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This singer was known as "Charleston's First Lady of Jazz."
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This Raleigh County native's biggest hit was "May The Bird Of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose."
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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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In the 1930s and 1940s, this company's employees starred in their own national radio variety program.
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This Summers County songwriter recorded one of the earliest known songs about the Monongah Mine Disaster.
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St. Albans native Tommy Thompson was a founding member of this band.
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This Braxton County fiddler was the first West Virginian to be named a National Endowment for the Arts Heritage Fellow.
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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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What gospel group was founded in the West Virginia coalfields by Claude Jeter
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