STANLEY BROTHERS, THE

STANLEY BROTHERS, THE (Carter Glen S., b. McClure, Va., August 27, 1925–December 1, 1966 [voc, gtr]; and Ralph Edmond S., b. McClure, Va., February 25, 1927 [voc, bjo]) The most traditional-sounding of BLUEGRASS bands, The Stanley Brothers with their group The Clinch Mountain Boys brought the high, lonesome mountain singing style to the new bluegrass style. The Stanleys were raised in rural western Virginia, where their mother was an old-time BANJO player. Both sons began playing the banjo…