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What country music star began his career in the C-Notes band?
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This singer was known as "Charleston's First Lady of Jazz."
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Bluefield's Maceo Pinkard co-wrote this classic song.
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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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In 1966, this country singer had a hit with the recitation "History Repeats Itself."
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On May 1, 1940, the city of Wheeling hosted a special day honoring this opera singer, who was born there.
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Which one of the following songs did Boone County native Billy Edd Wheeler NOT write or cowrite?
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Logan County native Jim Foglesong was known primarily as a producer of what type of music?
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What was Kathy Mattea's first number one hit?
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Which Lincoln County native cofounded the band MC-5?
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