Connie Sides Born:  October 14, 1906 Died:  April 29, 1987

About The Artist Connie Faw Sides was the teenage niece of blind musician Ernest Thompson and one of the earliest women to record country songs. She accompanied her uncle to New York in September 1924 as a guide and sang a pair of duets with him. With Ernest supporting on guitar and harmonica, she also sang five solo numbers, four of them released. Apparently sales of her songs did not meet Columbia's expectations. She neither recorded again nor played professionally afterwards. She did, however, outlive most of her contemporary recording artists. What little is known of her comes from the research of Bob Carlin. Ancestry.com shows that her first husband was Gaither Fred Sides (October 31, 1902 - October 22, 1966). Connie later married Bogatsca Xendorous Linville II (October 21, 1907 - January 6, 1992). The Find-a-Grave site indicates she married her second husband on August 14, 1973. Credits & Sources Hillbilly-Music.com would like to express its thanks to Ivan M. Tribe, author of Mountaineer Jamboree — Country Music in West Virginia and other books that can be found on Amazon.com and numerous articles in other publications for providing us with information about this artist.

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Recordings (78rpm/45rpm)   Columbia Rec. No. Side Song Title   15008 D A They Made It Twice As Nice   15008 D B You're As Welcome As The Flowers In May   15009 D A Underneath The Sugar Moon   15009 D B In The Shadow Of The Pines