Bluegrass great Ralph Stanely was no stranger to Tucson. He played regular shows here from the late 1990s through 2014, his last show here at Fox Tucson Theatre with his Clinch Mountain Boys. He was ...

Ralph Stanley, a patriarch of Appalachian music who with his brother Carter helped expand and popularize the genre that became known as bluegrass, has died. He was 89. Stanley died Thursday at his ...

Nathan Stanley greets family and friends prior to the memorial service for his grandfather Ralph Stanley on Tuesday in McClure, Virginia. Ralph Stanley died on June 23 of skin cancer. The poster in ...

Rolling Stone calls him "a master performer without an expiration date." Richmond.com calls him "our favorite Good Ole Boy." "I've become much stronger," chuckled Stanley during a recent interview ...

Last time I spoke with Ralph Stanley, he was signing a photo for me that I gave to some friends in California. This was during a benefit concert at the Canal Club that Stanley played for Senator Mark ...

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CLINTWOOD, Va. – The Ralph Stanley Museum is closed temporarily after running short of money, but it will reopen later this year under new management. The town of Clintwood agreed last month to take ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — At 84 and approaching his 65th year on the road, few things have slowed down for Ralph Stanley — especially his recording style. “We didn’t have a bit of trouble,” Stanley said of ...

The Stanley Brothers, formed in 1946, were one of the most popular early bluegrass acts. After Stanley's brother, Carter, died in 1966, Ralph (1927-2016) continued to make music with his band, the ...