Coon Creek Girls

Coon Creek Girls
Origin	Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Genres	Appalachian music Bluegrass Folk Country
Years active	1937–1957
Past members
Lily May Ledford Rosie Ledford Esther Koehler Evelyn Lange Minnie Ledford

The Coon Creek Girls were a popular all-girl "string band" in the Appalachian style of folk music (a precursor of country music) which began in the mid-1930s. Created (and named) by John Lair for his Renfro Valley Barn Dance show, the band originally consisted of sisters Lily May and Rosie Ledford (from Powell County, Kentucky) along with Esther "Violet" Koehler (from Indiana) and Evelyn "Daisey" Lange (from Ohio).

In 1939, when King George VI and Queen Elizabeth visited the White House of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, there were numerous musical acts, including Lawrence Tibbett, Marion Anderson, and Kate Smith. Also included were a troupe of Bascom Lunsford's square dancers, and the Coon Creek Girls.^[1]

In 1979, John Lair revived the name with the New Coon Creek Girls, a combo which remained popular for several decades, despite numerous changes in line-up.^[2]

References

1. ^ Lilly, John. "The Coon Creek Girls". Native Ground Books & Music. Native Ground Music. http://www.nativeground.com/cooncreekgirls.asp. Retrieved 2009-01-25. ^{[dead link]}
2. ^ Loftus, Johnny. "New Coon Creek Girls Biography". ARTISTdirect Music. ARTISTdirect. http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/music/artist/bio/0,,472886,00.html. Retrieved 2009-01-25. 

External links

From the Internet Archive (www.archive.org):

• Flowers Blooming In The Wildwood
• Uncle Dudy (Keep Fiddlin' On) w/ Sowing On The Mountain