Ralph Stanley, a bluegrass legend, formed the Stanley Brothers with his brother Carter in 1946, popularizing “Man of Constant Sorrow.” After Carter’s death in 1966, Ralph led the Clinch Mountain Boys, mentoring young talents like Keith Whitley, who joined in 1970. Their performance at the North Carolina Bluegrass Festival showcased Stanley’s haunting tenor and Whitley’s emerging vocal prowess. In the early 1970s, a teenage Keith Whitley, alongside Ricky Skaggs, performed with Stanley at the Nort