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In what city was country music star Hank Williams found dead on New Year's Day 1953?
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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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The only 52 known recordings by fiddler Edden Hammons were made here.
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"John Hardy" is a famous folk song about a hanging in what coalfield city.
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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 West Virginia Music Hall of Fame member was the half-sister of Bessie Smith, known as the "Empress of the Blues."
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West Virginia Hall of Fame member Butch Miles was a master of what instrument?
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Nat Reese was known for his unique stylings of what kind of music?
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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 banjo player was the first woman to receive the Vandalia Award, West Virginia's highest folklife honor.
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