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In 1966, this Kanawha County fiddler performed on the Grand Ole Opry, The Today Show, and at the prestigious Newport Folk Festival.
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"Walk the Way the Wind Blows" was the first major hit for this native West Virginian.
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This Fayette County native played guitar on several Bob Dylan albums and was music director of the TV show Hee Haw.
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What college did jazz performer and composer Don Redman attend?
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This Summers County songwriter recorded one of the earliest known songs about the Monongah Mine Disaster.
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This country singer, who grew up in Hinton, had hits such as “Then and Only Then,” "Nobody but a Fool (Would Love You)," “The Hurtin’s All Over,” “Cincinnati, Ohio,” “and Just One Time."
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Giving its first concert in 1929, this is the longest-running orchestra in West Virginia.
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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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What West Virginian, playing with the Lilly Brothers, helped popularize bluegrass music in Boston?
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This musician co-created and served as host of the Mountain Stage radio program for 38 years.
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