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This singer was known as "Charleston's First Lady of Jazz."
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In the 1930s and 1940s, this company's employees starred in their own national radio variety program.
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"Walk the Way the Wind Blows" was the first major hit for this native West Virginian.
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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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In 2011, Landau Eugene Murphy Jr. received national acclaim after winning this TV contest.
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This Summers County songwriter recorded one of the earliest known songs about the Monongah Mine Disaster.
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This West Virginia Music Hall of Fame pianist was originally from Jamaica, Queens, New York.
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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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This Tucker County native was known as "America's Polka King?"
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Ida L. Reed of Barbour County was best known for writing this style of music.
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