Ralph Stanley was the leading name in bluegrass in the late 1990s, embodying in both his music and his bearing the values of this most traditional form of country music. Stanley, who has died aged 89, ...

Bluegrass music pioneer Ralph Stanley died Thursday at the age of 89, publicist Kirt Webster announced on Stanley’s official website. The “patriarch of Appalachian music who with his brother Carter ...

The LP, a dazzling mixture of fiddle-happy toe-tappers and mournful mountain ballads, closes with haunting solo versions of two of his most familiar tunes, “Man of Constant Sorrow” (popularized by the ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Q. How many Stanley Brothers does it take to screw in a lightbulb? A. Two. Carter ...

Bluegrass legend Dr. Ralph Stanley died Thursday night after a battle with skin cancer, according to a Facebook post by his grandson, Nathan Stanley. Dr. Stanley was 89 years old and a member of the ...

That's not to say that Stanley was humorless. Standing at Bob Boilen's desk, in front of one of the largest crowds we've had at a Tiny Desk show, he held up a copy of the new autobiography he's been ...

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