Ralph Stanley April 16, 2011

Years after the untimely death of his brother, Ralph Stanley emerged from the Stanley Brothers as a band leader on his own, fronting The Clinch Mountain Boys. Ralph Stanley is one of the most important figures in country music today. While he has long been revered by enthusiasts of folk, bluegrass and country music, Ralph Stanley has lately been commanding the kind of honors due a musical original. Already a Grammy-winner in the country and bluegrass music categories, Grand Ole Opry star Ralph Stanley was recently nominated for a Grammy for "Best Traditional Folk Album." He won his first two Grammy Awards for 2001 when the soundtrack of 'O Brother, Where Art Thou?'