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The Stanley Brothers
The Stanley Brothers
American bluegrass duo
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Bill Monroe
Bill Monroe
American bluegrass musician, songwriter
2
Carter Stanley
Carter Stanley
American singer
3
Jimmy Martin
Jimmy Martin
American bluegrass singer
4
Jim & Jesse
Jim & Jesse
American bluegrass duo
5
Ricky Skaggs
Ricky Skaggs
American singer
6
Benny Martin
Benny Martin
American musician
7
Bill Clifton
Bill Clifton
American musician
8
Peter Rowan
Peter Rowan
American singer
9
Earl Scruggs
Earl Scruggs
American musician
10
Curly Ray Cline
Curly Ray Cline
American bluegrass fiddler
11
Gary Ruley and Mule Train
Gary Ruley and Mule Train
12
Doyle Lawson
Doyle Lawson
American musician
13
Mike Compton
Mike Compton
American bluegrass mandolin player
14
Benny Williams
Benny Williams
American musician
15
Del McCoury
Del McCoury
American musician
16
Osborne Brothers
Osborne Brothers
17
Foggy Mountain Boys
Foggy Mountain Boys
American bluegrass band
18
Red Allen
Red Allen
American bluegrass musician
19
Larry Stephenson
Larry Stephenson
American singer-songwriter
20
Lester Flatt
Lester Flatt
American musician
21
Charlie Cline
Charlie Cline
American musician
22
Don Reno
Don Reno
musician
23
Sam Bush
Sam Bush
American musician
24
Carter Family
Carter Family
traditional American folk music group
25
Laurie Lewis
Laurie Lewis
American musician
26
Vince Gill
Vince Gill
American country singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
27
Roy Clark
Roy Clark
American multi-instrumentalist musician
28
Jesse McReynolds
Jesse McReynolds
American musician
29
Buzz Busby
Buzz Busby
Bluegrass musician
30
Nothin' Fancy
Nothin' Fancy
31
Old Crow Medicine Show
Old Crow Medicine Show
Americana string band based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
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The Grascals
The Grascals
American bluegrass music group
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John McEuen
John McEuen
American musician
34
Doug Dillard
Doug Dillard
American musician, composer and banjoist (1937-2012)
35
Del McCoury Band
Del McCoury Band
American bluegrass band
36
Norman Blake
Norman Blake
American musician
37
Tim O'Brien
Tim O'Brien
American musician
38
Bill Keith
Bill Keith
American banjo player
39
Maybelle Carter
Maybelle Carter
folk and country music guitarist
40
The Greenbriar Boys
The Greenbriar Boys
musical group
41
John Hartford
John Hartford
American singer-songwriter and musician
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The Dillards
The Dillards
American bluegrass band
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American singer
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Awards Received
National Medal of Arts
Library of Congress Living Legend
AAAS Fellow
honorary doctor of the Yale University
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The Stanley Brothers

The Stanley Brothers

American Academy of Arts and Sciences

American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Ralph Edmund Stanley (February 25, 1927 – June 23, 2016) was an American bluegrass artist, known for his distinctive singing and banjo playing. Stanley began playing music in 1946, originally with his older brother Carter Stanley as part of The Stanley Brothers, and most often as the leader of his band, The Clinch Mountain Boys. He was also known as Dr. Ralph Stanley.

He was part of the first generation of bluegrass musicians and was inducted into both the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Honor and the Grand Ole Opry.