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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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In what city was country music star Hank Williams found dead on New Year's Day 1953?
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The only 52 known recordings by fiddler Edden Hammons were made here.
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"John Hardy" is a famous folk song about a hanging in what coalfield city.
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WVU artist-in-residence Ellie Mannette is often considered the "father" of this instrument.
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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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St. Albans native Tommy Thompson was a founding member of this band.
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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, playing with the Lilly Brothers, helped popularize bluegrass music in Boston?
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This Mingo Countian was the first West Virginian to be honored with a National Heritage Fellowship.
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