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West Virginia consists of a mostly rural region, although its few relatively urban centers are prominent spots of musical innovation. The Capitol Music Hall , in Wheeling , is the oldest performing place of its kind in the state, and has hosted a wide variety of acts, from national tours to the local Wheeling Symphony Orchestra .
"Take Me Home, Country Roads", also known simply as "Country Roads", is a song written by Bill Danoff, Taffy Nivert and John Denver. It was released as a single performed by Denver on April 12, 1971, peaking at number two on Billboard ' s US Hot 100 singles for the week ending August 28, 1971.
Crack the Sky is an American progressive rock band formed in Weirton, West Virginia, in the early 1970s. In 1975, Rolling Stone declared their first album the "debut album of the year", and in 1978, Rolling Stone Record Guide compared them to Steely Dan. [1] Their first three albums charted on the Billboard 200.
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Grammy Album of the Year: The Concert for Bangladesh; Grammy Best New Artist: America; Grammy Best Album Design: "School's Out" – Alice Cooper; Grammy Best Pop Duo or Group: "Where Is the Love" – Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway; Grammy Best Pop Female Vocal: "I Am Woman" – Helen Reddy; Grammy Best Pop Male Vocal: "Without You" – Harry ...
Ghosts of West Virginia is the twentieth studio album by American country musician Steve Earle, credited to Steve Earle and the Dukes. It was released on May 22, 2020, under New West Records . [ 1 ] Most of the songs were written for the off-Broadway play Coal Country about the Upper Big Branch Mine disaster in 2010.
Hasil Adkins / ˈ h æ s əl / [1] (April 29, 1937 – April 26, 2005) was an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. His genres include rock and roll, country, blues and more commonly rockabilly, and because of his unusual playing and singing style, he is often cited as an example of outsider music.
Asleep at the Wheel is an American Western Swing music group that was formed in Paw Paw, West Virginia in 1970, [4] and is based in Austin, Texas.The band has won nine Grammy Awards, released over twenty albums, and has charted more than 21 singles on the Billboard country charts.