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Ralph Stanley

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American singer and banjo player (1927-2016)

United StatesMusiciansLived 1927 to 2016 · aged 89
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Ralph Edmund Stanley was an American bluegrass artist, known for his distinctive singing and banjo playing. He began playing music in 1946, originally with his older brother Carter Stanley as part of the Stanley Brothers, and most often as the leader of his band, the Clinch Mountain Boys. He was also known as Dr.

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2014honorary doctor of Yale University
2006National Medal of Arts
Library of Congress Living Legend
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

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Ralph Edmund Stanley was an American bluegrass artist, known for his distinctive singing and banjo playing. He began playing music in 1946, originally with his older brother Carter Stanley as part of the Stanley Brothers, and most often as the leader of his band, the Clinch Mountain Boys. He was also known as Dr. Ralph Stanley.

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Country
United States
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
deceased
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Lived 1927 to 2016 · aged 89
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19 languages

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