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["Elaine (Moore) Purkey was an activist songwriter and musician from Harts Creek, West Virginia in Lincoln County. She was born in 1949, on the same piece of property where she lived when she died in 2020. She was raised in a family of musicians and flatfoot dancers and attributed her powerful voice to the acapella singing she learned as a member of the Church of Christ. As a teenager she played in bands with her brother, and in early adulthood she was the lead singer of a local country band. In the 1980s, she began performing regularly on the Wallace Horn Friendly Neighbors Show, a live radio program out of Logan County that has been on the air since 1967. She eventually became the host of the show. Read state folklorist Emily Hilliard's tribute to Purkey: https://wvfolklife.org/2020/09/03/a-tribute-to-west-virginia-labor-singer-songwriter-elaine-purkey-1949-2020/"]

1. Portrait of Elaine Purkey

Identifier:
4224.PurkeyElaine.Photo.001.10.27.16
Title:
Portrait of Elaine Purkey
Date:
2016-10-27
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Country music, Working class--Songs and music, and Purkey, Elaine
Location:
Harts (W. Va.)
["Elaine (Moore) Purkey is an activist songwriter and musician from Harts Creek, West Virginia in Lincoln County. She was born on May 29, 1949, on the same piece of property where she still lives. She was raised in a family of musicians and flatfoot dancers and attributes her powerful voice to the acapella singing she learned as a member of the Church of Christ. As a teenager she played in bands with her brother, and in early adulthood she was the lead singer of a local country band. In the 1980s, she began performing regularly on the Wallace Horn Friendly Neighbors Show, a live radio program out of Logan County that has been on the air since 1967. She now hosts the show. Elaine performed a concert at Yasou Greek Restaurant in McDowell County on July 8, 2017. The concert was sponsored by the West Virginia Folklife Program at the West Virginia Humanities Council and McArts."]

2. Elaine Purkey performs at Yasou Greek Restaurant

Identifier:
4224.PurkeyElaine.Photo.001.7.8.17
Title:
Elaine Purkey performs at Yasou Greek Restaurant
Date:
2017-07-08
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Working class--Songs and music and Purkey, Elaine
Location:
Kimball (W. Va.) and McDowell County (W. Va.)
["Elaine (Moore) Purkey is an activist songwriter and musician from Harts Creek, West Virginia in Lincoln County. She was born on May 29, 1949, on the same piece of property where she still lives. She was raised in a family of musicians and flatfoot dancers and attributes her powerful voice to the acapella singing she learned as a member of the Church of Christ. As a teenager she played in bands with her brother, and in early adulthood she was the lead singer of a local country band. In the 1980s, she began performing regularly on the Wallace Horn Friendly Neighbors Show, a live radio program out of Logan County that has been on the air since 1967. She now hosts the show."]

3. Elaine Purkey and Rick Wilson

Identifier:
4224.PurkeyElaine.Photo.002.10.27.16
Title:
Elaine Purkey and Rick Wilson
Date:
2016-10-27
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Wilson, Rick and Purkey, Elaine
Location:
Harts (W. Va.)
["Elaine (Moore) Purkey is an activist songwriter and musician from Harts Creek, West Virginia in Lincoln County. She was born on May 29, 1949, on the same piece of property where she still lives. She was raised in a family of musicians and flatfoot dancers and attributes her powerful voice to the acapella singing she learned as a member of the Church of Christ. As a teenager she played in bands with her brother, and in early adulthood she was the lead singer of a local country band. In the 1980s, she began performing regularly on the Wallace Horn Friendly Neighbors Show, a live radio program out of Logan County that has been on the air since 1967. She now hosts the show. Elaine performed a concert at Yasou Greek Restaurant in McDowell County on July 8, 2017. The concert was sponsored by the West Virginia Folklife Program at the West Virginia Humanities Council and McArts."]

