Dr. Ralph Stanley

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Dr. Ralph Stanley

Dr. Ralph Stanley AKA Ralph Edmond Stanley

Born: 27-Feb-1927
Birthplace: Dickenson County, VA
Died: 23-Jun-2016
Location of death: Sandy Ridge, VA
Cause of death: Cancer - Skin

Gender: Male
Religion: Baptist [1]
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Musician

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Bluegrass musician

[1] Primitive Baptist Universalist Church.

Father: Lee Stanley (sawmill worker)
Mother: Lucy Rakes
Brother: Carter
Wife: Jimmi Stanley (until his death, two daughters, one son)
Daughter: Lisa Stanley Marshall
Son: Ralph II
Son: Tim
Daughter: Tonya Armes Stanley

Obama for America
Shriners
Library of Congress Living Legend 2000

FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
Down from the Mountain (Dec-2000) · Himself
High Lonesome: The Story of Bluegrass Music (29-Apr-1994) · Himself

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