Search Results: American Music from Peter Austern & Co. Books & Ephemera / Brooklyn Books

IL: University of Illinois Press, 1993. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Ralph Edmund Stanley (1927 - 2016), also known as Dr. Ralph Stanley, was an American bluegrass artist, known for his distinctive singing and banjo playing. Stanley began playing music in 1946, originally with his brother Carter as part of The Stanley Brothers, and most often as the leader of his band, The Clinch Mountain Boys. He was part of the first generation of bluegrass musicians and was inducted into both the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Honor and the Grand Ole Opry. 1/2" closed tear at the bottom of the front dj fold, else vg overall. .