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The Stanley Brothers

Band, 1946-1966 US
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A.k.a. John's Country Quartet John's Gospel Quartet

The Stanley Brothers were an American bluegrass duo made up of brothers Carter Stanley and Ralph Stanley . Ralph and Carter performed as The Stanley Brothers with their band, The Clinch Mountain Boys, from 1946 to 1966. Ralph kept the band name when he continued solo after Carter's death in 1966, until his own death in 2016.

     
Members
PortraitRalph Stanley
bj, voc *1927 US
PortraitCarter Stanley
g, voc 1925-1966 US
PortraitJack Cooke
b, voc 1936-2009 US
PortraitAlbert Elliot
man, voc
Popular Tracks   
Angel Band on Angel Band: The Classic Mercury Recordings by The Stanley Brothers
Mountain Dew on Sing Everybody's Country Favorites by The Stanley Brothers
Clinch Mountain Backstep on Ridin' That Midnite Train by The Stanley Brothers
How Mountain Girls Can Love on The Stanley Brothers In Person by The Stanley Brothers
Rank Strangers on 16 Greatest Gospel Hits by The Stanley Brothers
Little Maggie on The Complete Mercury Recordings by The Stanley Brothers & The Clinch Mountain Boys
Somebody Touched Me on Gloryland - 30 Bluegrass Gospel Classics by Various Artists
Weepin' Willow on Sing Everybody's Country Favorites by The Stanley Brothers
That Home Far Away on Bluegrass Salvation by The Stanley Brothers
Think Of What You’ve Done on Choo Choo Coming by The Stanley Brothers

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Discography



Title Artist Year Type
I Saw The LightThe Stanley Brothers2017Compil.
Songs Of Tragedy And RedemptionThe Stanley Brothers2011Compil.
HymnThe Stanley Brothers2011Compil.
Volume 2 1952-1959Flatt & Scruggs, The Stanley Brothers2010Album
The Later King YearsThe Stanley Brothers2008Compil.
The Definitive Collection (1947-1966)The Stanley Brothers2007Compil.
Ultimate Collection: BluegrassThe Stanley Brothers2006Compil.
Blazing BluegrassThe Stanley Brothers2005Compil.
An Evening Long AgoThe Stanley Brothers2004Album
Bluegrass Is Timeless / Bully Of The TownThe Stanley Brothers2003Compil.
Precious MemoriesThe Stanley Brothers2003Compil.
Selected Sides 1947-1953Flatt & Scruggs And The Stanley Brothers2003Compil.
All-Time Greatest HitsThe Stanley Brothers2002Compil.
The Best Of The Stanley BrothersThe Stanley Brothers2002Compil.
Too Late To CryThe Stanley Brothers2001Album
I'm A Man Of Constant SorrowThe Stanley Brothers2001Compil.
Riding That Midnight Train (The Starday - King Years 1958 - 61)The Stanley Brothers1999Compil.
I'll Meet You In Church Sunday MorningThe Stanley Brothers1998Compil.
Amazing GraceThe Stanley Brothers1998Compil.
Earliest Recordings: The Complete Rich-R-Tone 78s (1947-1952)The Stanley Brothers1997Compil.
All Bluegrass, All GospelThe Stanley Brothers1997Compil.
The Complete Columbia Stanley BrothersThe Stanley Brothers1996Compil.
Stanley Series: Volume 4, Number 1The Stanley Brothers1996Album
The Complete Columbia Stanley BrothersThe Stanley Brothers1996Compil.
Angel Band: The Classic Mercury RecordingsThe Stanley Brothers1995Compil.
Clinch Mountain BluegrassThe Stanley Brothers1994Compil.
On RadioThe Stanley Brothers1991Album
Stanley Series. Vol. 3, No. 2 (Issue No. 10)The Stanley Brothers1989Compil.
On WCYB BristolThe Stanley Brothers1988Album
Stanley Series. Vol. 2, No. 4 (Issue 8)The Stanley Brothers1987Album
Stanley Series. Vol. 3, No. 1 (Issue No. 9)The Stanley Brothers1987Compil.
