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What country music star began his career in the C-Notes band?
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What Putnam County traditional musician was known as the "Banjo Man from Turkey Creek?"
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Old-time musician Dwight Diller spent years documenting and teaching others about this musical Pocahontas County family.
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Nat Reese was known for his unique stylings of what kind of music?
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This country singer had hits such as "Giddyup Go," "Phantom 309," and "Teddy Bear."
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This banjo player was the subject of a documentary made by international recording artist Taj Majal.
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Which one of the following songs did Boone County native Billy Edd Wheeler NOT write or cowrite?
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Giving its first concert in 1929, this is the longest-running orchestra in West Virginia.
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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 country music singer was born Lois LaVerne Williamson?
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