Man of Constant Sorrow

My Life and Times

By: Ralph Stanley, Eddie Dean

Narrated by: Ed Sala

In Man of Constant Sorrow, Grammy® Award winner Ralph Stanley opens up about his expansive career as an old-time musician. Stanley grew up in the Virginia mountains and first learned music from his banjo-playing mother. He interrupted his musical career to farm for a short time, but soon returned to music with his brother Carter. Later in his career, Stanley gained popularity after being featured in the hit motion picture soundtrack for O Brother, Where Art Thou?

©2009 Dr. Ralph Stanley (P)2010 Recorded Books, LLC

Love it!

I loved listening to Man of Constant Sorrow, words cannot explain the feeling I have for Dr. Ralph Stanley's life.

Great listen

If you’re interested in the music that surrounds Ralph and his POV of living as a traveling musician and building a legacy you’ll love it. Would have liked listen to Dr Ralph tell his story in his unique voice, but Ed Sala does a fantastic job.

Ralph Stanley has stood the test of time

This book wasn’t at all what I expected. But once I settled into it, I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was more like ramblings of your grandfather rather than a “life and times” book, but the style worked perfectly with the telling of his life. I wish there had been some audio of Ralph Stanley himself singing. That would have been 5 stars!

buy this book!

This book is a must have for any Stanley fan or folk musician that wants to kniw where their music came from. After listening to this I am now planning a trip to the Clinch Mountains to see things for myself.

Bluegrass!

Great book and very well narrated. For any Bluegrass music lover this is one for you.

Stop the singing. Please.

Ralph Stanley as a vocalist is an international treasure. The performer here is not. For gods sake stop the singing.

This is an important contribution to the historical preservation of a music where posterity was trumped by survival. Anyone interested in the history of bluegrass should add this to their library