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Clarksburg native Phyllis Curtin is best remembered for what style of music?
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Which TV show did this Moundsville native NOT write the theme song for?
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Folklorist Pat Gainer founded this festival in 1950.
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Keyser native Jack Rollins did NOT co-write which of these songs?
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This country singer, who grew up in Hinton, had hits such as “Then and Only Then,” "Nobody but a Fool (Would Love You)," “The Hurtin’s All Over,” “Cincinnati, Ohio,” “and Just One Time."
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What popular country music radio program aired for 10 years on Fairmont's WMMN?
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What country music singer was born Lois LaVerne Williamson?
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This Mercer County native was the first bluegrass musician to appear on the cover of Smithsonian Magazine.
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Claude Jeter was the leader of this band.
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This musician went by the nickname "Piano Man."
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