http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.39782&rws=%2Fralph-stanley%2Ftop-tracks.rssRalph and brother Carter not only formed the Stanley Brothers, they were the Clinch Mountain Boys as well. The younger Ralph has been on the radio since the 1940s and continues to pick with the best of 'em to this day. Although he's hailed as a pioneer for his claw-hammer style of banjo flatpicking, his mother's the one who taught him how to play the instrument. Many people credit Bill Monroe as the man who brought bluegrass music to a wider audience, but Ralph Stanley is just as -- or perhaps even more -- responsible for getting mountain string music out there. - Eric SheaBluegrassen720Fri, 4 Dec 2009 05:43:41 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.39782&rws=%2Fralph-stanley%2Ftop-tracks.rss Ralph and brother Carter not only formed the Stanley Brothers, they were the Clinch Mountain Boys as well. The younger Ralph has been on the radio since the 1940s and continues to pick with the best of 'em to this day. Although he's hailed as a pioneer for his claw-hammer style of banjo flatpicking, his mother's the one who taught him how to play the instrument. Many people credit Bill Monroe as the man who brought bluegrass music to a wider audience, but Ralph Stanley is just as -- or perhaps even more -- responsible for getting mountain string music out there. - Eric Shea http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2015109&rws=%2Fralph-stanley%2Ftop-tracks.rss Bluegrass Sat, 1 Jan 2000 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Ralph Stanley on Rhapsody Online 2015109 tra.2015109 Ralph Stanley art.39782 0.99 O Brother, Where Art Thou? alb.90941 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/8/5/5/1575587_170x170.jpg 2000-12-05 00:00:00.0 2000-01-01 00:00:00.0 true O Death tra.2015109 199000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2015109&rws=%2Fralph-stanley%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2015109&variant=data&rws=%2Fralph-stanley%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2763799&rws=%2Fralph-stanley%2Ftop-tracks.rss Bluegrass Tue, 23 Jan 2001 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Ralph Stanley on Rhapsody Online 2763799 tra.2763799 Ralph Stanley art.39782 0.99 Man Of Constant Sorrow alb.309635 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/5/8/0/540854_170x170.jpg 2001-01-09 00:00:00.0 2001-01-23 00:00:00.0 true Man Of Constant Sorrow tra.2763799 169000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2763799&rws=%2Fralph-stanley%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2763799&variant=data&rws=%2Fralph-stanley%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14152818&rws=%2Fralph-stanley%2Ftop-tracks.rss Bluegrass Tue, 3 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Ralph Stanley on Rhapsody Online 14152818 tra.14152818 Ralph Stanley art.39782 0.99 Mountain Preacher's Child alb.14149125 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/5/4/5/1005451_170x170.jpg 2007-04-03 00:00:00.0 2007-04-03 00:00:00.0 true Troublesome Waters tra.14152818 189000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14152818&rws=%2Fralph-stanley%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14152818&variant=data&rws=%2Fralph-stanley%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3036251&rws=%2Fralph-stanley%2Ftop-tracks.rss Bluegrass Tue, 11 Jun 2002 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Ralph Stanley on Rhapsody Online 3036251 tra.3036251 Ralph Stanley art.39782 0.99 Ralph Stanley alb.139689 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/5/9/0/1300954_170x170.jpg 2002-06-11 00:00:00.0 2002-06-11 00:00:00.0 true Calling You tra.3036251 205000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3036251&rws=%2Fralph-stanley%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3036251&variant=data&rws=%2Fralph-stanley%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3492152&rws=%2Fralph-stanley%2Ftop-tracks.rss Bluegrass Tue, 21 Oct 2003 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Ralph Stanley on Rhapsody Online 3492152 tra.3492152 Ralph Stanley art.39782 0.99 A Very Special Acoustic Christmas alb.300724 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/0/8/5/1315803_170x170.jpg 2003-10-21 00:00:00.0 2003-10-21 00:00:00.0 true Christmas Is Near tra.3492152 144000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3492152&rws=%2Fralph-stanley%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3492152&variant=data&rws=%2Fralph-stanley%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2485732&rws=%2Fralph-stanley%2Ftop-tracks.rss Bluegrass Tue, 23 Jan 2001 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Ralph Stanley on Rhapsody Online 2485732 tra.2485732 Ralph Stanley art.39782 0.99 Man Of Constant Sorrow alb.309635 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/5/8/0/540854_170x170.jpg 2001-01-09 00:00:00.0 2001-01-23 00:00:00.0 true Oh Death tra.2485732 177000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2485732&rws=%2Fralph-stanley%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2485732&variant=data&rws=%2Fralph-stanley%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1376842&rws=%2Fralph-stanley%2Ftop-tracks.rss Bluegrass Tue, 15 May 2001 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Ralph Stanley on Rhapsody Online 1376842 tra.1376842 Ralph Stanley art.39782 0.99 Clinch Mountain