Betsy Rutherford's lyrics & chords

Betsy Rutherford (1944–1991) was a performer of traditional music from the Appalachian Mountains, known for her powerful, authentic singing style. She was born on 11th February 1944 in Galax, Virginia, to a musical family. She was related to acclaimed Galax-area musicians and early recording artists, Fields, Crockett, and Wade Ward, and Henry Whitter. Her father, Clarence Wroten, was a singer and string-band musician who performed with the Ruby Tonic Entertainers and had radio shows in Charlotte, Winston-Salem, and Greensboro, North Carol...read more