Oral history interview with Stoney and Wilma Lee Cooper; 1973 December 3; interview conducted by Douglas B. Green. 1973 Dec. 3.

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Oral history interview with Stoney and Wilma Lee Cooper; 1973 December 3; interview conducted by Douglas B. Green. 1973 Dec. 3.

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Country duo performers Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper talk about their career. Discussion includes Stoney's start in the music business as a fiddler with Rusty Hiser's Green Valley Boys; comments on the fiddle playing style of Arthur Smith; joining the gospel singing Leary family as a fiddler; Wilma Lee's childhood, including her experiences performing with her gospel singing family; their marriage and early career; joining the WWVA Wheeling Jamboree; their recording career; experiences performing in Canada and the Northeast; memories of their band; joining the Grand Ole Opry; adding the banjo to their music; description of their musical style; comments on their radio career; and future plans for their band and music.

Country Music Foundation, Library & Media Center

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Country Music Foundation, Library & Media Center

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Cooper, Wilma Lee, 1921-2011

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Cooper, Stoney, 1918-1977

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Country performer. Born October 16, 1918. Died March 22, 1977. Full name: Dale Troy Cooper. With his wife, Wilma Lee Cooper (Full name: Wilma Leigh Leary Cooper; Born February 7, 1921), formed one of country music's premier husband-wife duos. Regular Grand Ole Opry performers for twenty years, their hits included "Sunny Side of the Mountain," "Cheated Too," and "Big Midnight Special." From the description of Oral history interview with Wilma Lee and Stoney Cooper; 1968 January 2; int...

Green, Douglas B.

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Country music performer. Born March 20, 1946. Best-known as Ranger Doug from Riders in the Sky, a cowboy revival act he co-founded in 1977. Performed as a member of Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys during the late 1960s. Recording credits include a solo album, Songs of the Sage, released on the Warner Western label in 1997. From the description of Oral history interview with Douglas B. Green; 1993 November 23; interview with John W. Rumble. 1993 Nov. 23. (Country Music Foundation, Libra...