Carter Stanley (left) performing with his brother Ralph.

Carter Stanley (Born August 17, 1925 - Died December 1, 1966) was a bluegrass music lead singer, songwriter, and rhythm guitar player. He formed the Stanley Brothers together with his brother Ralph. The Stanley Brothers are generally acknowledged as the first band after Bill Monroe & the Blue Grass Boys to play in the bluegrass genre. According to some historians, their recording of "Molly and Tenbrooks" (aka "The Racehorse Song") marked the beginning of bluegrass as a genre. Image File history File links Stanley_Brothers. ... Image File history File links Stanley_Brothers. ... August 17 is the 229th day of the year (230th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... December 1 is the 335th (in leap years the 336th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... Bluegrass music is considered a form of American roots music with its own roots in the English, Irish and Scottish traditional music of immigrants from the British Isles (particularly the Scots-Irish immigrants of Appalachia), as well as the music of rural African-Americans, jazz, and blues. ... Ralph Stanley Ralph Stanley (born in 25 February 1927) is an American bluegrass musician. ... Carter and Ralph Stanley The Stanley Brothers (Carter Stanley, 1925-1966, and Ralph Stanley, born 1927) - American bluegrass musicians. ... Bill Monroe Bill Monroe (September 13, 1911 - September 9, 1996) developed the style of country music known as bluegrass, which takes its name from his band, the Blue Grass Boys, named for his home state of Kentucky. ...

Stanley was born in Big Spraddle Creek, Virginia, part of Dickenson County. The son of Lucy and Lee Stanley, Carter grew up in rural southwestern Virginia. Along with his brother Ralph Stanley, he formed The Stanley Brothers, perhaps the most revered brother act in bluegrass. Carter played guitar and sang lead while Ralph played banjo and sang with a strong, high tenor voice. Their harmonies are much admired, and many consider Carter Stanley to be one of the greatest singers in the history of country music. Carter also wrote many of their songs, several of which have become standards of the bluegrass genre, and had a particular knack for deceptively simple lyrics that portrayed strong emotion. Dickenson County is a county located in the state of Virginia. ... Official language(s) English Capital Richmond Largest city Virginia Beach Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 35th 110,862 km² 320 km 690 km 7. ... Ralph Stanley Ralph Stanley (born in 25 February 1927) is an American bluegrass musician. ... Carter and Ralph Stanley The Stanley Brothers (Carter Stanley, 1925-1966, and Ralph Stanley, born 1927) - American bluegrass musicians. ... Bluegrass music is considered a form of American roots music with its own roots in the English, Irish and Scottish traditional music of immigrants from the British Isles (particularly the Scots-Irish immigrants of Appalachia), as well as the music of rural African-Americans, jazz, and blues. ... An acoustic guitar is a modern form of guitar descended from the Classical guitar, but generally strung with steel strings for a brighter, louder sound. ... Old 6-string zither banjo 4-string banjos The banjo is a stringed instrument of African-American origin, early or original examples sometimes being called the gourd banjo. Its name is commonly thought to be derived from the Kimbundu term mbanza. ... Country music, also called country and western music or country-western, is an amalgam of popular musical forms developed in the Southern United States, with roots in traditional folk music, Celtic Music, Blues, Gospel music, and Old-time music. ...

The Stanleys stayed together as one of the last great brother acts until the end, when Carter coughed up blood during a performance at a school auditorium in Hazel Green, Kentucky. Six weeks later, on December 1, 1966, he was dead of cirrhosis of the liver at 41 after years of chronic alcoholism and was buried, as per his final wish, on Smith Ridge, near Coeburn, Virginia. December 1 is the 335th (in leap years the 336th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... Cirrhosis is a chronic disease of the liver in which liver tissue is replaced by connective tissue, resulting in the loss of liver function. ... The liver is one of the largest internal organs of the human body. ... Alcoholism (rel. ... Coeburn is a town located in Wise County, Virginia. ...

In 1992 he was posthumously inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Honor. 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Induction to the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Honor is managed by the International Bluegrass Music Association, and the Hall itself is maintained at the International Bluegrass Music Museum. ...

Carter's daughter Jeanie Stanley is also a professional singer. Her debut album was titled "Baby Girl: A Tribute to My Father, Carter Stanley" on CMH Records.

External links

• Carter Stanley at Allmusic.com.
• Jeanie Stanley website