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This singer was known as "Charleston's First Lady of Jazz."
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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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This Webster County musician won the fiddle contest at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair.
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Monroe County's Henry Reed was most closely associated with this instrument.
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The West Virginia Symphony Orchestra is headquartered in this city.
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Which one of the following songs was NOT a hit for Raleigh County native Bill Withers?
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Which country singer from Bluefield had a hit with "Lovin' On Back Streets" in the 1970s?
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What was Kathy Mattea's first number one hit?
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This fiddler from Elizabeth won the 1998 Vandalia Award.
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This Clarksburg native's "Simpson Creek" is considered one of the earliest environmentalist songs.
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