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Cowan Powers and his Family Band information


Fiddlin' Powers and Family
OriginScott County, Virginia, U.S.
GenresString band, old-time music
Years active1920s, 1970s
LabelsVictor Talking Machine Company
Edison Records
Okeh Records
Past membersJames Cowan Powers (fiddle)[1]
Matilda Lambert (banjo)
Charles Powers (banjo)
Orpha Powers (mandolin)
Carrie Powers (guitar)
Ada Powers (ukulele)

Fiddlin' Powers and Family was a Virginia string band from the 1920s, considered pioneers in early country music.[2][3] They were the first family string band to make a commercial record (1924).[3] The band consisted of Cowan Powers and his children, Charles, Orpha, Carrie and Ada.[2] Cowan also played with his wife, Matilda, until her death in 1916.[2]

  1. ^ Catalog of Victor Records
  2. ^ a b c Scott County Historical Society, Scott County, Virginia, Scrapbook Memories,Mildred McConnell's Scrapbook Articles
  3. ^ a b Byworth, Tony, ed. (2006). The Definitive Illustrated Encyclopedia of Country Music. London: Flame Tree Publishing. p. 22. ISBN 978-1-84451-406-9.

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