Music 1990's - Present
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Ralph Stanley II, or "two" as he is often called
by friends, family and fans, is the son of the legendary Dr. Ralph
Stanley. True to his family roots, he lives in the mountains
of Southwest Virginia and tours as the lead singer and rhythm
guitarist for the Clinch Mountain Boys. For the past several
years, Ralph II has distinguished himself as singer and song
writer. Some have likened his voice to his late uncle Carter
Stanley and to others it echoes the sound of the late Keith Whitley
(a former Clinch Mountain Boy). "Listen To My Hammer Ring"
was Ralph's II's first project in 1999 which featured the mountain
classic "Katie Daley." His CD "The Stanley Blues"
is a tribute to his late uncle Carter and his father, the original
Stanley Brothers. The CD also features a Southwest Virginia coal
mining song about a mining tragedy, "Daddy's Dinner Bucket,"
written by Bill Jones and Roy Dockery. The project was recorded
in Nashville and at Maggard Recording Studio in Big Stone Gap,
Virginia. The "Stanley Blues" CD was a 2003 Grammy
nominee for Bluegrass Album of the Year. |
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