Lonesome Melodies: The Lives and Music of the Stanley Brothers

by David W. Johnson

Book Overview

Carter and Ralph Stanley--the Stanley Brothers--are comparable to Bill Monroe and Flatt & Scruggs as important members of the earliest generation of bluegrass musicians. In this first biography of the brothers, author David W. Johnson documents that Carter (1925-1966) and Ralph (b. 1927) were equally important contributors to the tradition of old-time country music. Together from 1946 to 1966, the Stanley Brothers began their careers performing in...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1617036463
• ISBN13: 9781617036460
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.1"