Ralph Stanley
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Biography
[Edit]Born in Stratton, Virginia 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, Virginia. The music, which was inspired by their Virginia mountain home, was encouraged by their mother, who taught Ralph the clawhammer style of banjo picking. They recorded for such companies as the small Rich-R-Tone label and later Columbia, a relationship that lasted from 1949 until 1952. These classic sessions defined the Stanleys' own approach to bluegrass and made them as important as Bill Monroe. After leaving Columbia, the Stanleys were with Mercury, Starday, and King. Leaning toward more gospel at times, Carter and Ralph made a place for themselves in the music industry. In December 1966, Carter Stanley died in a Virginia hospital after a steady decline in health. He was just 41 years old. After much consideration and grief, Ralph carried on without Carter. Already their haunting mountain melodies made them stand apart from other bluegrass bands, but Ralph expanded upon this foundation and took his own "high lonesome" vocals to a new plane.
Popular at bluegrass festivals, Ralph and each edition of the Clinch Mountain Boys grew to be one of the most respected outfits in bluegrass. As far west as California and even up in the hollers of Kentucky, people were drawn to the poignant, mournful sound of Ralph Stanley's style. Different from all the rest, Ralph's ability to hit the right notes and chords made him a singer of trailblazing proportions. Ralph continued to record for a wide variety of labels, including Jalyn, Rebel, King Bluegrass, Blue Jay, Jessup, Stanleytone, his own label, and Freeland. He was a devoted family man, but Ralph's constant touring took its toll on his first marriage, a union that produced daughters Lisa Joy and Tonya and oldest son Timothy. His second wife, Jimmie, also a singer, gave him another son late in life; Ralph II followed in both his father's and uncle's footsteps and played in the Clinch Mountain Boys with his dad.
A Bluegrass Hall of Fame member along with Carter, Ralph Stanley was an inspiration to Dwight Yoakam, Emmylou Harris, the late Keith Whitley, and even Monroe acolyte Ricky Skaggs. With his raw emotions and three-fingered banjo technique, he helped bring a mountain style of bluegrass music to mainstream audiences. A full survey of the Stanley Brothers' career, including sides they recorded for several different labels, finally appeared in 2007 with Time Life's three-disc Definitive Collection box set. Stanley's brand of bluegrass was always only a half step away from the Appalachian string band and church music of his youth, and in his autumn years he continued to do what he’d always done — sing and play in a style that could really be called “Mountain Gospel Soul.” He marked his 40th year of recording for Rebel Records with the release of A Mother’s Prayer in 2011. ~ Jana Pendragon & Steve Leggett, Rovi
Title: Great High Mountain
Artist: Ralph Stanley
Genre: Gospel, Country, Outlaw Country, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Old-Time Pickin': A Clawhammer Banjo Collection
Artist: Ralph Stanley
Genre: World Music, Country, Folk
Title: Mountain Preacher's Child
Artist: Ralph Stanley
Genre: Gospel, Country, Outlaw Country, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Classic Bluegrass
Artist: Ralph Stanley
Genre: Gospel, Country, Outlaw Country, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Old-Time Pickin' - A Clawhammer Banjo Collection
Artist: Ralph Stanley
Genre: World Music, Country, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Stanley Sound Around The World
Artist: Ralph Stanley
Genre: Gospel, Christian Rock, World Music, Country, Pop
Title: Old Songs & Ballads
Artist: Ralph Stanley
Genre: Gospel, Country, Outlaw Country, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: While the Ages Roll On
Artist: Ralph Stanley
Genre: Gospel, Country, Outlaw Country, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: My Life & Legacy: The Very Best of Ralph Stanley
Artist: Ralph Stanley
Genre: World Music, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: I Want To Preach The Gospel
Artist: Ralph Stanley
Genre: Gospel, Christian Rock, World Music, Country, Pop
Title: Old Songs & Ballads, Vol. 2
Artist: Ralph Stanley
