Wilma Lee And Stoney Cooper - You Tried To Ruin My Name [1951].

[Written by Pee Wee King - Redd Stewart] 1st. Recorded 16 May 1951 by Boots Faye and Idaho Call Issued on Columbia 20898 B Also Recorded 1980 [Wilma Lee - solo] Recorded 17 December 1951 - WWVA Radio Station, Wheeling, WV - Wilma Lee Cooper [rh gt/vcl duet/vcl solo], Stoney Cooper [fiddle/vcl duet/vcl solo], Josh "Buck" Graves [dobro], Albert Ray Cole [bass] WILMA LEE Born Wilma Leigh Leary in Valley Head WV [1921 - 2011] aka "The First Lady of Bluegrass"... Active from 1938 to 2001 Recorded with Stoney Cooper From 1947 to 1976 Member of the "Grand Ole Opry" from 1957 to 2001 Wilma Lee Recorded Solo Until Circa 2000 AWARDS 1950 - Harvard University "America's Most Authentic Mountain Singer" 1974 - First Lady of Bluegrass by Smithsonian Institute 1994 - Distinguished Achievement Award by IBMA 1999 - The Country Gospel Music Hall of Fame Golden Harp and The Golden Voice Award for 50 Years in Country Music 1999 - Stoney and Wilma Lee George D. Hay Memorial Foundation Hall of Fame 2001 Preservation Hall of Greats 28 September 2010 Wilma Lee Joined the OPRY Cast at the Grand Re - Opening for a Group Sing - Along 2023 - International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame STONEY Born Dale Troy Cooper in Harman WV [1918 - 1977]. Master of the Fiddle and Guitar.