4. Elaine Purkey performs an a cappella song at Yasou Greek Restaurant

Identifier:
4224.PurkeyElaine.Photo.002.7.8.17
Title:
Elaine Purkey performs an a cappella song at Yasou Greek Restaurant
Date:
2017-07-08
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Working class--Songs and music and Purkey, Elaine
Location:
McDowell County (W. Va.) and Kimball (W. Va.)
["Elaine (Moore) Purkey is an activist songwriter and musician from Harts Creek, West Virginia in Lincoln County. She was born on May 29, 1949, on the same piece of property where she still lives. She was raised in a family of musicians and flatfoot dancers and attributes her powerful voice to the acapella singing she learned as a member of the Church of Christ. As a teenager she played in bands with her brother, and in early adulthood she was the lead singer of a local country band. In the 1980s, she began performing regularly on the Wallace Horn Friendly Neighbors Show, a live radio program out of Logan County that has been on the air since 1967. She now hosts the show. Elaine performed a concert at Yasou Greek Restaurant in McDowell County on July 8, 2017. The concert was sponsored by the West Virginia Folklife Program at the West Virginia Humanities Council and McArts."]

5. Elaine Purkey and bandmate perform at Yasou Greek Restaurant

Identifier:
4224.PurkeyElaine.Photo.003.7.8.17
Title:
Elaine Purkey and bandmate perform at Yasou Greek Restaurant
Date:
2017-07-08
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Working class--Songs and music and Purkey, Elaine
Location:
McDowell County (W. Va.) and Kimball (W. Va.)
["Elaine (Moore) Purkey is an activist songwriter and musician from Harts Creek, West Virginia in Lincoln County. She was born on May 29, 1949, on the same piece of property where she still lives. She was raised in a family of musicians and flatfoot dancers and attributes her powerful voice to the acapella singing she learned as a member of the Church of Christ. As a teenager she played in bands with her brother, and in early adulthood she was the lead singer of a local country band. In the 1980s, she began performing regularly on the Wallace Horn Friendly Neighbors Show, a live radio program out of Logan County that has been on the air since 1967. She now hosts the show. Elaine performed a concert at Yasou Greek Restaurant in McDowell County on July 8, 2017. The concert was sponsored by the West Virginia Folklife Program at the West Virginia Humanities Council and McArts."]

6. Elaine Purkey sings with a friend at Yasou Greek Restaurant

Identifier:
4224.PurkeyElaine.Photo.004.7.8.17
Title:
Elaine Purkey sings with a friend at Yasou Greek Restaurant
Date:
2017-07-08
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Purkey, Elaine and Working class--Songs and music
Location:
Kimball (W. Va.) and McDowell County (W. Va.)
["The Wallace Horn Friendly Neighbors Show is a live radio program, recorded in Logan County, and airing for over 50 years on WVOW, The Voice of the Coalfields. Wallace Horn founded the show and passed the creative directorship on to Elaine Purkey. This taping of the Friendly Neighbors Show, on November 18, 2017, was recorded at the Chapmanville Towers in Chapmanville, WV. Other taping locations include the Hot Cup coffee shop in Logan. Shows are taped twice a month."]

7. Wallace Horn Friendly Neighbor's Show logo on the back of Elaine Purkey's shirt

Identifier:
4224.WallaceHornFriendlyNeighborsShow.Photo.001.11.18.17
Title:
Wallace Horn Friendly Neighbor's Show logo on the back of Elaine Purkey's shirt
Date:
2017-11-18
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Working class--Songs and music, Purkey, Elaine, and Live radio programs
Location:
Chapmanville (W. Va.)
["The Wallace Horn Friendly Neighbors Show is a live radio program, recorded in Logan County, and airing for over 50 years on WVOW, The Voice of the Coalfields. Wallace Horn founded the show and passed the creative directorship on to Elaine Purkey. This taping of the Friendly Neighbors Show, on November 18, 2017, was recorded at the Chapmanville Towers in Chapmanville, WV. Other taping locations include the Hot Cup coffee shop in Logan. Shows are taped twice a month."]

