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Mannington's Russ Fluharty was a master at playing this instrument.
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Folklorist Pat Gainer founded this festival in 1950.
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This band is largely credited with popularizing bluegrass music in both Boston and Japan.
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"Walk the Way the Wind Blows" was the first major hit for this native West Virginian.
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This person was NOT an inaugural inductee into the West Virginia Hall of Fame in 2007.
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Bluefield's Maceo Pinkard co-wrote this classic song.
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Lincoln County's Elaine Purkey wrote this labor anthem.
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"Salt Pork, West Virginia" tells the story of musician Louis Jordan's arrest in this city.
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What country music singer was born Lois LaVerne Williamson?
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What Wheeling native has won Grammy Awards for best folk (2006) and bluegrass (2014) albums?
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