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These early country music stars from Kanawha County had hits such as Dust On the Bible" and "I Want to be Loved?"
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This Charleston native received the 1968 Pulitzer Prize for Music.
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Which one of the following instruments was Frank George NOT associated with?
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In 2011, Landau Eugene Murphy Jr. received national acclaim after winning this TV contest.
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Bluefield's Maceo Pinkard co-wrote this classic song.
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This Summers County songwriter recorded one of the earliest known songs about the Monongah Mine Disaster.
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"Salt Pork, West Virginia" tells the story of musician Louis Jordan's arrest in this city.
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At age 91, Randolph County's Woody Simmons won the over-60 banjo contest at what festival?
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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's original songs include "Buffalo Creek," “Mountaineers Are Always Free," “Coal Country Blues," and “Black Eyed Logan."
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