We lost two members of our musical family in 2018, Betty Wilson and Fred Fowler. A 1976 recording of the Christmas song “In the Fields” featuring Betty was posted today by her daughter. While her husband was working several jobs, Betty stayed at home with the babies singing them to sleep with Louvin Brother’s songs. I enjoyed listening to her duets with her husband Lew at our music jams.

Betty told me that she finally had the opportunity to meet Charlie Louvin at a concert and he blew cigarette smoke in her face. I’ll always cherish the times I got to sing some tunes with her at our music jams at People’s Place in Gardner, MA.