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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 was one of the most highly regarded saxophonists of the jazz era.
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This singer was known as "Charleston's First Lady of Jazz."
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Curly Ray Cline played fiddle with this bluegrass band.
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This Charleston native received the 1968 Pulitzer Prize for Music.
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Old-time musician Dwight Diller spent years documenting and teaching others about this musical Pocahontas County family.
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This group had hits with "Build Your Treasures in Heaven" and "Moonlight on West Virginia."
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Keyser native Jack Rollins did NOT co-write which of these songs?
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This Tucker County native was known as "America's Polka King?"
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Logan County native Jim Foglesong was known primarily as a producer of what type of music?
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