Ralph Stanley ♦ Banjo, Vocals

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Dr. Ralph Stanley
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Full Name: Dr. Ralph Stanley
Born: February 25, 1927
Origin: Big Straddle Creek, VA
Years Active: 1940's -
Instruments: Banjo, Vocals
Highlights: Inducted to International Bluegrass Music Hall of Honor (1992); Grand Ole Opry Member (2000); Featured in film "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" (2000); Recieved honorary Doctorate of Music from Lincoln Memorial University (Harrogate, TN)
Web Site: Dr. Ralph Stanley online.

Dr. Ralph Stanley Biography

Dr. Ralph Stanley Images

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  • Dr. Ralph Stanley, his son Ralph Stanley II and Grandson Nathan on stage the final night of Bean Blossom 2008. Photo by Dan Tackett.
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  • (l-r) Alan Shelton, Dr. Ralph Stanley and producers Jack Clift and John Carter Cash in the studio working on Cedar Hill Refugee's "Pale Imperfect Diamond."
  • Ralph Stanley workshop at the 1980 Berkshire Mountains Bluegrass Festival. Photo Copyright 2009 Fred Robbins.

Dr. Ralph Stanley Career Information

    Dr. Ralph Stanley Discography

    CoverYearTitleFormatLabel
    2009 Can't You Hear the Mountains Calling CD Rounder Records
    2007 Mountain Preacher's Child CD Rebel Records
    2006 A Distant Land to Roam: Songs of the Carter Family CD Columbia / DMZ
    2005 Shine On CD Rebel Records
    2002 Live at the Smithsonian Vol. 2 CD King Records
    2002 Ralph Stanley CD Columbia
    2001 Man of Constant Sorrow CD Rebel Records
    2002 Live at the Smithsonian CD King Records
    2001 Clinch Mountain Gospel CD Rebel Records
    2001 Cry From The Cross CD Rebel Records
    2001 Clinch Mountain Sweethearts CD Rebel Records
    1998 Songs My Mother Taught Me & More: Clawhammer Style Banjo CD Freeland
    2000 While The Ages Roll On CD Rebel Records
    1997 My All and All CD Rebel Records
    1996 Short Life of Trouble: Songs of Grayson and Whitter CD Rebel Records
    1995 A Gospel Gathering (with Joe Isaacs) CD Freeland
    1995 Saturday Night CD Freeland
    1995 Sunday Morning CD Freeland
    1993 Christmas Time with Ralph Stanley CD Freeland
    1992 Back to the Cross CD Freeland
    1992 Live at McLure CD Rebel Records
    1992 Saturday Night & Sunday Morning CD Freeland
    1990 Pray For The Boys CD Rebel Records
    1987 I'll Answer The Call CD Rebel Records
    1986 Lonesome and Blue CD Rebel Records
    1985 I Can Tell You the Time CD Rebel Records
    1981 Live at the Old Home Place CD Rebel Records
    1978 Like Father Like Son LP-33 Copper Creek
    1981 The Stanley Sound Today CD Rebel Records
    1975 Live! at McClure, Virginia LP-33 Rebel Records
    1975 Snow Covered Mountain LP-33 Rebel Records
    1973 A Man and His Music LP-33 Rebel Records
    1975 The Stanley Sound Around the World LP-33 King Bluegrass
    1973 Gospel Echos of the Stanley Brothers LP-33 Jessup
    1971 Michigan Bluegrass LP-33 Jessup
    1971 Ralph Stanley in Japan [live] LP-33 Rebel Records
    1968 The Bluegrass Sound of Ralph Stanely LP-33 Jalyn
    1967 Brand New Country Songs LP-33 King
    1969 Hills of Home LP-33 King
    1967 Old Time Music LP-33 Jalyn
    2009 Man of Constant Sorrow: My Life and Times (Autobiography) Book Gotham Books

    Dr. Ralph Stanley Awards

    YearOrganizationAward
    2001 The Recording Academy (Grammy) Album Of The Year ( O Brother, Where Art Thou?)
    2001 The Recording Academy (Grammy) Best Male Country Vocal Performance (O Death)
    2002 The Recording Academy (Grammy) Best Bluegrass Album (Lost in the Lonesome Pines)
    2001 IBMA Album of the Year (Brother, Where Art Thou? Soundtrack)
    1999 IBMA Album of the Year ("Clinch Mountain Country" Ralph Stanley & Friends )
    2002 IBMA Recorded Event of the Year ("Clinch Mountain Sweethearts" Ralph Stanley & Friends)
    1993 IBMA Recorded Event of the Year ("Saturday Night & Sunday Morning", Ralph Stanley & Special Guests)
    1992 IBMA Hall of Fame Inductee (The Stanley Brothers, Ralph & Carter)

