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Belgian immigrant Andre Van Damme created this Charleston institution.
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South Charleston native Larry Combs is most associated with this instrument.
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In what city was country music star Hank Williams found dead on New Year's Day 1953?
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Folklorist Pat Gainer founded this festival in 1950.
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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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Roane County's Squire Parsons Jr. wrote this contemporary gospel classic.
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In 1966, this country singer had a hit with the recitation "History Repeats Itself."
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What popular country music radio program aired for 10 years on Fairmont's WMMN?
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What gospel group was founded in the West Virginia coalfields by Claude Jeter
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