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Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper:
On The Banks Of The River |
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Wilma Leigh Leary and Dale Troy Cooper were a husband and wife team whose musical output fell between two stools, Old-Time and Bluegrass, but it would be true to say that, together with there backing group the Clinch Mountain Clan, they ploughed their own furrow in terms of creating an identifiable sound. One has only to listen to such songs as There’s A Big Wheel, Big Midnight Special and Cheated Too, to realize that Wilma and Stoney were innovators with one eye on the commercial market but otherwise deeply entrenched in the roots of genuine hillbilly mountain music. Despite their line-up of fiddle, dobro, mandolin and banjo, Wilma and Stoney were not averse to using thumping drum sounds to emphasize the appeal of songs like Don Gibson’s There’s A Big Wheel and yet could resort to real traditionalism with Rachel’s Guitar, Sunny Side Of The Mountain, The Canadian Reel and I’ve Been Cheated Too.
This appealing couple began recording for Rich-R-Tone in 1947 but moved to the prestigious Columbia label two years later and produced a steady output of popular mountain-flavored songs throughout the 1950s. Once their Columbia contract expired, Wilma Lee & Stoney cut various sides for Decca, Starday, Hickory and Rounder and, whilst they never attained true country superstar status, they remained a potent commercial force for decades. |
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Track Listing
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Thirty Pieces Of Silver
Moonlight On West Virginia
No One Now
On The Banks Of The River
The White Rose
Faded Love
Golden Rocket
Walking My Saviour Up Calvary Hill
All On Account Of You
Stoney (Are You Mad At Your Gal)
Sunny Side Of The Mountain
You Tried To Ruin My Name
I Cried Again
You Can't Feel The Way I Do
Bamboozled
Can You Forget
Each Season Changes You
Just A While
How It Hurts To Cry Alone
We Make A Lovely Couple
This Crazy, Crazy World
I've Been Cheated Too |
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Thirty Pieces Of Silver
The White Rose
Walking My Saviour Up Calvary Hill
You Can't Feel The Way I Do
Each Season Changes You
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BACM - British Archive Of Country Music |
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154 |
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