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![["Shirley A. Campbell (March 17,1949-January 10, 2021), a native of Pinch, West Virginia and a resident of Charleston, West Virginia, was a lifelong songwriter and poet. Two of her songs were recorded by Grandpa Jones and Ernest Tubb, respectively. Campbell married into the Reed-Campbell family of the bluegrass musician Ola Belle Reed, who was her mentor. Read Campbells obituary:Shirley A. Campbell, 71, of Charleston, WV, passed away suddenly at home, Sunday, January 10, 2021.Born March 17, 1949, in Pinch, WV, she was the daughter of the late Ruby Francis Jarrett and Jack White.She is survived by her two children, daughter Carlie Campbell of Charleston and son Jeremy Campbell of Elkton, MD; and pets.In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her beloved dachshunds, Buckwheat and Alfalfa.Shirley studied at Oklahoma University and Marshall University. She was a nurse for 20 years, a dog groomer for 15 years, and a small business owner for approximately 10 years. She was a woman of endless talents, for many of which she received recognition. She was deeply devoted to animal welfare; throughout her life caring for ANY and ALL that she found in need.There will be a symphony of animal calls greeting her at the gates of heaven; and it will be glorious!As per her request, there will be no services. She asks that, in lieu of flowers, please donate to an animal charity in her honor.You may send condolences to the family at: www.barlowbonsall.com.Barlow Bonsall Funeral Home, Charleston, WV, has been entrusted with the arrangements."]](/thumb/4224CampbellShirleyWriting02151616 "Poem \"Buffalo Creek Flood,\" written by Shirley A. Campbell, February 27, 1972")
- Identifier:
- 4224.CampbellShirley.Writing.021.5.16.16
- Title:
- Poem "Buffalo Creek Flood," written by Shirley A. Campbell, February 27, 1972
- Date:
- 1972-02-27
- Creator:
- Campbell, Shirley A.
- Subject:
- Working class--Songs and music, Buffalo Creek (Logan County, W. Va.), Industrial accidents, Women lyricists, Women poets, American, and Coal mines and mining
- Location:
- Charleston (W. Va.)
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- Identifier:
- 4224.PurkeyElaine.AudioInt.001.10.27.16
- Title:
- Oral history of Elaine Purkey, 1 of 2
- Date:
- 2016-10-27
- Creator:
- Purkey, Elaine
- Contributor:
- Hilliard, Emily and Wilson, Rick
- Subject:
- Coal mines and mining, Working class--Songs and music, Purkey, Elaine, Country music, Folk music--West Virginia, and Strikes and lockouts--Coal mining--West Virginia
- Location:
- Lincoln County (W. Va.) and Harts (W. Va.)
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- Identifier:
- 4224.PurkeyElaine.AudioInt.002.10.27.16
- Title:
- Oral history of Elaine Purkey, 2 of 2
- Date:
- 2016-10-27
- Creator:
- Purkey, Elaine
- Contributor:
- Hilliard, Emily and Wilson, Rick
- Subject:
- Coal mines and mining, Purkey, Elaine, Country music, Folk music--West Virginia, Strikes and lockouts--Coal mining--West Virginia, and Working class--Songs and music
- Location:
- Harts (W. Va.) and Lincoln 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. Purkey wrote songs for the Pittston Coal Strike and Ravenswood Lockout and has performed at concerts and festivals across the continent. Her song \"One Day More\" written for the Ravenswood Lockout, is featured on the Smithsonian Folkways Recordings compilation Classic Labor Songs. Purkey is portrayed in the 2014 film Moving Mountains, based on a book by Penny Loeb. A proud mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Purkey teaches singing classes to children at the Big Ugly Community Center."]](/thumb/4224PurkeyElaineIntTranscript102716 "Oral history of transcript of Elaine Purkey")
- Identifier:
- 4224.PurkeyElaine.IntTranscript.10.27.16
- Title:
- Oral history of transcript of Elaine Purkey
- Date:
- 2016-10-27
- Creator:
- Purkey, Elaine
- Contributor:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Folk music--West Virginia, Strikes and lockouts--Coal mining--West Virginia, Purkey, Elaine, Coal mines and mining, Country music, and Working class--Songs and music
- Location:
- Harts (W. Va.) and Lincoln County (W. Va.)
![["Singer-songwriter Glen Simpson of Hardy, Kentucky plays his original song \"Don't Shoot Him Anymore,\" based on the murders of Sid Hatfield and Edward Chambers during the West Virginia Mine Wars. Shot at United Mine Workers of America Local 1440 in Matewan, West Virginia as part of the George Mason Folklore Field School. Find more of Simpson's music at http://glen-simpson.com/"]](/thumb/4224SimpsonGlennVideo00152218 "Singer-songwriter Glen Simpson of Hardy, KY sings \"Don't Shoot Him Anymore,\" based on the murders of Sid Hatfield and Edward Chambers during the West Virginia Mine Wars")
- Identifier:
- 4224.SimpsonGlenn.Video.001.5.22.18
- Title:
- Singer-songwriter Glen Simpson of Hardy, KY sings "Don't Shoot Him Anymore," based on the murders of Sid Hatfield and Edward Chambers during the West Virginia Mine Wars
- Date:
- 2018-05-22
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Coal miners--West Virginia, Labor disputes--West Virginia, Working class--Songs and music, Labor union locals, Coal mines and mining, Labor union members, and Coal mines and mining in art
- Location:
- Mingo County (W. Va.)
