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The original sounds from the southern Appalachian mountains were echoed in the music of Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper. In 1950, the Coopers and their music group, the Clinch Hill Clan, were called “one of the most genuine mountain performing group in america” with the music collection of Harvard School. …

Dale Troy “Stoney” Cooper and his wife Wilma Lee were among the leading husband-and-wife duos in nation music. Staples from the Grand Ole Opry for twenty years, they performed jointly for near four years, and helped old-time music evolve into contemporary country music. These were blessed four years apart on …