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Singers from West Virginia (2 C, 37 P) Songwriters from West Virginia (1 C, 18 P) Pages in category "Musicians from West Virginia" The following 51 pages are in this ...
Pages in category "Country musicians from West Virginia" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
Pages in category "Singer-songwriters from West Virginia" The following 47 pages are in this category, out of 47 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Singer-songwriters from West Virginia (47 P) Pages in category "Singers from West Virginia" The following 37 pages are in this category, out of 37 total.
State flag of West Virginia Location of West Virginia on the U.S. map This is a list of prominent people from the territory that now makes up the U.S. state of West Virginia . This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
National Barn Dance, the original country music radio show. (1924–1960) Grand Ole Opry, the most famous country music radio program, broadcasting on WSM from Nashville. (1925–present) Jamboree U-S-A, airing from WWVA in Wheeling, West Virginia. Spun off a popular music festival, the Jamboree in the Hills. (1933–2007).
The nonprofit West Virginia Music Hall of Fame was established in 2005, to honor the legacies of the state's performing artists in multiple music genres. This hall of fame is the brainchild of its founder, musician Michael Lipton, who was inspired by a visit to the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville, Tennessee.
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 .