Claim: Ellen Muriel Deason, born on August 30, 1919 at Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., was active from 1936 to 2000 as a female country music (rooted from genres such as blues and old-time music) singer.
Evidence: (1919-08-30)August 30, 1919
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. Ellen Muriel Deason Country, honky tonk, Nashville sound, gospel Singer-songwriter 1936–2000 Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that takes its roots from genres such as blues and old-time music, and various types of American folk music including Appalachian, Cajun, and the cowboy Western music styles of Red Dirt, New Mexico, Texas country, and Tejano.