Stoney Cooper

Stoney Cooper

Dale Troy Cooper (October 16, 1918 – March 22, 1977), known professionally as Stoney Cooper, was an American country star and member of the Grand Ole Opry. He played the fiddle and the guitar.

Birth and Death Data: Born October 16, 1918 (Harman), Died March 22, 1977

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1949 - 1969

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, violin, lead vocal, songwriter, speaker, arranger, harmony vocal

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	RHCO4408	10-in.	12/18/1950	Faded love	Stoney Cooper ; Wilma Lee Cooper	Female vocal solo, with string band and vocal trio	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	RHCO4409	10-in.	12/18/1950	The golden rocket	Stoney Cooper ; Wilma Lee Cooper	String band, with male vocal solo	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	RHCO4410	10-in.	12/18/1950	Mother's prayer	Stoney Cooper ; Wilma Lee Cooper	String band, with male vocal solo	vocalist, lead vocal, instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	RHCO4411	10-in.	12/18/1950	Ghost train	Stoney Cooper ; Wilma Lee Cooper	Female vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	CO40677	10-in.	4/8/1949	Willy Roy (the crippled boy)	Clinch Mountain Clan ; Stoney Cooper ; Wilma Lee Cooper	Female vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	CO40678	10-in.	4/8/1949	Thirty pieces of silver	Clinch Mountain Clan	String band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	CO40679	10-in.	4/8/1949	What's the matter with this world	Clinch Mountain Clan ; Stoney Cooper ; Wilma Lee Cooper	String band, with mixed vocal duet	vocalist, lead vocal, instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	CO40680	10-in.	4/8/1949	Moonlight on West Virginia	Clinch Mountain Clan ; Stoney Cooper ; Wilma Lee Cooper	Mixed vocal duet, with string band	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	CO40681	10-in.	4/9/1949	No one now	Clinch Mountain Clan ; Stoney Cooper ; Wilma Lee Cooper ; Sky Snow	Female vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	CO40682	10-in.	4/9/1949	He will save your soul (from the burning fire)	Clinch Mountain Clan ; Stoney Cooper ; Wilma Lee Cooper	Mixed vocal trio, with string band	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist, lead vocal, songwriter
Columbia	CO40683	10-in.	4/9/1949	I dreamed about Mom last night	Clinch Mountain Clan ; Stoney Cooper ; Wilma Lee Cooper	Mixed vocal duet, with string band	vocalist, speaker, instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	CO40684	10-in.	4/8/1949	On the banks of the river	Clinch Mountain Clan ; Stoney Cooper ; Wilma Lee Cooper	Female vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	CO42881	10-in.	2/20/1950	I ain't gonna work tomorrow	Stoney Cooper ; Wilma Lee Cooper	Female vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, violin, arranger
Columbia	CO42882	10-in.	2/20/1950	The white rose	Stoney Cooper ; Wilma Lee Cooper	Mixed vocal duet, with string band	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	CO42883	10-in.	2/20/1950	The legend of the dogwood tree	Stoney Cooper ; Wilma Lee Cooper	Female vocal solo and recitation, with string band	instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	CO42884	10-in.	2/20/1950	The message came special	Stoney Cooper ; Wilma Lee Cooper	Mixed vocal trio, with string band	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin, songwriter
Columbia	CO46488	10-in.	7/13/1951	I'm taking my audition (to sing up in the sky)	Stoney Cooper ; Wilma Lee Cooper	Mixed vocal duet, with string band	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	CO46489	10-in.	7/13/1951	Walking my Lord up Calvary Hill	Stoney Cooper ; Wilma Lee Cooper	Mixed vocal trio, with string band	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	CO46490	10-in.	7/13/1951	All on account of you	Stoney Cooper ; Wilma Lee Cooper	Male vocal solo, with string band and vocal trio	vocalist, lead vocal, instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	CO46492	10-in.	7/13/1951	The West Virginia polka	Stoney Cooper ; Wilma Lee Cooper	Mixed vocal duet, with string band	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	CO46493	10-in.	7/13/1951	Sunny side of the mountain	Stoney Cooper ; Wilma Lee Cooper	Male vocal solo, with string band	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	CO47269	10-in.	12/17/1951	You tried to ruin my name	Stoney Cooper ; Wilma Lee Cooper	Mixed vocal, with string band	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	CO47995	10-in.	5/21/1952	Have mercy on me	Stoney Cooper ; Wilma Lee Cooper	Mixed vocal duet, with string band	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	CO47996	10-in.	5/21/1952	I cried again	Stoney Cooper ; Wilma Lee Cooper	Female vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, violin
Columbia	CO47998	10-in.	5/21/1952	My Lord's gonna shake my hand	Stoney Cooper ; Wilma Lee Cooper	Mixed vocal quartet, with guitar and piano	vocalist
Columbia	CO47999	10-in.	5/21/1952	Will the Lord let you in	Stoney Cooper ; Wilma Lee Cooper	Female vocal solo, with male vocal quartet, guitar, and piano	vocalist, harmony vocal
Decca	NA 13822		12/7/1965	Wedding bells	Stoney Cooper ; Wilma Lee Cooper		vocalist
Decca	NA 13823		12/7/1965	It's started again	Stoney Cooper ; Wilma Lee Cooper		vocalist
Decca	NA 13824		12/7/1965	It's easier to say than do	Stoney Cooper ; Wilma Lee Cooper		vocalist
Decca	NA 13825		12/7/1965	Strange things happening ever	Stoney Cooper ; Wilma Lee Cooper		vocalist
Decca	NA 14011		4/5/1966	Tippy toeing	Stoney Cooper ; Wilma Lee Cooper		vocalist
Decca	NA 14012		4/5/1966	Nobody but a fool (would love you)	Stoney Cooper ; Wilma Lee Cooper		vocalist
Decca	NA 14013		4/5/1966	History repeats itself	Stoney Cooper ; Wilma Lee Cooper		vocalist
Decca	NA 14014		4/5/1966	Each season changes you	Stoney Cooper ; Wilma Lee Cooper		vocalist
Decca	NA 14144		7/13/1966	A hero's death	Stoney Cooper ; Wilma Lee Cooper		vocalist
Decca	NA 14145		7/13/1966	Almost persuaded	Stoney Cooper ; Wilma Lee Cooper		vocalist
Decca	NA 14146		7/13/1966	Three widows	Stoney Cooper ; Wilma Lee Cooper		vocalist
Decca	NA 14147		7/13/1966	Don't let your sweet love die	Stoney Cooper ; Wilma Lee Cooper		vocalist
Decca	NA 15451[a]		2/27/1969	Not my kind	Stoney Cooper ; Wilma Lee Cooper		vocalist
Decca	NA 15452		2/27/1969	The right to love what's left	Stoney Cooper ; Wilma Lee Cooper		vocalist
Decca	NA 15453		2/27/1969	Guide me home my Georgia moon	Stoney Cooper ; Wilma Lee Cooper		vocalist
Decca	NA 15454		2/27/1969	Big midnight special	Stoney Cooper ; Wilma Lee Cooper		vocalist

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Cooper, Stoney," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/309660.

Cooper, Stoney. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/309660.

"Cooper, Stoney." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.