DAGMAR ANITA BINGE remembers
THE POE SISTERS

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The Poe Sisters - Nelle and Ruth in 1945
Nelle and Ruth Poe - The Poe Sisters - 2004
In 1989, we first got in touch with The Poe Sisters through our old friend Howard Vokes. Then, the names and music of Nelle and Ruth Poe was completely unknown to us. The reason was, they never cut a record. The duo appeared on Roy Acuff's segment of THE GRAND OLE OPRY in the mid 1940s. During these years a number of air checks were cut in Nashville on lacquer discs. These sensitive discs survived until they were mailed to us for restoration. Ten wonderful items were salvaged. Nelle - who did all of the correspondence - was amazed with what these old items sounded like after the restoration procedure and commented: "A miracle happened". It was a great pleasure to work with these sweet old ladies who kept in touch until 2004. Both are no longer alive. One may wonder why they never made it. Raising a family was probably more important to them. With Nelle on guitar and Ruth on mandolin and close harmony singing they could have been "The female Blue Sky Boys". See also Cattle LP 122.