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Which one of the following songs was supposedly inspired by Fairmont native Johnnie Johnson?
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What country music star began his career in the C-Notes band?
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Which one of the following instruments was Frank George NOT associated with?
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In the 1930s and 1940s, this company's employees starred in their own national radio variety program.
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Roane County's Squire Parsons Jr. wrote this contemporary gospel classic.
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What college did jazz performer and composer Don Redman attend?
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St. Albans native Tommy Thompson was a founding member of this band.
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This Braxton County fiddler was the first West Virginian to be named a National Endowment for the Arts Heritage Fellow.
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What popular country music radio program aired for 10 years on Fairmont's WMMN?
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What was Kathy Mattea's first number one hit?
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