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Quiz about Chart Topping Country Hits of 1950

Chart Topping Country Hits of 1950 Quiz

The year 1950 saw 15 songs reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100 Country Chart. I'll give you a lyric sample for ten of them, and you tell me the artist(s) who recorded the chart-topper.

A multiple-choice quiz by luckytrim. Estimated time: 7 mins.

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luckytrim

Time
7 mins

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Multiple Choice

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372,049

Updated
Dec 03 21

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who sang this in 1950?

"You know Dasher, and Dancer, and
Prancer, and Vixen,
Comet, and Cupid, and
Donder and Blitzen" Hint

Gene Autry

Ernest Tubb

Roy Rogers

Red Foley

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Question 2 of 10

2. My favorite seasonal hit of all time! Can you tell me who sang it in 1950?

"Decorations of red on a green Christmas tree
Won't be the same dear, if you're not here with me

And when those blue snowflakes start falling
That's when those blue memories start calling" Hint

Moon Mullican

Elvis Presley

Ernest Tubb

Al Dexter

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Question 3 of 10

3. Here's a mournful Billboard Hot 100 Country number one from 1950. Who're the artists?

"Love was never meant for me
True love was never meant for me
Seems somehow we never can agree
Life is full of misery
Dreams are like a memory
Bringing back your love that used to be
Tears, so many I can't see
Years don't mean a thing to me
Time goes by, still I can't be free"
Hint

Bellamy Brothers

Louvin Brothers

Everly Brothers

Delmore Brothers

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Question 4 of 10

4. This snappy tune was the singer's fifth number one hit.
Can you name him?

"It's a wonder that the rag don't tear
The way he makes it pop
You ought to see him fan the air
With his hoppity-hippity-hippity-hoppity-hoppity-hippity-hop" Hint

Eddie Arnold

Ernest Tubb

Tennessee Ernie ford

Red Foley

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Question 5 of 10

5. One of this singer's many Blues-themed tunes hit the number one slot in 1950 and remained on the chart for an amazing 21 weeks! Name this King of Country Music.

"I went down to the river to watch the fish swim by
But I got to the river so lonesome I wanted to die, oh Lord
And then I jumped in the river, but the doggone river was dry" Hint

Hank Williams

Carl Smith

Hank Snow

Little Jimmy Dickens

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Question 6 of 10

6. The gentleman who took this tune to number one in 1950 was known as the "King of the Hillbilly Piano Players". Name him.

"I'll sail my ship alone with all the dreams I own
Drifting out across the ocean blue
I'll sail my ship alone though all the sails, you've torn
And when it starts to sink, then I'll blame you" Hint

Moon Mullican

Floyd Cramer

Skeets McDonald

Jimmy Wakely

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Question 7 of 10

7. This popular 1950 hit was instrumental in my learning to spell this river's name. Can you name the singer?

"By The M I crooked letter, crooked letter I, crooked letter, crooked letter I -
Hump-back, hump-back I Mississippi, flowing down to New Orleans,
It flows right by my Tennessee home
where history was make by Steamboat Bill,
M-E-M-P-H-I-S, Memphis is the town I mean."
Hint

Ernest Tubb

Red Foley

Eddy Arnold

"Tennessee" Ernie Ford

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Question 8 of 10

8. The singer of this next 1950 number one hit hailed from Nova Scotia, where he gave up life as a squid-jigger to become a country music legend. Who was he?

"That big eight wheeler rollin' down the track
Means your true lovin' daddy ain't comin' back
'Cause I'm movin' on,
I'll soon be gone,
You were flyin' too high for my little old sky so I'm movin' on

Hint

Hank Locklin

Hank Thompson

Hank Williams

Hank Snow

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Question 9 of 10

9. Probably best remembered for his Tear-Jerker hit, "Long Black Veil", name the singer who scored big in 1950 with this well-covered hit.

"We'll go honky tonkin' make every spot in town
We'll go to the park where it's dark and we won't fool around
If you run short of money I'll run short of time
You got no more money honey I've no more time" Hint

Willie Nelson

Little Jimmy Dickens

Billy Walker

Lefty Frizzell

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who moaned these lyrics to number one on the chart near the close of 1950?

"I been lovin' that gal for so doggone long
I can't afford to lose her now,
I thought I was right but I must of been wrong
'Cause my head is startin' to bow
And now I'm moanin'..." Hint

Webb Pierce

Hank Williams

Faron Young

Marty Robbins

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who sang this in 1950? "You know Dasher, and Dancer, and Prancer, and Vixen, Comet, and Cupid, and Donder and Blitzen"

Answer: Gene Autry

"Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer" topped the chart for only one week, but the song is seasonal, after all.
Gene Autry had one other number one hit during his recording career. That was "At Mail Call Today", which stayed on the top 100 chart for 22 weeks.

2. My favorite seasonal hit of all time! Can you tell me who sang it in 1950? "Decorations of red on a green Christmas tree Won't be the same dear, if you're not here with me And when those blue snowflakes start falling That's when those blue memories start calling"

Answer: Ernest Tubb

"Blue Christmas" reached number one for Mr. Tubb in January, 1950. It went to number nine in 1951, and to number five in 1952.
Elvis Presley's cover, recorded in 1957, reached number 55 in 1998, but Elvis' cover has become the accepted version for the holiday season playlist.

