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What country music star began his career in the C-Notes band?
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This singer and pianist earned the title "West Virginia's First Lady of Gospel Music."
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Curly Ray Cline played fiddle with this bluegrass band.
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West Virginia Music Hall of Fame composer and arranger Robert Drasnin was born in this city.
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The blind musician Ed Haley was best known for playing what instrument?
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What Huntington native died in the same plane crash that killed country music legend Patsy Cline?
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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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What famous country music star was born in Bolt (Raleigh County)?
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She was the first solo female country artist to have a number one hit for eight weeks straight, a record not broken for 50 years.
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Which Lincoln County native cofounded the band MC-5?
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