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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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These brothers' Clay County festival became a pattern for the Vandalia Gathering and other old-time music festivals.
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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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What college did jazz performer and composer Don Redman attend?
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This Summers County songwriter recorded one of the earliest known songs about the Monongah Mine Disaster.
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"Salt Pork, West Virginia" tells the story of musician Louis Jordan's arrest in this city.
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In 1966, this country singer had a hit with the recitation "History Repeats Itself."
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Claude Jeter was the leader of this band.
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