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1. This country-bluegrass musician began winning talent contests at age 8 and, at 13, was named Most Promising Fiddler in the Midwest by the Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass in America. She signed to Rounder Records in 1985, at age 14, and two years later released her first album, "Too Late to Cry". Who is she?
2. This leading lady of Motown began singing at a really young age. In 1952, at age 7, she won the television talent show "Ted Mack's Original Amateur Hour". Shortly afterwards, she and her family members formed a singing group, of which she would later be the front woman. The group recorded their first single, "Every Beat of My Heart", in 1961 when she was only 17. The group signed to Motown records in 1966. Who was their leader?
3. This country singer had his first Top 20 hit at the young age of 12, making him the youngest artist ever (at that time) to have a Top 40 country hit. That same debut single earned him a Grammy nomination in 2001, a couple months before his 13th birthday. Who is he?
4. This highly revered bass player comes from a musically-talented family. His siblings taught him to play bass when he was just three years old, and he was performing in front of audiences by age six. Later in life, he became the first person to win the Bass Player of the Year award from "Bass Player" more than once. He is best known as the bassist for the band Bela Fleck and the Flecktones. Who is he?
5. This young man, named for a musical prodigy who lived a couple centuries before him, is the son of a rock star and an actress. He began participating in his father's (and uncle's) band at a young age, and became the band's full time bassist in 2006, at age 15. Who is this bass player?
6. This singer from the American South began her career at a young age, performing in musicals. After appearing on the TV talent show "Star Search" and the variety show "Johnnie High's Country Music Revue", she came to the attention of talent scouts. At the age of 9, she was singing the national anthem at Dallas Cowboys games. In the early '90s she recorded three full length albums produced by her father, and those gave her the attention needed to be 'discovered' by a record promoter. In 1995, at the age of 13, she had a record deal with Curb Records. Her first single, "Blue", gave her her first Top Ten country hit, in 1996. Who is this singer?
7. This Welsh singer began singing traditional and religious songs when she was just a young girl. After appearing on television on "The Big, Big Talent Show" at age 11, she began performing for bigger crowds in the UK and in a few other places in Europe, including at the Royal Albert Hall. Her first album, "Voice of an Angel", an album of religious, operatic and traditional songs, was released in 1998 when she was just 12 years old. "Voice of an Angel" was certified platinum is the UK, the US, Canada and Australia. At the same time, she became the youngest artist ever to that date to have a number one album on classical crossover charts in the UK. Who is she?
8. Named for a African-American civil rights leader, this musician excelled at playing several instruments as a young boy, including the organ, piano, oboe and saxophone. He became a professional musician in 1960, at age 16, when he played baritone sax on Rufus Thomas hit record, "Cause I Love You". He has been playing with the backing band The M.G.'s since 1962. Who is he?
9. Often called the world's greatest drummer, this musician is known primarily for his jazz career beginning in the late 1930s. He was the child of vaudeville performers, who claimed their son could keep a beat by the time he was a year old. Before he was two, he was performing in vaudeville himself, as 'Traps the Drum Wonder'. He became a bandleader at age 11, and by his early '20s, he was performing with the likes of Joe Marsala, Bunny Berigan and Artie Shaw. He always stressed that he'd never had any formal music training and could not even read sheet music; who is this naturally inclined percussionist?
10. Born Stevland Hardaway Judkins, this well-known American singer and pianist was signed to Motown Records at the young age of 11, in 1961. He had his first number one single in the US at age 13. He has since had more than 30 number one hits and has won more Grammy awards than any other male solo performer. By what name is he better known?
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