The Cox Family
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The Cox Family is an North American Bluegrass family group from Cotton Valley, Louisiana, United States.
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[edit] Members
- Evelyn Cox (b. June 20, 1959) - guitar, vocals
- Lynn Cox - vocals
- Sidney Cox - (b. July 21, 1965) - banjo, dobro, guitar, vocals
- Suzanne Cox - (b. June 5, 1967) - mandolin, vocals
- Willard Cox - (b. June 9, 1937) - fiddle, vocals
[edit] History
The Cox Family first began performing regularly together at fairs and festivals in 1976[1], though an earlier performance can be heard in the 1974 version of Broken Engagement which appears on Beyond the City (1995).
Their profile was raised considerably when they met Alison Krauss in the early 90s, who subsequently produced and appeared on a number of their albums.
In July 2000, shortly after recording two songs for the Coen Brothers film O Brother, Where Art Thou?, the family were dealt a blow when Willard Cox and his wife Marie were seriously injured in a traffic accident near their home in Cotton Valley[2].
The singing Cox Family from Cotton Valley, LA, comprises father Willard, son Sidney, and daughters Evelyn and Suzanne, who derive their sound from combining country, bluegrass, and gospel styles. They first began performing together in 1976 and were a popular draw at fairs and festivals, but their career was given a big boost when in the early '90s they met Alison Krauss, who brought them to the attention of Rounder Records. They also gained massive exposure when in 1994 they caught the ear of Adam Duritz, frontman of the multi-platinum-selling Counting Crows, who was so impressed with the Cox Family that he invited them to open for the band during its North American tour. Krauss -- who produced all but the family's very first release, Quiet Storm on Wilcox Records -- recorded several of Sidney's songs, which appeared on both of her Grammy-winning albums, including the title track of I've Got That Old Feeling. The Cox Family recorded two records of their own on Rounder Records: Everybody's Reaching Out for Someone (1993) and Beyond the City (1995), which earned them a Grammy nomination for Best Bluegrass Album. They also collaborated with Krauss on an album entitled I Know Who Holds Tomorrow, which won a Grammy in 1994 for Best Country/Gospel/Bluegrass Album. The Cox Family also shared a Grammy for their participation in the various-artists project Amazing Grace: A Country Salute to Gospel. Their major-label debut, Just When We're Thinking It's Over, was released on Asylum Records in 1996.
[edit] Discography
- Quiet Storm (Wilcox Records)
- Everybody's Reaching Out For Someone (Rounder, 1993)
- I Know Who Holds Tomorrow (Rounder, 1994)
- Beyond the City (Rounder, 1995)
- Just When We're Thinking It's Over (Asylum, 1996)
