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 ...

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 ...

Ninety-nine years ago today, an early bluegrass legend who helped further the fledgling genre and launch multiple stars was born.

Bluegrass great Ralph Stanely was no stranger to Tucson. He played regular shows here from the late 1990s through 2014, his last show here at Fox Tucson Theatre with his Clinch Mountain Boys. He was ...

The grandson of bluegrass artist Ralph Stanley will be bringing his own bluegrass and country style to a concert at The Music ...

BARBOURSVILLE — Soon after Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys created the template for the new kind of music called bluegrass in 1945, the Stanley Brothers emerged as one of early pioneers of the ...

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 ...

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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 ...

NASHVILLE — Bluegrass legend Ralph Stanley died Thursday night after a battle with skin cancer, according to a Facebook post by his grandson. Stanley was 89 years old and a member of the Grand Ole ...