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West Virginia Country and Western Music Memorabilia

Abstract Or Scope

Memorabilia regarding the musicians and music of the country and western music show "Jamboree" broadcast by Wheeling, West Virginia radio station WWVA. Includes eight song or history books, two song sheets, and thirteen photographs of the musicians who performed at the "Jamboree." Among the performers represented are Mack Jeffers' Fiddlin' Farmers, Jake Taylor and his Rail Splitters, Joe Barker's Radio Circus, Cowboy Loye, Grandpa Jones, Curley Miller and his Ploughboys, as well as West Virginians Doc Williams and his Border Riders, Big Slim "Lone Cowboy," and Frank Dudgeon. Also includes addenda that feature additional memorabilia regarding the country and western musicians who performed on radio stations WWVA (Wheeling, W.Va.) and WMMN (Fairmont, W.Va.).
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Collection Context

1. West Virginia and Regional History Center