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This Wheeling native was one of the most highly regarded saxophonists of the jazz era.
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Who was the first native West Virginian elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame?
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In 1935, this opera singer became the first West Virginian to perform at the Met in New York City.
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Which one of the following instruments was Frank George NOT associated with?
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The only 52 known recordings by fiddler Edden Hammons were made here.
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In 2011, Landau Eugene Murphy Jr. received national acclaim after winning this TV contest.
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Keyser native Jack Rollins did NOT co-write which of these songs?
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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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Logan County native Jim Foglesong was known primarily as a producer of what type of music?
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What was Brad Paisley's first number one hit?
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