Ruby Rakes was a songwriting alias used by Carter Stanley and Ralph Stanley of the The Stanley Brothers. The real Ruby Rakes was their half-sister.

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Haymakers
Live At Art Church
2021, CD, Album, TOPtone Records
Tiger Family
Good Year
2021, LP, Album, Pumpkin Records, ,
Alternative Rock
Roland White And Friends
A Tribute To The Kentucky Colonels
2018, CD, Album, Mountain Home Records, ,
Bluegrass
Nothin' Fancy
Time Changes Everything
2018, CD, Album, Mountain Fever Records
Jerry Garcia
Before The Dead
2018, ,
Bluegrass/Country
Various
Rock Instrumentals Story 1934 - 1962
2014, 3xCD, Comp, Frémeaux & Associés, ,
Rock & Roll/Surf/Hawaiian/Country/Rhythm & Blues/Blues Rock/Boogie Woogie
The Cliff Adams Singers Accompanied By The Jack Emblow Quartet
Sing Something Simple ... As Cares Go By
2012, 4xCD, Comp, Duet Music (2), ,
Easy Listening
Jay Armsworthy
I Couldn't Make It Without Him
2011, CD, Album, Blue Circle Records
Bean Creek
Nightbird
2011, CD, Album, dig, Sloughfish Records
Whitewater Bluegrass Co.
The Celebration Continues
2010, CD, Album, Not On Label, ,
Bluegrass
Cory* And Jarrod Walker
New Branches
2007, CD, Album, Not On Label
John Denver
In Concert
2007, Box, Album + 3xCD, Album + DVD-V, RE, Windstar Records, Windstar Records, Destra Entertainment, Destra Entertainment, MRA Entertainment, MRA Entertainment, ,
Folk/Folk Rock/Country/Rock & Roll/Soft Rock
Southern Skye
Midnight Run
2007, CD, Album, MasterShield Records
The Wilders
Throw Down
2007, ,
Country/Appalachian Music
Darrell Webb
Behind The Scenes
2005, CD, Album, Lonesome Day Records, ,
Bluegrass/Gospel
The Stanley Brothers And The Clinch Mountain Boys
The Essential Gospel Masters
2005, CD, Comp, RM, Varèse Vintage, ,
Bluegrass/Gospel
Various
European World Of Bluegrass 2005
2005, CD, Comp, Strictly Country Records, ,
Bluegrass
The Journeymen
Coming Attraction - Live!
2003
Leon Morris
Drifting With The Tide
2002, CD, Album, International Records (22), ,
Bluegrass
Delaney Brothers Bluegrass*
We'll Meet Again Someday
2002, CD, Album, Not On Label (Delaney Bros. Bluegrass Self-released), ,
Bluegrass
Raymond Fairchild
Plays The Classics
2002, CD, Copper Creek Records
The Weary Boys
The Weary Boys
2001, ,
Bluegrass
The Du-Tels
No Knowledge Of Music Required
2000, CD, Album, Shimmy Disc, ,
Country/Novelty/Folk/Vocal
John Duffey
Always In Style: A Collection
2000, HDCD, Comp, Sugar Hill Records (2), ,
Bluegrass
The Holy Modal Rounders
The Holy Modal Rounders 1 & 2
1998
Various
Mystery Train
1997, CD, Comp, Rounder Records, ,
Bluegrass/Country/Folk/Country Blues
Various
In The Stanley Tradition -Tribute To A Bluegrass Legacy
1996, Cass, Album, Doobie Shea Records, ,
Bluegrass
Various
The Real Music Box (25 Years Of Rounder Records)
1995, 9xCD, Comp + Box, Rounder Records, ,
Bluegrass/Appalachian Music/Chicago Blues/Country Blues/Country/Delta Blues/East Coast Blues/Boogie Woogie/African/Folk/Gospel/Zydeco/Cajun
Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys
1971 - 1973
1995, 4xCD, Comp, Rebel Records (3)
The Stanley Brothers
Clinch Mountain Bluegrass
1994, CD, ,
Bluegrass
The Fletcher Bright Fiddle Band
Last Night's Fun
1993, CD, Album, The Three Guys Records,
The Kentucky Colonels
Appalachian Swing !
