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Fest Focus: Ralph Stanley

May 1, 2002 by: Christopher Blagg

If Dr. Ralph Stanley is a bit on the blunt side, no one could blame him. When you reach the status of American icon and are one of the sole purveyors of a particular brand of American music, allowances are made. In 1946, Stanley made his professional debut along with his brother Carter Stanley. The Stanley Brothers were the Virginia equivalent of Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys and with them developed quite a rivalry. The Stanley Brothers las...

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