Gospel alb.228879 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/6/7/8/418762_170x170.jpg 2001-04-24 00:00:00.0 2001-05-15 00:00:00.0 true Over In The Gloryland tra.1376842 128000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1376842&rws=%2Fralph-stanley%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1376842&variant=data&rws=%2Fralph-stanley%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3033281&rws=%2Fralph-stanley%2Ftop-tracks.rss Bluegrass Tue, 12 Nov 2002 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Ralph Stanley on Rhapsody Online 3033281 tra.3033281 Ralph Stanley art.39782 0.99 The Very Best Of... alb.217954 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/0/8/9/1699806_170x170.jpg 2002-11-12 00:00:00.0 2002-11-12 00:00:00.0 true Will You Miss Me tra.3033281 177000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3033281&rws=%2Fralph-stanley%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3033281&variant=data&rws=%2Fralph-stanley%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3033280&rws=%2Fralph-stanley%2Ftop-tracks.rss Bluegrass Tue, 12 Nov 2002 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Ralph Stanley on Rhapsody Online 3033280 tra.3033280 Ralph Stanley art.39782 0.99 The Very Best Of... alb.217954 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/0/8/9/1699806_170x170.jpg 2002-11-12 00:00:00.0 2002-11-12 00:00:00.0 true Little Maggie tra.3033280 166000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3033280&rws=%2Fralph-stanley%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3033280&variant=data&rws=%2Fralph-stanley%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1576186&rws=%2Fralph-stanley%2Ftop-tracks.rss Bluegrass Fri, 1 Jan 1971 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Ralph Stanley on Rhapsody Online 1576186 tra.1576186 Ralph Stanley art.39782 0.99 Live In Japan! alb.196785 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/3/7/7/617736_170x170.jpg 1997-11-04 00:00:00.0 1971-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Orange Blossom Special tra.1576186 254000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1576186&rws=%2Fralph-stanley%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1576186&variant=data&rws=%2Fralph-stanley%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2483078&rws=%2Fralph-stanley%2Ftop-tracks.rss Bluegrass Tue, 23 Jan 2001 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Ralph Stanley on Rhapsody Online 2483078 tra.2483078 Ralph Stanley art.39782 0.99 Man Of Constant Sorrow alb.309635 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/5/8/0/540854_170x170.jpg 2001-01-09 00:00:00.0 2001-01-23 00:00:00.0 true Calling My Children Home tra.2483078 183000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2483078&rws=%2Fralph-stanley%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2483078&variant=data&rws=%2Fralph-stanley%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3033287&rws=%2Fralph-stanley%2Ftop-tracks.rss Bluegrass Tue, 12 Nov 2002 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Ralph Stanley on Rhapsody Online 3033287 tra.3033287 Ralph Stanley art.39782 0.99 The Very Best Of... alb.217954 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/0/8/9/1699806_170x170.jpg 2002-11-12 00:00:00.0 2002-11-12 00:00:00.0 true Clinch Mountain Backstep tra.3033287 141000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3033287&rws=%2Fralph-stanley%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3033287&variant=data&rws=%2Fralph-stanley%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1376849&rws=%2Fralph-stanley%2Ftop-tracks.rss Bluegrass Tue, 15 May 2001 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Ralph Stanley on Rhapsody Online 1376849 tra.1376849 Ralph Stanley art.39782 0.99 Clinch Mountain Gospel alb.228879 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/6/7/8/418762_170x170.jpg 2001-04-24 00:00:00.0 2001-05-15 00:00:00.0 true Amazing Grace tra.1376849 214000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1376849&rws=%2Fralph-stanley%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1376849&variant=data&rws=%2Fralph-stanley%2Ftop-tracks.rss 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http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3033278&rws=%2Fralph-stanley%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3033278&variant=data&rws=%2Fralph-stanley%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.22499444&rws=%2Fralph-stanley%2Ftop-tracks.rss Bluegrass Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Ralph Stanley on Rhapsody Online 22499444 tra.22499444 Ralph Stanley art.39782 0.99 Country Bluegrass Homecoming Vol. 1 alb.22280658 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/7/1/3/1363171_170x170.jpg 2008-08-19 00:00:00.0 2008-08-19 00:00:00.0 true I'll Answer The Call tra.22499444 132000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.22499444&rws=%2Fralph-stanley%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.22499444&variant=data&rws=%2Fralph-stanley%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3033411&rws=%2Fralph-stanley%2Ftop-tracks.rss Bluegrass Tue, 12 Nov 2002 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Ralph Stanley on Rhapsody Online 3033411 tra.3033411 Ralph Stanley art.39782 0.99 The Very Best Of... alb.217954 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/0/8/9/1699806_170x170.jpg 2002-11-12 00:00:00.0 