The Stanley Brothers
The Stanley Brothers were an American bluegrass duo of singer-songwriters and musicians, made up of brothers Carter Stanley (August 27, 1925 – December 1, 1966) and Ralph Stanley (February 25, 1927 – June 23, 2016). Ralph and Carter performed as The Stanley Brothers with their band, The Clinch Mountain Boys, from 1946 to 1966. Ralph kept the band name when he continued as a solo artist after Carter's death, from 1967 until his own death in 2016.
Genre: bluegrass, traditional-country, southern-gospel, newgrass, christian-bluegrass, country-christian
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Top Tracks
- Angel Band
- Mountain Dew
- Rank Strangers
- Clinch Mountain Backstep
- How Mountain Girls Can Love
- Little Maggie
- Weepin' Willow
- Stone Walls And Steel Bars
- I'm a Man of Constant Sorrow
- That Home Far Away
- Molly and Tenbrook
- If I Lose
- Five Strings To Go (Instrumental)
- Darkest Hour Is Just Before Dawn
- Mother No Longer Awaits Me
- Rank Strangers To Me
- Come All Ye Tenderhearted
- Lonesome Banjo (Instrumental)
- Don't Go Out Tonight
- A Few More Seasons
Albums (46)
- Hills Of Roan County (2025)
- Bluegrass Brothers, Volume 2 (2025)
- Bluegrass Brothers, Volume 1 (2025)
- Golden Gospel Classics - The Stanley Brothers (2024)
- I'm A Man Of Constant Sorrow (2023)
- Rank Strangers To Me (2023)
- Lost & Found (Original Starday/King Records Recordings) (2023)
- Hymns Of The Cross (1970)
- The Famous Song Hits Of (1970)
- Sacred Songs From The Hills (1970)
- Old Time Camp Meeting (1970)
- On Radio (2005)
- Long Journey Home (2005)
- Riding That Midnight Train (1970)
- Jacob's Vision - The Stanley Brothers At Their Golden Gospel Greatest (1970)
- I Saw The Light (1970)
- Hymns and Sacred Songs (1970)
- Good Old Camp Meeting Songs (1970)
- For The Good People (1970)
- Folk Song Festival (1970)
- Bluegrass Is Timeless - Lord I'm Coming Home (1970)
- Bluegrass Is Timeless - Bully of the Town (1970)
- 16 Greatest Gospel Hits (1970)
- What A Friend We Have In Jesus (1970)
- The Stanley Brothers And The Clinch Mountain Boys (1970)
- Songs Of The Carter Family (1970)
- Choo Choo Coming (1970)
- An Evening Long Ago: Live 1956 (1970)
- The Complete Mercury Recordings (2003)
- The Complete Columbia Stanley Brothers (1996)
- Angel Band: The Classic Mercury Recordings (1995)
- Clinch Mountain Bluegrass (Live At The Newport Folk Festival, Fort Adams State Park, Newport, RI / 1959 & 1964) (1994)
- The Stanley Brothers In Person (1970)
- The Country Folk Music Spotlight (1970)
- Sing the Songs of Bill Monroe (1970)
- Sing Everybody's Country Favorites (1970)
- Complete Starday & King Instrumentals (1970)
- "The Remarkable" Stanley Brothers Play And Sing Bluegrass Songs For You (1970)
- Traditional Bluegrass Gospel (1970)
- Sweeter Than The Flowers (1970)
- Ridin' That Midnite Train (1970)
- Precious Memories (1970)
- Don't Cheat In Our Home Town (1970)
- Bluegrass Salvation (1970)
- Amazing Grace (1970)
- A Collection Of Original Gospel & Sacred Songs (1970)
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