Country Songs/1970s - First Lines By Solo Artists Multiple Choice Quiz | Music

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1. Do you recall who appeared in "The Electric Horseman" and "Honeysuckle Rose"? "Blue skies smilin' at me Nothin' but blue skies do I see"

Answer: Willie Nelson

"Blue Skies" first verse continued:

"Bluebirds singin' a song
Nothin' but bluebirds all day long"

"Blue Skies" is a 1926 composition by Irving Berlin and has been recorded by dozens of artists including Judy Garland, Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Mel Torme, Doris Day, Della Reese, Bobby Darin, Johnny Rivers, Rosemary Clooney and more.

Willie Nelson's cover in 1978, reached number one on both Billboard Hot Country Singles and Canadian RPM Country Tracks.

2. Crystal Gayle's cover of this song was more successful fourteen years after which singer sang it? "If your sweetheart sends a letter of goodbye"

Answer: Lynn Anderson

First verse continued of "Cry":

"It's no secret, you feel better if you cry
When waking from a bad dream
Don't you sometimes think it's real
But it's only false emotions that you feel"

"Cry" was a number three song for Lynn Anderson in 1972, and a number one hit for Crystal Gayle in 1986; written by Churchill Kohlman in 1951.

3. He recorded this number one song with duet partner Janie Fricke ... just who is "The Silver Fox"? "On my knees I ask you please Honey let me love you Let me kiss you Like I used to"

Answer: Charlie Rich

"On My Knees" continued:

"When we meet
On the street
I want to love you
I want to kiss you
Like I used to"

Composed by Charlie Rich, this song was his last number one hit (1978) which spent a total of ten weeks on Billboard Hot Country Singles.

4. Tamala Georgette Jones is one of her daughters' names ... who is this singer? "Good lovin' keeps a home together Good lovin' sure can make it right"

Answer: Tammy Wynette

"Good Lovin (Makes It Right)" continued:

"If you never wanna be without him
It means lovin' everything about him
And that keeps your man around at night"

In 1971, Tammy's ninth hit, two weeks at number one, fifteen weeks on Billboard Hot Country Singles; written by her producer, Billy Sherrill.

5. Whose 1988 song told us he was "The Wanderer"? "I've always been the kind of man who doesn't believe in strings Long term obligations are just unnecessary things"

Answer: Eddie Rabbitt

"Every Which Way But Loose" continued:

"But girl, ya got me thinkin'
While I'm drinkin' one more beer
If I'm headed for a heartache
Then why the hell am I still here"

"Every Which Way But Loose" was a number one song in 1979 and "The Wanderer" was a number one song in 1988 on Billboard Hot Country Singles.

Rabbitt died of lung cancer in 1998 at the age of 56.

6. Gary Morris was her duet partner on the hit "Making Up For Lost Time" ... who is she? "One thing 'bout this heart of mine All my hurt's gonna mend in time It don't leave no scars behind I'll get over you"

Answer: Crystal Gayle

"I'll Get Over You" continued:

"I'll find me a guy one day
Whose not scared to give his heart away
When I do it's safe to say
That I'll get over you"

Two of Crystal Gayle's number one hits "I'll Get Over You" (1976) and "Making Up For Lost Time" (1985) on Billboard Hot Country Singles.

The Academy of Country Music awarded Gayle with the Top Female Vocalist Award in 1976, 1977 and 1979. In 1977 and 1978, she won the Female Vocalist of the Year Award from the Country Music Association.

7. I'm sorry, "Say It Again" ... what is your answer? "First I get cold then hot Think I'm on fire But I'm not Oh, what a pain I've got It must be love"

Answer: Don Williams

"It Must Be Love" continued:

"There's nothin' I can do
All that I want is you
Look what I'm goin' through
It must be love"

For Don Williams "It Must Be Love" hit number one in 1979, "Say It Again" also hit number one in 1976 on Billboard Hot Country Singles.

8. Below is her signature song for Miss "Country Sunshine" ... who is this? "I was raised on country sunshine Green grass beneath my feet Runnin' through fields of daisies A wadin' through the creek"

Answer: Dottie West

"Country Sunshine" continued:

"You love me and it's invitin'
To go where life is more excitin'
But I was raised on country sunshine"

Dottie West co-wrote this song for a commercial for the Coca Cola Company. She later released the song as a single which reached number two in 1973 on Billboard Hot Country Singles.

9. He told us about "Ravishing Ruby" then later sang about knowing what "Country Is". Who am I referring to? "I love little baby ducks, Old pick-up trucks, Slow movin trains, and rain"

Answer: Tom T. Hall

"I Love" continued:

"I love little country streams,
Sleep without dreams,
Sunday school in May, and hay

And I love you too"

Nicknamed The Storyteller, Tom T. Hall had a number one song in 1973 with "I Love", "Ravishing Ruby" was number three in 1973 and "Country Is" was number one in 1974, all on Billboard Hot Country Singles.

Tom T. Hall composed the 1968 Grammy Award winning smash hit "Harper Valley PTA" recorded by Jeannie C. Riley.

10. She sang about "Joshua" and "Jolene" ... who had these number one hits? "Back through the years I go wonderin' once again Back to the seasons of my youth I recall a box of rags that someone gave us"

Answer: Dolly Parton

"Coat Of Many Colors" continued:

"And how my momma put the rags to use
There were rags of many colors
Every piece was small
And I didn't have a coat
And it was way down in the fall
Momma sewed the rags together
Sewin' every piece with love
She made my coat of many colors
That I was so proud of"

Composed by Dolly Parton, "Coat Of Many Colors" was released as a single in October of 1971 reaching number four on Billboard Hot Country Singles.

Dolly's theme park Dollywood, in Pidgeon Forge, Tennessee, includes her Chasing Rainbows Museum, where her coat proudly hangs on display.

Source: Author annanne

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Country Songs/1970s - First Lines By Solo Artists Quiz

Once again, an extra clue is given prior to the first line. Eight of these ten songs are number one hits ... have fun and good luck!

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