Editing Bluefield, West Virginia (section)

==Culture==
Bluefield prides itself on its hospitable climate. Since 1938, the Chamber of Commerce has given free [[lemonade]] when the temperature has surpassed 90&nbsp;°F.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://cityofbluefield.com//index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=178&Itemid=272 |title=Bluefield, West Virginia Official Web Site - Bluefield Fun Facts |access-date=November 3, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090627033056/http://cityofbluefield.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=178&Itemid=272 |archive-date=June 27, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The city's motto is "nature's air conditioned city, where the summer spends the winter."

Jazz musician [[Louis Jordan]]'s song "Salt Pork, W.Va." was inspired by his time in a Bluefield jail. The song "[[Sweet Georgia Brown]]" was co-written by [[Maceo Pinkard]], a native of Bluefield. Bluefield is mentioned in [[the Stylistics]]' 1973 song ''[[Rockin' Roll Baby]]'' as the birthplace of Little Joe.<ref>{{youTube|cAWrlt48hxE|The Stylistics - Rockin' Roll Baby (Official Lyric Video)}}</ref> A controversy exists over whether or not [[Hank Williams]] was last seen alive in Bluefield on his way to a show in Ohio. He was discovered dead in [[Oak Hill, West Virginia]].

[[Lex Luger]] won the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship in Bluefield in a televised match on May 22, 1989, defeating [[Michael Hayes (wrestler)|Michael Hayes]].

Bluefield was the hometown of fictional character [[Rita Stapleton|Rita Stapleton Bauer]] on the CBS soap ''[[Guiding Light]]''.

[[Ron Shelton]], director and screenwriter of the 1988 film ''[[Bull Durham]]'', played for the Bluefield Orioles in 1967.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ron Shelton |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=shelto003ron |website=Baseball Reference |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=November 7, 2022}}</ref> Furthermore, Bluefield is mentioned in the film.

"Bluefield" is the title of a song by [[Stonewall Jackson (musician)|Stonewall Jackson]] about the killing of the Sheriff of Bluefield.