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This Summers County songwriter recorded one of the earliest known songs about the Monongah Mine Disaster.
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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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Kenova's Michael W. Smith is one of the best-selling artists in this type of music.
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This West Virginia Music Hall of Fame pianist was originally from Jamaica, Queens, New York.
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St. Albans native Tommy Thompson was a founding member of this band.
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This banjo player was the first woman to receive the Vandalia Award, West Virginia's highest folklife honor.
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This Huntington musician was one of the stars of the Harlem Renaissance, performing with the likes of Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway, Paul Robeson, and Marian Anderson.
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Which country singer from Bluefield had a hit with "Lovin' On Back Streets" in the 1970s?
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She was the first solo female country artist to have a number one hit for eight weeks straight, a record not broken for 50 years.
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This duo began performing country music on radio when they were teenagers and later were regular on a Charleston TV show.
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