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Wilma Lee Cooper
Wilma Lee Cooper | |
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| Birth name | Wilma Lee Leary or Willma Leigh Leary |
| Also known as | Wilma Cooper |
| Born | (1921-02-07)February 7, 1921 Valley Head, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | September 13, 2011(2011-09-13) (aged 90) Sweetwater, Tennessee, U.S.[citation needed] |
| Genres | Country |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, guitarist, singer |
| Instruments | Guitar |
| Years active | 1938–2001 |
| Labels | Library of Congress, Hickory |
| Formerly of | Stoney Cooper |
Musical artist
Wilma Lee Leary (February 7, 1921 – September 13, 2011), known professionally as Wilma Lee Cooper, was an American country music entertainer.
She was a guitarist, banjo player and vocalist, and was given the title of "First Lady of Bluegrass" by the Smithsonian Institution in 1974.[1] In 1994 She was awarded the Distinguished Achievement Award from the IBMA.[2] She was posthumously inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame in 2023.