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Ralph Stanley
CD Reviews
- A Distant Land To Roam: Songs Of The Carter Family (2006)
- A Mother's Prayer (2011)
- An Evening Long Ago: Live '56 (2004)
- Clinch Mountain Country (1998)
- Clinch Mountain Sweethearts (2001)
- Earliest Recordings: The Complete Rich-R-Tone 78s (2005)
- Great High Mountain (2004)
- I Feel Like Singing Today (1999)
- Man of Constant Sorrow (2000)
- Man of Constant Sorrow (2015) (2015)
- Mountain Preacher's Child (2007)
- O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
- Old-Time Pickin' A Clawhammer Banjo Collection (2008)
- Ralph Stanley (2002)
- Shine On (2005)
- The Hummingbirds, Lost In The Lonesome Pines (2002)
- The Stanley Tradition: Tribute To A Bluegrass Legacy (1999)
- While the Ages Roll On (2000)
Articles and Interviews
Ralph Stanley roams on (Jul 2006)
The decision by Ralph Stanley to record an album paying tribute to first family of country music, the Carter Family, should come as no surprise. For starters, Stanley lives in Coeburn, Va., a stones-throw away from Bristol, Va., where the Carters lived and made their Big Bang mark in music in 1927 with the famous Ralph Peer-recorded sessions, which helped make country music commercially viable. And then when Stanley was getting started in music, he opened a show for the Carter Family with brother Carter. The Stanleys later played and recorded Carter Family songs during their career together. ...
O Brother, Ralph Stanley is a sweetheart (Nov 2001)
After more than 50 years on the front line of bluegrass and old time music, one could expect Ralph Stanley to take life a little bit easier at 74. No such "luck" for the man considered the successor to Bill Monroe in carrying the mantle of bluegrass, participating in the "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" soundtrack, which doubtlessly has furthered his career, and releasing albums of his own, including "Clinch Mountain Sweethearts" this fall. Not to mention touring on around the country and participating in more recording sessions. ...
Ralph Stanley clinches his country roots (Jun 1998)
Dr. Ralph Stanley is certainly a legendary singer, songwriter and bluegrass musician. At 71, he is one of the genre's most enduring figures. A true American icon, if ever there was one, the influence he has had in over half a century of making music is without question. And now, that influence is well-documented, in a double-CD set "Clinch Mountain Country," just out from Virginia-based Rebel Records. It's Stanley's 30th project for the venerable label. What distinguishes this project, ...
News Items
- Bluegrass great Ralph Stanley dies (Jun 2016)
- Stanley gets "Definitive" (Apr 2016)
- Stanley cancels two shows (Oct 2015)
- Stanley's Sorrow continues in '16 (Aug 2015)
- Dr. Ralph celebrates birthday (Feb 2015)
- Stanley, Bingham lead releases (Jan 2015)
- Dr. Ralph gets help (Dec 2014)
- American Academy of Arts and Sciences elects Stanley (Jul 2014)
- That's Dr. Stanley, again (May 2014)
- Stanleys team up for first time (Dec 2013)
- Stanley announces final tour (Jun 2013)
- Stanley marks recording anniversary with two CDs (Feb 2011)
- Sparkman leaves Stanley's Clinch Mountain Boys (Dec 2010)
- Ralph Stanley stays busy (Nov 2010)
- Ralph Stanley autobiography out today (Oct 2009)
- Ralph Stanley band members injured in car accident (Jun 2009)
- Ralph Stanley celebrates birthday at his museum (Feb 2009)
- Ralph Stanley receives honor (Aug 2008)
- Ralph Stanley clawhammer project coming (May 2008)
- Ralph Stanley sings for Queen Elizabeth II (Apr 2007)
- Ralph Stanley goes dancing (Aug 2006)
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