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In 2011, Landau Eugene Murphy Jr. received national acclaim after winning this TV contest.
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Roane County's Squire Parsons Jr. wrote this contemporary gospel classic.
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Monroe County's Henry Reed was most closely associated with this instrument.
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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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"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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What was Brad Paisley's first number one hit?
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What Wheeling native has won Grammy Awards for best folk (2006) and bluegrass (2014) albums?
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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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This Mingo Countian was the first West Virginian to be honored with a National Heritage Fellowship.
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