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What instrument did she play in "Strange Things Happening Every Day"?

  • Electric guitar

  • Resonator guitar

  • Acoustic guitar

  • Bass guitar

Answer

Strange Things Happening Every Day was the first hit single by Big Mama Thornton, released in 1952. Thornton played the resonator guitar in the song, which is a steel-bodied guitar with a metal resonator cone inside. The resonator guitar gives the song a unique sound, which helped it to become a hit.
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