Come and support one of the great folk-music clubs in America located in a beloved Harvard Square landmark, while also hearing one of the greatest bluegrass musicians of all time! This toe-tapping, hand-clapping, guitar-picking concert is unparalleled….to hear Dr. Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys the night of Friday, January 23rd at 8 PM.
Performance Date: 1/23/2009, 8:00 pm
Ralph Stanley Bio:
Although he needs no introduction, we’ll go ahead and give him one anyway. Ralph was born in Dickenson County, Virginia, where he still resides when he’s not on the road. After 55 years in the business, he’s still the best banjo picker and tenor singer in bluegrass music. As a recording artist, he has performed on more than 170 albums, tapes, and CDs. He’s also written many songs himself and with his brother, the late Carter Stanley. Ralph’s played throughout the United States and in many foreign lands, too, including several tours of Japan. In addition to the many honors Ralph has received as a bluegrass musician, including membership on the Grand Ole Opry, he is also a Shriner, a member of the Primitive Baptist Universalist Church, and active in his local community, having served on the Dickenson County School Board. Ralph is married to Jimmi Stanley, and they have two daughters, Lisa and Tonya, and, of course, one son, Ralph II.
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