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These early country music stars from Kanawha County had hits such as Dust On the Bible" and "I Want to be Loved?"
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South Charleston native Larry Combs is most associated with this instrument.
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This Clay County traditional musician made his own banjos using torque converter rings from 1956 Buick transmissions.
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In 1935, this opera singer became the first West Virginian to perform at the Met in New York City.
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The only 52 known recordings by fiddler Edden Hammons were made here.
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"John Hardy" is a famous folk song about a hanging in what coalfield city.
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This Webster County musician won the fiddle contest at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair.
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In 2011, Landau Eugene Murphy Jr. received national acclaim after winning this TV contest.
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Monroe County's Henry Reed was most closely associated with this instrument.
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Who broke Connie Smith's 50-year run for most consecutive weeks with a country song at number one on the charts?
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