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Curly Ray Cline played fiddle with this bluegrass band.
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This Wheeling native played bass on Jimi Hendrix's Band of Gypsys album.
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Which TV show did this Moundsville native NOT write the theme song for?
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West Virginia Music Hall of Fame composer and arranger Robert Drasnin was born in this city.
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The blind musician Ed Haley was best known for playing what instrument?
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This banjo player was the subject of a documentary made by international recording artist Taj Majal.
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What famous country music star was born in Bolt (Raleigh County)?
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Which country singer from Bluefield had a hit with "Lovin' On Back Streets" in the 1970s?
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This musician's original songs include "Buffalo Creek," “Mountaineers Are Always Free," “Coal Country Blues," and “Black Eyed Logan."
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This Mingo Countian was the first West Virginian to be honored with a National Heritage Fellowship.
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