Dixie in US Music Trivia Quiz

Answer: (Down At) Papa Joe's

The Dixie Belles took "(Down At) Papa Joe's" to Number Nine on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1963 and followed with the Top Twenty "Southtown U.S.A." in 1964. The group was also billed as The Dixie Belles with Cornbread and Jerry. The Dixie Belles consisted originally of members of The Anita Kerr Singers. When the song became a hit a group of girls was recruited to tour in support of the song. Their third single failed to make the Top 100 and they never released another single.
Members of the group formed The Charmels and recorded unsuccessful singles for the Stax label in the late sixties.
The Orlons had a Top Twenty release in 1963 with "Cross Fire!". "Wait 'Till My Bobby Gets Home" went to Number 26 for Darlene Love the same year. "Zip-A-Dee Doo-Dah" was a 1963 Top Ten by Bob B. Soxx and The Blue Jeans.

Answer: The Band

"The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" was written Robbie Robertson of The Band. The group recorded the song on their eponymous 1969 album. The Band did not have a major hit single with the song but performed it frequently in concerts and during the documentary film taped during their last gig, "The Last Waltz", in 1976.
Joan Baez made some minor lyric changes when she recorded her version. In 1975 Johnny Cash recorded the song for his "John R. Cash" LP.
"Have You Ever Seen the Rain" was a 1971 release by Creedence Clearwater Revival. Lobo took "Me And You And A Dog Named Boo" to Number Five the same year. "Teach Your Children" and "Ohio" were 1970 Top Twenty releases by CSN.

Answer: Little Feat

Guitarist/singer Lowell George was a member of Frank Zappa's Mothers of Invention when he met Bill Payne. Along with Roy Estrada and Richie Hayward they formed Little Feat in the late sixties. In 1971 the group released their first album, "Little Feat". "Sailin' Shoes" followed the next year and in 1973 the "Dixie Chicken" album contained seven songs written or co-written by Lowell George. In 1973 "The Captain and Me" album by The Doobie Brothers contained their hit singles "Long Train Runnin'" and "China Grove". "Wake of the Flood" by The Grateful Dead" reached Number 18 on the US album charts in 1974.

The same year Head East released their "Flat as a Pancake" LP.

Answer: True

In 1964 "Chapel of Love" reached the Number One slot and remained there for three weeks. Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich and Phil Spector wrote the song and it was recorded by the Ronettes and The Blossoms, but the New-Orleans-based Dixie Cups ended up having the biggest hit with their version of the song. Producer Joe Jones managed the group and produced the song for the fledgling Red Birds Records.

It was the label's first major hit single. The Dixie Cups began as a trio called Little Miss and the Muffets and consisted of sisters Rosa Lee and Barbara Ann Hawkins along with a cousin, Joan Marie Johnson.

Answer: Mickey Newbury

Mickey Newbury recorded the song medley on his 1971 album, "Frisco Mabel Joy". It was also featured on his 1973 concert LP, "Live At Montezuma Hall". His single release of the song reached Number 26 on the US Pop Charts in 1971. Elvis' rendition was released as a single the following year but only made it to Number 66.

The song was also included in his "Aloha From Hawaii" concert in 1973. Mike Curb Congregation had a 1971 Top Forty single titled "Burning Bridges". "Do You Know What I Mean" was a Top Ten 1971 release by Lee Michaels. Johnnie Taylor went to Number 28 the same year with "Jody's Got Your Girl and Gone".

Answer: The Dixie Hummingbirds

The Dixie Hummingbirds have been performing Gospel music since forming in the late twenties. In 1938 they signed with Decca Records. James Brown and Jackie Wilson were among the artists who cited the group as one of their influences.
In 1966 The Dixie Hummingbirds were part of the lineup at the Newport Folk Festival.
The group is no stranger to the Grammy Awards. In 2000 they were inducted to the Grammy Hall of Fame for their 1946 rendition of "Amazing Grace". In 1973 they also garnered the award for "Best Soul Gospel Performance" as a result of their contribution to "Loves Me Like a Rock".
The other names are fictitious.

Answer: Aretha Franklin

Aretha Franklin was one of a long line of singers to record a version of "Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody". Originally written in 1918, it was first made popular by Al Jolson. Over the years it has been revived by such artists as Sammy Davis, Jr., Judy Garland and Jerry Lewis.
Aretha's version went to Number 37 in 1961 when she was recording for Columbia Records. It was her first Top Forty US single release.
LaVern Baker also reached Number 37 with "Saved" in 1971. "Years from Now" and "Your One and Only Love" were Top Forty releases by Jackie Wilson in 1971. Dinah Washington had a Number 23 single in 1971 with "September In the Rain".

Answer: Georgia Satellites

The Georgia Satellites signed with Elektra Records in 1986 and recorded their debut album at Cheshire Sound Studios in their home town of Atlanta. Bon Jovi's "Livin' On A Prayer" kept "Keep Your Hands to Yourself" from hitting the Number One spot. Follow up singles were not as successful.

Their rendition of "Hippy Hippy Shake" was featured in the 1988 movie, "Cocktail", but the exposure failed to propel the single above the Number 45 slot. "Someday" was a 1987 Top Forty by Glass Tiger. "Love You Down" was a hit for Ready For The World the same year as well as "Something So Strong" by Crowded House.

Answer: Hank Williams, Jr.

Hank Williams, Jr. had three songs top the US Country charts in 1981. In addition to "Dixie on My Mind", "Texas Women" and "All My Rowdy Friends (Have Settled Down)" topped the charts. His first Country Number One single came in 1970 with "All for the Love of Sunshine" from the soundtrack of "Kelly's Heroes".

He topped the charts the following year with "Eleven Roses". "I Think I'll Just Stay Here and Drink" was a 1981 Number One Country hit by Merle Haggard. The year 1981 was the year Willie Nelson had a Number One hit with "Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground". "Who's Cheatin' Who" went to the top spot for Charly McClain the same year.

Answer: There's Your Trouble

"There's Your Trouble" was the first Number One by the band and one of three songs from the group's "Wide Open Spaces" album to top the US Country charts. "You Were Mine" was also from "Wide Open Spaces". "You Were Mine" topped the charts the following year and was a US Pop Top Forty as well. "I Can Love You Better" came out in 1997 and reached Number Seven.
"Ready to Run", from their "Fly" album, reached Number One in 1999 and also made the US Pop Top Forty. As of 2010 six singles by the group have reached Number One on the Billboard Country chart. In 2007 "Not Ready to Make Nice" made it to Number Four on the US Pop Charts.
The group formed in 1989 and underwent personnel changes and released three albums before their breakthrough debut album, "Wide Open Spaces", was released in 1998.