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RandySF

(58,805 posts) Thu Jun 23, 2016, 09:29 PM Jun 2016

Ralph Stanley dead at 89.

Just reported on my phone.

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Ralph Stanley dead at 89. (Original Post) RandySF Jun 2016 OP

Legend. johnp3907 Jun 2016 #1

Thank you for posting. deminks Jun 2016 #2

RIP....your heavenly reward waits. ileus Jun 2016 #3

Saw him in person a couple times. Kingofalldems Jun 2016 #4

Loved him BeyondGeography Jun 2016 #5

no one will be a stranger d_r Jun 2016 #6

He sent chills up my spine Tsiyu Jun 2016 #7

Oh, Death spanone Jun 2016 #8

A great loss left-of-center2012 Jun 2016 #9

Anyone remember this? liberalnarb Jun 2016 #10

He was a giant in Bluegrass workinclasszero Jun 2016 #11

Was lucky to see him once ornotna Jun 2016 #12

Ralph was the voice of bluegrass music... kentuck Jun 2016 #13

I REJECT 2016 Recursion Jun 2016 #14

Nobody could sing that close harmony like Ralph & Carter cemaphonic Jun 2016 #15

This needs to be added here. Tsiyu Jun 2016 #16

johnp3907

(3,731 posts)

1. Legend.

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Thu Jun 23, 2016, 09:34 PM

Jun 2016

deminks

(11,014 posts)

2. Thank you for posting.

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Thu Jun 23, 2016, 09:37 PM

Jun 2016

ileus

(15,396 posts)

3. RIP....your heavenly reward waits.

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Thu Jun 23, 2016, 09:43 PM

Jun 2016

Kingofalldems

(38,456 posts)

4. Saw him in person a couple times.

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Thu Jun 23, 2016, 09:45 PM

Jun 2016

I think his son worked with him.
RIP

BeyondGeography

(39,374 posts)

5. Loved him

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Thu Jun 23, 2016, 09:47 PM

Jun 2016

Irreplaceable.

RIP.

d_r

(6,907 posts)

6. no one will be a stranger

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Thu Jun 23, 2016, 10:04 PM

Jun 2016

Tsiyu

(18,186 posts)

7. He sent chills up my spine

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Thu Jun 23, 2016, 10:04 PM

Jun 2016

at Bonnaroo 07.

RIP Ralph, I can hear you singing this now.

Just a snippet. I was way over to the right, and the crowd was nearly silent.

spanone

(135,831 posts)

8. Oh, Death

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Thu Jun 23, 2016, 10:06 PM

Jun 2016

left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts)

9. A great loss

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Thu Jun 23, 2016, 10:41 PM

Jun 2016

liberalnarb

(4,532 posts)

10. Anyone remember this?

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Thu Jun 23, 2016, 10:42 PM

Jun 2016

RIP

workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)

11. He was a giant in Bluegrass

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Thu Jun 23, 2016, 10:57 PM

Jun 2016

RIP Ralph

ornotna

(10,800 posts)

12. Was lucky to see him once

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Thu Jun 23, 2016, 11:14 PM

Jun 2016

Great show and they met with the fans after the show, nice people. May he rest in peace.

kentuck

(111,094 posts)

13. Ralph was the voice of bluegrass music...

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Thu Jun 23, 2016, 11:35 PM

Jun 2016

Nobody could sing bluegrass like Ralph Stanley. He is one of my musical heroes. We will never see another like him.

Recursion

(56,582 posts)

14. I REJECT 2016

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Thu Jun 23, 2016, 11:40 PM

Jun 2016

WTF is up with this year?

cemaphonic

(4,138 posts)

15. Nobody could sing that close harmony like Ralph & Carter

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Fri Jun 24, 2016, 03:56 AM

Jun 2016

Tsiyu

(18,186 posts)

16. This needs to be added here.

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Fri Jun 24, 2016, 04:14 PM

Jun 2016

In spite of Brexit.

We lost another good one.

Edit: crosspost from a lovely poster in Video & Multimedia

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