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The Ralph Stanley Museum & Traditional Mountain Music Center is located in a century-old four-story home in Clintwood, Virginia. The street address is 249 Main Street, Clintwood, VA 24228. Click here for a map and turn-by-turn directions.
Born February 25, 1927. Full name: Ralph Edmond Stanley. Banjoist and singer. Performed with brother, Carter Stanley, as the Stanley Brothers from the late 1940s until Carter’s death in 1966. Recorded for Columbia, Mercury, and King record labels. In 1966 he formed the Clinch Mountain Boys. Member, International Bluegrass Music Hall of Honor.
A mini-documentary on Ralph Stanley II at the Ralph Stanley Museum in Clintwood, Virginia. This series "From our Backporch to your Frontporch" aims to tell t...
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- Southwest Virginia
Ralph Edmund Stanley (February 25, 1927 – June 23, 2016) was an American bluegrass artist, known for his distinctive singing and banjo playing. He began playing music in 1946, originally with his older brother Carter Stanley as part of The Stanley Brothers , and most often as the leader of his band, The Clinch Mountain Boys .
Aug 11, 2007 · The Ralph Stanley Museum occupies two of the three floors in the Chase Mansion. In addition to housing the museum's administrative offices, the third floor offers a suite of rooms that can be ...
Apr 28, 2017 · Trail Mix: Visiting the Ralph Stanley Museum. April 28, 2017. MUSIC, Trail Mix. After leaving Charlottesville in 2004 and moving to the mountains of Southwest Virginia, I taught in a school located just miles from hallowed ground in the bluegrass world. Ralph Stanley, bluegrass icon and patriarch, was born and raised in Dickenson County.
Aug 5, 2015 · Combining the career of Dr. Ralph Stanley with the history of traditional mountain music, this state-of-the-art, interactive museum will allow you to see and hear this particular style of American music in its original setting: the mountains of southwestern Virginia.
