Just happened...
RIP: Dr. Ralph Stanley
Just happened...
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"Mandolin brands are a guide, not gospel! I don't drink koolaid and that Emperor is naked!"
"If you wanna get soul Baby, you gots to get the scroll..."
"I would rather play music anyday for the beggar, the thief, and the fool!"
"Perfection is not attainable; but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence" Vince Lombardi
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Sad Day
Marc B.
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R. I. P.
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Celebrating The Stanley Brothers Legacy!
1994 Gibson F5L - Weber signed
"Mandolin brands are a guide, not gospel! I don't drink koolaid and that Emperor is naked!"
"If you wanna get soul Baby, you gots to get the scroll..."
"I would rather play music anyday for the beggar, the thief, and the fool!"
"Perfection is not attainable; but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence" Vince Lombardi
Playing Style: RockMonRoll Desperado Bluegrass Desperado YT Channel
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"Won't you bear me over for another year......"
But Amsterdam was always good for grieving
And London never fails to leave me blue
And Paris never was my kinda town
So I walked around with the Ft. Worth Blues
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Rank Strangers, live
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I think it's "won't you spare me over for another year". Not to be a nit picker.
But my condolences as well. One of the most memorable concerts I have had the pleasure of attending. When he sang "O Death", it made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up.
Don
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White Doves are mourning in sorrow...
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The progenitor of the mountain sound. RIP Dr. Ralph!
Shaun Garrity
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Playing a Louis Meyers tribute show Monday in Kansas City. "Hills of Home" which we like to do will take on a special meaning. Rest in peace.
Last edited by Scott Tichenor; Jun-23-2016 at 8:40pm.
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Great photo Scott!
I feel so priveliged to have seen as many of the first generation of the music, words fail me. I was lucky indeed.
Timothy F. Lewis
"If brains was lard, that boy couldn't grease a very big skillet" J.D. Clampett
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Nice choice there Scott!
Timothy F. Lewis
"If brains was lard, that boy couldn't grease a very big skillet" J.D. Clampett
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Rip
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First time I can ever recall seeing someone from the bluegrass world trending on Twitter.
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Strong influence from "Oh, brother where you at?"
I will never forget that quote from him but, sadly I do not recall where from it came.
Timothy F. Lewis
"If brains was lard, that boy couldn't grease a very big skillet" J.D. Clampett
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Oh what a large life he lived, and what a hole his passing leaves in the bluegrass firmament... R.I.P. Dr. Stanley.
"Well, I don't know much about bands but I do know you can't make a living selling big trombones, no sir. Mandolin picks, perhaps..."
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He was a true road warrior, playing hundreds of shows a year for 60+ years. That's a hard life. I'm sure O Brother finally gave him a good pay day for all that work.
I got to open for him in Gallup, NM in the pre O Brother days. He was very generous as was his band. Gentlemen and friendly, every one. RIP.
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Saw him at the Birchmere years ago...RIP Doc...gonna play a little Clinch Mountain Backstep at the jam tonight...
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RIP, Ralph Stanley. I'm happy that you had a long and accomplished life. I would have loved to have met you.
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A legend. We were blessed to be alive while he was.
Ha, ha! keep time: how sour sweet music is,
When time is broke and no proportion kept!
--William Shakespeare
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Prayers for his friends and family. I wish I'd had the opportunity to see him live and meet him...
Chuck
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I was very fortunate to have seen Ralph Stanley twice in my life. Once with Carter at The Royal Albert Hall in 1966,& once with his band at the Edale Bluegrass Festival (now defunct) many years ago. As a banjo player myself,he was always a favourite of mine & i just loved the hard,driving sound of his playing. He came to the UK some years ago & played in Manchester where i live. At that time he'd quit playing banjo,& simply stood on stage to sing. I decided not to go as i'd rather remember him at his best,& that's how i always will remember him.
I got to speak with him briefly at the Edale festival & he was really tickled to hear that i'd been at The Royal Albert Hall back in '66. Later that year of course,Carter passed away,
R.I.P. Dr. Ralph Stanley
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