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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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Which TV show did this Moundsville native NOT write the theme song for?
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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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The only 52 known recordings by fiddler Edden Hammons were made here.
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During his career, this South Charleston instrument maker made made 86 violins, 14 violas, 65 cellos, one double bass, and six bows.
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Monroe County's Henry Reed was most closely associated with this instrument.
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This country musician ran a store opposite Wheeling's Capitol Theatre, where he performed regularly.
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Which one of the following songs was NOT a hit for Raleigh County native Bill Withers?
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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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What was Brad Paisley's first number one hit?
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