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What country music star began his career in the C-Notes band?
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West Virginia Music Hall of Fame composer and arranger Robert Drasnin was born in this city.
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In 1966, this Kanawha County fiddler performed on the Grand Ole Opry, The Today Show, and at the prestigious Newport Folk Festival.
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Bluefield's Maceo Pinkard co-wrote this classic song.
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What's the nickname of the West Virginia University marching band?
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Lincoln County's Elaine Purkey wrote this labor anthem.
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Keyser native Jack Rollins did NOT co-write which of these songs?
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"Salt Pork, West Virginia" tells the story of musician Louis Jordan's arrest 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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Who had a hit with the 1947 country song "Beyond the Sunset?"
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