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A song about the trials of coal miners performed by Logan Halstead in Boone County, West Virginia. Recorded on December 6th, 2020.

Barboursville Native Sam Eplin with his original song in Charleston WV

Barboursville, WV Native Sam Eplin with an original song Head Hang Low, performed behind Walmart in Quincy, WV

Billy Strings was born William Lee Apostol on October 3, 1992, in Lansing, Michigan. His father died of a heroin overdose when he was two and his mother remarried Terry Barber, an accomplished amateur bluegrass musician. Billy regards Barber as his father. The family moved to Morehead, Kentucky, then to Muir, Michigan. While he was still a pre-teen his parents became addicted to methamphetamine. He left the family home at the age of thirteen and went through a period of hard-drug usage. His family eventually achieved sobriety; Billy stopped using hard drugs and drinking alcohol. Barber was a heavy influence on his stepson, introducing him to traditional bluegrass artists at a young age, including Doc Watson, Del McCoury, David Grisman, Bill Monroe, John Hartford, Ralph Stanley, Earl Scruggs, and Larry Sparks.[ Strings is also a rock and metal fan, influenced by Jimi Hendrix, Johnny Winter, Widespread Panic, Phish, Grateful Dead, Def Leppard, Between the Buried and Me, and Black Sabbath, and played in hard rock and indie rock bands in his teens. Apostol got his stage name Billy Strings from his aunt, who saw his ability on multiple traditional bluegrass instruments. Tracks 1. "Know It All" 3:26 2. "Secrets" 4:44 3. "Love and Regret" 4:16 4. "Heartbeat of America" 6:22 5. "In the Morning Light" 4:43 6. "This Old World" 3:55 7. "Show Me the Door" 5:00 8. "Hellbender" 3:25 9. "Red Daisy" 2:41 10. "The Fire on My Tongue" 2:45 11. "Nothing’s Working" 3:16 12. "Hide and Seek" 9:26 13. "Ice Bridges" 4:01 14. "Fire Line" 4:35 15. "Running the Route" 3:35 16. "Leaders" 4:18

Close to the Edge is the fifth studio album by English progressive rock band Yes. It was released on 8 September 1972 by Atlantic Records, and is their last album of the 1970s to feature their original drummer Bill Bruford. After scoring a commercial and critical hit with Fragile and touring the album, Yes regrouped to prepare material for a follow-up, ideas for which had been put down some months before. The album's centrepiece is the 18-minute title track, with themes and lyrics inspired by the Herman Hesse novel Siddhartha. Side two contains two non-conceptual tracks, the folk-inspired "And You and I" and the comparatively straightforward rocker "Siberian Khatru". Bruford found the album particularly laborious to make, which culminated in his decision to quit the band after it was recorded, to join King Crimson. Close to the Edge became the band's greatest commercial success at the time of release. Tracks: Close to the Edge And You and I Siberian Khatru

The Yes Album is the third studio album by English progressive rock band Yes, released on 19 February 1971 by Atlantic Records. It was the band's first album to feature guitarist Steve Howe, who replaced Peter Banks in 1970, as well as their last to feature keyboardist Tony Kaye until 1983's 90125. The band spent mid-1970 writing and rehearsing new material at a farmhouse at Romansleigh, Devon, and the new songs were recorded at Advision Studios in London in the autumn. The album was the first by the band to feature all-original material. While the album retained close harmony singing, Kaye's Hammond organ, and Chris Squire's melodic bass, as heard on earlier releases, the new material also covered further styles including jazz piano, funk, and acoustic music. All of the band members contributed ideas, and tracks were extended in length to allow music to develop. Tracks: Yours Is No Disgrace Clap Starship Trooper I've Seen All Good People A Venture Perpetual Change

Run is the second studio album by American rock band Awolnation. It was released on March 17, 2015, through Red Bull Records. It was the band's first studio album in four years, following up Megalithic Symphony. Work on the album was primarily done by band front man Aaron Bruno.

"Slither" is a song by American hard rock band Velvet Revolver, featured on their 2004 debut album Contraband. When it was released as the second single from the album in 2004, "Slither" topped both the American Billboard Mainstream Rock and Modern Rock charts, as well as reaching number 56 on the main Billboard Hot 100 chart and number 35 on the UK Singles Chart. The song won the 2005 Grammy for Best Hard Rock Performance.

Sufficiently Breathless, the second album by Captain Beyond, was released in 1973 and features a jazzier, smoother sound than its predecessor, reminiscent of mid-1970s Santana. The medley format of the first album is retained only for the last six minutes of Sufficiently Breathless: "Voyages of Past Travellers" flows directly into "Everything's a Circle", which in turn is actually two distinct songs despite being listed under a single title. Original drummer/songwriter Bobby Caldwell had been replaced by Marty Rodriguez and Guille Garcia in the band. According to bassist Lee Dorman, the songs were written by vocalist Rod Evans, guitarist Larry "Rhino" Reinhardt, and Dorman himself, but Rodriguez and Garcia were allotted a percentage point of the songwriting royalties due to their contributions to the arrangements. Tracks: Sufficiently Breathless Bright Blue Tango Drifting In Space Evil Men Starglow Energy Distant Sun Voyages of Past Travellers Everything's A Circle

*SIGOPS Collection* With Joe Walsh it's REALLY hard to pick out a few tunes as the best representatives of his talent. Joe started with The James Gang and then went on to a solo career then went on to be one of the key sounds of the Eagles. For this Block, for one of the most Talented The Bomber Rocky Mountain Way Here We Go Turn To Stone Time Out Ordinary Average Guy Life's Been Good A Life Of Illusion Rosewood Bitters Lucky That Way One Day At A Time Go Out and Buy every one of his albums. They are all fantastic compositions and every one should be listed here.

