| LC control no. | n 83154845 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| LC classification | ML420.S8115 Biography |
| Personal name heading | Stanley, Ralph |
| See also | Corporate body: Stanley Brothers |
| Birth date | 1927-02-25 |
| Death date | 2016-06-23 |
| Place of birth | Dickenson County (Va.) |
| Place of death | Dickenson County (Va.) |
| Field of activity | Bluegrass music Old-time music |
| Affiliation | Clinch Mountain Boys |
| Profession or occupation | Bluegrass musicians Banjoists Singers |
| Found in | Data from Ralph Stanley's bluegrass festival [MP] 1982 (Ralph Stanley; musician) Enc. of pop. mus., 3rd ed. (under Stanley Brothers: Ralph Edmond Stanley; b. Feb. 27, 1927, Big Spraddle Creek, near Stratton, Dickenson Co., Va.) Wikipedia, Dec. 12, 2013 (Ralph Edmond Stanley; Ralph Edmund Stanley; aka Dr. Ralph Stanley; American bluegrass artist known for his distinctive singing and banjo playing; formed the Clinch Mountain Boys in 1946) New York times WWW site, viewed June 24, 2016 (in obituary published June 23: Ralph Stanley; b. Ralph Edmond Stanley, Feb. 25, 1927, Dickenson County, Va.; d. Thursday [June 23, 2016], Sandy Ridge [Dickenson County], Va., aged 89; singer, banjo player, and guardian of unvarnished mountain music who was also a pivotal figure in the recent revival of interest in bluegrass) |
| Associated language | eng |
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