Arkansas' Musical Geography Tour Quiz

Answer: Keiser

Felts was born in the town of Keiser in 1938 and is best known for the top 10 songs "Lonely Teardrops," "Reconsider Me," and "Drift Away." Felts also had a hit with his cover of the Willie Nelson song "Funny How Time Slips Away." Keiser native Ed Bruce was born in 1939 and sang the number one country hit "You're The Best Break This Old Heart Ever Had" in 1982.

A gifted song writer, Bruce's song "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys" was a number one smash for Willie and Waylon in 1978. Bruce also found success doing commercials and acting; he was a regular on the early 80s NBC series "Maverick".

Answer: Billstown

Billstown is about four miles southwest of Delight and three miles east of the popular "Crater of Diamonds" state park. In addition to being a world class entertainer, early in Glen's career he was a much sought after studio musician with his talents being heard on recordings by Frank Sinatra, Elvis, Merle Haggard and The Mamas & The Papas to name a few.

In the mid 60s he was a member of the Beach Boys and was John Wayne's co-star in the movie 'True Grit.' Some of Campbell's well known hits are "Rhinestone Cowboy," "Gentle on My Mind," and "Wichita Lineman".

Answer: It's where the guitar got its infamous name

As the story goes, King was playing at a juke joint in 'Twist' Arkansas in Cross county some 40 miles northwest of Memphis. On that cold night in 1949 a fight broke out between two men at the show and they knocked over a home made kerosene heater. This started a raging fire, King and many others fled the building.

But realizing he had left his guitar inside, King returned into the flames to retrieve his axe. King found out hours later that 'Lucille' was the name of the woman the men were fighting over. That guitar and every one which BB has played since have carried the name.

Answer: K.T. Oslin

Early in her career Oslin was a folk singer as well as a showgirl in Broadway shows. After that she also did commercials and found success as a songwriter. Her breakout as a singer in country music came with the Grammy winning "80s Ladies," the 1987 CMA song of the year. Following that she enjoyed more hit songs and also became a TV and movie actor.

Answer: Black Oak Arkansas

In the early 1970s Black Oak Arkansas was one of the biggest bands in the world. Black Oak is an actual town on highway 18 in Craighead county and it is the hometown of the founding members. Jim "Dandy" Mangrum is the vocalist and lone constant member of BOA from its birth in 1970 to the present day. Reynolds and Jett, along with Stanley Knight were Black Oak's guitar army. If you have ever seen concert footage of 'Jim Dandy' in the band's heyday, then you know where David Lee Roth of Van Halen got his image and stage persona from.

Answer: El Dorado

Frizzell was born in Texas but his family moved to El Dorado when Lefty was an infant. Frizzell spent most of his childhood in the Union county town, returning to Texas with his family at age 12. Dunn was an El Dorado native for about two years when he lived with his grand parents there as a youngster.

It is a popular belief that the Brooks & Dunn song "Red Dirt Road" was inspired by Dunn's time in Arkansas.

Answer: Patsy Montana

Patsy's big hit song was " I Want To Be A Cowboy's Sweetheart." Though she was born north of Hot Springs, the family later moved and Patsy actually grew up near Hope, Arkansas. Her show business career began after she went to California in 1929, she took her stage name from actor and cowboy Monte Montana.

Answer: Levon Helm

Mark Levon Helm was born in Phillips County Arkansas in 1940. He began playing guitar at age eight and is best known as the drummer for the rock group The Band. A soulful singer, it is Helms' voice you hear on the hit songs "The Weight" and "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down." Also a songwriter, actor and producer in his long career, Levon won a Grammy award in 2007 for best Folk Album.

Answer: Colt

Colt is a rural community about 50 miles from Memphis; Rich's parents were cotton farmers. Early in his career Charlie was a session musician for Sun Records which was home to performers Jerry Lee Lewis and Johnny Cash, both of whom Rich wrote songs for. Though his music career included jazz, blues and rockabilly styles, Charlie was best known for the country hits "Behind Closed Doors" and "The Most Beautiful Girl In The World".

Answer: Bob Wootton

Luther Perkins was the original guitarist for Cash but he died in a house fire in mid 1968. Bob Wootton who grew up playing Johnny Cash's songs on the guitar became his guitarist after an impromptu audition later in 1968 at a concert in Springdale. Wootton provided the distinctive 'boom chicka boom' guitar sound from that 1968 audition until Mr. Cash died in 2003. Able to imitate Cash's singing voice perfectly, Bob also served as Johnny's double in films and television.