NOT FOR CHILDREN This is a video compilation from AWOLNATION's Powerful Run composition. It shows the two versions assembled with a story to tell. This uses pretty explicit scenes of the Terrible things humans do to each other. These scenes are from war along with horror scenes and show it as it is. AND...If you got headphones wear them.

Chilliwack is a Canadian rock band centred on the singer and guitarist Bill Henderson. They were active from 1970 to 1988; Henderson re-formed the band in 1997. The band started off with a progressive rock sound that incorporated elements of folk, indigenous, jazz and blues, before moving towards a more straight-ahead hard rock/pop rock sound by the mid-1970s. Tracks: Fly At Night (In The Morning We Land) 4:51 Baby Blue 5:24 Rockin' Girl 3:34 California Girl 5:15 Roll On 5:50 Something Better 6:09 Rain-O 5:44 Fly At Night (Reprise) 0:52

Barnstorm is the debut studio album by the American band Barnstorm, which was formed by guitarist Joe Walsh after he left the James Gang. The album was released in October 1972 on the labels ABC and Dunhill. It was the first album to be recorded at Caribou Ranch in Colorado. Tracks: Here We Go Midnight Visitor One and One Giant Bohemoth Mother Says Birdcall Morning Home I'll Tell the World About You Turn To Stone Comin' Down

Fragile is the fourth studio album by the English progressive rock band Yes, released on 12 November 1971 by Atlantic Records. It was the band's first album to feature keyboardist Rick Wakeman, who replaced Tony Kaye after the group had finished touring their breakthrough record, The Yes Album. Tracks: Roundabout Cans and Brahms We Have Heaven South Side of the Sky Five Per Cent for Nothing Long Distance Runaround The Fish (Schindleria praematurus) Mood for a Day Heart of the Sunrise

Performance Rockin' the Fillmore is the 1971 live double-LP/single-CD by the English blues-rock group Humble Pie, recorded at the Fillmore East in New York City on May 28–29, 1971. It reached #21 on the Billboard 200, #32 in Canada, and entered the UK Top 40.

All American Boy is the debut solo studio album by American rock musician Rick Derringer, released in October 1973 by Blue Sky Records. "Joy Ride" and "Time Warp" (not to be confused with The Rocky Horror Picture Show song) are instrumentals. Track List: 01-Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo – 3:43 02-Joy Ride – instrumental – 1:50 03-Teenage Queen – 3:31 04-Cheap Tequila – 2:44 05-Uncomplicated – 3:40 06-Hold (Derringer, Patti Smith) – 3:12 07-The Airport Giveth (The Airport Taketh Away) – 2:49 08-Teenage Love Affair – 3:20 09-It's Raining – 2:05 10-Time Warp – instrumental – 2:53 11-Slide On Over Slinky – 4:21 12-Jump, Jump, Jump – 6:00

"Wait a minute, this sounds like rock and/or roll," says Reverend Lovejoy on the episode of The Simpsons where Bart switches out the hymnals with copies of "In the Garden of Eden" by I. Ron Butterfly. Of course, the joke on the churchgoers (and the poor organist who passes out at the end of the 17-minute hippie anthem) is that it's actually the sheet music to the 1968 bad trip of a hit song "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" by Iron Butterfly. But the biblical reference is actually on the mark. Public Radio International spoke with WNYC radio host John Schaefer about how the song became a hit completely by accident. He said that lead singer Doug Ingle "was drunk or high or both, and slurred the words 'in the garden of Eden,'" just like Bart's joke. The epic song that Ultimate Guitar posits as a contender for the first heavy metal song ever was written as a love song from Adam to Eve, but in this version it seems Adam was the one who dipped a bit too much into the forbidden fruit. The mystery behind the slurred lyrics gave the song the right kind of controversy it needed to stand out in the world of 1960's psychedelic rock. Iron Butterfly is an American rock band formed in San Diego, California, in 1966. They are best known for the 1968 hit "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida", providing a dramatic sound that led the way towards the development of hard rock and heavy metal music.Wikipedia Origin: San Diego, California, U.S. Genres: Acid rock, hard rock, psychedelic rock, progressive rock Years active: 1966–1971, 1974–1985, 1987–2012, 2015–present

