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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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What Putnam County traditional musician was known as the "Banjo Man from Turkey Creek?"
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Curly Ray Cline played fiddle with this bluegrass band.
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West Virginia Music Hall of Fame composer and arranger Robert Drasnin was born in this city.
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The blind musician Ed Haley was best known for playing what instrument?
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"John Hardy" is a famous folk song about a hanging in what coalfield city.
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In 2011, Landau Eugene Murphy Jr. received national acclaim after winning this TV contest.
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This Summers County songwriter recorded one of the earliest known songs about the Monongah Mine Disaster.
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Ida L. Reed of Barbour County was best known for writing this style of music.
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This musician went by the nickname "Piano Man."
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