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Curly Ray Cline played fiddle with this bluegrass band.
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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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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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This Webster County musician won the fiddle contest at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair.
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Lincoln County's Elaine Purkey wrote this labor anthem.
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Nat Reese was known for his unique stylings of what kind of music?
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This country musician ran a store opposite Wheeling's Capitol Theatre, where he performed regularly.
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What was Brad Paisley's first number one hit?
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Which Lincoln County native cofounded the band MC-5?
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Claude Jeter was the leader of this band.
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