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This singer and pianist earned the title "West Virginia's First Lady of Gospel Music."
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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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"Walk the Way the Wind Blows" was the first major hit for this native West Virginian.
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This Webster County musician won the fiddle contest at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair.
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This person was NOT an inaugural inductee into the West Virginia Hall of Fame in 2007.
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What college did jazz performer and composer Don Redman attend?
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This West Virginia Music Hall of Fame pianist was originally from Jamaica, Queens, New York.
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The West Virginia Symphony Orchestra is headquartered in this city.
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Ida L. Reed of Barbour County was best known for writing this style of music.
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What was Kathy Mattea's first number one hit?
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