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South Charleston native Larry Combs is most associated with this instrument.
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This Charleston native received the 1968 Pulitzer Prize for Music.
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West Virginia Music Hall of Fame composer and arranger Robert Drasnin was born in this city.
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This musician won the banjo contest at the West Virginia State Folk Festival at age 67 in 1975.
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"Salt Pork, West Virginia" tells the story of musician Louis Jordan's arrest in this city.
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This country singer, who grew up in Hinton, had hits such as “Then and Only Then,” "Nobody but a Fool (Would Love You)," “The Hurtin’s All Over,” “Cincinnati, Ohio,” “and Just One Time."
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What Fayette County native is best known for his country and gospel duets with Eleanora Niera (maiden name)?
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This musician went by the nickname "Piano Man."
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This musician co-created and served as host of the Mountain Stage radio program for 38 years.
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This West Virginia Music Hall of Fame member started a degree program in bluegrass at Glenville State.
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