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This singer was known as "Charleston's First Lady of Jazz."
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This band is largely credited with popularizing bluegrass music in both Boston and Japan.
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Banjo player Sylvia O'Brien was the sister of this traditional musician.
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Bluefield's Maceo Pinkard co-wrote this classic song.
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This banjo player was the subject of a documentary made by international recording artist Taj Majal.
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Which one of the following songs did Boone County native Billy Edd Wheeler NOT write or cowrite?
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This Huntington musician was one of the stars of the Harlem Renaissance, performing with the likes of Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway, Paul Robeson, and Marian Anderson.
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What country music singer was born Lois LaVerne Williamson?
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Which Lincoln County native cofounded the band MC-5?
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This native of Gary is known as the nation's dean of Black sacred music.
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