1993
The Traditional Grass
Howdy Neighbor Howdy
1992
The Stanley Brothers
Stanley Series. Vol. 3, No. 2 (Issue No. 10)
1989, LP, Album, Copper Creek Records
Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
I Heard The Angels Singing
1989, Vinyl, ,
Bluegrass/Gospel
Traver Hollow
Live In Holland
1987, LP, Album, Strictly Country Records
The Stanley Brothers
Stanley Series. Vol. 2, No. 4 (Issue 8)
1987, LP, Album, Copper Creek Records
Dry Branch Fire Squad
Tried & True
1987, CD, Album, Comp, Rounder Records, ,
Bluegrass
Various
Authentic Bluegrass Standard 20
1986, LP, Comp, Omagatoki, ,
Bluegrass
The New Quicksilver
Ready For The Times
1986
The Grasscutters*
By Request
1985, LP, Album, Not On Label, ,
Bluegrass
Special Blend
The Old Man In The Shanty
1985, LP, Album, Granite City Studios
Southern Connection
Southern Connection
1984, LP, Album, Peach's Record Company
The Stanley Brothers
Stanley Series. Vol. 2, No. 2 (Issue No. 6)
1984
Chief Powhatan And His Bluegrass Braves
"More In 84"
1984
County Line Bluegrass
Going Up
1983, LP, Album, Not On Label
Ricky Skaggs
Don't Cheat In Our Hometown
1983, Vinyl, ,
Country
The Stanley Brothers
On Radio Volume Two
1983
The Stanley Brothers
On Radio Volume One
1983
The Stanley Brothers
1983 Collector's Edition, Volume 2
1983, ,
Bluegrass
Mac Wiseman / Stanley Brothers* / Jimmy Martin
Mac Wiseman / Stanley Brothers / Jimmy Martin
1983
The Stanley Brothers
Collectors Edition 1983 - Volume 6
1983
Ricky Skaggs
Honey (Open That Door) / She's More To Be Pitied
1983
The Keen Brothers
Grassy Mountain Sound
1982, LP, Album, Old Homestead Records, ,
Bluegrass
Stoney Runn
Sweet Maybelene
1982, LP, Album, Woodsmoke Records (2)
Various
Bluegrass Banjos
1982, LP, Comp, RCA Victor
The Tyners & Train 45
Daylite's Comin'
1982, LP, Album, Golden West Bluegrass Records, ,
Bluegrass
The Stanley Brothers
Stanley Series. Vol. 1, No. 1
1982
The Stanley Brothers
Stanley Series. Vol. 1, No. 2
1982, ,
Bluegrass
The Natarsher Seven*
Hit And Run
1982
The McLain Family Band
In Concert At Carnegie Hall
1982, Vinyl, ,
Bluegrass
The Southern Express
Midnight Flyer
1981, LP, Album, Transworld Records
Gold Rush
West Wind
1981, LP, Album, Bare Records (2)
Bluegrass Southern Style
Rosewater Mountain
1980, LP, Album, Not On Label, ,
Bluegrass
Jon Wilcox
Close To Home
1980
Ralph Stanley And The Clinch Mountain Boys
On And On
1980
John Denver
Autograph
1980
The Stanley Brothers
I Saw The Light
1980
The Young Blades Of Bluegrass
Knee Deep In Bluegrass
1979, LP, Album, Programme Audio Records
The Tinhorn Express
Jumping The Tracks
1979, LP, Album, Lemco
The Stanley Brothers
Love Me Darling Just Tonight / Next Sunday Darling Is My Birthday
1979, Vinyl, ,
Bluegrass
The Dry Branch Fire Squad*
Born To Be Lonesome
1979
Delia Bell
Bluer Than Midnight
1978, LP, Album, County Records
Tom & Newell & The Grasscutters
There's An Eye In The Sky
1978, LP, Album, Atteiram, ,
Bluegrass/Gospel
Various
20 Bluegrass Originals "Hymns"
1978, LP, Comp, Gusto Records (2)
Various
20 Bluegrass Originals- Collector's Edition
1978
Various
20 Bluegrass Originals: Instrumentals
1978, ,
Bluegrass
The Dixie Flyers
Cheaper To Lease
1978, ,
Bluegrass
Various
20 Bluegrass Originals "Hymns"
1978, ,
Bluegrass/Gospel
Stanley Brothers*
16 Greatest Gospel Hits
1978
Stanley Brothers*
20 Bluegrass Originals
1978
Warren County String Ticklers
Live At Waterhole
1977, LP, Album, Warren County Records
The Old Sound Of Bluegrass
The Old Sound Of Bluegrass
1977, LP, Album, Dark Hollow Records
Boone Creek
Boone Creek
1977
Stanley Brothers*
16 Greatest Hits
1977
Byron Berline And Sundance*
Live At McCabe's
1977, Vinyl, ,
Bluegrass
The Central Park Sheiks
Honeysuckle Rose
1976, ,
Western Swing
G. F. Collins And The Blue Ridge Entertainers
Bluegrass Pickin!
