Ralph Stanley October 27, 2007

Years after the untimely death of his brother, Ralph Stanley emerged from the Stanley Brothers as a band leader on his own, fronting The Clinch Mountain Boys. Hazel Dickens is a bluegrass singer. An alumnus of Jimmy Martin and J.D. Crowe's great '60s bluegrass bands, as well as the early-'70s lineup of The Country Gentlemen, Doyle Lawson set out on his own in the late '70s, carving out a specific niche as a bluegrass gospel performer. Quicksilver has had several great lineups, each of which combines flawless musicianship with a sweet, countrified take on "southern gospel" quartet vocals.