Thirteen part series focusing on the pioneering females of country and old time music. Each program is a portrait of a different artist, illustrating her contribution to developing the genre.|THE POWERS FAMILY : FIRST COUNTRY RECORDINGS / produced by Rachel Goodman. SERIES: Southern songbirds : the women of early country music| no. 2 - Thirteen part series focusing on the pioneering females of country and old time music. Each program is a portrait of a different artists illustrating her contribution to developing the genre. CONTENT: This program charts the career of three sisters who were part of the first family string band to record commercially in 1924. Ada, Orphie and Carrie Powers tell of the life in the Powers Family Band. BROADCAST: Satellite, Apr. 1990.
This program charts the career of three sisters who were part of the first family string band to record commercially, in 1924. Ada, Orphie and Carrie Powers tell of the life in the Powers Family Band.