More than eighty years ago in southwestern Virginia, Carter and Ralph Stanley forged a sound that became a cornerstone of bluegrass and old-time music - yet they remain far less known outside the genre than their influence warrants. Where the Soul Never Dies sets out to change that. Producers Alison Brown and Garry West assembled an eclectic cast spanning bluegrass and Americana, pairing the genre's next generation with roots voices who grew up on these songs. Standout contributors include Billy Strings, Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson, Sierra Ferrell, Jamey Johnson, Steve Martin, and Ralph Stanley II, among others. The album arrives October 16th - two days before The Stanley Brothers' induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Pressed on Bluegrass Blue Swirl Vinyl.
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11.1 If I Lose - Billy Strings and Drew Emmitt
21.2 Bound to Ride - Dolly Parton and Molly Tuttle, Alison Brown, Sierra Hull, Missy Raines, Becky Buller
31.3 Rank Strangers to Me - Jamey Johnson and Shawn Camp
41.4 Riding That Midnight Train - Jim Lauderdale and the Traveling McCourys
51.5 Ill Fly Away - Willie Nelson and Sierra Ferrell
61.6 Mother No Longer Awaits Me at Home - Ralph Stanley 2 and Tim O'Brien with the Clinch Mountain Boys
71.7 Think of What You've Done - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band with Alison Brown
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1.8 Little Birdie - Rhiannon Giddens and Dirk Powell
91.9 How Mountain Girls Can Love - Dierks Bentley and Della Mae
101.10 Pardon Me, Stranger - Steve Martin and Ed Helms with Alison Brown
111.11 Ralphs Banjo Special - Kristin Scott Benson, Gena Britt and Alison Brown
121.12 Going Up Home to Live in Green Pastures - I'm with Her (Aoife O'Donovan, Sarah Jarosz, Sara Watkins)