Stanley Series. Vol. 2, No. 3 (Issue No. 7)The Stanley Brothers1986Album
Stanley Series. Vol. 2, No. 2 (Issue No. 6)The Stanley Brothers1984Album
Starday Sessions Vol. 2The Stanley Brothers1984Compil.
Starday Sessions Vol. 1The Stanley Brothers1984Compil.
Stanley Series. Vol. 1, No. 4The Stanley Brothers1984Album
Starday SessionsThe Stanley Brothers1984Compil.
Stanley Series. Vol. 2, No. 1The Stanley Brothers1984Album
1983 Collector's Edition, Volume 4The Stanley Brothers1983Compil.
On Radio Volume OneThe Stanley Brothers1983Album
On Radio Volume TwoThe Stanley Brothers1983Album
1983 Collector's Edition, Volume 3The Stanley Brothers1983Compil.
Collectors Edition 1983 - Volume 6The Stanley Brothers1983Compil.
1983 Collector's Edition, Volume1The Stanley Brothers1983Compil.
1983 Collector's Edition, Volume 2The Stanley Brothers1983Compil.
1983 Collector's Edition Volume 5The Stanley Brothers1983Album
Stanley Series. Vol. 1, No. 3The Stanley Brothers1982Album
Stanley Series. Vol. 1, No. 1The Stanley Brothers1982Album
Stanley Series. Vol. 1, No. 2The Stanley Brothers1982Album
Old Country ChurchThe Stanley Brothers1981Album
Shadows Of The PastThe Stanley Brothers1981Compil.
The Vintage Years 1954 - 1956The Stanley Brothers1981Compil.
Vintage YearsThe Stanley Brothers & The Clinch Mountain Boys1981Compil.
I Saw The LightThe Stanley Brothers1980Compil.
Love Me Darling Just Tonight / Next Sunday Darling Is My BirthdayThe Stanley Brothers1979Single
20 Bluegrass OriginalsThe Stanley Brothers1978Compil.
16 Greatest Gospel HitsThe Stanley Brothers1978Compil.
Rank Strangers / Jacob's VisionThe Stanley Brothers1977Single
16 Greatest HitsThe Stanley Brothers1977Compil.
On The AirThe Stanley Brothers1976Album
The Best Of The Stanley BrothersThe Stanley Brothers1975Compil.
The Stanley BrothersThe Stanley Brothers1973Album
Rank StrangersThe Stanley Brothers1973Album
The Stanley BrothersThe Stanley Brothers1972Album
Stanley BrothersThe Stanley Brothers1971Album
Together For The Last TimeThe Stanley Brothers1971Album
The Legendary Stanley Brothers Recorded Live Vol. 2The Stanley Brothers1970Album
Sweeter Than The FlowersThe Stanley Brothers1970Album
Orange Blossom Special (The Best Of Stanley Brothers)The Stanley Brothers1970Compil.
The Legendary Stanley Brothers Recorded LiveThe Stanley Brothers1969Album
Stanley Brothers On StageThe Stanley Brothers1969Compil.
The Story Of Bonnie And Clyde / Bonnie And Clyde's GetawayJimmie Skinner / The Stanley Brothers1968Single
The Famous Song Hits OfThe Stanley Brothers1967Compil.
Whiskey / Little BirdieThe Stanley Brothers1967Single
The Stanley Brothers' Memorial AlbumThe Stanley Brothers1967Album
An Empty Mansion - In Memory Of Carter StanleyThe Stanley Brothers1967Album
Blue Grass SpecialThe Stanley Brothers, Reno And Smiley1967Compil.
A Beautiful Life: Singing Pure As A Mountain StreamThe Stanley Brothers1967Album
Sing The Best-Loved Sacred Songs Of Carter StanleyThe Stanley Brothers1967Album
A Beautiful LifeThe Stanley Brothers1966Album
Jacob's VisionThe Stanley Brothers1966Album
God's Highway / I Feel Like Going HomeThe Stanley Brothers1966Single
The End Of The Road / Pray For The BoysThe Stanley Brothers1966Single
The Angels Are SingingThe Stanley Brothers1966Album
Never Again / Prayer Of A Truck Driver's SonThe Stanley Brothers1966Single
Take Me Home / Soldier's GraveThe Stanley Brothers1966Single
The Stanley's In PersonThe Stanley Brothers1966Album
The Stanley Brothers Goes To EuropeThe Stanley Brothers1966Album
The Greatest Country and Western Show On EarthThe Stanley Brothers1966Album
Their Original RecordingsThe Stanley Brothers1965Album
Bluegrass Gospel FavoritesThe Stanley Brothers1965Album
The Remarkable Stanley Brothers Play And Sing Bluegrass Songs For YouThe Stanley Brothers1964Album
The Best Of The Stanley BrothersThe Stanley Brothers1964Compil.
