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This Wheeling native was one of the most highly regarded saxophonists of the jazz era.
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In what city was country music star Hank Williams found dead on New Year's Day 1953?
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The only 52 known recordings by fiddler Edden Hammons were made here.
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In 1927, this Logan Countian blues guitarist made one of the earliest known recordings of "John Henry."
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What college did jazz performer and composer Don Redman attend?
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The West Virginia Symphony Orchestra is headquartered in this city.
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This country musician ran a store opposite Wheeling's Capitol Theatre, where he performed regularly.
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This banjo player was the first woman to receive the Vandalia Award, West Virginia's highest folklife honor.
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Who had a hit with the 1947 country song "Beyond the Sunset?"
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This Clarksburg native's "Simpson Creek" is considered one of the earliest environmentalist songs.
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