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Area bluegrass artist inducted into hall of fame
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Longtime Forsyth County resident Roy Westray plays a resonating guitar he built himself. Westray recently was inducted into the Atlanta Country Music Hall of Fame. - photo by AUTUMN MCBRIDE

CUMMING - What keeps someone young?

That's the question to which so many want an answer, especially after reaching retirement age.
For one Forsyth County resident the answer is his music.

Roy Westray, 83, has been practicing the art of bluegrass for more than 50 years.

His long-term dedication to the musical genre recently earned him a spot in the Atlanta Country Music Hall of Fame.

The hall was founded in 1982, according to its website, for the purpose of "preserving Georgia's rich music heritage and history."

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