Country Music Nicknames Trivia Quiz

Answer: Ray Price

Ray Price has been performing since the late forties and has had such hits as "Crazy Arms" (1956) and "For The Good Times" (1970). He took on Hank Williams' band, The Drifting Cowboys, soon after Hank's death, renaming them The Cherokee Cowboys. Ray soon was given the nickname The Cherokee Cowboy. Ray Benson is the lead singer for Asleep at The Wheel. Kenny Price sang and performed on the television show "Hee Haw" from 1976 until his death in 1987. Jay Silverheels was better known around the world as the actor who portrayed Tonto on the "The Lone Ranger" in the early '50s.

Answer: Eddy Arnold

"Cattle Call" in 1955, "Make the World Go Away" in 1965 and a year later in 1966, "The Tips of my Fingers" are just a few of the classics by the great Eddy Arnold who was given the nickname, The Tennessee Plowboy, as he worked on the farm as well as singing on the weekends. Eddie Bauer is an outdoor outfitter. Arnold Palmer is a golf legend and Eddie Rabbitt, a country singer-songwriter of the '70s and '80s.

Answer: Sonny James

Sonny James was tall, lanky and spoke with a southern drawl so Ken Nelson, a producer for Capital records dubbed James, "The Southern Gentleman". From 1960 to 1979, Sonny James's songs spent more time on the charts in the number one position than any other artist in country music. Sonny Bono is the father of Chaz Bono and a rock legend. Colin Raye is a contempary country artist. Jimmy C. Newman is a clasic country cajun singer

Answer: Loretta Lynn

Loretta penned the hit song "Coal Miner's Daughter" in 1969 that was later made into a great movie of her life that starred Sissy Spacek. Crystal Gayle, a fine singer in her own right, is Loretta's sister. In 1970 Lynn Anderson sang the hit "I Never Promised You a Rose Garden".

Answer: Little Jimmy Dickens

At the age of 90, Little Jimmy Dickens became the oldest living member of the Grand Ole Opry. Hank Williams dubbed him Tater, after the 1949 Dickens' hit "Take an Old Cold Tater and Wait". Slim Pickens was a great charactor actor from "Dr Strangelove" (1964) to "Blazing Saddles"(1974). Jimmy Dean was a country singer and sausage king. Little Stevie Wonder is how this rock legend was known when he first came on the scene at age 11.

Answer: George Jones

From the hit "White Lightning" in 1959, (written by J. P. Richardson better known as The Big Bopper), to a song that has been rated as the Number One Country Song of All Time "He Stopped Loving Her Today", released in 1980, George Jones has had a career that has spanned decades. No Show Jones, The Possum, these are a few of the nicknames given to Jones. Jim Ed Brown was a member of The Browns and a Opry legend. Charlie Rich was the Silver Fox who sang the 1975 hit, "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World" and country legend Johnny Horton sang "North to Alaska" in 1960.

Answer: Vern Gosdin

Vern was dubbed "The Voice" by his peers. 1988 gave us "Chiseled in Stone" and "Set'em Up Joe" just two of his 19 top tens. Eddy Arnold, Jim Reeves and Johnny Bush all enjoyed lengthy career in country music

Answer: Kitty Wells

The Queen of Country Music is a title that has been given to all of the women mentioned in this question, but the Undisputed Queen is the one and only Kitty Wells. She was a pioneer in country music, with hits like the 1952 classic, "It Wasn't God Who Made Honkeytonk Angels" and "Making Believe" in 1955 who opened doors and allowed others such as Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn and Reba McEntire to have the career they had.

Answer: Hank Williams Jr

Randall Hank Williams Jr was given the nickname of Bocephus by his famous dad, Hank Williams Sr. Hank Williams Jr's music was used to open "Monday Night Football" for over twenty years. Both Hank Thompson and Hank Locklin were country artists in their on right.

Answer: Johnny Cash

When Johnny Cash was starting out, he wore black because he wanted to look sharp. He later said that he wanted people to concentrate on the music, not on what he was wearing. Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith and Rip Torn are all from the 1997 movie "Men in Black".