KATIE LAUR

• Native of Paris, Tennessee. Lived in Cincinnatti, Ohio.
• 1975, formed The Katie Laur Band. She was one of the first female lead singers to front her own bluegrass band.
• 1975, released “Good Time Girl” album (Vetco).
• 1977, released “Cookin’ with Katie” album (Vetco).
• She appeared several times on Garrison Keillor’s “Prairie Home Companion” radio program.
• She hosted a weekly Cincinnatti radio show called “Music from the Hills of Home.”
• Real name: Katie Haley. As a child, she performed with her sister and three cousins in a singing group called The Haley Sisters.
• 2008, she was presented with the Ohio Heritage Fellowship award for her influence on musicians in the Ohio region.
• Died on August 3, 2024.