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1.
  Kathy Mattea #3    
Multiple Choice
 25 Qns
I hope you guys enjoy this Kathy Mattea quiz. This quiz focuses on Mattea's music, obscure album cuts and some rare finds worth seeking out! Enjoy and good luck!
Difficult, 25 Qns, Cartersdad, Apr 09 17
Difficult
Cartersdad
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  Kathy Mattea Songs 1983-2014 Part II    
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
This is a follow up quiz to the first Kathy Mattea one that was created earlier in the year. This quiz is for true diehard Matteaheads and I must say, there are some tricky questions here :) Good luck!
Tough, 20 Qns, Cartersdad, Mar 11 16
Tough
Cartersdad
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  Kathy Mattea Songs 1983-2014    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
Kathy Mattea is a Grammy award winning artist who burst onto the scenes in Country/Folk music in the 1980s and still is making cutting edge music today. This quiz is an overview of some of Kathy's biggest moments since 1983.
Tough, 15 Qns, Cartersdad, Mar 11 16
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Cartersdad
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trivia question Quick Question
Who produced Kathy's album, "Coal" in 2008?

From Quiz "Kathy Mattea #3"




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Kathy Mattea Trivia Questions
1. According to a Mattea song, "the trouble with _____ is, they are never around when you want one."

From Quiz Kathy Mattea #3

Answer: Angels

"The Trouble With Angels" was the lead single from Kathy's 2000 album "Innocent Years." The music video to accompany the song features Mattea's song writer husband, Jon Vezner, in one of the scenes.

2. What was Kathy's very first single sent to country radio in 1983?

From Quiz Kathy Mattea Songs 1983-2014

Answer: Street Talk

This single was from the album "Kathy Mattea" and peaked at number 25 on the Billboard US singles chart.

3. In 1988, Kathy became the first solo female artist since Dolly Parton in 1979 to spend more than one week at the top of the US Country Billboard Charts. Dolly's song was "You're the Only One"; which of Kathy's singles achieved this?

From Quiz Kathy Mattea Songs 1983-2014 Part II

Answer: Eighteen Wheels And A Dozen Roses

The single reached the number one spot on the Billboard US Country chart on May 21, 1988 and stayed the following week at the top. The song was succeeded by Earl Thomas Conley's "What She Is(Is A Woman In Love)."

4. 1987 brought Kathy her first number one single on the US Billboard Country charts, which was it?

From Quiz Kathy Mattea Songs 1983-2014

Answer: Goin' Gone

While "Love at the Five and Dime" is regarded as Kathy's breakthrough single, it peaked at number three on the charts. "Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses" was the follow up single to "Goin' Gone" from the same album, "Untasted Honey."

5. In Kathy's 1986 single, "Love at The Five and Dime," who did Eddie run off with?

From Quiz Kathy Mattea #3

Answer: The bass man's wife

Eddie ran off with bass man's wife because one of the boys in his band took a shine to Rita's hand. Sue Phelps is Kathy Mattea's fanclub president!

6. How many song titles from the album "Willow In The Wind" mention either a city or a state in the title?

From Quiz Kathy Mattea Songs 1983-2014 Part II

Answer: 2

The songs are "Hills Of Alabama" and "She Came From Fort Worth." The latter was released as a single in 1990.

7. The "Willow In The Wind" album was the first release from Mattea after she married Vezner. Which song does she dedicate to him in the album notes?

From Quiz Kathy Mattea #3

Answer: Love Chooses You

In the liner notes on the album, Mattea quotes a line from the song, "and it seems we're two people, withing the same circle, that's drawn tighter and tighter till you're all that I see" and dedicates it to Jon.

8. According to one of Mattea's songs, when does the following occur? "Now I pour whiskey, break the ice, put my feet up on the couch..."

From Quiz Kathy Mattea #3

Answer: Late In The Day

"Late in the Day" is from the "Untasted Honey" album. Although the song wasn't released as a US radio single, Mattea included it on a later album of her personal favorite cuts.

