"Among the first old-time musicians to respond to the call of Bill MonroeÑ?s new sound, Carter and Ralph Stanley built a bluegrass following along the Tennessee-Virginia border, where dealers said their late-1940s records outsold Eddy Arnold's. Carter, who played this modified Martin D-28 guitar, wrote the much-sung tune "The White Dove," Ralph bout this Gibson, his first professional banjo from a Virginia coal miner."
Gallery: Guitars of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
Can''t make it to Nashville? We bring some of country''s classic instruments to you.
By Chris KiesOct 29, 2009
Chris Kies
Chris Kies has degrees in Journalism and History from the University of Iowa and has been with PG dating back to his days as an intern in 2007. He's now the multimedia manager maintaining the website and social media accounts, coordinating Rig Rundown shoots (also hosting and/or filming them) and occasionally writing an artist feature. Other than that, he enjoys non-guitar-related hobbies.