Classic Country Cuties Quiz | Something in Common

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1. The smash hit from 1981, "Elvira", was followed by another smash hit, "Bobbie Sue", just one year later. Who is this famous country/gospel band?

Answer: The Oak Ridge Boys

Yes indeed, The Oak Ridge Boys' "Elvira" number one in 1981, "Bobbie Sue" number one in 1982.

2013 marks the band's 40th anniversary, including a special commemorative tour and CD, a network television special and, an ORB themed cruise.

2. Written for her by Shel Silverstein, relaying what she believes her man is about to say. The three blanks contain the singer's name .. who is she? "And you'll say, ____ ______ I love you more than my Irish Setter ____ ______, don't leave me alone ____ ______,I swear I'm a gonna treat you better Buy you brand new overalls if you'll only come back home"

Answer: Loretta Lynn

The song's title, "Hey Loretta" would fill in the blanks. Released October of 1973, it reached number two on Billboard Hot Country Singles.

In 2010, "Coal Miner's Daughter: A Tribute to Loretta Lynn", features other singers re-recordings of Lynn's hits over the past 50 years. The lead single, "Coal Miner's Daughter", recorded by Lynn, Miranda Lambert and Sheryl Crow, hit the Billboard singles chart making Lynn the first female country artist to chart records spanning six decades.

3. Recorded by Don Williams then Waylon Jennings, agreeing she may feel let down and could have done better - can you name her? "_______, light of my life. Fate should have made you a gentleman's wife"

Answer: Amanda

"Amanda" written by Bob McDill, first recorded and released in 1973 by Don Williams, only reached number 33 on Billboard Hot Country Singles.

In 1974, Jennings recorded it on his album "The Ramblin' Man" but was not released as a single until it was reissued on his first Greatest Hits album of 1979, becoming his sixth number one single and also a major hit for the year 1979.

4. He recorded "What If I Said" with Anita Cochran and appeared in its video. In this 1987 number one song, do you recognize these chorus lines and who sang them? "Lynda do you want to dance Lynda give me half a chance Lynda just a passing glance And we'll fall in love"

Answer: Steve Wariner

Steve Wariner's "Lynda", was a number one song on Billboard Hot Country Singles in 1987, remaining on the charts for 23 weeks.

Chet Atkins awarded Wariner and only four others world-wide, (five including Atkins) with the "Certified Guitar Player" award. In 2009, Wariner took part in the induction of Atkins to the Musicians Hall Of Fame.

Wariner is a 1996 Grand Ole Opry inductee, 2008 Music City Walk Of Fame inductee and a 2009 National Thumbpickers Hall Of Famer.

5. I wonder how "Julia" would feel if she knew he had "Linda On My(his) Mind". Which singer recorded these two hit songs?

Answer: Conway Twitty

"Linda On My Mind", number one in 1975 and "Julia", number two in 1987 on Billboard Hot Country Singles.

Conway received a Sears & Roebuck acoustic guitar at age four, formed his first band at age ten.

Twitty wrote 19 of his 55 number one songs and never missed a single performance.

Six years after his death, Conway Twitty was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame but was never a member of the Grand Ole Opry.

6. Dolly Parton pleads with another woman not to take her man .. what is her name? "Your smile is like a breath of spring Your voice is soft like summer rain And I cannot compete with you ______ "

Answer: Jolene

"Jolene", released October 1973 written by Dolly Parton, became a number one song on Billboard Hot Country Singles.

Jolene, a young concert-goer, asked Parton for her autograph. Parton obliged and responded she would write a song about her very pretty name. This song takes the number 219 spot on Rolling Stone Magazine's Greatest Songs Of All Time.

7. Who sang these opening lines to this number two song from 1984? "Mona Lisa lost her smile The painter's hands are trembling now And if she's out there running wild It's just because I taught her how"

Answer: David Allan Coe

"Mona List Lost Her Smile" was Coe's highest charting single on Billboard Hot Country Singles.

March 2013, Coe suffered multiple injuries including head trauma after his vehicle collided with an eighteen wheeler in Ocala, Florida.

8. He's so broken-hearted, going about his day and "straightening Miss Emily's picture now and then". Who sang this line from a 1981 number two song?

Answer: John Conlee

"Miss Emily's Picture" from Conlee's fourth studio album "With Love".

Conlee is best known for his first charted single "Rose Colored Glasses", a number five song from 1978 which he co-wrote.

9. The late Keith Whitley received a phone call from whom? "Now ____ just called and said, "Please come back" I said, "I'm on my way, I haven't even unpacked" "I want you, I love you", that's all she had to say Good-bye L.A."

Answer: Amy

Written by Hank Cochran and Dean Dillon, "Miami, My Amy" peaked at number fourteen on Billboard Hot Country Singles in 1986.

Longtime friends Whitley and Ricky Skaggs met while performing at a music contest in Kentucky - the two were in their mid-teens.

10. They first sang about "Susan When She Tried" in 1974, then "Elizabeth" in 1983. I'm sure you can pick the correct band .. who recorded these two songs? "Oh Elizabeth, I want to see your pretty face I want to touch your lips, I want to feel your warm embrace Don't know if I could ever live my life without you Oh Elizabeth, I'm sure missing you"

Answer: The Statler Brothers

From 1983, "Elizabeth" was written by former member Jimmy Fortune, becoming the band's second number one hit and forty-fourth country hit on Billboard Hot Country Singles.

The Statlers have been retired since 2002. They have received three Grammy awards, been inducted into the Country Music Hall Of Fame & Museum (2008), and the Gospel Hall Of Fame (2007).

Source: Author annanne

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