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This Wheeling native was one of the most highly regarded saxophonists of the jazz era.
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West Virginia Music Hall of Fame composer and arranger Robert Drasnin was born in this city.
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"John Hardy" is a famous folk song about a hanging in what coalfield city.
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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 Fayette County native played guitar on several Bob Dylan albums and was music director of the TV show Hee Haw.
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This fiddler was named a 2020 National Endowment for the Arts Heritage Fellow, one of the highest national awards in the arts.
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At age 91, Randolph County's Woody Simmons won the over-60 banjo contest at what festival?
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This banjo player was the subject of a documentary made by international recording artist Taj Majal.
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This country musician ran a store opposite Wheeling's Capitol Theatre, where he performed regularly.
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What West Virginian had a country hit with "Lonesome 7-7203?"
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