"Simpson Creek (Won't Never Run Clear Again)" by Mayf Nutter (1970)
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"The Sing-Along Song" by Mayf Nutter (1972)
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"Talking to Myself" by Mayf Nutter and the Castaways (1965)
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"Jack of Diamonds" by Ernie Carpenter
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"Hell among the Yearlings" by Ernie Carpenter
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"Elk River Blues" by Ernie Carpenter
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"Flippin' Jenny" by Ernie Carpenter
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"The Wreck of the Virginian" by Blind Alfred Reed
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"Walking in the Way with Jesus" by Blind Alfred Reed
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"You Must Unload" by Blind Alfred Reed
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Woody and LaVerne Simmons's only child, William, was born
Old-time musician Woodford "Woody" Simmons (November 13, 1911 - June 3, 2005) was born in Randolph County on Becky's Creek—just south of Huttonsville—to William and Florence Tacy Simmons. He recalled laboring "all the time" on his family farm. In ...
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