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Born: February 25, 1927 in Stratton, VA
Years Active: 50 's, 60 's, 70 's, 80 's, 90 's, 00's
Genre: Country

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Biography:
Born in Stratton, VA, in 1927, Ralph Stanley and his older brother Carter formed the Stanley Brothers and the Clinch Mountain Boys. In 1946 Ralph and Carter were being broadcast from radio station WCYB in Bristol, VA. The music, which was inspired by their Virginia mountain home, was encouraged by their mother, who taught Ralph the claw-hammer styl... Continue Bio >>


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Discography:
2007 Mountain Preacher's Child
2006 Distant Land to Roam: Songs of the Carter Family
2005 Shine On
2005 Ralph Stanley and Friends
2005 First Time Together
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Filmography:
2005 American Experience: The Carter Family - Will the Circle Be Unbroken
1994 High Lonesome: The Story of Bluegrass Music
The Banjo of Ralph Stanley: From Old-Time to Bluegrass
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Member Of: The Stanley Brothers More >> Similar Artists: Longview The Forbes Family Claire Lynch Keith Whitley Ricky Skaggs More >>

Influenced By: Bill Monroe More >> Followers: Larry Sparks Keith Whitley Courtney Johnson Mark Newton The Bluegrass Alliance More >>

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