Stanley's latest, "Shine On," gives a brief nod to "O Brother" with a banjo- and mandolin-driven "I'll Fly Away." A gospel tone weaves through the album, from the uplifting "This Little Light of ...

For Ralph Stanley, bluegrass has always been a family affair. He started out in 1947, singing high-tenor harmony to his brother Carter's lead. After Carter died in 1966, Ralph made do with non-kin ...

Bluegrass legend Ralph Stanley has died at the age of 89. He was perhaps most famous for his rendition of "O Death" on the soundtrack to the film O Brother, Where Art Thou?

McCLURE — Ralph Stanley would have been proud. For the thousands of miles Stanley spent traveling the world to entertain fans of traditional music, he always returned home to the hills of ...

Remembering Bluegrass Singer Ralph Stanley : World Cafe The genre-defining singer joined World Cafe in 2002 for a career-spanning conversation. World Cafe Essential and Emerging Artists.

At Ralph Stanley's funeral, Vince Gill, Patty Loveless and Ricky Skaggs honored the late icon with a poignant performance of Go Rest High on That Mountain.

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 ...

The bluegrass musician Ralph Stanley, who died Thursday evening, at the age of eighty-nine, leaves behind an enormously influential—and just plain enormous—body of work.As one half of the ...

Bluegrass hall of famer Ralph Stanley died Thursday night after a long bout with skin cancer, his grandson confirmed in a Facebook post. He was 89. “My heart is broken into pieces,” Nathan ...