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What Huntington native died in the same plane crash that killed country music legend Patsy Cline?
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In 1927, this Logan Countian blues guitarist made one of the earliest known recordings of "John Henry."
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This musician won the banjo contest at the West Virginia State Folk Festival at age 67 in 1975.
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This Summers County songwriter recorded one of the earliest known songs about the Monongah Mine Disaster.
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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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This Braxton County fiddler was the first West Virginian to be named a National Endowment for the Arts Heritage Fellow.
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"The Wreck on the C&O" is a folk song about a deadly train wreck near which city?
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This Boone County crooner was known for offbeat songs such as "Chicken Walk."
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This Mingo Countian was the first West Virginian to be honored with a National Heritage Fellowship.
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