Ralph Stanley Autographs
Ralph Edmund Stanley (February 25, 1927 – June 23, 2016) was an American bluegrass artist, known for his distinctive singing and banjo playing. He began playing music in 1946, originally with his older brother Carter Stanley as part of The Stanley Brothers, and most often as the leader of his band, The Clinch Mountain Boys. Ralph was also known as Dr. Ralph Stanley.
He was part of the first generation of bluegrass musicians and was inducted into both the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Honor and the Grand Ole Opry.
Stanley was born, grew up, and lived in rural Southwest Virginia—"in a little town called McClure at a place called Big Spraddle Creek, just up the holler" from where he moved in 1936. Before that he lived in another part of Dickenson County. The son of Lee and Lucy Smith Stanley, Ralph did not grow up around a lot of music in his home. As he said, his "daddy didn't play an instrument, but sometimes he would sing church music... I'd hear him sing songs like 'Man of Constant Sorrow,' 'Pretty Polly' and 'Omie Wise.'"
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Current items with a signature of Ralph Stanley
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Traded items with a signature of Ralph Stanley
The most expensive item with a signature of Ralph Stanley (Legends Dr Ralph Stanley Bill Monroe & Others Signed BLUEGRASS Acoustic Guitar) was sold in March 2026 for $10,000.00 while the cheapest item (DOWN FROM THE MOUNTAIN CONCERT TICKET SIGNED BY RALPH STANLEY) found a new owner for $0.99 in March 2022. The month with the most items sold (7) was August 2021 with an average selling price of $50.00 for an autographed item of Ralph Stanley. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in October 2025 with $1,995.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was March 2022. In average, an autographed item from Ralph Stanley is worth $40.00.
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