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, died Thursday. He was 89.

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 Thursday at his ...

Musician Ralph Stanley performs onstage during the Stagecoach Country Music Festival on April 28, 2012 in Indio, California. Musician Ralph Stanley performs onstage during the Stagecoach Country Music ...

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... Ralph Stanley, Bluegrass Legend, Dies At 89 ARI ...