8. Elaine Purkey and company introduce the Wallace Horn Friendly Neighbors Show at a live taping in Chapmanville, 1 of 2

Identifier:
4224.WallaceHornFriendlyNeighborsShow.Photo.002.11.18.17
Title:
Elaine Purkey and company introduce the Wallace Horn Friendly Neighbors Show at a live taping in Chapmanville, 1 of 2
Date:
2017-11-18
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Country music, Live radio programs, Working class--Songs and music, and Purkey, Elaine
Location:
Chapmanville (W. Va.)
["The Wallace Horn Friendly Neighbors Show is a live radio program, recorded in Logan County, and airing for over 50 years on WVOW, The Voice of the Coalfields. Wallace Horn founded the show and passed the creative directorship on to Elaine Purkey. This taping of the Friendly Neighbors Show, on November 18, 2017, was recorded at the Chapmanville Towers in Chapmanville, WV. Other taping locations include the Hot Cup coffee shop in Logan. Shows are taped twice a month."]

9. Elaine Purkey and company introduce the Wallace Horn Friendly Neighbors Show at a live taping in Chapmanville, 2 of 2

Identifier:
4224.WallaceHornFriendlyNeighborsShow.Photo.003.11.18.17
Title:
Elaine Purkey and company introduce the Wallace Horn Friendly Neighbors Show at a live taping in Chapmanville, 2 of 2
Date:
2017-11-18
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Working class--Songs and music, Purkey, Elaine, Live radio programs, and Country music
Location:
Chapmanville (W. Va.)
["The Wallace Horn Friendly Neighbors Show is a live radio program, recorded in Logan County, and airing for over 50 years on WVOW, The Voice of the Coalfields. Wallace Horn founded the show and passed the creative directorship on to Elaine Purkey. This taping of the Friendly Neighbors Show, on November 18, 2017, was recorded at the Chapmanville Towers in Chapmanville, WV. Other taping locations include the Hot Cup coffee shop in Logan. Shows are taped twice a month."]

10. Guest fiddler on the Wallace Horn Friendly Neighbors Show

Identifier:
4224.WallaceHornFriendlyNeighborsShow.Photo.004.11.18.17
Title:
Guest fiddler on the Wallace Horn Friendly Neighbors Show
Date:
2017-11-18
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Country music, Live radio programs, Working class--Songs and music, and Purkey, Elaine
Location:
Chapmanville (W. Va.)
["The Wallace Horn Friendly Neighbors Show is a live radio program, recorded in Logan County, and airing for over 50 years on WVOW, The Voice of the Coalfields. Wallace Horn founded the show and passed the creative directorship on to Elaine Purkey. This taping of the Friendly Neighbors Show, on November 18, 2017, was recorded at the Chapmanville Towers in Chapmanville, WV. Other taping locations include the Hot Cup coffee shop in Logan. Shows are taped twice a month."]

11. Singer-songwriter Elaine Purkey introduces the Wallace Horn Friendly Neighbors Show

Identifier:
4224.WallaceHornFriendlyNeighborsShow.Photo.005.11.18.17
Title:
Singer-songwriter Elaine Purkey introduces the Wallace Horn Friendly Neighbors Show
Date:
2017-11-18
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Live radio programs, Working class--Songs and music, Folk music--West Virginia, Purkey, Elaine, and Country music
Location:
Chapmanville (W. Va.)
["The Wallace Horn Friendly Neighbors Show is a live radio program, recorded in Logan County, and airing for over 50 years on WVOW, The Voice of the Coalfields. Wallace Horn founded the show and passed the creative directorship on to Elaine Purkey. This taping of the Friendly Neighbors Show, on November 18, 2017, was recorded at the Chapmanville Towers in Chapmanville, WV. Other taping locations include the Hot Cup coffee shop in Logan. Shows are taped twice a month."]

12. Victoria Bosley introduces the Wallace Horn Friendly Neighbors Show

Identifier:
4224.WallaceHornFriendlyNeighborsShow.Photo.006.11.18.17
Title:
Victoria Bosley introduces the Wallace Horn Friendly Neighbors Show
Date:
2017-11-18
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Country music, Live radio programs, Folk music--West Virginia, Working class--Songs and music, and Purkey, Elaine
Location:
Chapmanville (W. Va.)