1975, LP, Album, Heritage Records (7), ,
Bluegrass
The Wright Brothers Overland Stage Company
Cornfield Cowboys
1975
The Virginia Gentlemen
Best In Blue Grass
1974, LP, Album, Harvey's Records, ,
Bluegrass
Ralph Stanley And His Clinch Mountain Boys*
Ralph Stanley Best Pack
1974, 2xLP, Comp, Gat, Seven Seas
Johnny* & Gerald* And The Georgia Mountain Boys
Bluegrass Hits
1974
Jumping John Stiles
Train 45 Heading South / Old Joe Clark
1973, 7", Short Order Records, ,
Bluegrass/Instrumental
The Stanley Brothers
Rank Strangers
1973, ,
Bluegrass/Gospel
Brush Arbor
Brush Arbor
1973, ,
Bluegrass/Country
The Bluegrass Tarheels
Tarheel Country
1972, LP, Album, United Records (13), United Low Country
Leon Morris
Sings International Bluegrass
1972, LP, Album, Jessup Records, Inc.
Leon Morris
Sitting Here Waiting For You
1972, 7", Single, Jessup Records, Inc.
Lookout Mountain Quartet
Hymn Time
1972, LP, Mono, Music City Records
Tracy Nelson / Mother Earth
Tracy Nelson / Mother Earth
1972
Ralph Stanley And The Clinch Mountain Boys*
Play Requests
1972
Ralph Stanley And The Clinch Mountain Boys
Live In Japan
1971
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Uncle Charlie & His Dog Teddy
1970, Vinyl Keel Pressing, Gatefold, ,
Country Rock/Folk Rock
Wells Fargo Pickers
Way Down Town
1970, Vinyl,
Country
The Taylor Mountain Boys
God Guide Our Leader's Hand
1969, LP, Album, REM Records (2)
The Stanley Brothers
I'll Just Go Away / Highway Ambush
1969
The Stanley Brothers
How Far To Little Rock
1969
The Stanley Brothers
Jacob's Vision
1966
Various
18 King Size Country Hits
1966
Cowboy Copas, Grandpa Jones, Stanley Brothers*
5 String Banjo Pickin' And Singin'
1966, ,
Bluegrass
Rev. Paul Mullins* & The Blue Grass Gospel Aires
Hymns From The Hills
1965, LP, Gospel Gems
The Stanley Brothers
Train 45 / I Just Stood There
1964, 7", King Records (3)
The Stanley Brothers
America's Finest 5-String Banjo Hootenanny
1964, ,
Bluegrass
The Stanley Brothers
The Remarkable Stanley Brothers Play And Sing Bluegrass Songs For You
1964, ,
Bluegrass
Various
5-String Banjo Greats
1964, ,
Bluegrass/Country
The Stanley's*
The Stanley's In Person
1961
The Stanley Brothers And The Clinch Mountain Boys
Sing The Songs They Like Best
1961
Stanley Brothers*
Heaven Seemed So Near / How Far To Little Rock
1960, ,
Bluegrass
The Stanley Brothers And The Clinch Mountain Boys
For The Good People - Sacred Songs By The Stanley Brothers And The Clinch Mountain Boys
1960
Stanley Brothers*
Hymns And Sacred Songs Volume 3
1959, 7", EP, King Records (3), ,
Bluegrass
Stanley Brothers* And The Clinch Mountain Boys
The Memory Of Your Smile / Suwanee River Hoedown
1959, 7", Single, King Records (3)
The Stanley Brothers And The Clinch Mountain Boys
The Stanley Brothers And The Clinch Mountain Boys Volume 3
1959, 7", EP, King Records (3)
Stanley Brothers* And The Clinch Mountain Boys
Stanley Brothers And The Clinch Mountain Boys
1959
Stanley Brothers*
I'm A Man Of Constant Sorrow / How Mountain Girls Can Love
1959
The Stanley Brothers
White Dove / Mother's Footsteps Guide Me On
1959, ,
Country/Gospel
Stanley Brothers* And The Clinch Mountain Boys*
Hymns And Sacred Songs
1959
Stanley Brothers* And The Clinch Mountain Boys
Midnight Ramble / Love Me Darling Just Tonight
1958, ,
Bluegrass
Stanley Brothers* And The Clinch Mountain Boys
She's More To Be Pitied / Train 45
1958
Auriel Andrew, Trevor Pridham, Patsi Biscoe*, Bruce Wellington, The New Mountain Lofty Ramblers
Country À La Carte
LP, Comp, Nationwide (2)
Janice Maddy and Roger Maddy
The Place Of My Dreams
LP, Album, Voyager Recordings (2)
The Mountain Four
Lights Of Home
LP, Bur-K Records
The Gray Brothers With Their Country And Bluegrass Pals
Hello Stranger
LP, Album, Redwood City Sound
Alex Riffle
Pickin' Toward Perfection
CD, Album, Not On Label, ,
Bluegrass
Various
The Family Gospel Album
Various
16 Radio Gospel Favorites
The Stanley Brothers
Stone Walls And Steel Bars / How Mountain Girls Can Love
The Stanley Brothers
Sing The Best-Loved Sacred Songs Of Carter Stanley
Stanley Brothers*
Little Maggie / How Far To Little Rock