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    • Dec 19, 1955
    The Stanley Brothers record "Angel Band" at the Bradley Film & Recording Studio in Nashville. The performance is ranked among country's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation's 2003 book "Heartaches By The Number"
    Sep 30, 1958
    The Stanley Brothers begin two days of recording in Cincinnati, their first sessions for the King label
    Sep 14, 1959
    The Stanley Brothers record "Mountain Dew" and "How Far To Little Rock" at the King Recording Studio in Cincinnati, Ohio. They also cut "I'm A Man Of Constant Sorrow" for the second time in their career
    Jul 4, 1961
    A semi-private feud becomes public when Carter Stanley tells a crowd in Luray, Virginia, that Flatt & Scruggs refused to play the All Day Bluegrass Festival because The Stanley Brothers and Bill Monroe were there
    Sep 17, 1963
    The Stanley Brothers record "Don't Cheat In Our Hometown" in Cincinnati, Ohio. The song is remade two decades later by Stanley admirer Ricky Skaggs
    Sep 3, 1965
    The first weekend bluegrass festival, organized by Carlton Haney, opens in Fincastle, Virginia. The three-day event features Bill Monroe, The Stanley Brothers, Clyde Moody, Jimmy Martin, Don Reno, Mac Wiseman, The Country Gentlemen and others
    Sep 20, 1965
    The Stanley Brothers hold their final recording session as a duo in Cincinnati. Their last song: "Soldier's Grave"
    Oct 16, 1966
    The Stanley Brothers give their final full-length concert in Bean Blossom, Indiana. Carter Stanley dies less than two months later
    Dec 1, 1966
    Carter Stanley dies in Bristol, Tennessee. Along with younger sibling Ralph Stanley, The Stanley Brothers joined Bill Monroe and Flatt & Scruggs among bluegrass' pioneers, and their mountain harmonies significantly influence Ricky Skaggs
    Aug 2, 1991
    The Michael J. Fox movie "Doc Hollywood" appears in theaters. Heard in the film: Patsy Cline's "Crazy" and The Stanley Brothers' "Standing In The Need Of Prayer"
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