Ralph Stanley

CMT is reporting that derogatory remarks about Tim McGraw have been removed from the final copies of the Ralph Stanley autobiography due for release this fall. CMT.com News ran a story last week detailing these remarks, which was removed from the

Ralph Stanley is to publish his autobiography, Man of Constant Sorrow: My Life and Times on October 15. The book covers Stanley's entire musical career, from his start in 1946 as the younger member of the Stanley Brothers through to his

We had a number of posts last month about a serious auto accident on June 22 involving two members of Ralph Stanley's Clinch Mountain Boys. Ralph's grandson Nathan Stanley, who plays mandolin and sings with the band, fiddler Dewey Brown, and

The Bristol Heralnd Courier has a piece in this morning's paper from Claire Galofaro with a few updates concerning the auto accident early Monday morning involving two members of Ralph Stanley's Clinch Mountain Boys. Dr. Ralph's grandson, Nathan Stanley, and

We just heard back from James Alan Shelton, guitarist and road manager with Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys, about the accident we reported last night involving band members Nathan Stanley and Dewey Brown Here is his report... A speeding drunk

We have learned that Nathan Stanley and Dewey Brown, both members of Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys, were involved in a serious automobile accident early this morning (6/22). We are still collecting information, and will update as we can

Pop & Hiss, The Los Angeles Times' music blog has a piece posted this past Sunday (4/26) about our beloved Dr. Ralph Stanley. Written by Randy Lewis, it recalls a backstage encounter at Stagecoach 2009, held in Indio, CA. Mountain music patriarch

One of the television attractions for April is the PBS documentary series Appalachia: A History of Mountains and People. The four-part series begins on April 9 and continues on each subsequent Thursday until the end of the month. Already released (on

Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys are scheduled to feature as the highlight act at the Bath (England) International Music Festival on Friday, May 29. Stanley's appearance at the Pavilion, Bath, during the five-day event will be accompanied by several

Bob Webster, the WAMU/bluegrasscountry presenter of the Sunday morning programme Stained Glass Bluegrass, and regular contributor Richard F Thompson have collaborated to bring this story about the origins of the song The White Dove, the Stanley Brothers' favourite. An abridged version of the story