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This Wheeling native played bass on Jimi Hendrix's Band of Gypsys album.
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Folklorist Pat Gainer founded this festival in 1950.
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This musician won the banjo contest at the West Virginia State Folk Festival at age 67 in 1975.
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Roane County's Squire Parsons Jr. wrote this contemporary gospel classic.
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On May 1, 1940, the city of Wheeling hosted a special day honoring this opera singer, who was born there.
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This banjo player was the subject of a documentary made by international recording artist Taj Majal.
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The West Virginia Symphony Orchestra is headquartered in this city.
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Which country singer from Bluefield had a hit with "Lovin' On Back Streets" in the 1970s?
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What was Brad Paisley's first number one hit?
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This Mingo Countian was the first West Virginian to be honored with a National Heritage Fellowship.
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