I don't listen to the radio too much, but usually I listen to Stanley Brothers and Ralph Stanley more than I do anybody!

Country singer Dwight Yoakam has stated that Ralph Stanley is one of his "musical heroes. But boy I got letters 3000 of 'em and phone calls. " When Columbia Records signed the Stanley Brothers Bill Monroe left in protest and joined Decca.

Ralph Stanley is an American bluegrass artist known for his distinctive singing and banjo playing. Ralph Edmund Stanley (born February 25 1927) also known as Dr.