My mother played a little bit of the old time clawhammer. She tuned the banjo up and picked one tune for me, and it just become natural to me. When she picked it, I just started and picked it, too.
My first banjo? My mother's sister, my aunt, lived about a mile from where we did, and she raised some hogs. And she had - her - the hog - the mother… - Ralph Stanley
My first banjo? My mother's sister, my aunt, lived about a mile from where we did, and she raised some hogs. And she had - her - the hog - the mother…
- Ralph Stanley
No pleasure here on earth I find For in this world I'm bound to ramble. - Ralph Stanley
No pleasure here on earth I find For in this world I'm bound to ramble.
I've done it all. I'm thankful and proud of what I've accomplished in my life. I hope to keep doing it. - Ralph Stanley
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 grew up down in the hills of Virginia. I can be in Kentucky in 20 minutes, Tennessee in 20 minutes or in the state of West Virginia in 20 minutes. … - Ralph Stanley
I grew up down in the hills of Virginia. I can be in Kentucky in 20 minutes, Tennessee in 20 minutes or in the state of West Virginia in 20 minutes. …
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 m… - Ralph Stanley
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 m…
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. - Ralph Stanley
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 believe in my music. - Ralph Stanley
I believe in my music.
I'm thankful that I have lived long enough to become a legend, and I hope I deserve it. - Ralph Stanley
I'm thankful that I have lived long enough to become a legend, and I hope I deserve it.
I live about six miles from where I was born and raised. - Ralph Stanley
I live about six miles from where I was born and raised.
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