Carter Stanley

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Carter Stanley

g, voc, 1925-1966 US, Dickenson County
Singer / Musician / Songwriter of Country
A.k.a. Carter Glen Stanley Ruby Rakes

Born August 27, 1925, Big Spraddle Creek, Virginia, USA. Died December 1, 1966, Bristol, Tennessee, USA. An American bluegrass music lead singer, songwriter, and rhythm guitar player. He formed The Stanley Brothers together with his brother Ralph. The Stanley Brothers are generally acknowledged as the first band after Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys to play in the bluegrass genre. According to some historians, their recording of "Molly and Tenbrooks" (aka "The Racehorse Song") marked the beginning of bluegrass as a genre. In 1992 he was posthumously inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Honour.

Instruments

Guitar
Vocals
Backing Vocals

Genres

Country
World
Folk

Plays With

Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys

The Stanley Brothers

The Stanley Brothers And The Clinch Mountain Boys

Flat Creek Revue

Band Members

External Links

Home Page

Wikipedia

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Acknowledgements

To all the music fans that are contributing on Discogs, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia. Thanks to Franz Flückiger for providing Storygram used to visualize band membership.

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