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The Stanley Brothers
American bluegrass duo
The Stanley Brothers were an American bluegrass duo of singer-songwriters and musicians, made up of brothers Carter Stanley and Ralph Stanley. Ralph and Carter performed as The Stanley Brothers with their band, The Clinch Mountain Boys, from 1946 to 1966.
Ralph kept the band name when he continued as a solo artist after Carter's death, from 1967 until his own death in 2016.
awards: International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame
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Early lives
Carter and Ralph Stanley were born on a small farm in Dickenson County, Virginia. Music was a part of their lives even in their early years, and they listened to the Monroe Brothers, J. E. Mainer's Mountaineers and the Grand Ole Opry on local radio.
The brothers formed a band, the Lazy Ramblers, and performed as a duo on WJHL radio in Johnson City, Tennessee. World War II interrupted their musical career, but once both brothers returned from the United States Army, they resumed their musical pursuits. They formed their band, the Stanley Brothers and the Clinch Mountain Boys, in the month of November 1946 as the first band to copy the Monroe sound. Carter played guitar and sang lead, while Ralph played banjo and sang with a strong, high tenor voice. Additional members of this early band were Darrell "Pee Wee" Lambert on mandolin and Bobby Sumner on fiddle. Sumner soon was replaced by Leslie Keith.
The Stanley Brothers were inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Honor in 1992. In 2005, The Barter State Theatre of Virginia premiered an original stage production, Man of Constant Sorrow: The Story of the Stanley Brothers, written by Dr. Douglas Pote.
American bluegrass duo, made up of brothers and . Ralph and Carter performed as The Stanley Brothers with their band, , from 1946 to 1966. Ralph kept the band name when he continued solo after Carter's death in 1966, until his own death in 2016.
They began their recording career in 1947, and 10 songs for records in Johnson City, Tennessee.
They moved on to a recording contract with Columbia Records in 1948. From 1949-1952 they recorded 22 songs with Columbia.
In 1953 they switched over to Mercury Records for five years.
In 1958, They began recording for Starday/King Records. In the seven years that followed, they produced 15 albums.
Also known as: C. & R. Stanley, C. Stanley - R. Stanley, C. Stanley-R. Stanley, C. Stanley/R. Stanley, Carter & Ralph Stanley
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Liner notes
The Stanley Brothers, the records, oldest first
Country Pickin' and Singin'
1958 album
Hymns and Sacred Songs
1959 album
The Stanley Brothers and the Clinch Mountain Boys
1959 album
Mountain Song Favorites
1959 album
For the Good People
1960 album
Sacred Songs From the Hills
1960 album
Everybody's Country Favorites
1960 album
Sing the Songs They Like Best
1961 album
The Stanley's In Person
1961 album
The Mountain Music Sound of the Stanley Brothers
1962 album
Good Old Camp Meeting Songs
1962 album
Old Time Camp Meeting
1962 album
America's Finest 5-String Banjo Hootenanny
1963 album
Hard Times
1963 album
Country Folk Music Spotlight
1963 album
Hymns of the Cross
1964 album
The Remarkable Stanley Brothers Play and Sing Bluegrass Songs for You
1964 album
Bluegrass Gospel Favorites
1965 album
Long Journey Home
1966 album
A Collection of Original Gospel and Sacred Songs
1966 album
The Angels Are Singing
1966 album
The Stanley Brothers Goes to Europe
1966 album
Jacob's Vision
1966 album
An Empty Mansion - In Memory of Carter Stanley
1967 album
Records from MusicBrainz; covers from the Cover Art Archive.
