Nimrod Workman & Phylis Sue Boyens Story and Songs.wmv

This is Part #1 of Some of the Stories and Songs of Nimrod Workman & Phylis Sue Boyens. Nimrod died in 1994, and Phylis just died a few days ago in Florida at the age of 62. Nimrod was 99 at death. Both were Accomplished Songwriters in the Folk Music Category, and Both were Accomplished Singers. Phillis Sue Boyens (my wifes Aunt) played Clari Lynn (Loretta Lynn's) Mother in the Movie Coal Miners Daughter- alongside Tommy Lee Jones and Sissy Spacek as Lorretta and Mooney
Nimrod had many awards Including the Heritage Award from President Reagan, and also in some of his last Singing Engagements Appeared for 2 weeks SInging at the Worlds Fair in Knoxville Tenn. Also Appeared on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, and sung once before Queen Elizabeth at New York

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Country
• Folk
• Traditional
• UNITED MINE WORKERS
• COAL
• MATEWAN WV
• APPALACHAIN
• MOUNTAIN MUSIC
• BILL MONROE
• Little Jimmy Dickens
• Hazel
• String Bean
• Grandpa Jones
• Black Lung
• Striking Miners

[ArkRed1]

Friends and neighbors this is what it's all about. This IS America. These wonderful singers are fading fast and their songs are being put up on dusty shelves and forgotten. How can we know where we're going if we don't know where we've been? God bless these wonderful singers who have gone on, and God bless the ones who are keeping these wonderful old songs alive. You are such a precious treasure.

[ringbolt9]

this music is excellent glad its kept alive.

[QueenLoretta]

I was so saddened to read Phyllis has passed away. She was so great playing Loretta Lynn mother in Coal Miner's Daughter.

[HelluvaHunter]

awsome

[RosePeddals]

I cherish my heritage & the legacy of my grand-paw. He was all about loving people & being kind. He sang what he lived & always told a story with his songs. A hard working man that dug out a living in the coal mines with a pick & shovel. He believed in God & family! I'm convinced that is why he lived to be 99 yrs.

[KatNip2007]

A good job..5 stars!! Thanks for putting this up in rememberance of grandpa Nimrod & Aunt Phyllis Sue!!