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Belgian immigrant Andre Van Damme created this Charleston institution.
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Cozy Records, one of the most successful companies of its kind in West Virginia, was located in this town.
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WVU artist-in-residence Ellie Mannette is often considered the "father" of this instrument.
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At age 91, Randolph County's Woody Simmons won the over-60 banjo contest at what festival?
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In 1966, this country singer had a hit with the recitation "History Repeats Itself."
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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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This Tucker County native was known as "America's Polka King?"
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Which country singer from Bluefield had a hit with "Lovin' On Back Streets" in the 1970s?
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What was Brad Paisley's first number one hit?
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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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