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    • Aug 27, 1925
    Carter Stanley is born in Stratton, Virginia. With sibling Ralph Stanley, he forms The Stanley Brothers, a bluegrass outfit that rivals Bill Monroe's and influences the harmonies of future country star Ricky Skaggs
    Feb 25, 1927
    Ralph Stanley is born in Stratton, Virginia. His duo The Stanley Brothers is one of the pioneering acts in bluegrass, and his later band, the Clinch Mountain Boys, graduates Ricky Skaggs and Keith Whitley. Stanley earns a Grammy for "O Death," from the "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" soundtrack
    Oct 16, 1946
    Bluegrass duo The Stanley Brothers, Ralph and Carter, perform together publicly for the first time in Bristol, Virginia
    Apr 17, 1948
    Rich-R-Tone Records releases The Stanley Brothers' "Little Maggie"
    Oct 14, 1948
    The Stanley Brothers sign a recording contract with Columbia Records, where they remain for the next four years
    Mar 1, 1949
    The Stanley Brothers hold their first Columbia recording session at the Castle Studio in Nashville's Tulane Hotel. The date includes "Little Glass Of Wine," used in the 2019 PBS series "Country Music: A Film By Ken Burns"
    Nov 3, 1950
    The Stanley Brothers record "I'm A Man Of Constant Sorrow" at the Castle Studio in Nashville. Their version of the song, which will be added to the Grammy Hall of Fame, provides a template for the version by the fictitious Soggy Bottom Boys used in the film "O Brother, Where Art Thou?"
    Aug 17, 1951
    Ralph Stanley is seriously injured in an auto accident near Raleigh, North Carolina. During his recovery, Bill Monroe drops plans to bring The Stanley Brothers on as members of his backing band
    Apr 11, 1952
    The Stanley Brothers hold the last of their four Columbia recording sessions
    Aug 9, 1953
    After an association with Columbia Records, The Stanley Brothers hold their first recording session in a five-year deal with Mercury
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