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  2. Milan Puskar Stadium - Wikipedia

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    It opened in 1980 and serves as the home field for the West Virginia Mountaineers football team. On the day the stadium opened, at an opening ceremony, John Denver touched down on the field in a helicopter, performed the song "Take Me Home, Country Roads," and then immediately departed by helicopter.

  3. List of songs about West Virginia - Wikipedia

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    This Is My West Virginia: Iris Bell: 1963 One of the four West Virginia state songs. [12] [13] West Virginia Fantasies: Chicago: 1970 West Virginia Gals: Al Hopkins: 1928 West Virginia Mine: Jackie DeShannon: 1970 West Virginia, My Home: Hazel Dickens: 1980 West Virginia, My Home Sweet Home: Julian G. Hearne, Jr. 1947 One of the four West ...

  4. Starland Vocal Band - Wikipedia

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    The band hosted a variety show, The Starland Vocal Band Show, that ran on CBS for six weeks in the summer of 1977. David Letterman was a writer and regular on the show, which also featured Mark Russell, Jeff Altman, and Proctor and Bergman. April Kelly was a writer for the series. [8] Unable to match their previous success, the band broke up in ...

  5. Don Wilcox: WVU marching band director was about pride ... - AOL

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    May 28—Like the state of West Virginia formation on the 50-yard-line during halftime at Mountaineer Field, the tributes kept lining up Tuesday for Don Wilcox, the director emeritus of WVU's ...

  6. Take Me Home, Country Roads - Wikipedia

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    On September 6, 1980, at the invitation of West Virginia Governor Jay Rockefeller, songwriters Danoff, Nivert, and Denver performed the song during pregame festivities to a sold-out crowd of Mountaineer fans. This performance marked the dedication of the current West Virginia University Mountaineer Field and the first game for head coach Don ...

  7. Bill Danoff - Wikipedia

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    Danoff and his then-wife Taffy Nivert wrote "I Guess He'd Rather Be in Colorado" and "Take Me Home, Country Roads," both of which were hits for John Denver. "Take Me Home, Country Roads" is an official state song of West Virginia. [6]

  8. Category:Country musicians from West Virginia - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Country musicians from West Virginia" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.

  9. Category:Musical groups from West Virginia - Wikipedia

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    Rock music groups from West Virginia (3 C, 4 P) Pages in category "Musical groups from West Virginia" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total.