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 ...

Ralph Stanley, the godfather of traditional bluegrass music who found a new generation of fans late in life thanks to his Grammy-winning music for the 2000 movie “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” died ...

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 ...

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 ...

Ralph Stanley, born in Virginia, USA, in 1927, is an influential and celebrated figure in the history of bluegrass music. He created a unique style of banjo playing, sometimes called "Stanley Style," ...

C. Elliott Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys at the Fox Tucson Theatre Jan. 29 Ralph Stanley is one of the last great wisdom keepers of a vanishing culture. His music reflects traditions that ...