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Clarksburg native Phyllis Curtin is best remembered for what style of music?
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This Mercer County native wrote the song "West Virginia, My Home."
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Which one of the following instruments was Frank George NOT associated with?
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What Huntington native died in the same plane crash that killed country music legend Patsy Cline?
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This Summers County songwriter recorded one of the earliest known songs about the Monongah Mine Disaster.
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St. Albans native Tommy Thompson was a founding member of this band.
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Giving its first concert in 1929, this is the longest-running orchestra in West Virginia.
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Ida L. Reed of Barbour County was best known for writing this style of music.
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This Huntington musician was one of the stars of the Harlem Renaissance, performing with the likes of Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway, Paul Robeson, and Marian Anderson.
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What was Brad Paisley's first number one hit?
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