Don't Step Over An Old Love / I'm Bound To RideThe Stanley Brothers1964Single
Bully Of The Town / How Bad I Do FeelThe Stanley Brothers1964Single
Train 45 / I Just Stood ThereThe Stanley Brothers1964Single
Shout Little Lulie / Five String DragThe Stanley Brothers1964Single
Hymns Of The CrossThe Stanley Brothers With George Shuffler1964Album
I Don't Want Your Rambling LettersThe Stanley Brothers1963Single
Old And In The Way / Six Months Ain't LongThe Stanley Brothers1963Single
Don't Cheat In Our Home TownThe Stanley Brothers1963Single
The Best Of Stanley Brothers With Clinch Mountain Boys Featuring 5-String BanjoThe Stanley Brothers With The Clinch Mountain Boys1963Compil.
Stone Walls And Steel Bars / Lonesome NightThe Stanley Brothers1963Single
He Went To Sleep - The Hogs Ate Him / Lips That LieThe Stanley Brothers1963Single
America's Finest 5-String Banjo HootenannyThe Stanley Brothers1963Album
Paul And Silas / Memories Of MotherThe Stanley Brothers1963Single
Folk ConcertThe Stanley Brothers And The Clinch Mountain Boys1963Album
Hard TimesThe Stanley Brothers And The Clinch Mountain Boys Featuring Ralph Stanley1963Album
Country Folk Music SpotlightThe Stanley Brothers1963Album
Folk Song FestivalThe Stanley Brothers1962Album
I'm Only Human / Keep Them Cold Icy Fingers Off Of MeThe Stanley Brothers1962Single
The Mountain Music Sound Of The Stanley BrothersThe Stanley Brothers And The Clinch Mountain Boys1962Album
String, Eraser, And Blotter / Still Trying To Get To Little RockThe Stanley Brothers1962Single
Drunkard's Dream / My Deceitful HeartThe Stanley Brothers1962Single
I Just Came From Your Wedding / Mamma Don't AllowThe Stanley Brothers1962Single
Who Will Sing For Me / Drinking From The FountainThe Stanley Brothers1962Single
Good Old Camp Meeting SongsThe Stanley Brothers1962Album
Old Time Camp MeetingThe Stanley Brothers1962Album
The Window Up Above / The Wild Side Of LifeThe Stanley Brothers And The Clinch Mountain Boys1961Single
The Stanley's In PersonThe Stanley Brothers1961Album
Little Bessie / Village Church YardThe Stanley Brothers1961Single
Sacred Songs By The Stanley Brothers Vol. 3The Stanley Brothers And The Clinch Mountain Boys1961Single
Sing The Songs They Like BestThe Stanley Brothers And The Clinch Mountain Boys1961Album
Live At Antioch College: 1960The Stanley Brothers1961Album
Angel Of Death / JordanThe Stanley Brothers1961Single
There Is A Trap / Fast ExpressThe Stanley Brothers1961Single
In Person Vol. 3The Stanley Brothers1961Single
In Person Vol. 2The Stanley Brothers1961Single
The Stanley BrothersThe Stanley Brothers1961Album
For The Good People - Sacred Songs By The Stanley Brothers And The Clinch Mountain BoysThe Stanley Brothers And The Clinch Mountain Boys1960Album
Sacred Songs From The HillsThe Stanley Brothers1960Album
Finger Poppin' Time / Daybreak In DixieThe Stanley Brothers1960Single
Mountain Dew / Old RattlerThe Stanley Brothers1960Single
Heaven Seemed So Near / How Far To Little RockThe Stanley Brothers1960Single
White Dove / Sunny Side Of The MountainThe Stanley Brothers1960Single
Everybody's Country FavoritesThe Stanley Brothers1960Album
Sacred Songs, Vol. 1The Stanley Brothers And The Clinch Mountain Boys1960Single
Rank Stranger / The Master's Bouquet (Gathering Flowers)The Stanley Brothers1960Single
Over In The Glory Land / Mother Left Me Her BibleThe Stanley Brothers1960Single
