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What Putnam County traditional musician was known as the "Banjo Man from Turkey Creek?"
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Belgian immigrant Andre Van Damme created this Charleston institution.
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South Charleston native Larry Combs is most associated with this instrument.
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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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The blind musician Ed Haley was best known for playing what instrument?
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In the 1930s and 1940s, this company's employees starred in their own national radio variety program.
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Which country singer from Bluefield had a hit with "Lovin' On Back Streets" in the 1970s?
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What was Brad Paisley's first number one hit?
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Claude Jeter was the leader of this band.
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