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This Wheeling native was one of the most highly regarded saxophonists of the jazz era.
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Curly Ray Cline played fiddle with this bluegrass band.
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This Raleigh County native's biggest hit was "May The Bird Of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose."
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WVU artist-in-residence Ellie Mannette is often considered the "father" of this 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 Braxton County fiddler was the first West Virginian to be named a National Endowment for the Arts Heritage Fellow.
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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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What West Virginian had a country hit with "Lonesome 7-7203?"
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This Boone County crooner was known for offbeat songs such as "Chicken Walk."
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Claude Jeter was the leader of this band.
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