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Country Singers Backup Bands Trivia Quiz

I will give you the name of the backup band and see if you can match the singer that fronts them. Most of them are Country Music Hall of Fame members. Good Luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by musicworks. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
musicworks

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
75,709

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
25

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
15 / 25

Plays
844

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Question 1 of 25

1. 'The Drifting Cowboys'? Hint

Tex Williams

Bob Wills

Don Williams

Hank Williams

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Question 2 of 25

2. 'The Strangers'? Hint

Carl Smith

Merle Haggard

Mel Tillis

Freddie Hart

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Question 3 of 25

3. 'The Rainbow Ranch Boys'? Hint

Pee Wee King

Del Reeves

Hank Snow

Hank Locklin

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Question 4 of 25

4. 'The Brazos Valley Boys'? Hint

Hank Thompson

Tex Ritter

Pee Wee King

Willie Nelson

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Question 5 of 25

5. 'The Bluegrass Boys'? Hint

Roy Acuff

Bill Monroe

Ferlin Husky

Faron Young

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Question 6 of 25

6. 'The Cherokee Cowboys'? Hint

Kenny Price

Tex Ritter

Charlie Pride

Ray Price

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Question 7 of 25

7. 'The Po' Boys'? Hint

Lynn Anderson

Bill Anderson

Liz Anderson

John Anderson

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Question 8 of 25

8. 'The Texas Troubadours'? Hint

Justin Tubb

Pee Wee King

Boxcar Willie

Ernest Tubb

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Question 9 of 25

9. 'The Sweet Thangs'? Hint

Tom T. Hall

Mel McDaniel

Nat Stuckey

Joe Diffie

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Question 10 of 25

10. 'The Texas Playboys'? Hint

Bob Wills

Justin Tubb

Ernest Tubb

David Wills

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Question 11 of 25

11. 'The Tune Smiths'? Hint

Cal Smith

Jerry Smith

Connie Smith

Carl Smith

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Question 12 of 25

12. 'The Texas Wildcats'? Hint

Tex Ritter

Hank Thompson

Jimmy Dean

Eddie Dean

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Question 13 of 25

13. 'The Hushpuppies'? Hint

John Conlee

Roy Drusky

Ferlin Husky

Con Hunley

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Question 14 of 25

14. 'The Statesiders'? Hint

Mel Tillis

Aaron Tippin

Floyd Tillman

Pam Tillis

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Question 15 of 25

15. 'The Smoky Mountain Boys'? Hint

Roy Acuff

Dolly Parton

Bill Monroe

Bill Anderson

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Question 16 of 25

16. 'The Heartbeats'? Hint

Freddie Hart

Dolly Hart

J.D. Hart

Rod Hart

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Question 17 of 25

17. 'The Do-Rights'? Hint

Loretta Lynn

Jean Shepard

Barbara Mandrell

Louise Mandrell

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Question 18 of 25

18. 'The Story Tellers'? Hint

Merle Haggard

Marty Robbins

Tom T. Hall

Ronnie Milsap

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Question 19 of 25

19. 'The Texans'? Hint

Faron Young

Ernest Tubb

Tex Ritter

Hank Thompson

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Question 20 of 25

20. 'The Bama Band'? Hint

Steve Wariner

Jeannie C. Riley

Hank Williams Jr,

Kenny Rogers

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Question 21 of 25

21. 'The County Deputies'? Hint

Faron Young

Conway Twitty

Gene Watson

Ernest Tubb

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Question 22 of 25

22. 'The Coalminers'?

Answer: (Should be real easy!)

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Question 23 of 25

23. 'The Foggy Mountain Boys'? Hint

Bill Monroe

Dolly Parton

Roy Acuff

Flatt and Scruggs

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Question 24 of 25

24. 'The Loners'? Hint

Roy Drusky

Red Sovine

Ferlin Husky

Dave Dudley

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Question 25 of 25

25. 'The Buckaroos'?

Answer: (Another real easy one!)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. 'The Drifting Cowboys'?

Answer: Hank Williams

Hank Williams was born 9-17-23 and died 1-1-53. Hall of Fame member since 1961. Had hits with 'Your Cheating Heart', 'Hey Good Looking' and 'Lovesick Blues'.

2. 'The Strangers'?

Answer: Merle Haggard

The 'Hag' has been a member of the Hall of Fame since 1994. Had hits with 'Okie From Muskogee', 'Grandma Harp', 'Branded Man'.

3. 'The Rainbow Ranch Boys'?

Answer: Hank Snow

Hank Snow born 5-19-14 and died 12-20-99. Hall of Fame member since 1978. Hits include 'Let Me Go Lover', 'I'm Moving On', 'Hello Love'.