3. Here's a mournful Billboard Hot 100 Country number one from 1950. Who're the artists? "Love was never meant for me True love was never meant for me Seems somehow we never can agree Life is full of misery Dreams are like a memory Bringing back your love that used to be Tears, so many I can't see Years don't mean a thing to me Time goes by, still I can't be free"

Answer: Delmore Brothers

"Blues Stay Away From Me" shot to number one in January, 1950. This hit has been covered by artists ranging from The Everly Brothers to Elvis.

Alton and Rabon, the Delmore Brothers, were born into poverty, the sons of share-cropper parents in Alabama. They rose to fame and fortune, becoming among the earliest members of the Grand Ole Opry.
Sadly, Rabon was taken from us at age thirty-six by lung cancer.

4. This snappy tune was the singer's fifth number one hit. Can you name him? "It's a wonder that the rag don't tear The way he makes it pop You ought to see him fan the air With his hoppity-hippity-hippity-hoppity-hoppity-hippity-hop"

Answer: Red Foley

After reaching the top of the chart,"Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy" stayed on the chart another 20 weeks for Mr. Foley in 1950.

This song was Red's fifth chart topper. He scored nine others in his career, including a duet with Ernest Tubb, "Goodnight Irene", later in 1950.

Red Foley died of a massive heart attack in 1968. He was 58 years old.

Red's daughter, Shirley, is married to singer/actor Pat Boone. Their daughter Debby had a huge hit in 1977 with "You Light up My Life".

5. One of this singer's many Blues-themed tunes hit the number one slot in 1950 and remained on the chart for an amazing 21 weeks! Name this King of Country Music. "I went down to the river to watch the fish swim by But I got to the river so lonesome I wanted to die, oh Lord And then I jumped in the river, but the doggone river was dry"

Answer: Hank Williams

"Long Gone Lonesome Blues" was Hank's second number one hit, after "Lovesick Blues" in 1949.
Mr. Williams scored another nine number-ones before his untimely death in January, 1953.
He charted three chart-toppers posthumously.
Ironically, his last number one hit in his lifetime was "I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive", the month before his death.
His son, Hank Jr., did a reasonably good job of carrying on the "Family Tradition".

6. The gentleman who took this tune to number one in 1950 was known as the "King of the Hillbilly Piano Players". Name him. "I'll sail my ship alone with all the dreams I own Drifting out across the ocean blue I'll sail my ship alone though all the sails, you've torn And when it starts to sink, then I'll blame you"

Answer: Moon Mullican

"I'll Sail my Ship Alone" was Moon Mullican's only number one hit, but it stayed on the chart for 35 weeks !
He followed Nat King Cole's 1950 recording of "Mona Lisa" with his own cover,
but Nat's went to number one, while Moon's version only reached number five.
Incidentally, "Mona Lisa" was also covered by Dennis Day, Harry James and Jimmy Wakely, all in 1950.

7. This popular 1950 hit was instrumental in my learning to spell this river's name. Can you name the singer? "By The M I crooked letter, crooked letter I, crooked letter, crooked letter I - Hump-back, hump-back I Mississippi, flowing down to New Orleans, It flows right by my Tennessee home where history was make by Steamboat Bill, M-E-M-P-H-I-S, Memphis is the town I mean."

Answer: Red Foley

"Mississippi"!
This novelty song only spent one week at the top of the chart, but it has lasted a long time as a Country Classic.

8. The singer of this next 1950 number one hit hailed from Nova Scotia, where he gave up life as a squid-jigger to become a country music legend. Who was he? "That big eight wheeler rollin' down the track Means your true lovin' daddy ain't comin' back 'Cause I'm movin' on, I'll soon be gone, You were flyin' too high for my little old sky so I'm movin' on

Answer: Hank Snow

Hank Snow was born in Liverpool, Nova Scotia. This song, "I'm Movin' On", was Hank's second offering, and his first number one.
Hank released 79 singles during his thirty-one-year recording career, including six number one hits.

9. Probably best remembered for his Tear-Jerker hit, "Long Black Veil", name the singer who scored big in 1950 with this well-covered hit. "We'll go honky tonkin' make every spot in town We'll go to the park where it's dark and we won't fool around If you run short of money I'll run short of time You got no more money honey I've no more time"

Answer: Lefty Frizzell

Lefty Frizzell scored five number one hits out of his first ten
releases!
"If You've Got the Money, I've Got the Time" was his second release, and second chart-topper, the first being "I Love You a Thousand Ways".
Willie Nelson also took this tune to number one, in 1976.
Amazingly, all thirty-nine of Lefty's singles reached the top fifty, but, after the stellar start, he had only one more that reached the top slot,in 1964, with "Saginaw Michigan".

Lefty is a member of a musical family that includes brothers David and Allen.

10. Who moaned these lyrics to number one on the chart near the close of 1950? "I been lovin' that gal for so doggone long I can't afford to lose her now, I thought I was right but I must of been wrong 'Cause my head is startin' to bow And now I'm moanin'..."

Answer: Hank Williams

"Moanin' the Blues" was Hank's eighteenth single and his fourth
offering to reach the top of the chart.
A hard personal life is reflected in most of Hank's songs, this one being no exception.

Hank left us way too soon, due to his alcohol and drug addictions, but the impact he made on Country Music in his six-year recording career was huge!

Hank is the Patriarch of a musical family that not only includes Hank Jr. but a daughter, Jett Williams, born five days after her father's passing, and Hank Williams III, whose style is much more reminiscent of his Grandfather's than either of the others.

Source: Author luckytrim

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