Wilma Lee Leary (February 7, 1921 – September 13, 2011), known professionally as Wilma Lee Cooper, was an American bluegrass-based country music entertainer. In 1939, Leary married fiddler and vocalist Dale T. "Stoney" Cooper, (October 16, 1918–March 22, 1977) an American country star and member of the Grand Ole Opry. He was a master of the fiddle and the guitar. The duo formed their own bluegrass group, Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper and the Clinch Mountain Clan. They were regulars for ten years on Wheeling, West Virginia's WWVA-AM's rival to the Grand Ole Opry, …
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