Music

Music. . , From the beginning of the coal boom and earlier, Scott's Run has had a music heritage. Entertainment was banjo, guitar and gospel music to soothe the soul. The FSA photographers of the 30s documented a moment in this time. Our own Al Anderson brought Rock and Roll music to Osage with his singing in The Fabians and The Dominoes, starting in 1959 and never stopping., Music and dance go together. The Bunny Hop at the end of this row brought dancers to Osage in the 50s and 60s. When he was 17, Ellie Mannette invented the steel drum in Trinidad. He made West Virginia home for his factory in the WVU World Music Center in the 70s, and in 2009 he brought it to the community of Osage. In 2014, Chris Haddox wrote two folks songs that tell the story of the area, and were recorded on the Songs and Stories of Scott's Run CD in 2016., Eugene Wayman Jones was the dynamic music director at Monongalia High School in the 30s. He organized an a capella choir that sang for community events and churches all over the area, DC, NJ, and NYC. Sarah Little was one of the choir members when the group was invited to sing for President Franklin Roosevelt at the White House in 1942. She has been singing ever since, including more than 15 years with the Flying Colors.