Wilma Lee Cooper (born Wilma Lee Leary on February 7, 1921; died September 13, 2011) was an American bluegrass-based country music entertainer. Cooper was raised in a well-known musical group that sang at local churches and festivals, billing themselves as the Leary Family. At one point, the Leary's were even invited by Eleanor Roosevelt to perform at a national folk festival. Upon graduating high school Wilma obtained a degree in banking at Davis and Elkins College. Near the same time she met and married guitarist Stoney Cooper. For the next 40 years the two performed as one o… read more
Wilma Lee Cooper (born Wilma Lee Leary on February 7, 1921; died September 13, 2011) was an American bluegrass-based country music entertainer. Cooper was raised in a well-known musical group that sang at local churches and festivals, billing themselves as the Leary Family. At one point, the … read more
Wilma Lee Cooper (born Wilma Lee Leary on February 7, 1921; died September 13, 2011) was an American bluegrass-based country music entertainer. Cooper was raised in a well-known musical group that sang at local churches and festivals, billing themselves as the Leary Family. At one point, the Leary's were even invited by Eleanor Roosevelt to perform at a nati… read more
