The Old Square Dance Is Back Again - Carolina Cotton
For this 1949 recording,on the Mastertone label, Carolina Cotton (aka the Yodeling Blonde Bombshell) was joined by Fenton "Jonesy" Jones. The release was timely, as the late 1940s saw the dramatic upsurge in interest in square dancing. In the post-WWII era, Lloyd Shaw's summer classes attracted large numbers of enthusiastic people who returned home to start clubs around the nation.
The song was first published in 1942. In this recording, after Cotton sings the first verse, Jonesy takes over with singing calls for a dance. You can hear the yodeling for which Carolina Cotton was known starting at 1:37.
Born Helen Hagstrom in 1925 in northeast Arkansas, Carolina Cotton went on to have an illustrious career, performing as a vocalist with the Spade Cooley Orchestra, the Sons of the Pioneers, Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys, and many more. In addition, she appeared regularly on country music radio shows and in films. In 2001, she was inducted into the Western Music Association's Hall of Fame. Detailed information about her life and recordings can be found at CarolinaCotton.org.
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The song was first published in 1942. In this recording, after Cotton sings the first verse, Jonesy takes over with singing calls for a dance. You can hear the yodeling for which Carolina Cotton was known starting at 1:37.
Born Helen Hagstrom in 1925 in northeast Arkansas, Carolina Cotton went on to have an illustrious career, performing as a vocalist with the Spade Cooley Orchestra, the Sons of the Pioneers, Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys, and many more. In addition, she appeared regularly on country music radio shows and in films. In 2001, she was inducted into the Western Music Association's Hall of Fame. Detailed information about her life and recordings can be found at CarolinaCotton.org.