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["Diana Hamilton (b. October 1955), is a native of Cool Ridge, West Virginia. She has worked at King Tut Drive-In restaurant in Beckley for 40 years and has been the manager for 20 years."]

13. Transcript of oral history of Diana Hamilton

Identifier:
4224.HamiltonDiana.IntTranscript.7.9.19
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Diana Hamilton
Date:
2019-07-09
Creator:
Hamilton, Diana
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Food habits, foodways, Beckley (W. Va.), Women service industries workers, Drive-in restaurants, Diners (Restaurants), and Working class families
Location:
Beckley (W. Va.)

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14. Oral history of Dave McKay

Identifier:
4224.McKayDave.AudioInt.7.9.19
Title:
Oral history of Dave McKay
Date:
2019-07-09
Creator:
McKay, Dave
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
foodways, Food habits, Drive-in restaurants, Diners (Restaurants), Restaurateurs, and Beckley (W. Va.)
Location:
Beckley (W. Va.)
["Dave McKay (b.1946) is the owner of King Tut Drive-In in Beckley. He lives in Atlanta. In this interview he speaks about this history and evolution of the business, and its role in the Beckley community."]

15. Transcript of oral history of Dave McKay

Identifier:
4224.McKayDave.IntTranscript.7.9.19
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Dave McKay
Date:
2019-07-09
Creator:
McKay, Dave
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Food habits, Restaurateurs, foodways, Diners (Restaurants), Drive-in restaurants, and Beckley (W. Va.)
Location:
Beckley (W. Va.)
["Doris Fields aka Lady D of Beckley led an apprenticeship in blues and Black gospel with Xavier Oglesby of Beckley as part of the 2018 West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program, supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts. Xavier OglesbyBeckley, WVXavier Oglesby, a Beckley native, was raised in the black Pentecostal church, learning gospel music from his family. From 1997 to 2003, he hosted 545 Live, a gospel music radio show on Beckleys WJLS in Beckley. From 1997 to 2002 he was an actor and singer at Theatre West Virginia. He recently narrated voice-overs for the National Park Service New River Gorge African American Heritage Auto Tour. He currently works as a corrections officer.See our feature on Fields apprenticeship with Oglesby here: https://wvfolklife.org/2018/12/03/2018-master-artist-apprentice-feature-doris-fields-aka-lady-d-xavier-oglesby-blues-black-gospel/"]

16. Artist profile of Xavier Oglesby

Identifier:
4224.OglesbyXavier.ArtistProfile.6.19.18
Title:
Artist profile of Xavier Oglesby
Date:
2018-06-19
Creator:
Oglesby, Xavier
Subject:
Gospel music, Apprenticeship programs, Rhythm and blues music, Soul music, and African Americans--Appalachian Region
Location:
Raleigh County (W. Va.) and Beckley (W. Va.)