Dale Ann Bradley

Dale Ann Bradley is an American bluegrass musician. She is a six-time (2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, and 2021) Female Bluegrass Vocalist of the Year, a distinction given by the International Bluegrass Music Association. She has released music both as a solo artist and as part of the group New Coon Creek Girls.

Early life Bradley was born in Bell County, Kentucky. Her father was a coal-mining Baptist minister. She grew up without running water or electricity until she was a senior in high school. She also lived with heavy religious restrictions with her father being a minister. She received her first guitar at the age of 14, making a guitar pick out of a plastic milk carton to play. In late 2015, her 7th album, Pocket Full of Keys received a Grammy nomination for Best Bluegrass Album

From 2012 to 2020, Bradley was a member of the all-female bluegrass band Sister Sadie. Their second album received a nomination for Best Bluegrass Album in 2019.

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