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What Putnam County traditional musician was known as the "Banjo Man from Turkey Creek?"
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Mannington's Russ Fluharty was a master at playing this instrument.
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"John Hardy" is a famous folk song about a hanging in what coalfield city.
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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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This Fayette County native played guitar on several Bob Dylan albums and was music director of the TV show Hee Haw.
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This Webster County musician won the fiddle contest at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair.
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West Virginia Hall of Fame member Butch Miles was a master of what instrument?
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This West Virginia Music Hall of Fame pianist was originally from Jamaica, Queens, New York.
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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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Which one of the following songs was NOT a hit for Raleigh County native Bill Withers?
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