This is FRESH AIR. I'm David Bianculli, editor of the website TV Worth Watching, in for Terry Gross. Singer and banjo player Ralph Stanley, the bluegrass pioneer who has been making records for more ...

101 Man of Constant Sorrow / Clinch Mountain Boys, Ralph Stanley. Banjo,Guitar,Fiddle,Bass,Mandolin 102 Maple on the Hill / Clinch Mountain Boys, Ralph Stanley. Banjo,Guitar,Fiddle,Bass,Mandolin 103 ...

Bluegrass legend Ralph Stanley died June 23 at the age of 89. Along with his brother Carter (1925-1966), Stanley led one of the most remarkable groups in Bluegrass music and was one of the genre’s ...

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, ...

Recorded in: Chicago (Ill.), United States, Illinois. 102 Wicked Path of Sin / Stanley Brothers, Ralph Stanley. Banjo,Guitar. English language 103 Going Down the Road Feeling Bad / Elizabeth Cotten.

Together with his brother Carter, the Stanley Brothers created a smooth duet sound but it was Ralph's a capella rendition of "O Death" that took his name and voice beyond the bluegrass audience. PAUL ...

Ralph Stanley, pioneering bluegrass musician and one of the foremost remaining links to the origins of traditional American music, died Thursday evening at his home in Sandy Ridge, Virginia due to ...

Ralph Stanley, one of the founding fathers and great originals of American bluegrass music, died on Thursday. He was 89. His grandson, Nathan, posted on his Facebook page that Ralph Stanley died after ...

The Grammy Award-winning bluegrass pioneer died yesterday. He was 89. Stanley spoke to Fresh Air in 2002 about his career and his work on the O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack. This is FRESH AIR.