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Bluegrass Legend Ralph Stanley Cuts Radio Ad for Obama in VA

blogs.wsj.com — Obama’s campaign is running a new radio ad in southwestern Virginia that features Grammy-winning bluegrass musician Ralph Stanley.“Howdy, friends. This is Ralph Stanley, and I think I know a little something about the families around here, Barack’ll cut taxes for everyday folks — not big business — so you’ll have a little more money in your pocket

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  • BlankVerse, on 10/07/2008, -0/+5“Ralph Stanley for President!”

    Bruce Springsteen, P. Diddy, a host of other musicians, and now Ralph Stanley! There are going to be some very interesting performances at the inauguration balls when Barack Obama becomes president. Hopefully some of the TV networks will show the performances. Maybe they should do one big concert at the new stadium in DC.

    From the article:

    "Stanley is a legend particularly among the kind of voters—rural, white, lower-income—that populate that region of the state and that Obama has had difficulties winning over in his campaign. As a testament to Stanley’s popularity, bumper stickers began appearing in the Appalachian region that read, “Ralph Stanley for President” in the late 1970s."

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