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Who was the first native West Virginian elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame?
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Belgian immigrant Andre Van Damme created this Charleston institution.
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In 1966, this Kanawha County fiddler performed on the Grand Ole Opry, The Today Show, and at the prestigious Newport Folk Festival.
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What's the nickname of the West Virginia University marching band?
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Which one of the following songs did Boone County native Billy Edd Wheeler NOT write or cowrite?
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This Braxton County fiddler was the first West Virginian to be named a National Endowment for the Arts Heritage Fellow.
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Which one of the following songs was NOT a hit for Raleigh County native Bill Withers?
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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 native of Gary is known as the nation's dean of Black sacred music.
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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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