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Mannington's Russ Fluharty was a master at playing this instrument.
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This band is largely credited with popularizing bluegrass music in both Boston and Japan.
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This group had hits with "Build Your Treasures in Heaven" and "Moonlight on West Virginia."
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Roane County's Squire Parsons Jr. wrote this contemporary gospel classic.
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This country singer, who grew up in Hinton, had hits such as “Then and Only Then,” "Nobody but a Fool (Would Love You)," “The Hurtin’s All Over,” “Cincinnati, Ohio,” “and Just One Time."
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This banjo player was the subject of a documentary made by international recording artist Taj Majal.
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This Huntington musician was one of the stars of the Harlem Renaissance, performing with the likes of Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway, Paul Robeson, and Marian Anderson.
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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 fiddler from Elizabeth won the 1998 Vandalia Award.
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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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