    Dr. Ralph Stanley Recording Credits

    YearAlbumArtistCredit
    2009 Can't You Hear the Mountains Calling Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys Banjo, Vocals, Producer
    2009 Mountain Soul II Patty Loveless Arrangement
    2008 Bootleg Series, Vol. 8: Tell Tale Signs - Rare and Unreleased 1989-2006 Bob Dylan Banjo, Vocals
    2008 Old-Time Pickin': A Clawhammer Banjo Collection Ralph Stanley Banjo, Vocals, Producer
    2007 Mountain Preacher's Child Ralph Stanley Banjo, Vocals, Producer
    2007 My Last Days on Earth 1981-1994 Bill Monroe Banjo, Vocals
    2006 East to West Paul Burch Vocals
    2005 Blazing Bluegrass Various Artists Banjo, Vocal
    2006 Distant Land to Roam: Songs of the Carter Family Ralph Stanley Vocals
    2006 Songs of Inspiration Alabama Vocals
    2006 Sittin' on Top of the World Jack Cooke Vocal
    2005 Forty Larry Sparks Vocal
    2006 Sings Country . Gospel . Bluegrass Christie Lynn Guest
    2005 60 Years of Bluegrass With My Friends Curly Seckler Vocal
    2005 Baby Girl: A Tribute to My Father, Carter Stanley Jeanie Stanley with Ralph Stanley & Ralph Stanley II Vocals
    2005 Earliest Recordings: The Complete Rich-R-Tone 78s The Stanley Brothers Banjo, Vocal
    2005 Essential Gospel Masters Stanley Brothers & the Clinch Mountain Boys Banjo, Vocal
    2004 Essential Masters The Stanley Brothers Banjo
    2005 Shine On Ralph Stanley Vocals
    2004 Carrying On Ralph Stanley II Vocal
    2004 Dwight's Used Records Dwight Yoakam Vocal
    2004 Draw Closer Ginny Hawker & Tracy Schwarz Arrangement
    2004 Great High Mountain Ralph Stanley Banjo, Vocal, Arrangement
    2004 Half Moon Bay James Alan Shelton Vocal
    2004 Pure Jerry: Lunt-Fontanne, NYC, 10/31/87 Jerry Garcia Band Arrangement
    2003 Cold Mountain (Soundtrack) Various Artists Arrangement
    2003 King Years 1961-1965 The Stanley Brothers Banjo, Vocal
    2003 Complete Mercury Recordings The Stanley Brothers Banjo, Vocal
    2003 Poor Rambler Ralph Stanley Banjo, Arrangement
    2003 Life of Sorrow David Grisman Banjo, Vocal
    2002 Echoes of Clinch Mountain The Stanley Brothers Banjo, Vocal
    2003 O Brother! Various Artists Banjo, Arrangement
    2002 Classic Bluegrass from Smithsonian Folkways Various Artists Banjo, Vocal
    2002 Live at the Smithsonian Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys Banjo, Vocal
    2002 Live at McCabe's Guitar Shop 2-11-01 Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys Banjo, Vocal
    2002 Live at the Smithsonian, Vol. 2 Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys Banjo, Vocal
    2002 Lost in the Lonesome Pines Jim Lauderdale & Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys Vocal
    2002 Story Is... The Songs of Tom T. Hall Charlie Sizemore Vocal
    2002 Ralph Stanley Ralph Stanley Vocals, Arrangement
    2002 Very Best of Ralph Stanley Ralph Stanley Banjo, Vocal
    2001 Around the World to Poor Valley Bill Clifton Banjo
    2001 Cry from the Cross Ralph Stanley Banjo, Vocal
    2001 Clinch Mountain Gospel Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys Banjo, Vocal
    2000 Lifetime of Sorrow Lost Highway Vocal, Guest
    2001 Man of Constant Sorrow Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys Banjo, Vocal
    2001 Shifting Sands of Time Wayfaring Strangers Vocal
    2000 O Brother, Where Art Thou? (Soundtrack) Various Artists Vocal
    2000 Run Satan Run The Goins Brothers Vocal
    2000 Pretty Girls, City Lights Ralph Stanley II Banjo, Vocal
    2000 While the Ages Roll On Ralph Stanley Banjo, Vocal, Arrangement
    1999 I Feel Like Singing Today Jim Lauderdale & Ralph Stanley Vocal
    1999 Appalachian Stomp: More Bluegrass Classics Various Artists Banjo, Vocal
    1999 Mule to Ride Tara Nevins Banjo, Vocal
    1999 Listen to My Hammer Ring Ralph Stanley II Vocal
    1999 Rockin' & Cloggin' Hillbilly Boogiemen Arrangement
    1999 Soldier of the Cross Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder Vocal
    1998 Bluegrass Salvation: I'm Ready to Go The Stanley Brothers Banjo, Vocal
    1998 Best of the Best of the Stanley Brothers The Stanley Brothers Banjo
    1998 Over The Sunset Hill Ralph Stanley Banjo
    1998 Whisper Jim Lauderdale Vocals, Guest
    1988 Living a Dream Mark Newton Vocals
