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, Carter, as the Stanley Brothers, and later on amassing fame as bandleader of the Clinch Mountain Boys. With his distinctive vocals and clawhammer playing style, he […]
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