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> [ 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 \[Alexandria\], up to Washington and on to right around Baltimore. They've been some good fans. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-stanley/i-always-enjoyed-playing-around-washington-because-we-always-have-a/)

[Ralph Stanley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-stanley/)

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## More by Ralph Stanley

> [I don't listen to the radio too much, but usually I listen to Stanley Brothers and Ralph Stanley more than I do anybody!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-stanley/i-don-t-listen-to-the-radio-too-much-but-usually-i-listen-to-stanley/)

[Ralph Stanley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-stanley/)

> [I live about six miles from where I was born and raised.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-stanley/i-live-about-six-miles-from-where-i-was-born-and-raised/)

[Ralph Stanley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-stanley/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-stanley/i-think-i-really-think-my-voice-has-gotten-better-in-the-last-two-or/)

[Ralph Stanley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-stanley/)

> [My father was a logger. He cut timber and hauled it out of the woods and had a sawmill. They sawed it into lumber.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-stanley/my-father-was-a-logger-he-cut-timber-and-hauled-it-out-of-the-woods/)

[Ralph Stanley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-stanley/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-stanley/well-i-don-t-let-anyone-record-with-me-that-is-not-a-fan-of-mine-or/)

[Ralph Stanley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-stanley/)

> [You know, if you use instrument, why, you have to stay on perfect time - timing. And if you do a cappella - I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-stanley/you-know-if-you-use-instrument-why-you-have-to-stay-on-perfect-time/)

[Ralph Stanley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-stanley/)

> [ I think Bob \[Dylan\] told me that he turned down twenty interviews that year, and I was the only one that he sat down… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-stanley/i-think-bob-dylan-told-me-that-he-turned-down-twenty-interviews-that/)

[Ralph Stanley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-stanley/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-stanley/i-always-enjoyed-playing-around-washington-because-we-always-have-a/)

[Ralph Stanley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-stanley/my-first-banjo-my-mother-s-sister-my-aunt-lived-about-a-mile-from/)

[Ralph Stanley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-stanley/)

> [No pleasure here on earth I find For in this world I'm bound to ramble.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-stanley/no-pleasure-here-on-earth-i-find-for-in-this-world-i-m-bound-to-ramble/)

[Ralph Stanley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-stanley/)

> [I believe in my music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-stanley/i-believe-in-my-music/)

[Ralph Stanley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-stanley/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-stanley/you-give-out-the-words-and-then-sing-them-you-give-out-the-words-you/)

[Ralph Stanley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-stanley/)

> [I like for it to be mountain music or old-time country music or traditional bluegrass. Either one will fit me. It's traditional, basically.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-stanley/i-like-for-it-to-be-mountain-music-or-old-time-country-music-or/)

[Ralph Stanley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-stanley/)

> [ I have plenty of good friends that I think the world of - and Bob \[Dylan\] is one of them, and I like his… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-stanley/i-have-plenty-of-good-friends-that-i-think-the-world-of-and-bob-dylan/)

[Ralph Stanley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-stanley/)

> [I am a man of constant sorrow. I've seen trouble all my days.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-stanley/i-am-a-man-of-constant-sorrow-i-ve-seen-trouble-all-my-days/)

[Ralph Stanley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-stanley/)

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