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This Clay County traditional musician made his own banjos using torque converter rings from 1956 Buick transmissions.
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This band is largely credited with popularizing bluegrass music in both Boston and Japan.
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This Fayette County native played guitar on several Bob Dylan albums and was music director of the TV show Hee Haw.
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The West Virginia Symphony Orchestra is headquartered in this city.
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What popular country music radio program aired for 10 years on Fairmont's WMMN?
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What was Kathy Mattea's first number one hit?
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What was Brad Paisley's first number one hit?
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What West Virginian, playing with the Lilly Brothers, helped popularize bluegrass music in Boston?
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This fiddler from Elizabeth won the 1998 Vandalia Award.
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This musician's original songs include "Buffalo Creek," “Mountaineers Are Always Free," “Coal Country Blues," and “Black Eyed Logan."
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