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This singer and pianist earned the title "West Virginia's First Lady of Gospel Music."
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Belgian immigrant Andre Van Damme created this Charleston institution.
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Which one of the following instruments was Frank George NOT associated with?
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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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This Webster County musician won the fiddle contest at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair.
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Monroe County's Henry Reed was most closely associated with this instrument.
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Which one of the following songs did Boone County native Billy Edd Wheeler NOT write or cowrite?
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Giving its first concert in 1929, this is the longest-running orchestra in West Virginia.
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This Tucker County native was known as "America's Polka King?"
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Ida L. Reed of Barbour County was best known for writing this style of music.
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