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This singer was known as "Charleston's First Lady of Jazz."
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Old-time musician Dwight Diller spent years documenting and teaching others about this musical Pocahontas County family.
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This person was NOT an inaugural inductee into the West Virginia Hall of Fame in 2007.
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What's the nickname of the West Virginia University marching band?
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At age 91, Randolph County's Woody Simmons won the over-60 banjo contest at what festival?
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Giving its first concert in 1929, this is the longest-running orchestra in West Virginia.
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This country musician ran a store opposite Wheeling's Capitol Theatre, where he performed regularly.
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What popular country music radio program aired for 10 years on Fairmont's WMMN?
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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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This Mercer County native was the first bluegrass musician to appear on the cover of Smithsonian Magazine.
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