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Which TV show did this Moundsville native NOT write the theme song for?
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"John Hardy" is a famous folk song about a hanging in what coalfield 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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"Walk the Way the Wind Blows" was the first major hit for this native West Virginian.
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Lincoln County's Elaine Purkey wrote this labor anthem.
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On May 1, 1940, the city of Wheeling hosted a special day honoring this opera singer, who was born there.
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This Braxton County fiddler was the first West Virginian to be named a National Endowment for the Arts Heritage Fellow.
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Who had a hit with the 1947 country song "Beyond the Sunset?"
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What West Virginian had a country hit with "Lonesome 7-7203?"
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This musician went by the nickname "Piano Man."
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