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Which one of the following songs was supposedly inspired by Fairmont native Johnnie Johnson?
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This Wheeling native played bass on Jimi Hendrix's Band of Gypsys album.
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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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West Virginia Music Hall of Fame composer and arranger Robert Drasnin was born in this city.
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Bluefield's Maceo Pinkard co-wrote this classic song.
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This Summers County songwriter recorded one of the earliest known songs about the Monongah Mine Disaster.
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Nat Reese was known for his unique stylings of what kind of music?
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Which one of the following songs did Boone County native Billy Edd Wheeler NOT write or cowrite?
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What country music singer was born Lois LaVerne Williamson?
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Claude Jeter was the leader of this band.
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