Ohio Valley Promotion and Entertainment Holding Inaugural Concert April 25
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WHEELING -- Ohio Valley Promotions and Entertainment will hold its inaugural show at Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack's showroom in April.
The first concert will be country music legend David Allan Coe, who will perform at 7 p.m. April 25 at the casino's showroom.
Born in Akron, Coe lived a troubled youth, spending much of his time in and out of various youth correctional facilities. It is thought that Coe was inspired to pursue a career in music by Screamin' Jay Hawkins, with the pair having written songs together while behind bars.
Upon his release from a prison term, Coe took heed of Hawkins' advice and traveled to Nashville to begin a career in music, where he caught the attention of Plantation Records, releasing his debut album "Penitentiary Blues" in 1970.
Coe became one of the most desired songwriters in the Nashville scene, writing hit songs for artists such as Billie Joe Spears' 1972 song "Souvenirs and California Mem'rys" and Tanya Tucker's number one hit in 1973, "Would You Lay with Me (in a field of stone).
Despite this success, he had not managed to forge a path with his own career as a solo artist, remaining an underground talent, unable to break into the mainstream charts. But in 1975, his second record, "Once upon a Rhyme," featured the No. 10 hit of his cover of Steve Goodman's and John Prine's "You Never Even Called Me by My Name."
Moving to Key West, Fla., Coe independently released two albums, the comedy inspired "Nothing Sacred" (1978) and his controversial "Underground Album."
Coe again enjoyed chart success in the 1980s, with his hit songs "The Ride" and "Mona Lisa Lost Her Smile."
Since the 1990s, Coe has been involved in a number of collaborative efforts, most notably "Rebel Meets Rebel," a joint effort by Coe and Dimebag Darell and his brother Vinnie Paul alongside Rex Brown, a pioneering work fusing country with metal.
Tickets for David Allan Coe went on sale Tuesday and can be found at www.ticketmaster.com, www.OhioValleyPromotions.com, www.wheelingisland.com and at the Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack's gift shop.
OVP&E is a locally-owned company dedicated to bringing national entertainment to the Wheeling area with a goal to provide high-quality shows ranging from comedians to all genres of music.