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Ralph Stanley Honored with Museum

October 15, 2004

The life and career of bluegrass great Ralph Stanley is the centerpiece of a new museum opening tomorrow (10/16). The man himself will be on-hand as the Ralph Stanley Museum and Traditional Mountain Music Center is dedicated with a host of activities this weekend in Clintwood, VA. Stanley got his start touring with his brother Carter and The Clinch Mountain Boys. After Carter's death in 1966, he continued on with his band, exploring the harder-edged traditional music of Appalachia. Producer T Bone Burnett gave Stanley's career a boost by including Dr. Ralph on the outrageously popular soundtrack to O Brother, Where Art Thou? Stanley's standout rendition of the classic O Death earned him a Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance.

Posted by Ann VerWiebe at October 15, 2004 7:52 PM

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Ann, thanks for all the info about what is happening with bluegrass. I'm a fan of bluegrass, live in Mid-Missouri, although raised in West Virginia. Sally

Posted by: Sally Winters at October 16, 2004 3:10 PM

Thanks, Sally! I love bluegrass - when I lived in Decatur, IL, the weekly bluegrass show out of Springfield was one of the high-points of my week. Here's a link to a story on the opening on the Ralph Stanley Museum: http://www.wjhl.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=TRI/MGArticle/TRI_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1031778565430&path=Variables.path

Posted by: Ann E VerWiebe at October 18, 2004 9:35 AM

Ann, when you lived in Decatur, IL did you ever go to Rockford, IL to see music at a well known hall called Charlotte's Web?

Posted by: JEn Baker at October 18, 2004 2:49 PM

Jen--I never made it to Rockford (except to drive through on my way to Chicago). My time in Central Illinois was something of a personal disaster and I didn't stay long.

Posted by: Ann E VerWiebe at October 18, 2004 2:58 PM

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