COUSIN EMMY
(1903–1980)
COUSIN EMMY (b. Cynthia May Carver, near Lamb, Ky., 1903–April 11, 1980) Cousin Emmy was an audacious and often outrageous singer/instrumentalist who was a major star of country radio of the late 1930s and early 1940s. Emmy made a comeback during the FOLK REVIVAL of the 1960s, performing for a new, urban audience. Cousin Emmy (center with banjo) during her radio days in the '30s. Photo: University of North Carolina, Southern Historical Collection, Southern Folklife Collection, University…