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, ...

McCLURE — Ralph Stanley would have been proud. For the thousands of miles Stanley spent traveling the world to entertain fans of traditional music, he always returned home to the hills of Dickenson ...

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 ...

(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 ...

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 ...

his banjo. I went down to the dance floor, but my feet don’t move quick enough to flatfoot, so I shuffled and laughed and stood out of place. I’m sure I seemed like an asshole. Probably was. I am ...

Bluegrass musician, Ralph Stanley and his grandson, Nathan Stanley, 12, stopped by the Democratic Party headquarters at Tanglewood West Office complex on Thursday afternoon to endorse the Kerry and ...

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