4. 'The Brazos Valley Boys'?

Answer: Hank Thompson

Hank Thompson has been a member of the Hall of Fame since 1989. Hits include 'Humpty Dumpty Heart', 'Wild Side of Life', 'Squaws Along the Yukon'.

5. 'The Bluegrass Boys'?

Answer: Bill Monroe

Bill Monroe was born 1911, died 1996. His hits include 'Uncle Pen', 'Walk Softly on This Heart of Mine', 'Blue Moon of Kentucky'.

6. 'The Cherokee Cowboys'?

Answer: Ray Price

Hall of Fame member since 1996. His hits include 'Crazy Arms, 'For the Good Times', 'Faded Love'. Willie Nelson and Johnny Paycheck were onetime members of the Cherokee Cowboys.

7. 'The Po' Boys'?

Answer: Bill Anderson

Bill Anderson has been a Hall of Fame member since 2001. His hits include 'Still', 'Peanuts and Diamonds', 'Po' Folks'.

8. 'The Texas Troubadours'?

Answer: Ernest Tubb

E.T. was born 2-9-14, and died 9-6-84. Hall of Fame member since 1965. His hits include 'Waltz Across Texas', 'Walking the Floor Over You', 'Hey Mr. Bluebird'.

9. 'The Sweet Thangs'?

Answer: Nat Stuckey

Nat Stuckey was born 12-17-34 and died 8-24-88. Hits include 'Plastic Saddle', 'Sweet Thang'.

10. 'The Texas Playboys'?

Answer: Bob Wills

Bob Wills was born 3-6-05 and died 5-13-75. Hall of Fame member since 1968. Some of his hits were 'New San Antonio Rose', 'You're From Texas, 'Faded Love'.

11. 'The Tune Smiths'?

Answer: Carl Smith

Carl Smith had hits with 'Hey Joe', 'Loose Talk', 'Back up Buddy'.

12. 'The Texas Wildcats'?

Answer: Jimmy Dean

Jimmy Dean who is probably better known now for his sausage, had hits with 'Big Bad John', 'PT 109', 'IOU'.

13. 'The Hushpuppies'?

Answer: Ferlin Husky

Ferlin Husky will always be known for his hits 'Gone' and 'Wings of a Dove'.

14. 'The Statesiders'?

Answer: Mel Tillis

The Stuttering Boy had hits with 'Sawmill', 'Good Woman Blues' and 'Coca Cola Cowboy'.

15. 'The Smoky Mountain Boys'?

Answer: Roy Acuff

Roy Acuff was born 9-15-06 and died 11-23-92. He was the first living artist to be inducted into the Hall of Fame. His hits 'The Great Speckled Bird' and 'Wabash Cannonball' will always be classics.

16. 'The Heartbeats'?

Answer: Freddie Hart

His 1971 hit 'Easy Loving' is another classic.

17. 'The Do-Rights'?

Answer: Barbara Mandrell

Barbara Mandrell's hits include 'Sleeping Single in a Double Bed', 'To Me', and 'Years'.

18. 'The Story Tellers'?

Answer: Tom T. Hall

Tom T. Hall had hits with 'I Like Beer', 'I Love', and 'The Year Clayton Delaney Died'.

19. 'The Texans'?

Answer: Tex Ritter

Tex Ritter was born 1-22-05 and died 1-2-74. Hall of Fame member since 1964. 'Rye Whiskey', 'Long Time Gone' and 'Deck of Cards' were some of his hits.

20. 'The Bama Band'?

Answer: Hank Williams Jr,

'Bocephus' had many hits along the way, some of them were, 'Country State of Mind', 'Stoned at the Jukebox' and 'Pride's Not Hard to Swallow'.

21. 'The County Deputies'?

Answer: Faron Young

Faron Young was born 2-25-32 and died 12-10-96. Hallof Fame member since 2000. 'Hello Walls' and 'Country Girl' were two of his biggest hits.

22. 'The Coalminers'?

Answer: Loretta Lynn

Loretta Lynn has been a member of the Hall of Fame since 1988. Her hits, like 'The Pill', 'One's on the Way' and 'Rated X', were often about controversial subjects.

23. 'The Foggy Mountain Boys'?

Answer: Flatt and Scruggs

Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs have been members of the Hall of Fame since 1985.

24. 'The Loners'?

Answer: Roy Drusky

Roy Drusky's hits include 'Peel Me a Nanner', 'Second Hand Rose' and 'Anymore'.

25. 'The Buckaroos'?

Answer: Buck Owens

Buck Owens' hits include 'Waitin in Your Welfare Line', 'Tall Dark Stranger' and 'Love's Gonna Live Here Again'. Buck was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1996.

Source: Author musicworks

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