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Who was the first native West Virginian elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame?
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Banjo player Sylvia O'Brien was the sister of this traditional musician.
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What's the nickname of the West Virginia University marching band?
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Keyser native Jack Rollins did NOT co-write which of these songs?
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In 1966, this country singer had a hit with the recitation "History Repeats Itself."
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Giving its first concert in 1929, this is the longest-running orchestra in West Virginia.
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What famous country music star was born in Bolt (Raleigh County)?
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What West Virginian, playing with the Lilly Brothers, helped popularize bluegrass music in Boston?
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This musician went by the nickname "Piano Man."
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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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