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The Stanley Brothers were a legendary American bluegrass duo made up of brothers Carter and Ralph Stanley.
The Stanley's style can best be described as a traditional "mountain soul" sound that remained close to the Primitive Baptist vocal stylings they learned from their parents and others near their southwestern Virginia home. Ralph has often used the expression "...old-time, mountain style, what they call 'bluegrass' music", to differentiate the Stanley's sound from mainstream bluegrass.
Ralph is still performing as of 2010. Among the musicians who have played in the revived Clinch Mountain Boys are Ricky Skaggs, Keith Whitley, Larry Sparks, Curly Ray Cline, Jack Cooke, Roy Lee Centers, Charlie Sizemore, Ray Goins, and Ralph Stanley II. Ralph's career received a big boost with his prominent role on the phenomenally successful soundtrack recording of the 2000 film, O Brother, Where Art Thou?
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@heidigrilsissybunny Me too man this is real music!
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America..... Heck yeah
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I was raised on Hendrix and the Who but this is great music, it'll never go away.
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Me to and i wish there would bring it back. I know it would touch a lot of people and it would bring them to the Lord.
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Mom sung with Hank Snow and she knew the Solemn Old Judge, String Bean, Marty Robbins.. Hank used to come over when I was young, and drink OJ and Vodka and sing for us at the ol Kitchen Table!! He called my Grandmother "Mother".
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@Zebra902 Same here. This the power that a good movie can have.
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Sweet!
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@Zebra902 That's nice to hear. I'm glad you like Ralph and his music. His vocals and his banjo style is one of the most hard-driving styles that there is. He inspired me to pick a banjo, other than Earl Scruggs, Dock Boggs, Don Stover, and Charlie Poole.
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Is this actually a recording from the "Stanley Brothers" era (which ended in 1966 with the death of Ralph's brother Carter), or is this from the time that Ralph Stanley became a solo act? If it's actually a Stanley Brothers recording, it seems odd that it was recorded with only Ralph Stanley on vocal. Carter Stanley's incomparable lead vocal was usually heard on the brothers recordings, and I only hear Ralph's tenor voice here.
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ah now thats the music I was raised on.
heidigrilsissybunny 6 months ago 7
Being from Kngsport myself... I know Ralph very well and I'm glad to see that Ralph is finally getting the respect he deserves.... He is really a great man !!!
zzuebe2 2 months ago 5