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This Wheeling native was one of the most highly regarded saxophonists of the jazz era.
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What country music star began his career in the C-Notes band?
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Curly Ray Cline played fiddle with this bluegrass band.
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South Charleston native Larry Combs is most associated with this instrument.
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The blind musician Ed Haley was best known for playing what instrument?
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Banjo player Sylvia O'Brien was the sister of this traditional musician.
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This country singer, who grew up in Hinton, had hits such as “Then and Only Then,” "Nobody but a Fool (Would Love You)," “The Hurtin’s All Over,” “Cincinnati, Ohio,” “and Just One Time."
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Which one of the following songs was NOT a hit for Raleigh County native Bill Withers?
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Who had a hit with the 1947 country song "Beyond the Sunset?"
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What was Brad Paisley's first number one hit?
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