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The Coon Creek Girls

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The Coon Creek Girls were a popular all-female "string band" in the Appalachian style of folk music (a precursor of country music) which began in the mid-1930s. Created (and named) by John Lair for his Renfro Valley Barn Dance show, the band originally consisted of sisters Lily May and Rosie Ledford (from Powell County, Kentucky) along with Esther "Violet" Koehler (from Indiana), Evelyn "Daisy" La…

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Type: Group
Area: United States
Founded: 1937
Dissolved: 1957
Labels: Homestead Records

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Last updated: May 27th, 2020