Of all the husband/wife duos in Country Music, WILMA LEE & STONEY COOPER enjoyed one of the more extraordinary careers, being operative from the late 30s until Stoney’s death, in 1977. Remarkably, throughout this period they continued to perform in a traditional, old school Appalachian Mountain music style, ignoring all contemporary trends, registering their biggest hits in the late 50s, directly in the teeth of Rock & Roll, Rockabilly and the newly-emergent Nashville Countrypolitan sound. In 1974, Wilma Lee was awarded the title of “The First Lady Of Bluegrass” by the Smithsonian Institute. This compilation presents the Very Best of their singles for Hickory Records, between 1955-62, which includes a dozen C&W chart hits and several sides which are difficult to find elsewhere on CD.

Tracklist:

1. How It Hurts to Cry Alone
2. Each Season Changes You
3. Not Anymore (Wilma Lee ; Al Terry)
4. I Want to Be Loved
5. Row Number Two, Seat Number Three
6. Cheated Too
7. Loving You
8. This Thing Called Man
9. My Heart Keeps Crying
10. Diamond Joe
11. I Tell My Heart
12. He Taught Them How
13. It’s Just As Well (Wilma Lee ; Al Terry)
14. Come Walk with Me
15. Is It Right
16. Big Midnight Special
17. There’s a Big Wheel
18. Rachel’s Guitar
19. Johnny, My Love (Grandma’s Diary)
20. More Love
21. This Ole House
22. Heartbreak Street
23. I Gotta Laugh (To Keep from Crying)
24. Train, You Took My Baby
25. Wreck on the Highway
26. Night After Night
27. The Mighty Battle Cry
28. Heartaches Don’t Lie
29. Have Faith in Me
30. Philadelphia Lawyer
31. Trouble Ahead
32. Doing My Time
33. Singing Waterfall

UPC: 604988383126
Label: Jasmine Records
Release Date: 9.19.25
Format: CD