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This singer was known as "Charleston's First Lady of Jazz."
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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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Mannington's Russ Fluharty was a master at playing this instrument.
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This band is largely credited with popularizing bluegrass music in both Boston and Japan.
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In 1966, this country singer had a hit with the recitation "History Repeats Itself."
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"The Wreck on the C&O" is a folk song about a deadly train wreck near which city?
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What Fayette County native is best known for his country and gospel duets with Eleanora Niera (maiden name)?
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Which country singer from Bluefield had a hit with "Lovin' On Back Streets" in the 1970s?
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What West Virginian had a country hit with "Lonesome 7-7203?"
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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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