THE CLINCH MOUNTAIN BOYS

w/ The Grascals

Live at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN

Thursday, July 31st, 2008 at 7:30pm

Tickets; $24.50 / All Ages
3. Ralph Stanley + Claire Lynch Band at Alys Stephens Center, Birmingham, Alabama on 14 Nov 2008
Location: 1200 Tenth Avenue South, Birmingham, Alabama 35294, United States
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