Genre: Gospel, Country, Outlaw Country, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Like Father, Like Son
Artist: Ralph Stanley
Genre: Gospel, Country, Outlaw Country, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: My All & All
Artist: Ralph Stanley
Genre: Gospel, Country, Outlaw Country, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: 50th Anniversary Collection
Artist: Ralph Stanley
Genre: Christian Rock, World Music, Country, Pop
Title: I'll Answer the Call
Artist: Ralph Stanley
Genre: Gospel, Country, Outlaw Country, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Sing Gospel Echos of the Stanley Brothers
Artist: Ralph Stanley, The Clinch Mountain Boys
Genre: Country
Title: Hills of Home
Artist: Ralph Stanley, The Clinch Mountain Boys
Genre: Gospel, Country, Outlaw Country, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Echoes Of The Stanley Brothers
Artist: The Clinch Mountain Boys, Ralph Stanley
Title: Can't You Hear the Mountains Calling
Artist: Ralph Stanley, The Clinch Mountain Boys
Genre: Country
Title: Live in Seattle - 1969
Artist: Ralph Stanley, The Clinch Mountain Boys
Genre: World Music, Country, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Man of Constant Sorrow
Artist: Ralph Stanley
Genre: Gospel, Country, Outlaw Country, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: First Time Together
Artist: Ralph Stanley, Jimmy Martin
Genre: World Music, Country, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Bluegrass 1963
Artist: Carter Jason, Ralph Stanley, Reno, SMILEY
Genre: World Music, Country, Songwriter/Lyricist, Folk
Title: Clinch Mountain Country
Artist: Ralph Stanley
Genre: Gospel, Country, Outlaw Country, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Almost Home
Artist: Ralph Stanley
Genre: Gospel, Country, Outlaw Country, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Clinch Mountain Gospel
Artist: Ralph Stanley
Genre: Gospel, Country, Outlaw Country, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Live At the Smithsonian
Artist: Ralph Stanley, The Clinch Mountain Boys
Genre: Gospel, Country, Outlaw Country, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Clinch Mountain Sweethearts
Artist: Ralph Stanley
Genre: Gospel, Country, Outlaw Country, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Down Where the River Bends
Artist: Ralph Stanley
Genre: Gospel, Country, Outlaw Country, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: A Distant Land to Roam - Songs of the Carter Family
Artist: Ralph Stanley
Genre: Gospel, Rock, World Music, Country, Outlaw Country
Title: Memory of Your Smile
Artist: Ralph Stanley
Genre: Gospel, Country, Outlaw Country, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Over the Sunset Hill
Artist: Ralph Stanley, The Clinch Mountain Boys
Genre: Gospel, Country, Outlaw Country
Title: Short Life of Trouble
Artist: Ralph Stanley
Genre: Gospel, Country, Outlaw Country, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Old Home Place
Artist: Ralph Stanley
Genre: Gospel, Country, Outlaw Country, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Poor Rambler
Artist: Ralph Stanley
Genre: Gospel, Country, Outlaw Country, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Cry from the Cross
Artist: Ralph Stanley
Genre: Gospel, Country, Outlaw Country, Songwriter/Lyricist
Collections
Title: A Very Special Acoustic Christmas
Genre: Jazz
Title: A Very Special Christmas
Genre: Pop, Traditional Pop Music
Title: Divided & United: The Songs of the Civil War
Genre: Country
Title: Bluegrass Legends
Genre: Country, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: FestivaLink presents MerleFest Live
Genre: Country, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Coal Country Music (Deluxe)
Genre: Country
Title: True Bluegrass Essentials
Genre: Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: 20th Century Bluegrass Masters
Genre: Country
Title: Essential Bluegrass
Genre: Country
Title: Feel Like My Time Ain't Long
Genre: Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Best of the Best of Bluegrass
Genre: Country, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Fourth of July Favorites
Title: O Lord How Great Thou Art
Genre: Gospel, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Drive-Time Bluegrass
Genre: Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Lonesome Bluegrass
Genre: Country
Title: 20 Bluegrass Originals
