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Governor's award surprises West Virginia Bluegrass Connection
West Virginia Bluegrass Connection received Distinguished West Virginian Awards from Governor Cecil Underwood after helping launch Bluegrass Music Month in Charleston. Band members include Lester Bowden and Billy Bowden, plus David Dickson, Eddie Cales, Delbert Bostic, with Curtis Persinger as sound technician. The group has opened for major acts and will perform at the 1998 State Fair of West Virginia and the Ronceverte River Festival.
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Ronceverte
West Virginia Bluegrass Connection
Charleston
Cecil Underwood
Lester Bowden
West
Billy
David Dickson
Greenville
Eddie
Cales
Sandstone
Dobro
Delbert Bostic
Renick
Curtis Persinger
Caldwell
Bowden
West Virginia
Ralph Stanley
Summersville
Stanley
Johnny Paycheck
Whites
Country Gentlemen
Sunny Mountain Boys
Clinch Mountain Boys
Bluegrass Connection
Fairlea
Alison Krauss
Union Station
Seldom Scene
del McCrory
Ronceverte River
State Capitol
al Harmon
Joe Livley
Waey Radio
Princeton
David Kennedy
Athens
WAEY
Pipestem State Park
Kennedy
Gibson Co
Billy Bowden
Eddie Cales