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Who was the first native West Virginian elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame?
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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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West Virginia Hall of Fame member Butch Miles was a master of what instrument?
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What's the nickname of the West Virginia University marching band?
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Keyser native Jack Rollins did NOT co-write which of these songs?
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The West Virginia Symphony Orchestra is headquartered in this city.
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This country musician ran a store opposite Wheeling's Capitol Theatre, where he performed regularly.
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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 duo began performing country music on radio when they were teenagers and later were regular on a Charleston TV show.
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