The Cox Family is an American country/bluegrass music group from Cotton Valley in Webster Parish in northwestern Louisiana, United States. The Cox Family can be heard on the O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack. Their 1994 collaboration with Alison Krauss, I Know Who Holds Tomorrow, won the 1995 Grammy Award for Best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album. They were nominated for another Grammy for their album Beyond the City. They may also be heard on the Traveller (1997) motion picture soundtrack with their renditions of the Carter Family's "I'm Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes" and "Sweeter Than the Flowers". In 2015, they released Gone Like the Cotton, their first album for nearly 20 years.
Evelyn Cox died on May 5, 2026, at the age of 66.
Members Evelyn Cox (June 20, 1959 – May 5, 2026) – guitar, vocals Lynn Cox (born October 11, 1960) – bass, vocals Sidney Cox (born July 21, 1965) – banjo, dobro, guitar, vocals Suzanne Cox (born June 5, 1967) – mandolin, vocals Willard Cox (June 9, 1937 – November 4, 2019), fiddle, vocals Dennis Sunderman – bass
Discography Albums Title Album details Peak chartpositions US Grass US Heat Quiet Storm Release date: unknown Label: Wilcox Records — — Heartaches Along the Horizon Release date: 1987 Label: Wilcox Records — — Everybody's Reaching Out for Someone Release date: April 1, 1993 Label: Rounder Records — — I Know Who Holds Tomorrow Release date: January 28, 1994 Label: Rounder Records — — Beyond the City Release date: April 25, 1995 Label: Rounder Records — — Just When We're Thinking It's Over Release date: July 30, 1996 Label: Asylum Records — — Gone Like the Cotton Release date: October 23, 2015 Label: Rounder Records 1 23 "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Singles Year Single Album 1993 "Cry, Baby, Cry" Everybody's Reaching Out for Someone 1994 "Walk Over God's Heaven" (with Alison Krauss) I Know Who Holds Tomorrow 1996 "Runaway" Just When We're Thinking It's Over 1997 "Cry, Baby, Cry" (re-issue)
Music videos Year Video Director 1994 "Walk Over God's Heaven" (with Alison Krauss) Joanne Gardner 1996 "Runaway" John Lloyd Miller
References
External links Cox Family website Cox Family biography on CMT Website