Dixon Sisters, The

The Dixon Sisters: (Faye Ginn, Wanda Rhodes, Carol Foster, Geneva Boyd, Mildred Tucker).  I was introduced to this remarkable group of harmonizing sisters by Wally Wallingford, who is Faye's son.  Although now settled with their families along both sides of the Ohio River, the sisters often get together to sing in church or to cheer up inmates in the local nursing homes.  Generally, they sing gospel numbers or popular fare (e.g., Sentimental Journey) familiar to their audiences, but they also remember a range of older songs from their father, John Henry Dixon, who came from Wolfe County and regularly sang to them as kids

Part of the booklet notes, written by Mark Wilson, to the Musical Traditions Records 4-CD set Meeting's a Pleasure (MTCD341-4)