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1. "You're the Reason Our Kids Are Ugly" (1978) was recorded and released by one of country music's most adored couples. They released it as a single but it did not chart as well as most of their songs. For example, their song "Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man" (1973) went to the top of US Billboard Country Songs. Who were they?
2. Well known for his acting but NOT so well known for his singing, Burt Reynolds did make his contribution to the soundtrack of a popular movie/musical that first appeared in theaters in 1982. The soundtrack from "Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" (1982) peaked at number five on the charts, U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums. Who was Burt's co-star and singing partner?
3. There may be support for all theories of talent being inherited within the musical couple who recorded the chart topping song, "Meet Me In Montana" (1985). The male singer has a brother and cousins who are musicians; the female also has siblings who are singers and songwriters. Who was this duo?
4. Reba McEntire and Vince Gill were both very popular country music performers during the 1990s. It would not be surprising to learn that any collaboration from them zoomed to the top of the music charts. Which of the following songs went to number one for them in the early part of 1993?
5. Unbelievably it had been more than a decade since a song from Willie Nelson had reached the Top Forty of the charts when his song, "Mendocino County Line" would do so in 2002. The love song featured a country music female singer who had placed several of her own songs on that Top Forty chart. Who was she?
6. Few if any singers were more popular and/or productive in the early 2000s than Shania Twain. In 2004 the first song released from her "Greatest Hits" CD was one titled "Party For Two". Twain released a pop version of the song with Mark McGarth. For the country music version she joined another singer. Who was it?
7. Jennifer Nettles of Sugarland fame recorded "Who Says You Can't Go Home Again" (2006) with a male singer much better known for his work in a genre other than country music. It was he who had co-written the song with the intentions of recording and releasing it and the song did very well. Who is this New Jersey born rocker?
8. Josh Turner's first song inside the Top Forty (U.S. charts) was "Long Black Train". With his deep, clear voice and the song's catchy lyrics it was soon certified gold. That was 2003. Five years later he asked (then) country veteran, Trisha Yearwood, to record and release a single with him. What was their ballad that begged for a new beginning?
9. The first "American Idol" winner, Kelly Clarkson, has shown her versatility when it comes to singing on many occasions. Although she is not typically thought of as (primarily) a country music performer her voice mixed well enough with a male singer - who does identify most with country music - to release what would become a number one single for them. With whom did she sing "Don't You Wanna Stay" in 2011?
10. Brad Paisley is credited as a co-writer for the song "Remind Me" which he included on his album "This Is Country Music". Both song and album were released mid-year in 2011 and both made it to the number one on U.S. Billboard charts. Who was the beautiful blonde female singer - no stranger to chart topping songs of her own - who sang with Paisley on this song?
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