West Virginia (2)

West Virginia are one of Britains most popular and hardworking bands.Originating in Liverpool they regularly play the length and breadth of the U K. In their late teens, brothers Arthur and Keith Thornhill along with Mike Brown, Eric Lloyd and Brian Nicholls, decided to form a group. They called themselves The Road Liners but later changed it to West Virginia. They immediately started making an impact on the country music scene getting plenty of work nationwide. Sadly Eric died and the band carried on as a four piece. They won the Malboro country music talent competition in the Wembly conference centre in 1978, they picked up work touring with such ledgends as Marty Robbins,Don Everly and Merle Haggard. They won top band award in the Great Britain Country Music Awards broadcast on BBC Radio 2 they also appeared on television in Pebble Mill and on Scottish television. In the early 90s they went to Nashville to record the album " BLUE RENDEZVOUS " which soon became album of the year.