Musical icon Dr. Ralph Stanley’s latest CD, Man of Constant Sorrow,
is now available exclusively at all 634 Cracker Barrel Old Country
Store® locations and online at crackerbarrel.com for $11.99.
Ralph Stanley - Man of Constant Sorrow - Album Cover (Photo: Business Wire)
The digital album also will be available for purchase at select digital
retailers. The record is distributed by Cracker Barrel and in
partnership with Red River Entertainment and Bob Frank Distribution.
The three-time GRAMMY Award winner’s new CD features Stanley performing
duets with guest artists including Dierks Bentley, Elvis Costello,
Del McCoury, Buddy Miller & Jim Lauderdale, Old Crow Medicine Show,
Robert Plant, Ricky Skaggs, Nathan Stanley, Josh Turner, Gillian Welch &
Dave Rawlings and Lee Ann Womack, while also performing two
solo songs. Ronnie McCoury and Womack’s daughter, Aubrie
Sellers, also appear on the album, along with Stanley’s band The
Clinch Mountain Boys. The 87-year old International Bluegrass Hall
of Honor inductee recorded the album in Nashville with Miller and
Lauderdale as producers.
“I've always enjoyed singing with other artists," said Stanley.
"Everyone who joined me on this record did a fine job. I think this will
be a project that my fans will really enjoy.”
“Cracker Barrel is delighted to bring Dr. Ralph Stanley and Friends’ CD, Man
of Constant Sorrow, to our guests,” said Cracker Barrel Marketing
Manager Julie Craig. “The performances are wonderful, the music is
timeless and the project is a great addition to our exclusive music
program. We know our guests will look forward to discovering this album.”
The 13 songs on Man of Constant Sorrow are:
1. “We Shall Rise,” Ralph Stanley and Josh Turner with The Clinch
Mountain Boys
2. “I Only Exist,” Ralph Stanley and Dierks Bentley with The
Clinch Mountain Boys
3. “We’ll Be Sweethearts in Heaven,” Ralph Stanley and Ricky
Skaggs with The Clinch Mountain Boys and Ronnie McCoury
4. “Rank Stranger,” Ralph Stanley and Nathan Stanley with The
Clinch Mountain Boys
5. “I Am the Man, Thomas,” Ralph Stanley, Buddy Miller and Jim
Lauderdale with The Clinch Mountain Boys and Ronnie McCoury
6. “White Dove,” Ralph Stanley and Lee Ann and Aubrie Sellers
with The Clinch Mountain Boys and Ronnie McCoury
7. “Red Wicked Wine,” Ralph Stanley and Elvis Costello with The
Clinch Mountain Boys
8. “Pig in a Pen,” Ralph Stanley and Gillian Welch and Dave
Rawlings with Paul Kowert
9. “Two Coats,” Ralph Stanley and Robert Plant
10. “Brand New Tennessee Waltz,” Ralph Stanley and Del McCoury
with The Clinch Mountain Boys and Ronnie McCoury
11. “Short Life of Trouble,” Ralph Stanley and Old Crow Medicine
Show
12. “Hills of Home,” Ralph Stanley
13. “Man of Constant Sorrow,” Ralph Stanley and The Clinch
Mountain Boys
Stanley was born in 1927 in Big Spraddle, Va. He learned to play banjo
from his mother when he was a teenager. After graduating high school and
serving in the U.S. Army, he joined older brother Carter in creating the
Clinch Mountain Boys and began performing on local radio stations and at
regional venues. After Columbia Records signed them, they became known
as The Stanley Brothers and went on to record such classics as “Angel
Band,” “Little Maggie” and their signature tune, “Man of Constant
Sorrow.” During this time, he developed a unique style of playing the
banjo that became known as “Stanley style.”
After Carter died in 1966, Stanley continued to perform and record as a
solo artist. Through the years, he helped mentor several future
bluegrass and country music artists who performed in his band before
embarking on solo careers, including Ricky Skaggs, Larry Sparks and
Keith Whitley.
