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What country music star began his career in the C-Notes band?
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This singer was known as "Charleston's First Lady of Jazz."
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What Putnam County traditional musician was known as the "Banjo Man from Turkey Creek?"
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Curly Ray Cline played fiddle with this bluegrass band.
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Old-time musician Dwight Diller spent years documenting and teaching others about this musical Pocahontas County family.
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West Virginia Hall of Fame member Butch Miles was a master of what instrument?
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"Salt Pork, West Virginia" tells the story of musician Louis Jordan's arrest in this city.
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This country singer had hits such as "Giddyup Go," "Phantom 309," and "Teddy Bear."
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She was the first solo female country artist to have a number one hit for eight weeks straight, a record not broken for 50 years.
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This musician went by the nickname "Piano Man."
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