Moonshine Kate (Rosa Lee Carson) was one of the earliest recorded women in country music. She was born on October 10, 1909 in Atlanta. An accomplished guitarist and banjo player, she started performing as a child with her father, Fiddlin' John Carson. In 1928 she adopted the name Moonshine Kate. In 1983 she was inducted, along with her father, into the Atlanta Country Music Hall of Fame. Rosa died in 1992 in Bainbridge, GA.
Moonshine Kate's Guitar is currently housed in the Hargrett Rare Book & Manuscript Library, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Here is a fun tune written by Rosa Carson and recorded in 1931. It is entitled My Man's a Jolly Railroad Man. Enjoy.
