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What country music star began his career in the C-Notes band?
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This singer was known as "Charleston's First Lady of Jazz."
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Cozy Records, one of the most successful companies of its kind in West Virginia, was located in this town.
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Which TV show did this Moundsville native NOT write the theme song for?
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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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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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This country musician ran a store opposite Wheeling's Capitol Theatre, where he performed regularly.
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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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