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This singer and pianist earned the title "West Virginia's First Lady of Gospel Music."
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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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West Virginia Hall of Fame member Butch Miles was a master of what instrument?
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Keyser native Jack Rollins did NOT co-write which of these songs?
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Which one of the following songs was NOT a hit for Raleigh County native Bill Withers?
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Ida L. Reed of Barbour County was best known for writing this style of music.
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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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This duo began performing country music on radio when they were teenagers and later were regular on a Charleston TV show.
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