WV Music Hall of Fame 2008 inductees

2008 West Virginia Music Hall of Fame Inductees

The following artists will be formally inducted Thursday evening, November 6, 2008 at the WV state Cultural Center. For more information about each inductee, visit our website after our August 5th press conference.

Living:
“First Lady of Bluegrass” from Valley Head Wilma Lee
and fiddle champion from Harman Stoney Cooper
Opera soprano and instructor from Clarksburg Phyllis Curtin
Musician, TV & film composer from Charleston Robert Drasnin
Bluegrass ambassadors to Boston and Japan from Clear Creek The Lilly Brothers
King of country harmonica and so much more from Oak Hill Charlie McCoy


Deceased:
“Charleston’s First Lady of Jazz” from Charleston Ann Baker
Songwriter, composer and publisher from Bluefield Maceo Pinkard
Songwriter and country star from Charleston Red Sovine
Undisputed Polka King from Davis Frankie Yankovic

We invite all our Friends to be with us Tuesday, August 5 at 10:30 a.m. in the Great Hall of the WV Cultural Center, Charleston, for our public announcement of this year’s inductees.

Let’s get ready to POLKA!