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Who was the first native West Virginian elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame?
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What Putnam County traditional musician was known as the "Banjo Man from Turkey Creek?"
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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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Bluefield's Maceo Pinkard co-wrote this classic song.
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What college did jazz performer and composer Don Redman attend?
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"Salt Pork, West Virginia" tells the story of musician Louis Jordan's arrest in this city.
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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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St. Albans native Tommy Thompson was a founding member of this band.
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The West Virginia Symphony Orchestra is headquartered in this city.
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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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