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The Stanley Brothers

Top Songs By The Stanley Brothers

Angel BandThe Stanley Brothers & The Clinch Mountain Boys

Listen to Mountain Dew by The Stanley Brothers, see lyrics, music video & more!

Mountain DewThe Stanley Brothers

Listen to Clinch Mountain Blues by The Stanley Brothers & The Clinch Mountain Boys, see lyrics, music video & more!

Clinch Mountain BluesThe Stanley Brothers & The Clinch Mountain Boys

Listen to Rank Strangers by The Stanley Brothers, see lyrics, music video & more!

Rank StrangersThe Stanley Brothers

Listen to I'm a Man of Constant Sorrow by The Stanley Brothers, see lyrics, music video & more!

I'm a Man of Constant SorrowThe Stanley Brothers

Angel BandThe Stanley Brothers & The Clinch Mountain Boys

Listen to This Weary Heart You Stole Away (Wake Up, Sweetheart) by The Stanley Brothers & The Clinch Mountain Boys, see lyrics, music video & more!

This Weary Heart You Stole Away (Wake Up, Sweetheart)The Stanley Brothers & The Clinch Mountain Boys

Listen to How Mountain Girls Can Love by The Stanley Brothers, see lyrics, music video & more!

How Mountain Girls Can LoveThe Stanley Brothers

Listen to Rank Stranger by The Stanley Brothers, see lyrics, music video & more!

Rank StrangerThe Stanley Brothers

Listen to Could You Love Me (One More Time) by The Stanley Brothers & The Clinch Mountain Boys, see lyrics, music video & more!

Could You Love Me (One More Time)The Stanley Brothers & The Clinch Mountain Boys

Latest Release

Listen to Hills Of Roan County by The Stanley Brothers

ALBUMHills Of Roan CountyThe Stanley Brothers

More albums from The Stanley Brothers

Listen to Valley View Park, 1957 by The Stanley Brothers

ALBUMValley View Park, 1957The Stanley Brothers

Listen to The Country Folk Music Spotlight by The Stanley Brothers

ALBUMThe Country Folk Music SpotlightThe Stanley Brothers

Listen to Jacob's Vision: The Stanley Brothers At Their Golden Gospel Greatest by The Stanley Brothers

ALBUMJacob's Vision: The Stanley Brothers At Their Golden Gospel GreatestThe Stanley Brothers

Listen to Sacred Songs of Carter Stanley by The Stanley Brothers

ALBUMSacred Songs of Carter StanleyThe Stanley Brothers

Listen to Bluegrass Is Timeless - Bully of the Town by The Stanley Brothers

ALBUMBluegrass Is Timeless - Bully of the TownThe Stanley Brothers

Listen to Bluegrass Is Timeless: Lord I'm Coming Home by The Stanley Brothers

ALBUMBluegrass Is Timeless: Lord I'm Coming HomeThe Stanley Brothers

Listen to Bluegrass Is Timeless - Amazing Grace by The Stanley Brothers

ALBUMBluegrass Is Timeless - Amazing GraceThe Stanley Brothers

Listen to Early Recordings: The Complete Rich-R-Tone 78s by The Stanley Brothers

ALBUMEarly Recordings: The Complete Rich-R-Tone 78sThe Stanley Brothers

Listen to 16 Greatest Gospel Hits by The Stanley Brothers

ALBUM16 Greatest Gospel HitsThe Stanley Brothers

ALBUMI Saw the LightThe Stanley Brothers

Listen to The Remarkable Stanley Brothers Sing Bluegrass Songs for You by The Stanley Brothers

ALBUMThe Remarkable Stanley Brothers Sing Bluegrass Songs for YouThe Stanley Brothers

Listen to Bluegrass Is Timeless - Don't Cheat In Our Hometown by The Stanley Brothers

ALBUMBluegrass Is Timeless - Don't Cheat In Our HometownThe Stanley Brothers

Listen to Sweeter Than the Flowers by The Stanley Brothers

ALBUMSweeter Than the FlowersThe Stanley Brothers

Listen to Hymns of the Cross by The Stanley Brothers & George Shuffler

ALBUMHymns of the CrossThe Stanley Brothers & George Shuffler

Listen to Folk Concert by The Stanley Brothers

ALBUMFolk ConcertThe Stanley Brothers

Listen to 5 String Banjo - Hootenanny by The Stanley Brothers

ALBUM5 String Banjo - HootenannyThe Stanley Brothers

Listen to Folk Song Festival by The Stanley Brothers

ALBUMFolk Song FestivalThe Stanley Brothers

Listen to Good Old Camp Meeting Songs by The Stanley Brothers

ALBUMGood Old Camp Meeting SongsThe Stanley Brothers

Listen to In Person by The Stanley Brothers

ALBUMIn PersonThe Stanley Brothers

Listen to Long Journey Home by The Stanley Brothers

ALBUMLong Journey HomeThe Stanley Brothers

Listen to Old Time Camp Meeting by The Stanley Brothers

ALBUMOld Time Camp MeetingThe Stanley Brothers

Listen to The Stanley Brothers & The Clinch Mountain Boys Sing the Songs They Like Best by The Stanley Brothers & The Clinch Mountain Boys

ALBUMThe Stanley Brothers & The Clinch Mountain Boys Sing the Songs They Like BestThe Stanley Brothers & The Clinch Mountain Boys

Listen to For the Good People by The Stanley Brothers

ALBUMFor the Good PeopleThe Stanley Brothers

Listen to On Radio by The Stanley Brothers

ALBUMOn RadioThe Stanley Brothers

Listen to Everybody's Country Favorites by The Stanley Brothers

ALBUMEverybody's Country FavoritesThe Stanley Brothers

Listen to Hymns and Sacred Songs by The Stanley Brothers & The Clinch Mountain Boys

ALBUMHymns and Sacred SongsThe Stanley Brothers & The Clinch Mountain Boys

About The Stanley Brothers

Hometown

Dickenson County, VA, United States

Formed

1945

Genre

Country

Second perhaps only to Bill Monroe in significance, the Stanley Brothers are one of the cornerstones of bluegrass. Virginian siblings Ralph and Carter Stanley started recording in 1947. Between the late '40s and mid '50s, they released some of the most influential bluegrass tracks of all time, often backed by their band the Clinch Mountain Boys. Ralph and Carter's close vocal harmonies (and Ralph's banjo playing) inspired countless musicians of subsequent generations. Carter died in 1966, but Ralph continued performing, experiencing an unexpected renaissance in the late '90s sparked by his contribution to the soundtrack for the film O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU?

Members of The Stanley Brothers include, or have included, Ralph Stanley and Carter Stanley.