Evelyn Cox
Evelyn Cox (June 20, 1959–May 5, 2026) was an American bluegrass guitarist and vocalist. Born and raised in Cotton Valley, Louisiana, she began singing and playing guitar as a child before co-founding the family-based roots ensemble The Cox Family with her father Willard, brother Sidney, and sisters in 1976. The group rose to national prominence following their discovery by fiddle player Alison Krauss in the early 1990s and subsequently winning two Grammys and contributing to the multi-platinum soundtrack for the film O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000).