NASHVILLE, Tenn. --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 ...

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 ...

Legendary bluegrass musician Ralph Stanley died Thursday night at the age of 89. According to a message posted to Facebook by his grandson, Stanley succumbed to skin cancer after a long battle. The ...

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 ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — 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 ...

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, ...

Ralph Stanley smiled as he strolled past a banjo-shaped birthday cake Saturday, one week shy of his 85th birthday. At Heartwood, Southwest Virginia’s Artisan Gateway, more than 100 well-wishers turned ...

Bluegrass legend Ralph Stanley died on Thursday, June 23, after a battle with skin cancer. He was 89. The artist was often referred to as Dr. Ralph Stanley because of an honorary degree he… By Jim ...

Bluegrass legend Dr. Ralph Stanley has canceled two scheduled concert dates after being hospitalized following a fall. Bluegrass Today reports that Stanley was admitted to the hospital on Saturday ...

Bluegrass legend Ralph Stanley has died. Family members confirmed that the banjo player and leader of the Clinch Mountain Boys died on Thursday (June 23) at age 89 after a battle with cancer.

Reporting from Nashville, Tenn. — Ralph Stanley “carried the ancient sounds,” in the words of his protege Ricky Skaggs. Skaggs and others noted an uncanny quality in the style of the bluegrass ...

Bluegrass music icon Ralph Stanley has died. The singer and banjo player passed away on Thursday (June 23), at the age of 89, due to difficulties from skin cancer, a press release reports. Born on Feb ...