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Who was the first native West Virginian elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame?
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This singer was known as "Charleston's First Lady of Jazz."
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This Clay County traditional musician made his own banjos using torque converter rings from 1956 Buick transmissions.
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In what city was country music star Hank Williams found dead on New Year's Day 1953?
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Folklorist Pat Gainer founded this festival in 1950.
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West Virginia Hall of Fame member Butch Miles was a master of what instrument?
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St. Albans native Tommy Thompson was a founding member of this band.
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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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Logan County native Jim Foglesong was known primarily as a producer of what type 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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