The Recording Academy® Statement Re: Ralph Stanley June 24, 2016
"Considered a patriarch of Appalachian music, GRAMMY® Award winner Ralph Stanley was a masterful bluegrass singer and banjo player. With his prodigious banjo picking, haunting vocal style, and intriguing songwriting, Ralph helped pioneer and popularize the bluegrass genre and inspired countless musicians while doing so. His work on the O Brother, Where Are Thou? soundtrack helped bring about a bluegrass resurgence in the early 2000s. While he will be greatly missed, his contributions to music will live on. We offer our sincere condolences to his family, friends, fans, and collaborators."
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Neil Portnow
President/CEO
The Recording Academy
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