Little Benny / Old Love LettersThe Stanley Brothers1960Single
Next Sunday Darling Is My BirthdayThe Stanley Brothers1960Single
Hymns And Sacred Songs Volume 3The Stanley Brothers1959Single
Mountain Song FavoritesThe Stanley Brothers And The Clinch Mountain Boys1959Album
How Can We Thank Him For What He Has Done / That Home Far AwayThe Stanley Brothers, The Clinch Mountain Boys1959Single
White Dove / Mother's Footsteps Guide Me OnThe Stanley Brothers1959Single
Highway of Regret / Another NightThe Stanley Brothers1959Single
I'm A Man Of Constant Sorrow / How Mountain Girls Can LoveThe Stanley Brothers1959Single
Hymns And Sacred Songs Volume 2The Stanley Brothers1959Single
Hymns And Sacred Songs Volume 1The Stanley Brothers1959Single
Beneath The MapleThe Stanley Brothers And The Clinch Mountain Boys1959Single
Stanley Brothers And The Clinch Mountain BoysThe Stanley Brothers And The Clinch Mountain Boys1959Album
The Memory Of Your Smile / Suwanee River HoedownThe Stanley Brothers And The Clinch Mountain Boys1959Single
Hymns And Sacred SongsThe Stanley Brothers And The Clinch Mountain Boys1959Album
Sunny Side Of The Mountain / Shenandoah WaltzThe Stanley Brothers1959Single
When Jesus Beckons Me Home / Pass Me NotThe Stanley Brothers1959Single
Country Pickin' And Singin'The Stanley Brothers1958Album
Gonna Paint The Town / That Happy NightThe Stanley Brothers1958Single
Little Glass Of Wine / Little BirdieThe Stanley Brothers1954Album
Sweetest Love / The Wandering BoyThe Stanley Brothers1952Album
The Fields Have Turned Brown / The Old HomeThe Stanley Brothers1950Album
Molly And Tenbrook / The Ramblers BluesThe Stanley Brothers1948Album
The Little Glass Of Wine / Little MaggieThe Stanley Brothers1948Album
Mother No Longer Awaits Me At Home / The Girl Behind The BarThe Stanley Brothers1947Album
UntitledCarl Story & His Rambling Mountaineers, The Stanley BrothersSingle
Let The Church Roll On / Someone's Last DayThe Stanley Brothers / Carl Story & His Rambling MountaineersSingle
Mountain Folk Song Concert Bluegrass StyleThe Stanley Brothers, Carl StoryAlbum
Finger Poppin' Time / It's Raining Here This MorningThe Stanley Brothers And The Clinch Mountain BoysSingle
So Blue / You'd Better Get RightThe Stanley BrothersAlbum
Vol. 2 Long Journey HomeThe Stanley BrothersAlbum
UntitledThe Stanley Brothers And The Clinch Mountain BoysSingle
Midnight RambleThe Stanley Brothers And The Clinch Mountain BoysSingle
I'm A Man Of Constant Sorrow / Shout Little LulieThe Stanley BrothersSingle
John Three-Sixteen / A Crown He WoreThe Stanley BrothersSingle
Collectors ClassicsThe Stanley BrothersAlbum
Sacred Songs by Stanley Brothers And The Clinch Mountain Boys VOL. 2The Stanley Brothers And The Clinch Mountain BoysSingle
Little MaggieThe Stanley BrothersSingle
8 Classic AlbumsThe Stanley BrothersCompil.
Little Maggie / How Far To Little RockThe Stanley BrothersSingle
How Far To Little RockThe Stanley BrothersCompil.
Rollin' On Rubber Wheels / How You've Tortured My MindThe Stanley BrothersSingle
Who Will Sing For Me / John Three SixteenThe Stanley BrothersSingle
Stone Walls And Steel Bars / How Mountain Girls Can LoveThe Stanley BrothersSingle
Little Benny / Wildwood FlowerThe Stanley BrothersSingle
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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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