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Lily May Ledford
Gems: Lily May Ledford Rare Concert and Studio Recordings 1968-1983
Album US 2000 on June Appal label
Country (Bluegrass)
Lily May Ledford led the Coon Creek Girls, the first all-woman string band in radio, to fame in the late thirties and forties. With her hard-driving clawhammer banjo and deep soulful vocals, she is known as one of the first and foremost banjo pickin' girls. After a long career in radio, Lily May re-emerged in the late sixties as a solo performer of considerable power. Her master storytelling and traditional banjo, fiddle and singing earned her a National Heritage Award in 1985, This recording documents her work from1968-1983.
Musicians
 | Lily May Ledford bj, 1917-1985 US album by |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | How Many Biscuits Can You Eat | Lily May Ledford | 3:10 | |
| 2 | Banjo Pickin' Girl | Lily May Ledford | 3:02 | |
| 3 | Naming The Coon Creek Girls | Lily May Ledford | 1:27 | |
| 4 | Ain't Gonna Woek Tomorrow | Lily May Ledford | 2:31 | |
| 5 | Pretty Polly | Lily May Ledford | 4:30 | |
| 6 | Wild Bill Jones | Lily May Ledford | 3:28 | |
| 7 | Absent-minded School Days | Lily May Ledford | 3:17 | |
| 8 | East Virginia Blues | Lily May Ledford | 2:48 | |
| 9 | Babes In The Woods | Lily May Ledford | 1:38 | |
| 10 | Lily May Expresses Love To Audience | Lily May Ledford | 1:52 | |
| 11 | Little Birdie | Lily May Ledford | 2:41 | |
| 12 | The Brown Girl | Lily May Ledford | 6:07 | |
| 13 | The White House Story | Lily May Ledford | 13:27 | |
| 14 | Hawk Caught The Chicken And Gone | Lily May Ledford | 1:53 | |
| 15 | Fiddling and Square Dances on Red River | Lily May Ledford | 2:15 | |
| 16 | Sally Goodin | Lily May Ledford | 1:00 | |
| 17 | Cacklin' Hen | Lily May Ledford | 1:38 | |
| 18 | White Oak Mountain | Lily May Ledford | 3:16 | |
| 19 | John Henry | Lily May Ledford | 5:11 | |
| 20 | Row Your Boat | Lily May Ledford | 2:39 | |
| 21 | Didn't It Rain? | Lily May Ledford | 2:51 | |
| 22 | Red Rocking Chair | Lily May Ledford | 2:04 |
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