9. Kathy married song writer Jon Vezner, the co-writer of "Where've You Been." How many of Vezner's songs did Kathy record on her "Time Passes By" album?

From Quiz Kathy Mattea Songs 1983-2014 Part II

Answer: 3

Vezner co-wrote the title cut with Susan Longacre. Longacre is also the co-writer of Reba McEntire's "Is There Life Out There." Vezner co-wrote "Whole Lotta Holes" with his "Where've You Been" co-writer, Don Henry. He co-wrote "A Few Good Things Remain" with Pat Alger. Pat Alger is perhaps best known for writing some of Garth Brooks' biggest hits, "The Thunder Rolls" and "Unanswered Prayers" to name a couple.

10. The Grammy winning "Where've You Been" is a true story written by Don Henry and Jon Vezner about a couple growing old together and facing health issues. What are the couples' names?

From Quiz Kathy Mattea Songs 1983-2014

Answer: Claire and Edwin

In the song, Claire gets Alzheimer's disease and Edwin is the only one who can get her talking after a long period of her not being able to.

11. In which song does Mattea ask "Where would I be in times like these without the songs Loretta wrote?"

From Quiz Kathy Mattea #3

Answer: Listen to the Radio

This single was written by Nanci Griffith, and included on Mattea's "Lonesome Standard Time" album. Mattea performed this single at the 1993 CMA awards show when she presented the award for Radio Station of the Year.

12. Between the "Willow In The Wind" and "Time Passes By" albums, Kathy released another album. What type of album did she release?

From Quiz Kathy Mattea Songs 1983-2014 Part II

Answer: Greatest Hits

Mattea released "A Collection of Hits" which included songs from her previous three albums, along with "A Few Good Things Remain," which would be included next on the "Time Passes By" album.

13. "The Battle Hymn of Love" is a duet with whom?

From Quiz Kathy Mattea Songs 1983-2014 Part II

Answer: Tim O'Brien

The song was recorded for the "Untasted Honey" album but not released to radio as a single. It was later included on 1990's "A Collection Of Hits" album and released as a single. The song reached number nine on the US Country Billboard chart.

14. What country did Kathy draw inspiration from, for her 1991 album "Time Passes By?"

From Quiz Kathy Mattea Songs 1983-2014

Answer: Scotland

The album features the song "I Am Ready For the Storm" by acclaimed Scottish singer-songwriter Dougie MacLean, as well as bagpipes on the album's final cut, "From A Distance."

15. The song "Amarillo" was about a jukebox and a pinball machine that stole "my baby." Who did the man in the song keep playing on the jukebox?

From Quiz Kathy Mattea #3

Answer: Dolly and Porter

The line goes, "while he puts another quarter, push Dolly and then Porter, oh I lost him to a jukebox and a pinball machine." The song was written by Rodney Crowell and Emmylou Harris.

16. Which Nanci Griffith song did Kathy record on her "Lonesome Standard Time" album?

From Quiz Kathy Mattea Songs 1983-2014 Part II

Answer: Listen To The Radio

While "From A Distance" and "Love At The Five And Dime" were both originally recorded by Griffith, they weren't on this album. "From A Distance" was on "Time Passes By" and "Love At The Five And Dime" was on the "Walk The Way The Wind Blows" album. "Amarillo" was included on the "Lonesome Standard Time" album, but it wasn't a Griffith song. "Amarillo" was written by Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell.

17. Kathy had major surgery on her vocal cords and faced the possibility of never being able to sing again. Which album did she last record before her surgery?

From Quiz Kathy Mattea Songs 1983-2014

Answer: Lonesome Standard Time

The album was released in 1992 and produced the hits "Standing Knee Deep In A River" and the title cut.

18. What is the subject of "Red-Winged Black Bird" from the "Coal" album?

From Quiz Kathy Mattea #3

Answer: a bird turned black from coal dust

This album was nominated for a Grammy award in 2009. This song has been a staple at Mattea's concerts since the album's release in 2008.

