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This singer was known as "Charleston's First Lady of Jazz."
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Belgian immigrant Andre Van Damme created this Charleston institution.
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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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Clarksburg native Phyllis Curtin is best remembered for what style of music?
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This Mercer County native wrote the song "West Virginia, My Home."
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This person was NOT an inaugural inductee into the West Virginia Hall of Fame in 2007.
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Monroe County's Henry Reed was most closely associated with this instrument.
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This country musician ran a store opposite Wheeling's Capitol Theatre, where he performed regularly.
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Ida L. Reed of Barbour County was best known for writing this style of music.
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This Huntington musician was one of the stars of the Harlem Renaissance, performing with the likes of Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway, Paul Robeson, and Marian Anderson.
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