Pam Perry
Pam Perry Combs is an American bluegrass and country mandolinist, guitarist, and vocalist. In 1985, she joined the Berea, Kentucky-based New Coon Creek Girls, performing with the group for over a decade. In 1988, she crossed over into mainstream country music by co-founding the all-female band Wild Rose, signing with Capitol Records and earning Grammy, ACM, and CMA award nominations. A long-time figure at the Renfro Valley Entertainment Center, she has served as its entertainment director and subsequently directed the bluegrass ensemble at Eastern Kentucky University, culminating in a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2025 Lexington Music Awards.
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- No. 7 Spring 1996