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This Charleston native received the 1968 Pulitzer Prize for Music.
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Banjo player Sylvia O'Brien was the sister of this traditional musician.
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"Salt Pork, West Virginia" tells the story of musician Louis Jordan's arrest in this city.
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Kenova's Michael W. Smith is one of the best-selling artists in this type of music.
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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 was NOT a hit for Raleigh County native Bill Withers?
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Who had a hit with the 1947 country song "Beyond the Sunset?"
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This fiddler from Elizabeth won the 1998 Vandalia Award.
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This musician went by the nickname "Piano Man."
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This Mingo Countian was the first West Virginian to be honored with a National Heritage Fellowship.
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