Ralph Stanley's Death
Born (Birthday) February 25, 1927
Death Date June 23, 2016
Age of Death 89 years
Cause of Death Skin Cancer
Place of Death Coeburn, Virginia, United States
Profession Folk Singer
The folk singer Ralph Stanley died at the age of 89. Here is all you want to know and more!
Biography - A Short Wiki
Grammy Award-winning bluegrass artist known for his exceptional banjo playing.
He received his first banjo as a teenager and learned his clawhammer style of playing from his mother.
He is known in the world of bluegrass as Dr. Ralph Stanley due to being awarded an honorary Doctorate of Music from Lincoln Memorial University.
How did Ralph Stanley die?
Bluegrass hall of famer Ralph Stanley died Thursday night after a long bout with skin cancer, his grandson confirmed in a Facebook post. He was 89.
Quotes
""I've done it all. I'm thankful and proud of what I've accomplished in my life. I hope to keep doing it."
""I believe in my music."
""The soundtrack of O Brother is the most publicity I've gotten. I don't feel that I have lost any of my old fans, but I have gained new ones."
""I would have quit before I went rock-n-roll. I know one way, and that's natural, and when I can't make it, I'll come home and stay. I believe in my music."
""I'm thankful that I have lived long enough to become a legend, and I hope I deserve it."