Stoney Cooper: Difference between revisions
m clean up using AWB |
|||
| Line 66: | Line 66: | ||
== References == |
== References == |
||
* ''The Country Music Encyclopedia'', Melvin Shestack. 1974, KBO Publishers, Inc. |
* ''The Country Music Encyclopedia'', Melvin Shestack. 1974, KBO Publishers, Inc. |
||
* ''Country Music, U.S.A.'', Bill C. Malone. 1985, University of Texas Press |
* ''Country Music, U.S.A.'', Bill C. Malone. 1985, University of Texas Press |
||
| Line 76: | Line 76: | ||
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES = |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES = |
||
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = |
||
| DATE OF BIRTH = |
| DATE OF BIRTH = October 16, 1918 |
||
| PLACE OF BIRTH = |
| PLACE OF BIRTH = |
||
| DATE OF DEATH = |
| DATE OF DEATH = March 22, 1977 |
||
| PLACE OF DEATH = |
| PLACE OF DEATH = |
||
}} |
}} |
||
Revision as of 14:38, 10 June 2011
Stoney Cooper |
|---|
Dale Troy Cooper (October 16, 1918–March 22, 1977), known professionally as Stoney Cooper, was an American country star and member of the Grand Ole Opry. He was a master of the fiddle and the guitar.
Biography
Cooper was the son of Kenny and Stella (Raines) Cooper of Harman, Randolph County, West Virginia. His family was among the first settlers of Randolph and Pendleton counties, and these roots in the Appalachian mountains had an impact upon his music.
While in high school, Cooper was a member of the Leary Family Singers. In 1939 he married Wilma Lee Leary. They became Wilma Lee and Stoney Cooper, one of the biggest country music acts of the 1940s through the 1960s. They had one daughter, Carol Lee Cooper.
In 1947, they were cast members of WWVA Jamboree in Wheeling, West Virginia until 1957. Their band was called The Clinch Mountain Clan. In 1948, Cooper signed a recording contract with Columbia with the help of Fred Rose that lasted to 1955. In 1954, Cooper joined the Grand Ole Opry.
He also recorded for Rich-R-Tone, Hickory Records and Decca.
Discography
Singles with Wilma Lee Cooper
| Year | Single | US Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1956 | "Cheated Too" | 14 |
| 1958 | "Come Walk with Me" (with Carol Lee) | 4 |
| 1959 | "Big Midnight Special" | 4 |
| "There's a Big Wheel" | 3 | |
| 1960 | "Johnny, My Love (Grandma's Diary)" | 17 |
| "This Ole House" | 16 | |
| 1961 | "Wreck on the Highway" | 8 |
References
- The Country Music Encyclopedia, Melvin Shestack. 1974, KBO Publishers, Inc.
- Country Music, U.S.A., Bill C. Malone. 1985, University of Texas Press