In 1976, Stanley received an honorary doctorate from Lincoln Memorial
University in Harrogate, Tenn., and he has been known as “Dr. Ralph
Stanley” ever since.
He was presented with the National Heritage Award by President Ronald
Reagan in 1984, elected into the International Bluegrass Hall of Honor
in 1992 and inducted into the Grand Ole Opry in 2000. His performance of
“O Death,” featured in the movie “O Brother, Where Art Thou?,” earned
him his first GRAMMY Award in 2001 for Best Male Country Vocal
Performance. The soundtrack album for that movie also earned Stanley
both a GRAMMY Award and a CMA Award for Album of the Year.
His album Lost in the Lonesome Pines earned Stanley his third
GRAMMY Award in 2002, this time for Best Bluegrass Album. His
performance of “Me and God” with Josh Turner received an ACM nomination
for Vocal Event of the Year in 2006. That same year, he received two
major honors: the Living Legend Award from the Library of Congress and
the National Medal of Arts from President George W. Bush.
He released his autobiography, Man of Constant Sorrow in 2009.
Stanley received a second honorary Doctorate of Music degree from Yale
University on May 19, 2014, and was elected as a fellow in the American
Academy of Arts and Sciences on Oct. 11, 2014. For tour dates and more
information, visit www.Dr.RalphStanleyMusic.com.
About the Cracker Barrel Old Country Store®
Exclusive Music Program
Ralph Stanley’s Man of Constant Sorrow is the latest CD release
in the Cracker Barrel Old Country Store® exclusive music program. Since
2005, Cracker Barrel has released CDs with a wide variety of artists,
some of which have debuted in the top three spots on a range of Billboard’s
charts including Top DVD Music Videos, Top Country Albums, Top
Contemporary Christian Albums and Top Bluegrass Albums. The Cracker
Barrel Old Country Store® exclusive music program includes CDs with
Alabama, Rodney Atkins, Mandy Barnett, Clint Black, Jason Michael
Carroll, Steven Curtis Chapman, Dailey & Vincent, The Charlie Daniels
Band, Ronnie Dunn, Edens Edge, Sara Evans, Bill Gaither, Vince Gill and
Paul Franklin, Amy Grant, The Grascals, Merle Haggard, Alan Jackson,
George Jones, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Neal McCoy, Montgomery
Gentry, Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out, Craig Morgan, The Oak Ridge
Boys, Brad Paisley, Dolly Parton, Smokey Robinson, Kenny Rogers, The
Secret Sisters, Ricky Skaggs, Michael W. Smith, Aaron Tippin, Randy
Travis, Josh Turner, Wynonna and the Zac Brown Band. For details, visit
crackerbarrel.com.
About Cracker Barrel Old Country Store
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. provides a friendly
home-away-from-home in its old country stores and restaurants. Guests
are cared for like family while relaxing and enjoying real home-style
food and shopping that’s surprisingly unique, genuinely fun and
reminiscent of America’s country heritage…all at a fair price. The
restaurant serves up delicious, home-style country food such as meatloaf
and homemade chicken n’ dumplins as well as its made-from-scratch
biscuits using an old family recipe. The authentic old country retail
store is fun to shop and offers unique gifts and self-indulgences.
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (Nasdaq:CBRL) was established in
1969 in Lebanon, Tenn. and operates 634 company-owned locations in 42
states. Every Cracker Barrel Old Country Store® location is open seven
days a week with hours Sunday through Thursday, 6 a.m. – 10 p.m., and
Friday and Saturday, 6 a.m. - 11 p.m. For more information, visit
crackerbarrel.com.
About Red River Entertainment
Red River Entertainment was formed in 2012 and is distributed by Sony /
RED in North America. Covering musical genres from Hip Hop (Tony Touch)
to Country (Pam Tillis & Lorrie Morgan) to Rock (Hawthorne Heights) to
Soundtracks (Warm Bodies) and more, Red River is positioned to become
one of the top independent music companies in the world.
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