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 ...

Nathan Stanley, the grandson of the late bluegrass legend Ralph Stanley, is set for a Friday, June 12, date at the Wayne Theatre in Waynesboro.

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FLEMINGSBURG For the ninth time, Ralph Stanley II and the Clinch Mountain Boys will return to Years of Farming at 2 p.m. Sunday at ...

On this day (February 25) in 1927, Dr. Ralph Stanley was born in McClure, Virginia. He grew up surrounded by the traditional folk music of the Appalachian Mountains. After a stint in the military, he ...

Thanks to his recent Grammy, the amazing O Brother phenomenon and the groundswell of Ralphmania that followed, the younger Stanley Brother today enjoys unprecedented popularity. He’s selling records ...

Musician Ralph Stanley performs onstage during the Stagecoach Country Music Festival on April 28, 2012 in Indio, California. Ralph Stanley, the godfather of traditional bluegrass music who found a new ...