WASHINGTONPOST (Harrison Smith) - She set aside the fiddle to raise nine children. At 99, she made her Opry debut.
Violet Hensley, who has died at 109, was one of the last links to a bygone era of foot-stomping American folk music.
Violet Hensley, who has died at 109, was one of the last links to a bygone era of foot-stomping American folk music.