Coon Creek Girls

Coon Creek Girls
OriginCincinnati, Ohio, United States
GenresAppalachian music
Bluegrass
Folk
Country
Years active1937–1957
Past membersLily May Ledford
Rosie Ledford
Esther Koehler
Evelyn Lange
Minnie Ledford
Norma Mullins

The Coon Creek Girls were one of the first all-female string bands. The band was created in the mid-1930s by John Lair for his Renfro Valley Barn Dance show. The group toured throughout the greater region of Cincinnati, and performed at the White House for President Franklin D. Roosevelt, his wife, Eleanor and the King and Queen of England, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. The band officially disbanded in 1957. The Coon Creek Girls have been an inspiration to many musicians, and the New Coon Creek Girls carried their name and continued the legacy of “fast-picking,” all female bands.

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