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This Wheeling native was one of the most highly regarded saxophonists of the jazz era.
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Who was the first native West Virginian elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame?
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What country music star began his career in the C-Notes band?
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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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Folklorist Pat Gainer founded this festival in 1950.
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"John Hardy" is a famous folk song about a hanging in what coalfield city.
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This West Virginia Music Hall of Fame member was the half-sister of Bessie Smith, known as the "Empress of the Blues."
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This Fayette County native played guitar on several Bob Dylan albums and was music director of the TV show Hee Haw.
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This West Virginia Music Hall of Fame pianist was originally from Jamaica, Queens, New York.
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Who had a hit with the 1947 country song "Beyond the Sunset?"
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