19. Excluding the Greatest Hits and the Christmas albums that Kathy released, she released four studio albums in the 1990s. Each album had a title song that was released as a single to radio. Which single did not have a music video?

From Quiz Kathy Mattea Songs 1983-2014 Part II

Answer: Love Travels

Kathy did not release a video for "Love Travels," however, the single "455 Rocket" from the same album went on to win the 1997 CMA Video of the Year Award.

20. For which two pieces of work did Kathy win her first two Grammy awards?

From Quiz Kathy Mattea Songs 1983-2014

Answer: "Where've You Been" & "Good News"

While Kathy was nominated for Grammy awards for "Love at the Five and Dime," "Time Passes By" and "Coal," she has only won two times.

21. Which song accompanied a video that pays homage to 1950s' housewives?

From Quiz Kathy Mattea #3

Answer: Maybe She's Human

This was the third single from the "Walking Away A Winner" album. The video was shot in black and white and features scenes of housewives from the 1950s era.

22. Why did Beulah and Barney name the baby they found Harley?

From Quiz Kathy Mattea Songs 1983-2014 Part II

Answer: Because of a tattoo

"and they named him Harley, because of a tattoo, that claimed his name was true" The song "Harley" was included on "Time Passes By" and was never released as a single. However, the song is very popular in Mattea's live shows.

23. Mattea's second album, "From My Heart" was released in 1985. She covered a song from a musical icon- who was it?

From Quiz Kathy Mattea #3

Answer: Elton John

She recorded a cover of Elton John's "Ball and Chain", which he was a co-writer of. This was a US single for John in 1982 and featured Pete Townshend of The Who on acoustic guitar.

24. Which was the only single released by Kathy in the US in 1995?

From Quiz Kathy Mattea Songs 1983-2014 Part II

Answer: Clown In Your Rodeo

"Clown In Your Rodeo" was the fourth and final single from the "Walking Away A Winner" album. The single peaked at number 20 on the US Billboard Country charts. Mattea's next single wasn't released until 1997.

25. "Anytime love is on the table the stakes are high" is the opening line to which song?

From Quiz Kathy Mattea #3

Answer: Walking Away A Winner

This song was released in 1994 and became Kathy's biggest commercial hit of the 1990s. Although the song is about leaving a failed romance with your head held high, it has been identified by music fans as a survival song for many situations, including battling cancer.

26. "Good News" was Kathy's first _____ album

From Quiz Kathy Mattea Songs 1983-2014

Answer: Christmas

The album won a Grammy award for Best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album in 1994. The album featured the smash single, "Mary, Did You Know?"

27. What occurs in the song "BFD?"

From Quiz Kathy Mattea #3

Answer: a man falls in love with a pizza delivery girl

The song was included as a bonus track on 2000's "The Innocent Years" album. The song is very light hearted, on an album of primarily ballads and heavy subject matters. The song reached number 63 on the US Billboard Country Singles chart.

28. "She Came From Fort Worth" was Kathy's first US single released in the 1990s; which was the last US one released in the 1990s?

From Quiz Kathy Mattea Songs 1983-2014 Part II

Answer: Patiently Waiting

Although "Patiently Waiting" never made it onto the US Billboard Country charts, it was the fourth and final single released from the "Love Travels" album. "Love Travels" was the last of Mattea's singles from the 1990s to make it onto the Billboard chart, peaking at number 39.

29. Kathy won the CMA female vocalist of the Year award in 1989 and 1990. Who won in 1988?

From Quiz Kathy Mattea Songs 1983-2014

Answer: K.T. Oslin

Reba McEntire had won the award the four years from 1984-1987. Tanya Tucker succeeded Kathy in 1991, while Rosanne Cash never won the award.

30. What was Kathy's first US single of the 2000s?

From Quiz Kathy Mattea Songs 1983-2014 Part II

Answer: The Trouble With Angels

"The Trouble With Angels" was the first of two singles from the 2000 album, "The Innocent Years." The song peaked at 53 on the US Billboard Country charts.

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