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Who was the first native West Virginian elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame?
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Curly Ray Cline played fiddle with this bluegrass band.
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This Raleigh County native's biggest hit was "May The Bird Of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose."
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During his career, this South Charleston instrument maker made made 86 violins, 14 violas, 65 cellos, one double bass, and six bows.
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West Virginia Hall of Fame member Butch Miles was a master of what instrument?
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Nat Reese was known for his unique stylings of what kind of music?
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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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Ida L. Reed of Barbour County was best known for writing this style of music.
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What Fayette County native is best known for his country and gospel duets with Eleanora Niera (maiden name)?
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This musician went by the nickname "Piano Man."
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