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Clarksburg native Phyllis Curtin is best remembered for what style of music?
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In what city was country music star Hank Williams found dead on New Year's Day 1953?
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This West Virginia Music Hall of Fame member was the half-sister of Bessie Smith, known as the "Empress of the Blues."
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Who broke Connie Smith's 50-year run for most consecutive weeks with a country song at number one on the charts?
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What Fayette County native is best known for his country and gospel duets with Eleanora Niera (maiden name)?
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Who had a hit with the 1947 country song "Beyond the Sunset?"
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This Boone County crooner was known for offbeat songs such as "Chicken Walk."
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Which Lincoln County native cofounded the band MC-5?
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What gospel group was founded in the West Virginia coalfields by Claude Jeter
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This old-time fiddler from Braxton County wrote the traditional tune "Elk River Blues."
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