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This singer and pianist earned the title "West Virginia's First Lady of Gospel Music."
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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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This Webster County musician won the fiddle contest at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair.
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In 2011, Landau Eugene Murphy Jr. received national acclaim after winning this TV contest.
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Bluefield's Maceo Pinkard co-wrote this classic song.
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This Summers County songwriter recorded one of the earliest known songs about the Monongah Mine Disaster.
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Monroe County's Henry Reed was most closely associated with this instrument.
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"The Wreck on the C&O" is a folk song about a deadly train wreck near which city?
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She was the first solo female country artist to have a number one hit for eight weeks straight, a record not broken for 50 years.
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This musician co-created and served as host of the Mountain Stage radio program for 38 years.
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