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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 singer was known as "Charleston's First Lady of Jazz."
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This Mercer County native wrote the song "West Virginia, My Home."
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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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What Huntington native died in the same plane crash that killed country music legend Patsy Cline?
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This West Virginia Music Hall of Fame member was the half-sister of Bessie Smith, known as the "Empress of the Blues."
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Roane County's Squire Parsons Jr. wrote this contemporary gospel classic.
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This country singer, who grew up in Hinton, had hits such as “Then and Only Then,” "Nobody but a Fool (Would Love You)," “The Hurtin’s All Over,” “Cincinnati, Ohio,” “and Just One Time."
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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 West Virginian, playing with the Lilly Brothers, helped popularize bluegrass music in Boston?
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