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What country music star began his career in the C-Notes band?
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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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Mannington's Russ Fluharty was a master at playing this instrument.
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This band is largely credited with popularizing bluegrass music in both Boston and Japan.
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This musician won the banjo contest at the West Virginia State Folk Festival at age 67 in 1975.
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This country singer had hits such as "Giddyup Go," "Phantom 309," and "Teddy Bear."
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In 1966, this country singer had a hit with the recitation "History Repeats Itself."
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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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