Genre: Country, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: All American Bluegrass
Genre: Country
Title: The Essential Bluegrass Collection
Genre: Country
Title: Model Church - Best of Bluegrass & Country Gospel
Genre: Country
Title: 20 Bluegrass Originals - Instrumentals
Genre: Country, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: True Bluegrass Banjo
Genre: Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Memories of That Old Country Church
Genre: World Music, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: True Bluegrass Instrumentals
Genre: Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Bluegrass Special
Genre: Country
Title: O Lord How Great Thou Art Volume 2
Genre: Gospel
Title: Raised By the Railroad Line
Genre: Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: American Roots
Genre: Rock, Punk Rock, Pop, Songwriter/Lyricist, Contemporary Folk
Title: 30 Essential Bluegrass Hits
Genre: Country, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: 16 Blazin' Bluegrass
Genre: Country
Title: True Bluegrass Gospel
Genre: Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Truckin' With 'Grass
Genre: Country
Title: Masters of the Banjo
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Gloryland - 30 Bluegrass Gospel Classics
Genre: Gospel, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: America's Music: The Best of Bluegrass
Genre: Country, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: American Roots
Genre: World Music, Folk
Title: Country Hoedown
Genre: Country
Title: The Greeatest Classic Country Performances
Genre: Country
Title: Bluegrass Gospel - Best of the Best
Genre: Gospel, Country, Outlaw Country, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Dueling Banjo - Best of the Best
Genre: Country, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: A Beginners Guide To Classic Country Banjo
Genre: Country
Title: For a Decade of Sin: 11 Years of Bloodshot Records
Genre: Rock, Pop, Alternative
Title: Live! At McClure
Genre: Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Bluegrass Pickin' Party-Vol.2
Genre: Country
Title: Bluegrass Banjo at its Best
Genre: Country
Title: Old Glorys Still Waving
Genre: Country
Title: Country Songs of Inspiration
Genre: Country
Title: RE: GENERATION Music Project
Genre: Electronica
Title: O Brother, Where Art Thou? (CD1)
Genre: World Music, Country, Theatre/Soundtrack
Featuring albums
Title: Lawless (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Artist: Warren Ellis, Nick Cave
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: 3rd Annual Farewell Reunion
Artist: Mike Seeger
Genre: Folk Rock, World Music, Country, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Country Bluegrass Homecoming, Vol. 2
Artist: Bill, Gloria Gaither...
Genre: Gospel, Country, Outlaw Country
Title: Gloryland - 30 Bluegrass Gospel Classics
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Gospel, Christian Rock, Country, Christian Country Music
Title: Divided & United: The Songs Of The Civil War
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Country, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Gloryland 2: Bluegrass Gospel Classics
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Gospel, Christian Rock, Christian Country Music
Title: Southern Gospel And Bluegrass
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Christian Rock, Country, Christian Country Music
Title: T Bone Burnett Presents The Speaking Clock Revue Live From The Beacon Theatre
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Rock
Title: For A Decade Of Sin
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Rock, Alternative Rock, Country, Alternative Country, Indie
Title: Country Bluegrass Homecoming Vol. 1
Artist: Bill, Gloria Gaither...
Title: Country Bluegrass Homecoming Vol. 2
Artist: Bill, Gloria Gaither...
Title: Can't You Hear Me Callin' - Bluegrass: 80 Years of American Music
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Country
Title: Big Stone Gap (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: The Bootleg Series, Volume 8: Tell Tale Signs: Rare And Unreleased 1989~2006 (CD2)
Artist: Bob Dylan
Genre: Rock
Title: Christmas Where the Grass Is Blue
Artist: The Statler Brothers, Homer, Stoneman Family, JeThRo
Genre:
Title: O Brother, Where Art Thou? (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Country