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  2. Jun 24, 2016 · By Jon Freeman. June 24, 2016. Bluegrass icon Ralph Stanley, photographed in 2012 at the Stagecoach Festival, has died at age 89. Karl Walter/GettyImages. Ralph Stanley, a pioneer of...

  3. 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 .

  4. Jun 24, 2016 · June 23, 2016. Ralph Stanley, the singer, banjo player and guardian of unvarnished mountain music who was also a pivotal figure in the recent revival of interest in bluegrass, died on...

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  5. Jun 24, 2016 · Bluegrass hall of famer Ralph Stanley died Thursday night after a long bout with skin cancer, his grandson confirmed in a Facebook post. He was 89. “My heart is broken into pieces,” Nathan...

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  6. Jun 24, 2016 · AP Photo/Ed Rode. Ralph Stanley, one of the founding fathers and great originals of American bluegrass music, died on Thursday. He was 89. His grandson, Nathan, posted on his Facebook page...

  7. Jun 23, 2016 · 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. His publicist,...

  8. Jun 24, 2016 · Obituaries. Ralph Stanley, Bluegrass Legend, Dies At 89. June 24, 20164:33 PM ET. Heard on All Things Considered. 3-Minute Listen. Playlist. Bluegrass legend Ralph Stanley has died at the...

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