    1998 Long Way Home Dwight Yoakam Banjo, Vocal, Arrangement
    1998 Clinch Mountain Guitar James Alan Shelton Banjo
    1997 Earliest Recordings: Complete Rich-R-Tone 78s (1947-1952) The Stanley Brothers Banjo, Vocals
    1998 Vision Don Rigsby Vocal
    1997 My All and All Ralph Stanley Producer, Banjo, Vocals, Arrangement
    1997 Memory of Your Smile Ralph Stanley Banjo, Vocal
    1996 Rebel Records: 35 Years of the Best in Bluegrass (1960-1995) Various Artists Banjo, Vocal
    1995 Virginia Traditions: Native Virginia Ballads Various Artists Banjo, Vocal
    1996 Complete Columbia Recordings The Stanley Brothers Banjo, Vocal
    1996 Classic Gospel Ralph Stanley Banjo, Vocal
    1996 Clinch Mountain Echoes: Songs in the Stanley Tradition Ralph Stanley II & John Rigsby Banjo, Vocal
    1996 Child of King Ralph Stanley Banjo, Vocal
    1996 Smith Ridge: Tribute to Stanley Style of Mountan Banjo Steve Sparkman & the Clinch Mountain Boys Banjo
    1996 Short Life of Trouble: Songs of Grayson and Whitter Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys Banjo, Vocal, Guitar, Producer
    1996 16 Years Ralph Stanley Banjo, Vocal, Producer
    1996 Classic Mountain Music Ralph Stanley Banjo, Vocal
    1996 Down Where the River Bends Ralph Stanley Banjo, Vocal
    1996 I Want to Preach the Gospel Ralph Stanley Banjo, Vocal
    1995 Appalachian Stomp: Bluegrass Classics Various Artists Banjo, Vocal
    1994 Masters of the Banjo Various Artists banjo
    1995 Classic Stanley Ricky Skaggs, Ralph Stanley & Keith Whitley Banjo, Vocal
    1995 Gospel Gathering Ralph Stanley & Joe Isaacs Vocal
    1995 Angel Band: The Classic Mercury Recordings The Stanley Brothers Vocal
    1995 Saturday Night Ralph Stanley Banjo, Vocal
    1995 Sunday Morning Ralph Stanley Banjo, Vocal
    1994 Stanley Brothers & The Clinch Mountain Boys 1953-59 The Stanley Brothers & the Clinch Mountain Boys Banjo, Vocal
    1994 Clinch Mountain Bluegrass The Stanley Brothers Arrangement
    1994 Third Annual Farewell Reunion Mike Seeger Guest
    1992 Bluegrass Breakdown Various Artists Banjo, Vocal
    1993 Hyms from the Heart Ralph Stanley Banjo, Vocal
    1993 Christmas Time with Ralph Stanley Ralph Stanley Banjo, Vocal
    1992 Back to the Cross Ralph Stanley Banjo, Vocal
    1992 Almost Home Ralph Stanley Banjo, Guitar, Producer
    1992 Live! At McClure Ralph Stanley Vocal, Banjo
    1991 Cryin' Holy Unto the Lord Bill Monroe Vocal
    1992 Saturday Night & Sunday Morning Ralph Stanley Banjo, Vocal, Arrangement
    1986 Lonesome and Blue Ralph Stanley Banjo, Vocal
    1991 Stanley Brothers & The Clinch Mountain Boys 1949-1952 The Stanley Brothers Banjo, Vocal
    1990 Classic Bluegrass Ralph Stanley Producer, Banjo, Vocal
    1991 Bound to Ride Ralph Stanley Banjo, Vocal
    1990 Second Generation Bluegrass Ricky Skaggs & Keith Whitley Banjo
    1990 Pray for the Boys Ralph Stanley Banjo, Vocals, Arrangement
    1989 Stanley Series, Vol. 2 #1 The Stanley Brothers Banjo
    1989 Ralph Stanley and Raymond Fairchild Ralph Stanley & Raymond Fairchild Banjo, Vocal
    1985 I Can Tell You the Time Ralph Stanley Banjo, Vocal
    1987 I'll Answer the Call Ralph Stanley Banjo, Producer, Vocal
    1981 Live at the Old Home Place Ralph Stanley Banjo, Vocal
    1975 Live! at McClure, Virginia Ralph Stanley Banjo, Vocal
    1981 Shadows of the Past Ralph Stanley Banjo
    1978 Like Father Like Son Ralph Stanley Producer, Banjo, Vocal
    1975 Stanley Sound Around the World Ralph Stanley Banjo, Vocal
    1981 Stanley Sound Today Ralph Stanley Banjo, Vocal
    1973 Gospel Echos of the Stanley Brothers Ralph Stanley Banjo, Vocal
    1975 Snow Covered Mountain Ralph Stanley Banjo, Vocal
    1973 Man and His Music Ralph Stanley Banjo, Vocal
    1971 Michigan Bluegrass Ralph Stanley Banjo, Vocal
    1971 Ralph Stanley in Japan Ralph Stanley Banjo, Vocal
    1969 Hills of Home Ralph Stanley Banjo, Vocal
    1968 Over the Sunset Hill The Stanley Brothers Banjo, Vocal
    1968 Bluegrass Sound of Ralph Stanley Ralph Stanley Banjo, Vocal
    1967 Brand New Country Songs Ralph Stanley Banjo, Vocal
    1967 Old Time Music Ralph Stanley Banjo, Vocal

    Songs recorded or written by Dr. Ralph Stanley

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