Remembering Ralph Edmund Stanley (February 25, 1927 – June 23, 2016) was an American bluegrass artist, known for his distinctive singing and banjo playing. Stanley had been playing music since 1946, originally with his brother Carter as part of the "Stanley Brothers", and most often as the leader of his band, the "Clinch Mountain Boys". He was part of the first generation of bluegrass musicians and had been inducted into both the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Honor and the Grand Ole Opry