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Lily May <I>Ledford</I> Pennington

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Lily May Ledford Pennington

Original Name
Ledford
Birth
Powell County, Kentucky, USA
Death
14 Jul 1985 (aged 68)
Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, USA
Burial
Berea, Madison County, Kentucky, USA
Plot
Div. 1945, Sec. L, Lot 119
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Folk and Bluegrass Musician. She began her career after being discovered at a talent contest in Chicago, Illinois, by local Radio DJ John Lair. Along with Evelyn "Daisy" Lange, Esther "Violet" Koehler and her sister, Rosie Ledford, they made up the all-girl group, 'The Coon Creek Girls.' They played all their own instruments, including the fiddle and banjo, and played authentic mountain music instead of sentimemtal and cowboy songs. One of the first all-girl groups to play string-instruments, they recorded songs such as, "Sowing On The Mountain" and "Banjo Pickin' Girl."
Folk and Bluegrass Musician. She began her career after being discovered at a talent contest in Chicago, Illinois, by local Radio DJ John Lair. Along with Evelyn "Daisy" Lange, Esther "Violet" Koehler and her sister, Rosie Ledford, they made up the all-girl group, 'The Coon Creek Girls.' They played all their own instruments, including the fiddle and banjo, and played authentic mountain music instead of sentimemtal and cowboy songs. One of the first all-girl groups to play string-instruments, they recorded songs such as, "Sowing On The Mountain" and "Banjo Pickin' Girl."

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  • Added: Dec 30, 2002
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7044560/lily_may-pennington: accessed ), memorial page for Lily May Ledford Pennington (17 Mar 1917–14 Jul 1985), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7044560, citing Berea Cemetery, Berea, Madison County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.