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Thursday, June 23, 2016
Dr. Ralph Stenley
Bluegrass patriarch -- via Variety. A unique banjoist, he started playing with brother Carter for 20 years, then led the Clinch Mountain Boys after. A deep complex impressive singer, a keystone expressor of the high lonesome sound. Still raises the hair on your arms.
