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Genre: Bluegrass/old-time country.

Why he is a legend: You can probably count on one hand the number of old school bluegrass and country musicians still out there today. Stanley has outlasted Bill Monroe, Lester Flatt and even his own brother Carter Stanley, who started the Clinch Mountain Boys with Ralph back in 1946 to carry on the musical traditions they found growing up in rural southwest Virginia.

Stanley received an honorary doctorate of music from Lincoln Memorial University in 1976 and was a recipient of the National Medal of Arts in 2006. His career received a boost when his rendition of the song O Death was featured on the O Brother, Where Art Thou soundtrack in 2000. He currently has a duet with country youngin' Josh Turner called Me and God that has made waves on the Billboard country charts.

Date with greatness: Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys will perform Feb. 16 at the Rialto Theatre. Tickets are $21-$25 in advance.

740-1000.

Why he is a legend: In his extended career as a musician, Elliott served as an integral link between two major American folk icons in the United States. Elliott, born Elliott Charles Adnopoz in New York City, befriended pioneering folk troubadour Woody Guthrie as a young man, and traveled the country with him for five years, picking up Guthrie's unique cadence and lyrical style.

Years later, a visit to a sick Guthrie in the hospital would lead to a chance meeting with Bob Dylan. Dylan couldn't learn from Guthrie, who was dying from Huntington's disease, so Elliott took him under his wing according to www.ramblinjack.

com.

Date with greatness: Elliott plays Club Congress at 7 p.m.

March 1. $15. 622-8848.

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Keywords: Clinch Mountain, Clinch Mountain Boys, Mountain Boys
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