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Va. mountain music man Stanley honored by Yale

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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Bluegrass legend Ralph Stanley has added another honor to his long resume.

Yale University awarded Stanley a doctor of music degree at ceremonies in New Haven, Connecticut, this month. The citation accompanying the honorary degree calls Stanley “the patriarch of traditional mountain and bluegrass music.”

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