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This Wheeling native was one of the most highly regarded saxophonists of the jazz era.
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This Raleigh County native's biggest hit was "May The Bird Of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose."
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West Virginia Music Hall of Fame composer and arranger Robert Drasnin was born in this city.
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This band is largely credited with popularizing bluegrass music in both Boston and Japan.
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Monroe County's Henry Reed was most closely associated with this instrument.
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What Fayette County native is best known for his country and gospel duets with Eleanora Niera (maiden name)?
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Who had a hit with the 1947 country song "Beyond the Sunset?"
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She was the first solo female country artist to have a number one hit for eight weeks straight, a record not broken for 50 years.
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This Boone County crooner was known for offbeat songs such as "Chicken Walk."
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This fiddler from Elizabeth won the 1998 Vandalia Award.
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