Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper – The Columbia Years, 1949-1954

• Of all the husband/wife duos in Country Music, WILMA LEE & STONEY COOPER enjoyed one of the more extraordinary careers, being operative from the late 30s until Stoney’s death, in 1977.
• Remarkably, throughout this period they continued to perform in a traditional, old school Appalachian Mountain music style, ignoring all contemporary trends, registering their biggest hits in the late 50s, directly in the teeth of Rock & Roll, Rockabilly and the newly-emergent Nashville Countrypolitan sound.
• In 1974, Wilma Lee was awarded the title of “The First Lady Of Bluegrass” by the Smithsonian Institute.
• This compilation presents the Very Best of their singles for Columbia Records, between 1949-54, and includes many sides which are difficult to find elsewhere on CD.
• This is the companion volume to “Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper • The Hickory Years, 1955-62” (JASMCD3831).

Track Listing

1. WILLY ROY (The Crippled Boy)
2. MOONLIGHT ON WEST VIRGINIA
3. ON THE BANKS OF THE RIVER
4. THIRTY PIECES OF SILVER
5. NO ONE NOW
6. I AIN'T GONNA WORK TOMORROW
7. THE WHITE ROSE
8. THE LEGEND OF THE DOGWOOD TREE
9. FADED LOVE
10. GHOST TRAIN
11. THE WEST VIRGINIA POLKA
12. SUNNY SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN
13. ALL ON ACCOUNT OF YOU
14. YOU TRIED TO RUIN MY NAME
15. WALKING MY LORD UP CALVARY HILL
16. MY LORD'S GONNA SHAKE MY HAND
17. HAVE MERCY ON ME
18. I CRIED AGAIN
19. STONEY (Are You Mad At Your Gal)
20. THE CLINCH MOUNTAIN WALTZ
21. DON'T PLAY THAT SONG (On The Juke Box Tonight)
22. YOU BELONG TO SOMEBODY ELSE
23. ARE YOU WALKING AND A-TALKING FOR THE LORD
24. IDLE GOSSIP, IDLE WORDS
25. WHAT CAN I SAY
26. BAMBOOZLED
27. YOU CAN'T FEEL THE WAY I DO
28. CAN YOU FORGET
29. BRAND NEW BABY