28K views · 241 reactions | Appalachian music patriarch Ralph Stanley, who helped expand and popularize the bluegrass sound, died Thursday at the age of 89. Stanley was born and raised in southwest Virginia. He and brother Carter formed the Stanley Brothers and their Clinch Mountain Boys in 1946. Stanley's a cappella dirge "O Death" from the "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" movie soundtrack introduced him to a new generation of fans in 2000. | WDEF News 12 | Facebook