Nathan Stanley can say he started learning his craft at his grandfather’s knee. Literally. “I’ve been on stage with him since I was 2 years old, and I’ve watched every move he made,” the vocalist and ...

WABASHA — O brother, where art thou? Hopefully in Wabasha, for the upcoming Moonshine Showcase concert starring a legend of bluegrass music. Ralph Stanley, who is generally regarded as one of the ...

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 ...

Dr. Ralph Stanley is one of the most famous names in bluegrass music, and the Grammy-award winning singer-songwriter will soon make his way to Central Virginia. Stanley’s upcoming show will give ...

Ralph Stanley, the legendary banjo player who helped establish the bluegrass music genre, died Thursday night. He was 89. Family members said that Stanley, who began playing music with his late ...

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 favors songs that are older than he is, older than the bluegrass he's usually associated with. In fact, Stanley's music -- he prefers to call it "old-time mountain music" -- goes back to ...

Three top bluegrass music stars will headline the 46th Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival scheduled for May 15 through 18. Ralph Stanley, Rhonda Vincent, and the Del McCoury Band will return to the ...

(Reuters) - U.S. bluegrass pioneer Ralph Stanley, who with his brother Carter helped popularize the Appalachian music and gained late career fame through the movie "O Brother, Where Art Thou?," died ...