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Buddy Jones (bluegrass Musician)
Shelby Gene "Buddy" Jones (February 2, 1937 – August 13, 2014) was an American Bluegrass music, bluegrass musician and songwriter, and music recorder and distributor. He is best known for his performance work with the bluegrass band, Rainbow Valley Boys. He was also the founder of former recording, radio promotion, and record distribution companies B.J. Promotions, Tapes Unlimited, and Northern Music Distribution. Early life Shelby Gene Jones was born on February 2, 1937, in West Virginia in Montcoal, West Virginia, Montcoal to Bert and Ethel Jones (née Queener) (born 1902 and 1903 respectively). He was the youngest of 6 children in the household. He had five siblings, brothers Ralph, Herbert, and Kenneth; and two sisters Dolly and Juanita. All of his siblings had been born in Newark, Ohio, but his family had moved to Beckley shortly before he was born. Jones attended Woodrow Wilson High School (Beckley, West Virginia), Woodrow Wilson High School in fall 1949, and attended t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montcoal, West Virginia
Montcoal is an unincorporated community and coal town in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. Montcoal is located on West Virginia Route 3, south of Whitesville. Coal mine explosion Montcoal is home to the Performance Coal Company, a division of Massey Energy, Inc. On April 5, 2010, at approximately 3 pm, a methane gas explosion An explosion is a rapid expansion in volume associated with an extreme outward release of energy, usually with the generation of high temperatures and release of high-pressure gases. Supersonic explosions created by high explosives are known ... killed 29 mine workers, and injured two others.http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/04/10/west.virginia.mine/index.html CNN News coverage of 2010 mine explosion in Montcoal References Unincorporated communities in Raleigh County, West Virginia Unincorporated communities in West Virginia Mining communities in West Virginia Coal towns in West Virginia {{RaleighCountyWV-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
