The Cox Family is an American
country
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/
bluegrass music group from
Cotton Valley in
Webster Parish
Webster Parish (French: ''Paroisse de Webster'') is a parish located in the northwestern section of the U.S. state of Louisiana.
The seat of the parish is Minden.
As of the 2010 census, the Webster Parish population was 41,207. In 2018, the p ...
in northwestern
Louisiana
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, United States.
The Cox Family can be heard on the
''O Brother, Where Art Thou?'' soundtrack. Their 1994 collaboration with
Alison Krauss
Alison Maria Krauss (born July 23, 1971) is an American bluegrass-country singer and musician. She entered the music industry at an early age, competing in local contests by the age of 8 and recording for the first time at 14. She signed with ...
, ''
I Know Who Holds Tomorrow
''I Know Who Holds Tomorrow'' is an album by American violinist/singer Alison Krauss and the Cox Family, released in 1994.
At the 37th Grammy Awards, Grammy Awards of 1995, ''I Know Who Holds Tomorrow'' won the Grammy Award for Best Southern, Co ...
'', won the 1995
.
They were nominated for another Grammy for their album ''
Beyond the City''. They may also be heard on the ''
Traveller'' (1997) motion picture soundtrack with their renditions of the
Carter Family
Carter Family was a traditional American folk music group that recorded between 1927 and 1956. Their music had a profound impact on bluegrass, country, Southern Gospel, pop and rock musicians as well as on the U.S. folk revival of the 1960s.
...
's "
I'm Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes" and "Sweeter Than the Flowers". In 2015, they released ''Gone Like the Cotton'', their first album for nearly 20 years.
Members
*Evelyn Cox (born June 20, 1959) -
guitar
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, vocals
*Lynn Cox (born October 11, 1960) -
bass, vocals
*Sidney Cox (born July 21, 1965) -
banjo,
dobro, guitar, vocals
*Suzanne Cox (born June 5, 1967) -
mandolin, vocals
*Willard Cox (born June 9, 1937 - November 4, 2019) -
fiddle, vocals
*Dennis Sunderman - bass
Discography
Albums
Singles
Music videos
References
External links
Cox Family websiteCox Family biography on CMT Website
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Family musical groups
Grammy Award winners
People from Cotton Valley, Louisiana