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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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"Walk the Way the Wind Blows" was the first major hit for this native West Virginian.
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This West Virginia Music Hall of Fame member was the half-sister of Bessie Smith, known as the "Empress of the Blues."
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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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St. Albans native Tommy Thompson was a founding member of this band.
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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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What was Kathy Mattea's first number one hit?
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Which Lincoln County native cofounded the band MC-5?
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This Mercer County native was the first bluegrass musician to appear on the cover of Smithsonian Magazine.
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What Wheeling native has won Grammy Awards for best folk (2006) and bluegrass (2014) albums?
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