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Cozy Records, one of the most successful companies of its kind in West Virginia, was located in this town.
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Mannington's Russ Fluharty was a master at playing this instrument.
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What Huntington native died in the same plane crash that killed country music legend Patsy Cline?
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This West Virginia Music Hall of Fame pianist was originally from Jamaica, Queens, New York.
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What Fayette County native is best known for his country and gospel duets with Eleanora Niera (maiden name)?
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Who had a hit with the 1947 country song "Beyond the Sunset?"
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Which country singer from Bluefield had a hit with "Lovin' On Back Streets" in the 1970s?
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This Boone County crooner was known for offbeat songs such as "Chicken Walk."
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This fiddler from Elizabeth won the 1998 Vandalia Award.
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This duo began performing country music on radio when they were teenagers and later were regular on a Charleston TV show.
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