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What country music star began his career in the C-Notes band?
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Cozy Records, one of the most successful companies of its kind in West Virginia, was located in this town.
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Clarksburg native Phyllis Curtin is best remembered for what style of music?
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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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The only 52 known recordings by fiddler Edden Hammons were made here.
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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 country singer had hits such as "Giddyup Go," "Phantom 309," and "Teddy Bear."
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St. Albans native Tommy Thompson was a founding member of this band.
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"The Wreck on the C&O" is a folk song about a deadly train wreck near which city?
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This musician went by the nickname "Piano Man."
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