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Which one of the following songs was supposedly inspired by Fairmont native Johnnie Johnson?
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Old-time musician Dwight Diller spent years documenting and teaching others about this musical Pocahontas County family.
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This band is largely credited with popularizing bluegrass music in both Boston and Japan.
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In 2011, Landau Eugene Murphy Jr. received national acclaim after winning this TV contest.
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Banjo player Sylvia O'Brien was the sister of this traditional musician.
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This person was NOT an inaugural inductee into the West Virginia Hall of Fame in 2007.
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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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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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