Coon Creek Girls

Coon Creek Girls

Coon Creek Girls

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Top Songs

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Pretty Polly
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How Many Biscuits Can You Eat
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Bile Them Cabbage Down
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The Soldier and the Lady
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Lula Lee

Albums

  • Early Radio Favorites

    Sep 2019 • 15 songs

  • Lily May, Rosie & Susie

    Jan 2011 • 14 songs

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Coon Creek Girls

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One of the most famous all-female string bands in country, the Coon Creek Girls were also among the first female groups to play their own instruments and focus on authentic mountain music, instead of sentimental and cowboy songs. The founding member of the long-lived group was Lily May Ledford. Born in Pilot, KY, she was the daughter of poor tenant farmers who frequently played string band music; consequently, Lily May learned how to play guitar and fiddle as a child. By the time she was an adolescent, she had formed the Red River Ramblers with her sister, Rose, and her brothe...
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