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South Charleston native Larry Combs is most associated with this instrument.
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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 West Virginia Music Hall of Fame member was the half-sister of Bessie Smith, known as the "Empress of the Blues."
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These brothers' Clay County festival became a pattern for the Vandalia Gathering and other old-time music festivals.
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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 was NOT a hit for Raleigh County native Bill Withers?
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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 West Virginian, playing with the Lilly Brothers, helped popularize bluegrass music in Boston?
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This Mingo Countian was the first West Virginian to be honored with a National Heritage Fellowship.
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This West Virginia Music Hall of Fame member started a degree program in bluegrass at Glenville State.
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