Classic Country - Who Sang That ? Quiz

Answer: Gene Autry

Over his career, Gene Autry made over 600 records and appeared in over 100 films.
Autry was the first of the movie "Singing Cowboys".
Autry was a supplier of rodeo animals for many years and, in 1979, was inducted into the Rodeo Hall of Fame.

Answer: Bobby Bare

After many attempts at song writing, without much success, Bobby wrote "The All-American Boy", and cut a demo for his friend Bill Parsons.
"Well, Gather round Cats and I'll tell you a story,
'Bout how to become an All-American Boy..."
Bobby was drafted into the Army shortly thereafter. Parsons recorded it for Fraternity Records, but the record company liked Bobby's demo better, released it, and watched it climb to number two on the "Hot 100" chart. Problem was, they released it under the name "Bill Parsons".

Answer: Don Williams

Don Williams, nicknamed "The Gentle Giant" by his peers, started performing in a folk-pop trio, Pozo-Seco Singers, in the sixties. The group achieved some success, recording three albums.
The group split in 1970, and Don went on to record many songs, including 17 that reached number one.

Answer: Vern Gosdin

Vern and his brother, Rex, began performing as the Gosdin Brothers in 1967.
They landed some club work, sang backup in some recording sessions, and recorded on their own, producing one song that charted at number 37 on the Hot 100 chart.
Within a year, Vern was out of the singing business, opening a glass and mirror shop in Atlanta and running the business for the next nine years.
In 1976, he signed with Electra Records and re-recorded the Gosdin Brothers' only hit, "Hangin' On". This time his duet-partner was Emmylou Harris. The song climbed quickly up the charts, resting in the top ten for nine weeks.
The rest, as they say, is history.
Vern was referred to as "The Voice" by his peers.

Answer: Charley Pride

What can I say? Over a career spanning more than 30 years, Charley piled up 67 charted hits, including 29 number one hits.
Male Vocalist of the Year, 1971 & 1972, and Entertainer of the Year, 1971 are a few of his honors.
Charley is one of only three African-American performers to be inducted into the Grand Ole Opry.

Answer: Carl Smith

Carl opened his recording career with a bang in 1951. "Let's Live a Little" reached number two on the charts.
Four records later, his "Let Old Mother Nature Have Her Way" became his first number one hit, one of only five in his career. He continued charting in the Hot 100 for another 23 years.
Carl Smith was the first husband of June Carter (Cash), and the father of Carlene Carter, a star in her own right.
His band was called the Tunesmiths, and he was known as "Mr. Country".

Answer: Don Gibson

Don Gibson was a successful singer/songwriter over the decades of the 1950s and 1960s. He penned and recorded "Sweet Dreams" in 1956, his first recording, and it climbed to number one.
Mr. Gibson continued to record through the 1970s.
He joined the Grand Ole' Opry in 1958, was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2001.

Answer: Jerry Reed

Known among his peers as "The Guitar Man", Jerry made his living with comedic material mostly. His work in the "Smokey and the Bandit" films is well known.
He was a regular on the TV series, "Concrete Cowboys".
He was honored as CMA's Musician of the year for 1970 and 1971.

Answer: Ernest Tubb

Known as "The Texas Troubadour", Mr. Tubb began his recording career in 1944.
Some of his first hits were WWII related.
He acted in four Western movies.
Starting in 1947, he broadcast his own radio show from the Ernest Tubb Record Shop in Nashville.
Awards; Opry member since 1943 - C&W Hall of Fame- 1965
Father of Justin Tubb.

Answer: Sonny James

Known as "the Southern Gentleman", Sonny charted with 72 hits from 1953 to 1983. This included 23 number one hits. Sonny put together an amazing string of sixteen straight number one recordings over a 5-year period.
Awards; Opry member since 1965 - Star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame, 1971 - C&W Hall of Fame 2006.