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3 John Hiatt quizzes and 35 John Hiatt trivia questions.
1.
  If I Didn't Know Better    
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
... that's John Hiatt. I mention the name John Hiatt to friends and they say "who?". Yet they recognise his songs whenever they show up. Follows is a song and a clue to the TV show, recording or film where it appeared. See if you can match them up.
Easier, 10 Qns, pollucci19, Apr 21 21
Easier
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Apr 21 21
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  Cover Me John Hiatt   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
John Hiatt's songwriting style combines country, soul, gospel, rock & roll and blues and attracts many musicians to record his diversified sounds. This quiz is all about covers of Hiatt songs.
Average, 10 Qns, boogerdog, Jul 25 08
Average
boogerdog
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3.
  John Hiatt    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
John Hiatt is a highly acclaimed singer/songwriter who crosses the rock, country and folk lines. His songs have been covered by the likes of Eric Clapton, Bonnie Raitt, Roseanne Cash, Iggy Pop and many others!
Tough, 15 Qns, tendernesstour, Jul 25 08
Tough
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John Hiatt Trivia Questions
1. What group took John Hiatt's "Sure As I'm Sittin' Here" to number 16 on the Billboard charts in 1974?

From Quiz Cover Me John Hiatt

Answer: Three Dog Night

"Sure As I'm Sittin' Here" was written and recorded by John Hiatt in 1974 and was featured on his first album "Hangin' Round the Observatory". Three Dog Night released the song as a single from their "Hard Labor" album. This album also included the hits "Play Something Sweet" written by rock & roll hall of famer and New Orleans' musical legend Alan Toussaint and "The Show Must Go On" written by Leo Sayer.

2. Which Disney soundtrack features six Hiatt-penned tunes?

From Quiz John Hiatt

Answer: The Country Bears

Hiatt is a longtime soundtrack contributor, but this entire soundtrack has a strong Hiatt flavor. Unfortunately, this live action children's film died at the box office.

3. Iggy Pop released "Something Wild" in 1993. What highest charting album of John Hiatt's is this song featured on?

From Quiz Cover Me John Hiatt

Answer: Perfectly Good Guitar

The title cut of "Perfectly Good Guitar" is a song about rock stars' guitars and how they love them then destroy them. Rumor has it that Hiatt wrote the tune after seeing a Kurt Cobain performance.

4. Which Hiatt release received a Grammy nomination for Best Contemporary Folk Album?

From Quiz John Hiatt

Answer: Crossing Muddy Waters

2000's "Crossing Muddy Waters" was Hiatt's first recording for Vanguard Records.

5. The John Hiatt lyrics "Don't have to humble yourself to me. I ain't your judge or you king." are from what song covered by Bonnie Raitt?

From Quiz Cover Me John Hiatt

Answer: Thing Called Love

"Thing Called Love" was released on John Hiatt's 1987 album "Bring The Family". Bonnie Raitt's version went to number eleven on the charts and was from her 1989 album "Nick of Time".

6. In 1994, Hiatt toured with what solo artist?

From Quiz John Hiatt

Answer: Jackson Browne

Both artists are noted for their honest and, at times, painfully personal lyrics.

7. What Hiatt song did Jeff Healy have a hit with in 1988?

From Quiz Cover Me John Hiatt

Answer: Angel Eyes

John Hiatt never recorded and released "Angel Eyes" on any of his albums. The track, however, is included on "The Best of John Hiatt" released in 1998.

8. Which Hiatt tune was a chart-topper for bluesy Bonnie Raitt?

From Quiz John Hiatt

Answer: Thing Called Love

Hiatt recorded this song himself on his critically acclaimed "Bring the Family."

9. What blues guitarist legend teamed with Eric Clapton and released Hiatt's "Riding With The King" in 2000?

From Quiz Cover Me John Hiatt

Answer: B.B. King

"Riding With The King" from Hiatt's 1983 album of the same name became the title track off of a 2000 Grammy award winning album from friends and legends B.B. King and Eric Clapton. This is the first time the two living legends have recorded an entire album together. It debuted at number three and went double platinum.

