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   From: gcmccoury@yahoo.com   
      
    June 25 2005   
      
   NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Bluegrass singer Ralph Stanley will undergo   
   coronary bypass surgery Monday. Doctors recommended the multiple bypass   
   operation after the 78-year-old singer went for a regular checkup earlier   
   this week, according to a statement from his publicist. A full recovery is   
   expected, the statement said.   
   Stanley and his brother, Carter, formed one of the premier groups of early   
   bluegrass music, the Stanley Brothers.   
      
   The brothers and their band, the Clinch Mountain Boys, recorded during the   
   1950s and '60s and were known for their distinct haunting sound.   
      
   Carter Stanley died in 1966, and Ralph Stanley continued a successful solo   
   career that has influenced contemporary artists such as Patty Loveless and   
   Ricky Skaggs.   
      
   Stanley became a cast member of the Grand Ole Opry in 2000.   
      
   He is a Grammy winner, including an award for his a cappella performance of   
   "O Death" on the "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" soundtrack.   
      
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