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.

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 ...

LOS ANGELES – The old farm boy who used to raise cattle in a place called Big Spraddle Creek says at age 87, he doesn’t even raise a garden. But Ralph Stanley still raises his voice. And when he does ...

BARBOURSVILLE — The Stanley Brothers were part of the first generation of artists to make a deep impact in the genre we now know as bluegrass music, which officially began in 1945 near the end of ...

Bluegrass great Ralph Stanely was no stranger to Tucson. He played regular shows here from the late 1990s through 2014, his last show here at Fox Tucson Theatre with his Clinch Mountain Boys. He was ...

Bluegrass legend Ralph Stanley has died at the age of 89. He was perhaps most famous for his rendition of "O Death" on the soundtrack to the film... Ralph Stanley, Bluegrass Legend, Dies At 89 ARI ...

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, has died. He was 89. Stanley ...

NASHVILLE — Bluegrass legend Ralph Stanley died Thursday night after a battle with skin cancer, according to a Facebook post by his grandson. Stanley was 89 years old and a member of the Grand Ole ...