Born in Stratton, VA, 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, VA. The music, which was inspired by their Virginia mountain home, was encouraged by their mother, who taught Ralph the claw-hammer style of banjo picking that ...more
- RALPH STANLEY & THE CLINCH MT BOYS
- Jun 14,2008
07:30pm - Birchmere
Alexandria, VA
- Various Artists
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- Banjo
- Various Artists
- Music of Coal: Mining Songs from the Appalachian Coalfields
- Harmony Vocals
- Alabama
- Songs of Inspiration
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