Early recordings
Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper
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A-1.
West Virginia polka2:16
Recording Date:1951-07-13
Composer:I. Louvin-C. Louvin
Place:Castle Studio, Tulane Hotel, Nashville, TN
Master:46492-1 / NASH 1268
Instruments:Wilma Lee Cooper-g; Stoney Cooper-f; Burkett Howard 'Buck' Graves-db; Joe Stuart-m; Albert Lee 'Ab' Cole-sb; Benjamin 'Tex' Logan-f
Vocals:W. L. Cooper-L; S. Cooper-B
Composer:I. Louvin-C. Louvin
Place:Castle Studio, Tulane Hotel, Nashville, TN
Master:46492-1 / NASH 1268
Instruments:Wilma Lee Cooper-g; Stoney Cooper-f; Burkett Howard 'Buck' Graves-db; Joe Stuart-m; Albert Lee 'Ab' Cole-sb; Benjamin 'Tex' Logan-f
Vocals:W. L. Cooper-L; S. Cooper-B
A-2.
All on account of you2:11
Recording Date:1951-07-13
Composer:O. Reed
Place:Castle Studio, Tulane Hotel, Nashville, TN
Master:46490-1 / NASH 1266
Instruments:Wilma Lee Cooper-g; Stoney Cooper-f; Burkett Howard 'Buck' Graves-db; Joe Stuart-m; Albert Lee 'Ab' Cole-sb; Benjamin 'Tex' Logan-h
Vocals:S. Cooper-L; W. L. Cooper-T
Composer:O. Reed
Place:Castle Studio, Tulane Hotel, Nashville, TN
Master:46490-1 / NASH 1266
Instruments:Wilma Lee Cooper-g; Stoney Cooper-f; Burkett Howard 'Buck' Graves-db; Joe Stuart-m; Albert Lee 'Ab' Cole-sb; Benjamin 'Tex' Logan-h
Vocals:S. Cooper-L; W. L. Cooper-T
A-3.
No one now3:11
Recording Date:1949-04-09
Composer:Sky Snow
Place:Castle Studio, Tulane Hotel, Nashville, TN
Master:40681-
Instruments:Wilma Lee Cooper-g; Stoney Cooper-f; Blaine Stewart-m; Bill Carver-db; Albert Lee 'Ab' Cole-sb
Vocals:W. L. Cooper-L
Composer:Sky Snow
Place:Castle Studio, Tulane Hotel, Nashville, TN
Master:40681-
Instruments:Wilma Lee Cooper-g; Stoney Cooper-f; Blaine Stewart-m; Bill Carver-db; Albert Lee 'Ab' Cole-sb
Vocals:W. L. Cooper-L
A-4.
Can you forget2:34
Recording Date:1953-12-28
Composer:Sturdevant
Place:Castle Studio, Tulane Hotel, Nashville, TN
Master:50679-1
Instruments:Wilma Lee Cooper-g; Stoney Cooper-f; Thomas Lee 'Tommy' Jackson-f; Burkett Howard 'Buck' Graves-db; Albert Lee 'Ab' Cole-sb
Vocals:S. Cooper-L; Ab Cole-T
Composer:Sturdevant
Place:Castle Studio, Tulane Hotel, Nashville, TN
Master:50679-1
Instruments:Wilma Lee Cooper-g; Stoney Cooper-f; Thomas Lee 'Tommy' Jackson-f; Burkett Howard 'Buck' Graves-db; Albert Lee 'Ab' Cole-sb
Vocals:S. Cooper-L; Ab Cole-T
A-5.
Thirty pieces of silver3:02
Recording Date:1949-04-08
Composer:Odell McLeod
Place:Castle Studio, Tulane Hotel, Nashville, TN
Master:40678-1
Instruments:Wilma Lee Cooper-g; Stoney Cooper-f; Blaine Stewart-m; Bill Carver-db; Albert Lee 'Ab' Cole-sb
Vocals:W. L. Cooper-L
Composer:Odell McLeod
Place:Castle Studio, Tulane Hotel, Nashville, TN
Master:40678-1
Instruments:Wilma Lee Cooper-g; Stoney Cooper-f; Blaine Stewart-m; Bill Carver-db; Albert Lee 'Ab' Cole-sb
Vocals:W. L. Cooper-L
A-6.
On the banks of the river2:42
Recording Date:1949-04-09
Composer:D. Lewis
Place:Castle Studio, Tulane Hotel, Nashville, TN
Master:40684-1
Instruments:Wilma Lee Cooper-g; Stoney Cooper-f; Blaine Stewart-m; Bill Carver-db; Albert Lee 'Ab' Cole-sb
Vocals:W. L. Cooper-L; S. Cooper-H
Composer:D. Lewis
Place:Castle Studio, Tulane Hotel, Nashville, TN
Master:40684-1
Instruments:Wilma Lee Cooper-g; Stoney Cooper-f; Blaine Stewart-m; Bill Carver-db; Albert Lee 'Ab' Cole-sb
Vocals:W. L. Cooper-L; S. Cooper-H
B-1.
