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Brad Paisley performed at the dedication of the new Herbert Hoover High School in Kanawha County; the school's facilities had been destroyed in the 2016 flood
Born October 28, 1972, in Glen Dale, Marshall County, country musician Brad Paisley began playing music as a child. Encouraged by his grandfather, Warren Jarvis, Paisley by age eight was studying guitar with local musician Clarence "Hank" Goddard....
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