I still go to that church now, and they don't believe in instruments in the church. But, my brothers and sisters in the church will listen to me. They will come out to a place to see me play. They… — Ralph Stanley Copy Share Image
I don't listen to the radio too much, but usually I listen to Stanley Brothers and Ralph Stanley more than I do anybody! — Ralph Stanley Copy Share Image
I think - I really think my voice has gotten better in the last two or three years. I don't know why. I've been… — Ralph Stanley Copy Share Image
My father was a logger. He cut timber and hauled it out of the woods and had a sawmill. They sawed it into lumber. And, you know, the mines needed things they call timbers and collars and so forth, and they used collars on the railroad track that they put the rails on. And he - that was his occupation,… — Ralph Stanley Copy Share
Well, I don't let anyone record with me that is not a fan of mine or believe in my music. Everybody that records for me, from Bob Dylan on down to George Jones, everybody loves me and my music, and I knew they would do their best that they could do, and they did. I didn't doubt them a bit.… — Ralph Stanley Copy Share
You know, if you use instrument, why, you have to stay on perfect time - timing. And if you do a cappella - I'm so bad, just wonder, you know, maybe I'll sing one verse this way and one verse another. And if you're doing it a capella, you don't have to keep any time. You can just go out… — Ralph Stanley Copy Share
I think Bob [Dylan] told me that he turned down twenty interviews that year, and I was the only one that he sat down and did an interview with. And, he said that it was one of his highlights, and it was one of my highlights. And, I was very glad to talk with Bob. I found out that he… — Ralph Stanley Copy Share
I always enjoyed playing around Washington, because we always have a good crowd. I've never had a bad crowd in this vicinity from here… — Ralph Stanley Copy Share Image
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… — Ralph Stanley Copy Share Image
No pleasure here on earth I find For in this world I'm bound to ramble. — Ralph Stanley Copy Share Image
You give out the words and then sing them. You give out the words, you know, and the people can hear what you're giving… — Ralph Stanley Copy Share Image
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