That Musician Is from Mississippi? Quiz

Answer: Britney Spears

"Baby One More Time" was released in 1999 and debuted at number one. Spears followed up with three more consecutive number one studio albums; "Oops!... I Did It Again", "Britney" and "In the Zone". According to the RIAA she is the eighth largest selling female artist.

Although born in McComb, Mississippi, she was raised in Kentwood, Louisiana by a Southern Baptist family. Her sister, Jamie Lynn, is an actress as well as a singer. Spears was an accomplished gymnast as a youth which made the transition to dancing easy.

She spent three summers at NYC's Professional Performing Arts School and appeared in a number of off-Broadway productions before her appearance on "Star Search" and her work with Disney. Avril Lavigne Whibley is from Canada. Lucille Bogan is from Amory, Mississippi.

She is among the first black blues singers to be recorded. Aguilera was born in Staten Island, New York.

Answer: Jerry Butler

Jerry Butler started his professional singing career as the original singer of The Impressions. After his family relocated to Chicago, Butler sang in a Gospel quartet called Northern Jubilee Gospel Singers, with Curtis Mayfield. Mayfield and Butler performed together in various other groups before forming The Impressions.

When Jerry was 18 he wrote and recorded "For Your Precious Love" with the group. The song earned a Gold Record. Butler went solo and had hits with "He Will Break Your Heart", "Find Another Girl", "Only the Strong Survive" and "Make It Easy On Yourself".

He continues to perform when he is not serving as a Cook County Commissioner. He has served on the board since the early eighties and is also a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee. Lou Rawls and Sam Cooke were high school classmates in Chicago. Edwards was born in Richmond, Virginia, and had a major hit with "All in the Game".

Answer: Betty Everett

Betty Everett is from Greenwood, Mississippi. She was a singer and accomplished piano player. After performing Gospel music locally she relocated to Chicago. She eventually came to the attention of Vee-Jay records and recorded "You're No Good". Although Linda Ronstadt had a hit with the song years later, Everett's version didn't make the Top Fifty.

Her next release was "The Shoop Shoop Song". She initially didn't want to record the song because she thought that may be too silly. She followed with "I Can't Hear You", "Getting Mighty Crowded" and several duets with fellow Mississippi native Jerry Butler.

She made her last public appearance on the PBS special "Doo Wop 51" in 2000 and passed away the following year. Ruby Elzy was born in Pontotoc, Mississippi.

She created the role of Serena in George Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess" and performed it over 800 times. "My Guy" singer Mary Wells was born near Detroit, Michigan. Shelly Fairchild was born in Clinton, Mississippi. She released her debut album, "Ride", in 2005.

Answer: Faith Hill

Faith was adopted as an infant and raised in a strict Christian home. When she was nine she attended an Elvis Presley concert, where a desire to perform was instilled in her. She sang at local rodeos as a teen and, soon after graduating, moved to Nashville.

After being turned down as a backup singer for Reba, she landed a job as a secretary for a music publishing company. While singing backup for a local musician in Nashville she was spotted by a Warner Brothers exec, which led to a recording deal.

Her debut album, "Take Me as I Am", produced the single "Wild One". "Wild One" held the number one position for four weeks when it came out in 1994. She has since had a successful career and her "Soul2Soul II Tour 2006", with husband Tim McGraw, became the highest-grossing country tour ever at that time. Martina Mariea Schiff was born in Sharon, Kansas. Gretchen Frances Wilson is from Pocahontas, Illinois, and Patty Loveless was born Patricia Lee Ramey in Pikeville, Kentucky.

Answer: John Lee "Jaimo" Johnson

John Lee Johnson has also used the names Jai Johanny Johanson, Jaimo and Jaimoe while performing. In February, 1969, he became one of the first members of The Allman Brothers band. He was joined by bassist Berry Oakley, fellow drummer Butch Trucks and guitarist Dickey Betts.

The group began recording demos in Macon, Georgia. After releasing a pair of albums that didn't fare well, they released "Live at Fillmore", their first success. Shortly after the release of the album, Duane Allman was killed in a motorcycle accident. Soon afterward the group released "Eat A Peach", which became a number four album in 1972.

The album contains both studio and live cuts. Some of the live cuts were recorded with Duane. Jaimoe now leads a jazz-rock group in New York known as Jaimoe's Jasss Band, during breaks from Allman Brothers Band gigs, and resides in Connecticut. Jaimoe and the Allman Brothers Band members are in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Lamar Williams and Oteil Burbridge have also played bass for the band. Oteil Burbridge joined in 1989. Lamar Williams joined the Allman Brothers Band in late 1972 after the death of original bassist Berry Oakley, in a motorcycle crash.

