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This Charleston native received the 1968 Pulitzer Prize for Music.
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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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During his career, this South Charleston instrument maker made made 86 violins, 14 violas, 65 cellos, one double bass, and six bows.
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In the 1930s and 1940s, this company's employees starred in their own national radio variety program.
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West Virginia Hall of Fame member Butch Miles was a master of what instrument?
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On May 1, 1940, the city of Wheeling hosted a special day honoring this opera singer, who was born there.
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This banjo player was the subject of a documentary made by international recording artist Taj Majal.
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Giving its first concert in 1929, this is the longest-running orchestra in West Virginia.
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This banjo player was the first woman to receive the Vandalia Award, West Virginia's highest folklife honor.
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Logan County native Jim Foglesong was known primarily as a producer of what type of music?
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