Sunny side of the mountain2:56
Recording Date:1951-07-13
Composer:H. McAuliffe-B. Gregory
Place:Castle Studio, Tulane Hotel, Nashville, TN
Master:46493-1 / NASH 1269
Instruments:Wilma Lee Cooper-g; Stoney Cooper-f; Burkett Howard 'Buck' Graves-db; Joe Stuart-m; Albert Lee 'Ab' Cole-sb; Benjamin 'Tex' Logan-f
Vocals:S. Cooper-L
Composer:H. McAuliffe-B. Gregory
Place:Castle Studio, Tulane Hotel, Nashville, TN
Master:46493-1 / NASH 1269
Instruments:Wilma Lee Cooper-g; Stoney Cooper-f; Burkett Howard 'Buck' Graves-db; Joe Stuart-m; Albert Lee 'Ab' Cole-sb; Benjamin 'Tex' Logan-f
Vocals:S. Cooper-L
B-2.
I cried again2:48
Recording Date:1952-05-21
Composer:A. Inman
Place:Castle Studio, Tulane Hotel, Nashville, TN
Master:47996-1 / NASH 1483
Instruments:Wilma Lee Cooper-g; Stoney Cooper-f; Benjamin 'Tex' Logan-f; Burkett Howard 'Buck' Graves-db; Johnny Johnson-g; Albert Lee 'Ab' Cole-sb
Vocals:W. L. Cooper-L
Composer:A. Inman
Place:Castle Studio, Tulane Hotel, Nashville, TN
Master:47996-1 / NASH 1483
Instruments:Wilma Lee Cooper-g; Stoney Cooper-f; Benjamin 'Tex' Logan-f; Burkett Howard 'Buck' Graves-db; Johnny Johnson-g; Albert Lee 'Ab' Cole-sb
Vocals:W. L. Cooper-L
B-3.
Walking my Lord up Calvary Hill3:00
Recording Date:1951-07-13
Composer:Ruby Moody
Place:Castle Studio, Tulane Hotel, Nashville, TN
Master:46489- / NASH 1265
Instruments:Wilma Lee Cooper-g; Stoney Cooper-f; Burkett Howard 'Buck' Graves-db; Joe Stuart-m; Albert Lee 'Ab' Cole-sb; Benjamin 'Tex' Logan-f
Vocals:W. L. Cooper-L; S. Cooper-B
Composer:Ruby Moody
Place:Castle Studio, Tulane Hotel, Nashville, TN
Master:46489- / NASH 1265
Instruments:Wilma Lee Cooper-g; Stoney Cooper-f; Burkett Howard 'Buck' Graves-db; Joe Stuart-m; Albert Lee 'Ab' Cole-sb; Benjamin 'Tex' Logan-f
Vocals:W. L. Cooper-L; S. Cooper-B
B-4.
You tried to ruin my name2:35
Recording Date:1951-12-17
Composer:P. W. King-R. Stewart
Place:WWVA Radio Station, Wheeling, W.Va.
Master:47269-1
Instruments:Wilma Lee Cooper-g; Stoney Cooper-f; Burkett Howard 'Buck' Graves-db; Albert Lee 'Ab' Cole-sb
Vocals:W. L. Cooper-L; S. Cooper-B
Composer:P. W. King-R. Stewart
Place:WWVA Radio Station, Wheeling, W.Va.
Master:47269-1
Instruments:Wilma Lee Cooper-g; Stoney Cooper-f; Burkett Howard 'Buck' Graves-db; Albert Lee 'Ab' Cole-sb
Vocals:W. L. Cooper-L; S. Cooper-B
B-5.
The white rose2:45
Recording Date:1950-02-20
Composer:T. Lucas
Place:Columbia Studio A, New York, NY
Master:42882-2
Instruments:Wilma Lee Cooper-g; Stoney Cooper-f; Bill Carver-db; Blaine Stewart-m; Benjamin 'Tex' Logan-f; T. Lucas-sb
Vocals:S. Cooper-L; W. L. Cooper-HB
Composer:T. Lucas
Place:Columbia Studio A, New York, NY
Master:42882-2
Instruments:Wilma Lee Cooper-g; Stoney Cooper-f; Bill Carver-db; Blaine Stewart-m; Benjamin 'Tex' Logan-f; T. Lucas-sb
Vocals:S. Cooper-L; W. L. Cooper-HB
B-6.
I'm taking my audition (to sing up in the sky)2:33
Recording Date:1951-07-13
Composer:A. Patterson-W. Caplinger
Place:Castle Studio, Tulane Hotel, Nashville, TN
Master:46488- / NASH 1264
Instruments:Wilma Lee Cooper-g; Stoney Cooper-f; Burkett Howard 'Buck' Graves-db; Joe Stuart-m; Albert Lee 'Ab' Cole-sb; Benjamin 'Tex' Logan-h
Vocals:S. Cooper-L; W. L. Cooper-T
Composer:A. Patterson-W. Caplinger
Place:Castle Studio, Tulane Hotel, Nashville, TN
Master:46488- / NASH 1264
Instruments:Wilma Lee Cooper-g; Stoney Cooper-f; Burkett Howard 'Buck' Graves-db; Joe Stuart-m; Albert Lee 'Ab' Cole-sb; Benjamin 'Tex' Logan-h
Vocals:S. Cooper-L; W. L. Cooper-T