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    • Aug 27, 1925
    Carter Stanley is born in Stratton, Virginia. With sibling Ralph Stanley, he forms The Stanley Brothers, a bluegrass outfit that rivals Bill Monroe's and influences the harmonies of future country star Ricky Skaggs
    Oct 16, 1946
    Bluegrass duo The Stanley Brothers, Ralph and Carter, perform together publicly for the first time in Bristol, Virginia
    Jul 4, 1961
    A semi-private feud becomes public when Carter Stanley tells a crowd in Luray, Virginia, that Flatt & Scruggs refused to play the All Day Bluegrass Festival because The Stanley Brothers and Bill Monroe were there
    Sep 20, 1965
    The Stanley Brothers hold their final recording session as a duo in Cincinnati. Their last song: "Soldier's Grave"
    Oct 16, 1966
    The Stanley Brothers give their final full-length concert in Bean Blossom, Indiana. Carter Stanley dies less than two months later
    Dec 1, 1966
    Carter Stanley dies in Bristol, Tennessee. Along with younger sibling Ralph Stanley, The Stanley Brothers joined Bill Monroe and Flatt & Scruggs among bluegrass' pioneers, and their mountain harmonies significantly influence Ricky Skaggs
    Oct 24, 2018
    Dierks Bentley leads a Tribute to Ralph & Carter Stanley at the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville. Also on the bill are The Travellin' McCourys, The Gibson Brothers, Dan Auerbach, Sierra Hull, Ralph Stanley II and Gillian Welch & David Rawlings
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