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Labels. Hickory. Dale Troy Cooper (October 16, 1918 – March 22, 1977), [1] known professionally as Stoney Cooper, was an American country star and member of the Grand Ole Opry. He played the fiddle and the guitar.
Stoney Cooper died in 1977 but Wilma Lee stayed on the Opry as a solo star and on occasion recorded an album for a bluegrass record label. In 2001 she suffered a stroke while performing on the Opry stage which ended her career, but Cooper defied doctors who said she would never walk again and eventually returned to the Opry to greet ...
From the rare film "Country Music on Broadway."
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17. Mai 2023 · Wilma Lee and Stoney Cooper were a husband-wife country music team from West Virginia, known for their mountain style and radio shows. They had hits like 'Come Walk With Me' and 'Thirty Pieces of Silver', and were inducted into the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame.
Musicians on these recordings included future bluegrass luminaries fiddler Tex Logan and Dobro picker Josh Graves. It was with Columbia that, in contrast to the Rich-R-Tone recordings, Wilma Lee’s name came first in the billing of the group: Wilma Lee and Stoney Cooper and the Clinch Mountain Clan.
Learn about the life and career of Stoney Cooper, a country performer and fiddle player, and his wife Wilma Lee, a singer and songwriter. Listen to their oral history interview from 1968, where they talk about their musical background, their duo, and their friends in the industry.
An overview of the careers of Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper, 2008 inductee in the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame. For more information, go to www.wvmusichallof...
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