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Slab Fork is an unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States with a population of 202. [2] Slab Fork is located along a stream of the same name and County Route 34, [3] just east of West Virginia Route 54. [4] The ZIP code for Slab Fork is 25920.
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The Slab Fork is a tributary of the Guyandotte River, 15.1...
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Slab Fork is an unincorporated community in Raleigh County,...
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24. Okt. 2022 · Sitting atop the Winding Gulf Coal Field, Slab Fork in the first half of the 20th Century was a smorgasbord of languages, cultures and, to break the monotony of everyday labour, diverse musical...
24. Mai 2022 · Quick Facts. Location: Slab Fork, WV. Amenities. 2 listed. African American Heritage Driving Tour Stop 12: African American Music in West Virginia. Slab Fork, like many company owned coal camps in southern West Virginia, was home to many cultures and ethnicities. The reach of the company town extended beyond employment and a place to live.
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William Harrison Withers Jr., the youngest of six children, was born in the small coal mining town of Slab Fork, West Virginia, on July 4, 1938. He was the son of Mattie (née Galloway), a maid, and William Withers, a miner. Withers was of African-American and English descent. He developed a stutter as a child and later said he had a hard time fitti...
Withers enlisted in the United States Navy at the age of 17 and served for nine years, during which time he became interested in singing and writing songs.He left the Navy in 1965, relocating to Los Angeles in 1967 to start a music career. His debut release was "Three Nights and a Morning" in 1967. Arranged by Mort Garson, the song went unnoticed a...
Withers is known for his "smooth" baritone vocals and "sumptuous" soul arrangements. He wrote some of the most covered songs of the 1970s, including "Lean on Me" and "Ain't No Sunshine." The former entered the Hot 100 chart through multiple versions, including Club Nouveau's 1987 cover, which made the composition one of nine songs to have led the c...
Withers married actress Denise Nicholas in 1973 during her stint on the sitcom Room 222.They divorced in 1974. In 1976, Withers married Marcia Johnson. They had two children, Todd and Kori.Marcia eventually assumed the direct management of his publishing companies, in which his children also became involved as they became adults. Withers died from ...
Grammy Awards
The Grammy Awards are bestowed by The Recording Academy. Withers has won three Grammys from nine nominations.
Honors
1. 2005: Inducted into Songwriters Hall of Fame 2. 2006: ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Heritage award 3. 2007: Inducted into West Virginia Music Hall of Fame 4. 2015: Inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 5. 2017: Honorary degree from West Virginia University
Bill Withers at AllMusicBill Withers discography at Discogs"Bill Withers". Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.The Slab Fork is a tributary of the Guyandotte River, 15.1 miles (24.3 km) long, in southern West Virginia in the United States. Via the Guyandotte and Ohio rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 35.36 square miles (91.6 km2) in a mainly rural area on the unglaciated portion of the Allegheny Plateau.
