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This Charleston native received the 1968 Pulitzer Prize for Music.
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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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In what city was country music star Hank Williams found dead on New Year's Day 1953?
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Mannington's Russ Fluharty was a master at playing this instrument.
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What Huntington native died in the same plane crash that killed country music legend Patsy Cline?
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In 2011, Landau Eugene Murphy Jr. received national acclaim after winning this TV contest.
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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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Who had a hit with the 1947 country song "Beyond the Sunset?"
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This native of Gary is known as the nation's dean of Black sacred music.
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