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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
    Feb 25, 1927
    Ralph Stanley is born in Stratton, Virginia. His duo The Stanley Brothers is one of the pioneering acts in bluegrass, and his later band, the Clinch Mountain Boys, graduates Ricky Skaggs and Keith Whitley. Stanley earns a Grammy for "O Death," from the "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" soundtrack
    Oct 16, 1946
    Bluegrass duo The Stanley Brothers, Ralph and Carter, perform together publicly for the first time in Bristol, Virginia
    Aug 17, 1951
    Ralph Stanley is seriously injured in an auto accident near Raleigh, North Carolina. During his recovery, Bill Monroe drops plans to bring The Stanley Brothers on as members of his backing band
    Aug 9, 1953
    After an association with Columbia Records, The Stanley Brothers hold their first recording session in a five-year deal with Mercury
    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
    May 19, 1967
    Ralph Stanley holds his first recording session as a solo artist in Cincinnati, Ohio
    Jul 14, 1969
    Ralph Stanley holds his final recording session for King Records in Nashville
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