The Best of Queen 01 - Bohemian Rhapsody 5:58 02 - Another One Bites The Dust 3:37 03 - Killer Queen 3:02 04 - Fat Bottomed Girls 3:25 05 - Bicycle Race 3:05 06 - You're My Best Friend 2:53 07 - Don't Stop Me Now 3:32 08 - Save Me 3:50 09 - Crazy Little Thing Called Love 2:45 10 - Somebody To Love 4:58 11 - Now I'm Here 4:16 12 - Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy 2:56 13 - Play The Game 3:35 14 - Flash 2:50 15 - Seven Seas Of Rhye 2:51 16 - We Will Rock You 2:03 17 - We Are The Champions 3:02

Cover of Elton John's Madman Across the Water by Gov't Mule with Warren Haynes The Pageant in St. Louis Recorded February 6, 2010

Live at Wembley Stadium England July 12th, 1986 1. One Vision 00:00 2. Tie Your Mother Down 05:51 3. In The Lap Of The Gods.... Revisited 09:42 4. Seven Seas Of Rhye 12:26 5. Tear It Up 13:45 6. A Kind Of Magic 16:02 7. Under Pressure 24:38 8. Another One Bites The Dust 28:24 9. Who Wants To Live Forever 34:20 10. I Want To Break Free 38:28 11. Impromptu 42:04 12. Guitar Solo 45:00 13. Now I'm Here 54:10 14. Love Of My Life 1:00:38 15. Is This The World We Created? 1:05:20 16. (You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care 1:08:19 17. Hello Mary Lou (Goodbye Heart) 1:09:53 18. Tutti Frutti 1:11:44 19. Gimme Some Lovin' 1:15:10 20. Bohemian Rhapsody 1:16:05 21. Hammer To Fall 1:21:55 22. Crazy Little Thing Called Love 1:27:59 23. Big Spender 1:33:30 24. Radio Ga Ga 1:34:37 25. We Will Rock You 1:40:40 26. Friends Will Be Friends 1:43:27 27. We Are The Champions 1:45:35 28. God Save The Queen 1:49:36

‘Live' Bullet is a live album by American rock band Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band, released in April 1976. It was recorded at Cobo Hall in Detroit, Michigan, during the heyday of that arena's time as an important rock concert venue. The album is credited, along with Night Moves, with launching Seger's mainstream popularity. 1 "Nutbush City Limits" 4:37 2 "Travelin' Man" 4:53 3 "Beautiful Loser" 4:00 4 "Jody Girl" 4:28 5 "I've Been Working" 4:35 6 "Turn the Page" 5:05 7 "U.M.C. (Upper Middle Class)" 3:17 8 "Bo Diddley" 5:40 9 "Ramblin' Gamblin' Man" 3:01 10 "Heavy Music" 8:14 11 "Katmandu" 6:23 12 "Lookin' Back" 2:36 13 "Get Out of Denver" 5:21 14 "Let It Rock" 8:30

A Night to Remember is the third studio album by American singer Cyndi Lauper, released on May 9, 1989, by Epic Records. The album was originally set to be released in 1988, under the name Kindred Spirit, but was delayed until 1989 and the songs from the initial project were reworked.

"Layla" is a song written by Eric Clapton and Jim Gordon, originally recorded with their band Derek and the Dominos, as the thirteenth track from their only studio album, Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs. Its contrasting movements were composed separately by Clapton and Gordon.Wikipedia Recorded: 9 September 1970

*SIGOPS Collection* The Rolling Stones are an English rock band formed in London in 1962. Active for over six decades, they are one of the most popular and enduring bands of the rock era. In the early 1960s, the band pioneered the gritty, rhythmically driven sound that came to define hard rock. Tracks: Start Me Up Sympathy For the Devil 2000 Light Years From Home Honky Tonk Woman Ruby Tuesday

*SIGOPS Collection* Philip David Charles Collins is an English singer, drummer, songwriter, record producer and actor. He was the drummer and later lead singer of the rock band Genesis and also has a career as a solo performer. Between 1982 and 1990, Collins achieved three UK and seven US number one singles as a solo artist. Born and raised in west London, Collins began playing drums at five and completed drama school training, which secured him various roles as a child actor, with his first major role at 13 as the Artful Dodger in the West End musical Oliver!. He then pursued a musical career, joining Genesis in 1970 as their drummer and becoming lead singer in 1975 following the departure of Peter Gabriel. During the second half of the 1970s, in-between Genesis albums and tours, Collins was also drummer of jazz rock band Brand X. Collins began a successful solo career in the 1980s, initially inspired by his marital breakdown and love of soul music, releasing the albums Face Value (1981), Hello, I Must Be Going (1982), No Jacket Required (1985) and ...But Seriously (1989). Collins became, in the words of AllMusic, "one of the most successful pop and adult contemporary singers of the '80s and beyond". 01 - Another Day In Paradise 02 - True Colors 03 - Easy Lover 04 - You Can't Hurry Love 05 - Two Hearts 06 - Wish It Would Rain Down 07 - Against All Odds 08 - Something Happened On The Way To Heaven 09 - Separate Lives 10 - Both Sides Of The Story 11 - One More Night 12 - Suddudio 13 - Dance Into The Light 14 - A Groovy Kind Of Love 15 - In The Air Tonight 16 - Take Me Home