2002-11-12 00:00:00.0 true Angel Band tra.3033411 113000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3033411&rws=%2Fralph-stanley%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3033411&variant=data&rws=%2Fralph-stanley%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.22221321&rws=%2Fralph-stanley%2Ftop-tracks.rss Bluegrass Tue, 12 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Ralph Stanley on Rhapsody Online 22221321 tra.22221321 Ralph Stanley art.39782 0.99 American Music : The Best of Bluegrass alb.22214663 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/4/5/2/1342540_170x170.jpg 2008-03-25 00:00:00.0 2008-02-12 00:00:00.0 true How Mountian Girls Can Love tra.22221321 151000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.22221321&rws=%2Fralph-stanley%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.22221321&variant=data&rws=%2Fralph-stanley%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15414061&rws=%2Fralph-stanley%2Ftop-tracks.rss Bluegrass Tue, 28 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Ralph Stanley on Rhapsody Online 15414061 tra.15414061 Ralph Stanley art.39782 0.99 Gloryland - 30 Bluegrass Gospel Classics alb.15410683 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/3/1/1/1291130_170x170.jpg 2008-12-03 00:00:00.0 2006-03-28 00:00:00.0 true Rank Stranger (Album Version)  tra.15414061 162000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15414061&rws=%2Fralph-stanley%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15414061&variant=data&rws=%2Fralph-stanley%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10506112&rws=%2Fralph-stanley%2Ftop-tracks.rss Bluegrass Tue, 30 May 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Ralph Stanley on Rhapsody Online 10506112 tra.10506112 Ralph Stanley art.39782 0.99 A Distant Land To Roam: Songs Of The Carter Family alb.10504889 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/8/3/8/1328389_170x170.jpg 2006-05-30 00:00:00.0 2006-05-30 00:00:00.0 true Poor Orphan Child tra.10506112 271000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10506112&rws=%2Fralph-stanley%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10506112&variant=data&rws=%2Fralph-stanley%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3033279&rws=%2Fralph-stanley%2Ftop-tracks.rss Bluegrass Tue, 12 Nov 2002 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Ralph Stanley on Rhapsody Online 3033279 tra.3033279 Ralph Stanley art.39782 0.99 The Very Best Of... alb.217954 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/0/8/9/1699806_170x170.jpg 2002-11-12 00:00:00.0 2002-11-12 00:00:00.0 true The Fields Have Turned Brown tra.3033279 171000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3033279&rws=%2Fralph-stanley%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3033279&variant=data&rws=%2Fralph-stanley%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10506110&rws=%2Fralph-stanley%2Ftop-tracks.rss Bluegrass Tue, 30 May 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Ralph Stanley on Rhapsody Online 10506110 tra.10506110 Ralph Stanley art.39782 0.99 A Distant Land To Roam: Songs Of The Carter Family alb.10504889 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/8/3/8/1328389_170x170.jpg 2006-05-30 00:00:00.0 2006-05-30 00:00:00.0 true Engine 143 tra.10506110 246000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10506110&rws=%2Fralph-stanley%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10506110&variant=data&rws=%2Fralph-stanley%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2043860&rws=%2Fralph-stanley%2Ftop-tracks.rss Bluegrass Mon, 1 Jan 1990 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Ralph Stanley on Rhapsody Online 2043860 tra.2043860 Ralph Stanley art.39782 0.99 Classic Bluegrass alb.228444 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/1/6/2/392611_170x170.jpg 1990-01-01 00:00:00.0 1990-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Old Richmond Prison tra.2043860 139000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2043860&rws=%2Fralph-stanley%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2043860&variant=data&rws=%2Fralph-stanley%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2913652&rws=%2Fralph-stanley%2Ftop-tracks.rss Bluegrass Thu, 1 Jan 1987 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Ralph Stanley on Rhapsody Online 2913652 tra.2913652 Ralph Stanley art.39782 0.99 I'll Answer The Call alb.256885 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/7/5/6/536570_170x170.jpg 2001-06-26 00:00:00.0 1987-01-01 00:00:00.0 true White Oak On The Hill tra.2913652 174000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2913652&rws=%2Fralph-stanley%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2913652&variant=data&rws=%2Fralph-stanley%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3033288&rws=%2Fralph-stanley%2Ftop-tracks.rss Bluegrass Tue, 12 Nov 2002 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Ralph Stanley on Rhapsody Online 3033288 tra.3033288 Ralph Stanley art.39782 0.99 The Very Best Of... alb.217954 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/0/8/9/1699806_170x170.jpg 2002-11-12 00:00:00.0 2002-11-12 00:00:00.0 true Rank Stranger tra.3033288 161000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3033288&rws=%2Fralph-stanley%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3033288&variant=data&rws=%2Fralph-stanley%2Ftop-tracks.rss