• 'Cousin Emmy' was a pioneer of country and roots music

  • Jul 24 2024
  • Length: 7 mins
  • Podcast

'Cousin Emmy' was a pioneer of country and roots music

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  • Bloomington-Normal and McLean County are not really known as a cradle of country music. But there was this one time...in the 1930s. Cynthia May Carver, better known by her stage name “Cousin Emmy,” was a pioneer in country and roots music during the golden age of radio from the 1930s to the 1960s.

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