10. Which artist did NOT appear on the "Country Bears" Soundtrack with John Hiatt?

From Quiz John Hiatt

Answer: Johnny Cash

Hiatt also included Krystal Marie Harris on the soundtrack. 21-year-old Harris is the first musician signed to the Backstreet Boys' record label.

11. Aaron Neville and this legendary blues man have both covered Hiatt's "Feels Like Rain" from his 1988 album "Slow Turning". Who is this Chicago blues guitarist?

From Quiz Cover Me John Hiatt

Answer: Buddy Guy

Buddy Guy formed and donates money to the Buddy Guy Foundation which helps pay for tombstones on blues musicians' graves. Buddy believes this is the respect they deserve. His cover of "Feels Like Rain" is on his 1993 album of the same name.

12. What country artist and daughter of a famous musician covered Hiatt's "Pink Bedroom"?

From Quiz Cover Me John Hiatt

Answer: Roseanne Cash

Hiatt's "Pink Bedroom" off his "Two Bit Monsters" album in 1980 has also been covered by Albert Lee in 1980 and LouAnn Barton in 1986. Roseanne Cash recorded the song on her "Rhythm and Romance" album in 1985.

13. Roseanne Cash took this Hiatt-penned tune to #1 on the country music charts.

From Quiz John Hiatt

Answer: The Way We Make a Broken Heart

Cash also recorded a duet of this tune with Hiatt.

14. What song written by John Hiatt and originally on his "Bring The Family" album has been covered by Delbert McClinton, Joe Cocker, Jewel and Mandy Moore?

From Quiz Cover Me John Hiatt

Answer: Have a Little Faith In Me

Mandy Moore's version of "Have A Little Faith In Me" did not make the charts but the song pushed her 2003 album "Coverage" into the top 15. Joe Cocker made the song the centerpiece of his "Have A Little Faith In Me" album released in 1994.

15. Which John Hiatt tune became a one-hit wonder for the Jeff Healey Band?

From Quiz John Hiatt

Answer: Angel Eyes

Hiatt later recorded a version of this song for his "Best Of" compilation.

16. What rocker who had a hit with "Bad To The Bone" covered Hiatt's song "The Usual" on his 1997 album "Rockin' My Life Away"?

From Quiz Cover Me John Hiatt

Answer: George Thorogood

Thorogood also had a hit with a cover of Hank Williams' "Move It On Over". "The Usual" is found on Hiatt's 1985 album "Warming Up To The Ice Age".

17. Which soundtrack does NOT include a Hiatt-penned tune?

From Quiz John Hiatt

Answer: O Brother, Where Art Thou?

Many Hiatt tunes are also covered by other musicians for soundtracks.

18. "The Usual" was also covered by what fellow songwriter on his movie soundtrack "Hearts Of Fire"?

From Quiz Cover Me John Hiatt

Answer: Bob Dylan

Released in 1987 and starring Dylan, the film "Hearts On Fire" was a box office flop and only ran for two weeks. When asked why he did the movie, Dylan responded "for the money".

19. "Have a Little Faith in Me" has NOT been covered by which artist?

From Quiz John Hiatt

Answer: Don Henley

Jewel's version appeared on the soundtrack to "Phenomenon." Hiatt himself sings it on the "Benny & Joon" soundtrack.

20. Which song was covered by Eric Clapton and B.B. King?

From Quiz John Hiatt

Answer: Riding with the King

This was yet another Hiatt penned tune to hit the charts with another artist.

21. Which Hiatt tune was his biggest commercial success as a solo artist?

From Quiz John Hiatt

Answer: Perfectly Good Guitar

Hiatt wrote this song after watching artists on the MTV Music Awards.

22. Who was not a member of the Country/Folk supergroup "Little Village" with John Hiatt?

From Quiz John Hiatt

Answer: Johnny Cash

This same quarter worked on Hiatt's "Bring the Family" release.

23. Which John Hiatt tune had a hit cover version in Sweden?

From Quiz John Hiatt

Answer: Don't Know Much

This song was bigger in Sweden than it was here!

24. What was John Hiatt's first solo album?

From Quiz John Hiatt

Answer: Hangin' Around The Observatory

I still have this one on vinyl, which perfectly fits its production values. Still, it shows glimpses of Hiatt's future brilliance.

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