Answer: Charley Pride

Pride has had thirty-six number one hits on the Billboard Hot Country charts and is a member of the Grand Ole Opry. In 1953 he signed a contract with the Boise Yankees, the Class C farm team of the New York Yankees. He was intent on a career in baseball, but an injury led to him being traded for a team bus and he ended up drafted by the Army. Red Sovine and Red Foley were established country singers, who enticed Pride into a music career upon his discharge.

After struggling for some time, Pride was signed to RCA in 1966 and released his first single, "Snakes Crawl at Night". Pride's third single, "Just Between You and Me", reached number nine and his career started to take off.

In 1971 "Kiss an Angel Good Morning" became his eighth number one song, followed by many other hits including "Is Anybody Goin' To San Antone"?", "Mississippi Cotton Picking Delta Town", "Someone Loves You, Honey" and "When I Stop Leaving, I'll Be Gone".

In October of 2000 Brenda Lee announced Pride's induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Carl Jackson was born in in Louisville, Mississippi, and is a Grammy Award-winning Country and Bluegrass musician.

Answer: Mary Wilson

In 1958 Mary Wilson met Florence Ballard in junior high. When the manager of a vocal group called The Primes decided to form a female group called The Primettes, he recruited Ballard and Wilson. Wilson then suggested a friend of hers, named Diana Ross, to complete the lineup.

In 1961 The Primettes signed to Motown Records and changed their name to The Supremes. After a chart drought of two years they had a hit with "When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through his Eyes". In 1963 "Where Did Our Love Go" started a string of chart toppers.

In 1967 Ballard was replaced by Cindy Birdsong. When Diana Ross left the group in 1970 Jean Terrell was her replacement and Wilson became the leader of the Supremes. Various lineups continued on until 1976 when Birdsong was replaced by Susaye Greene and the group finally disbanded in 1977. Wilson continued a solo career and in 1986 she released her autobiography "Dreamgirl: My Life as a Supreme".

Answer: Tammy Wynette

Tammy Wynette was born Virginia Wynette Pugh. She was called Wynette or Nettie instead of Virginia by her family. She was a basketball star in high school and later attended beauty school. She yearned to be a singer and when her third child was ill and Tammy needed money, she began singing at local events. She eventually landed a deal with Epic records, after being turned down by almost every label in Nashville. It was an Epic exec who suggested a name change to Tammy. Her first single wasn't a major success, but soon hits started coming and in 1969 Wynette won a Grammy award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance for "Stand by Your Man". In 1970 she earned a Gold record for "Tammy's Greatest Hits". Tammy's 1987 album, "Higher Ground", features contributions by Vince Gill, Ricky Van Shelton, Emmylou Harris and others. Despite serious illness she continued to perform until shortly before her death in 1998. She renewed her beauty school license every year in case her music career faltered.

A native of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Nan Kelley was first runner-up in the 1985 Miss Mississippi pageant and is a host for the Great American Country cable network. Jan Bradley is an American soul singer from Byhalia, Mississippi. Kim Hillis is a Christian singer from Starkville, Mississippi.

Answer: Marty Stuart

John Marty Stuart is known for his diverse approach to performing Country Music. At the age of 12 he started performing with a Bluegrass group. He met a member of Lester Flatt's band who invited him into the band. Marty worked with Lester Flatt until the aging Flatt broke up the band in 1978.

He soon became a member of Johny Cash's band and married his daughter, Cindy. In 1989 they divorced and Stuart released his first album, "Hillbilly Rock", the following year. Two tracks from "Hillbilly Rock" became hits. "Hillbilly Rock" was his first Top Ten hit and "Western Girls" broke the Top Twenty.

In 1993 Stuart joined the Grand Ole Opry and in 1997 he married Country Music singer Connie Smith. An admitted born-again Christian, he was once known as a wild party-goer.

He wore flashy outfits while performing, but since the death of his former father-in-law he now wears black as a tribute. Alan Jackson is from Georgia. Joe Diffie and Toby Kieth are from Oklahoma.

Answer: Jimmy Buffett

Jimmy Buffet was born on Christmas Day. He began playing guitar during his college years at Auburn and The University of Southern Mississippi. He was awarded a degree in history in 1969 and later worked as a correspondent for Billboard magazine in Nashville. Buffett began his musical career in Nashville and recorded his first album, "Down to Earth", in 1970. Jerry Jeff Walker took Buffett to Key West to perform street music.

In 1974 he had his first Top Forty hit with "Come Monday" and in 1977 his "Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes" LP featured "Margaritaville".

He has a devoted following of Parrotheads and his band is called The Coral Reefer Band. Buffett has also written three best sellers; "Tales from Margaritaville", "Where Is Joe Merchant?" and "A Pirate Looks At Fifty". Higgins is from Florida and Billy Ocean is from Trinidad.