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West Virginia Music Hall of Fame composer and arranger Robert Drasnin was born in this city.
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Mannington's Russ Fluharty was a master at playing this instrument.
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In 1927, this Logan Countian blues guitarist made one of the earliest known recordings of "John Henry."
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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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West Virginia Hall of Fame member Butch Miles was a master of what instrument?
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This group had hits with "Build Your Treasures in Heaven" and "Moonlight on West Virginia."
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Lincoln County's Elaine Purkey wrote this labor anthem.
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Monroe County's Henry Reed was most closely associated with this instrument.
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This banjo player was the first woman to receive the Vandalia Award, West Virginia's highest folklife honor.
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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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