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Clarksburg native Phyllis Curtin is best remembered for what style of music?
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West Virginia Music Hall of Fame composer and arranger Robert Drasnin was born in this city.
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What Huntington native died in the same plane crash that killed country music legend Patsy Cline?
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In 1966, this Kanawha County fiddler performed on the Grand Ole Opry, The Today Show, and at the prestigious Newport Folk Festival.
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Roane County's Squire Parsons Jr. wrote this contemporary gospel classic.
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Lincoln County's Elaine Purkey wrote this labor anthem.
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Kenova's Michael W. Smith is one of the best-selling artists in this type of music.
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Ida L. Reed of Barbour County was best known for writing this style of music.
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What West Virginian had a country hit with "Lonesome 7-7203?"
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This musician's original songs include "Buffalo Creek," “Mountaineers Are Always Free," “Coal Country Blues," and “Black Eyed Logan."
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