Betty Cody (Rita Coté) Interview

Authors

Ann Breau

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Description

Betty Cody is the stage name for Rita Coté, a highly-successful country singer from Lewiston, Maine. She married fellow singer Hal "Lone Pine" Breau, and their sons, Denny and Lenny went on to have successful musical careers. In this interview, she discusses her relationship to the Franco-American community and the origins of her musical career.

In the photograph: Betty Cody (Rite Coté)

Duration

00:38:31

Publication Date

4-10-2000

City

Lewiston

State

Maine

Keywords

Cody, Coté, Breau, country music, Oral History, Franco-American Collection, University of Southern Maine

Media Type

Reproduction

Comments

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Recommended Citation

Interviews and Lectures Collection, Franco-American Collection, University of Southern Maine Libraries.

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.

Language

English and French