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West Virginia Music Hall of Fame composer and arranger Robert Drasnin was born in this city.
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Which one of the following instruments was Frank George NOT associated with?
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West Virginia Hall of Fame member Butch Miles was a master of what instrument?
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These brothers' Clay County festival became a pattern for the Vandalia Gathering and other old-time music festivals.
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This fiddler was named a 2020 National Endowment for the Arts Heritage Fellow, one of the highest national awards in the arts.
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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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What popular country music radio program aired for 10 years on Fairmont's WMMN?
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Who broke Connie Smith's 50-year run for most consecutive weeks with a country song at number one on the charts?
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What was Kathy Mattea's first number one hit?
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This Mercer County native was the first bluegrass musician to appear on the cover of Smithsonian Magazine.
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