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Which TV show did this Moundsville native NOT write the theme song for?
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This Raleigh County native's biggest hit was "May The Bird Of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose."
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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 Webster County musician won the fiddle contest at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair.
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This fiddler was named a 2020 National Endowment for the Arts Heritage Fellow, one of the highest national awards in the arts.
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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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What West Virginian, playing with the Lilly Brothers, helped popularize bluegrass music in Boston?
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Which Lincoln County native cofounded the band MC-5?
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This musician went by the nickname "Piano Man."
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This musician co-created and served as host of the Mountain Stage radio program for 38 years.
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