Ralph Stanley, Bluegrass Legend, Dead At 8. Reuters) - U. S. He was 8. Stanley died in his sleep after a long battle with skin cancer, grandson Ralph Stanley said on his Facebook page. According to family member Nathan Stanley, bluegrass artist Dr. Ralph Stanley passed away Thursday at the age of 89. The ridges are so high and steep where Ralph Stanley hails from, an old saw has it, that if you drove off the top of one you’d die of starvation before you hit bottom. One winter when he was a boy, there in the coal country. Ralph Stanley: His 10 Greatest Performances. From his signature 'O Death' to a surprise Velvet Underground cover. Funeral arrangements have been announced for bluegrass legend Ralph Stanley. His many fans are welcome to pay their respects to the icon at a public ceremony that will take place on Tuesday (June 28). According to Stanley’s. Ralph Stanley, the singer, banjo player and guardian of unvarnished mountain music who was also a pivotal figure in the recent revival of interest in bluegrass, died on Thursday. His death was confirmed. One of the early leaders of bluegrass music, Ralph Stanley, has died at age 89. His death was announced by his grandson Nathan Stanley; Stanley's publicist said in a statement that the cause was complications from. As the bluegrass world has mourned the loss of a titan in the form of Ralph Stanley, a topic on many people’s minds has been the preservation of his music and the possible loss of his distinctive mountain sound against the. DAVID BIANCULLI, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. I'm David Bianculli, editor of the website TV Worth Watching, in for Terry Gross. Singer and banjo player Ralph Stanley, the bluegrass pioneer who has been making records. He was my world, and he was my everything. Further details about Stanley's death were not immediately available. During a seven- decade career, Stanley, a banjoist and singer from the coal mining country of southwest Virginia, wrote or co- wrote more than 2. The Clinch Mountain Boys were the first bluegrass act to record a cappella gospel hymns, in 1. As his brother's health began to fail, Ralph Stanley increasingly began fronting as lead singer and as the face of the band. Carter Stanley died in 1. Stanley continued to perform into his 8. Clinch Mountain Boys. Born Feb. 2. 5, 1. Big Spraddle Creek in Virginia's Dickenson County, Stanley took early musical influence from his banjo- playing mother and from the Primitive Baptist Univeralist Church. After service in the U. S. Army in the 1. Stanley gave up plans to become a veterinarian and joined his brother to form a band. He took a personal role in recording the soundtrack music for . Bluegrass Great Ralph Stanley Dead at 89. Synonymous with Appalachian music, Stanley experienced a resurgence with his contributions to the 'O Brother, Where Art Thou' soundtrack. He is a member of the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame and the Country Music Hall of Fame.(Reporting by Ian Simpson; Editing by Michael Perry).
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