Georgia Songs and Songbirds Trivia Quiz

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1. "Georgia on My Mind" adopted in 1979 as the state song, was written in 1930 by Hoagy Carmichael (music) and Stuart Gorrell (lyrics). The artists in the choices have each released their version of the song. Can you choose the native Georgian in the choices?

Answer: Ray Charles

Ray Charles, from Albany, GA, had it as a #1 Hit in 1960 on the "The Genius Hits the Road" album. Frankie Trumbauer, from Carbondale,IL, had a top-ten with the song in 1931. Hoagy Carmichael, from Bloomington,IN, first recorded it Sept. 15, 1930. Gorrell wrote the lyrics for Hoagy's sister Georgia Carmichael, not the state. Willie Nelson, from Abbott, TX, had a 1978 #1 Country/Western Hit with the song.

2. "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" by The Charlie Daniels Band, released in 1979 on the "Million Mile Reflections" album. The song was written by band members, Charlie Daniels, Tom Crain, Joe "Taz" DiGregorio, Fred Edwards, Charles Hayward and James W. Marshall. Are any of the band of the 1979 release, "Good ol', Georgia Boys"?

Answer: No 1979 band members are Georgians

Even if they were not Georgia's own, we love Charlie Daniels here, besides all were from Dixie, except "Taz" but we love him anyway. The song is in the key of D minor. Vassar Clements originally wrote the basic melody an octave lower, in a tune called "Lonesome Fiddle Blues".

3. "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia" written in 1972 by Bobby Russell, was a scorcher. With family, adultery, murders, county corruption, this song had to be a "Southern Hot Hit". All of these choices released a version of the song, but who is the native of Georgia?

Answer: "Vic" Chestnut

James Victor "Vic" Chestnut was born Nov. 12, 1964, in Athens, GA. Tanya Tucker was born Oct. 10, 1958, in Seminole, TX. Taylor Horn was born Oct. 12, 1992, in Redlands, CA. Vicki Lawrence was born March 26, 1949, in Englewood, CA. Bobby Russell first offered this song to Cher, who turned it down. So he gave it to his wife (at the time) who took it to the #1 spot.

It was a mega hit for Vicki Lawrence.

4. "Midnight Train to Georgia" written by Jim Weatherly, was released in 1973. It shot to the #1 spot and was a huge hit for Gladys Knight and the Pips. The Pips at the time of the release were Merlad "Bubba" Knight Jr, Eddie Patten and William Guest. Are Gladys or any of the Pips native Georgians?

Answer: Gladys Knight and the Pips

It's a family of talent from "Hot-lanta", Gladys and "Bubba" are brother and sister. William Guest and Eddie Patten are their cousins, all were born in Atlanta, GA. The song was orginailly recorded by Emily "Cissy" Houston in 1972, she is the mother of Whitney Houston, aunt to Dionne Warwick and the late Deedee Warwick.

5. Released in 1990, "I'd Be Better Off (in a pine box on a slow train back to Georgia)", was written by Johnny MacRae and Steve Clark. It was a Grammy nominee and #4 hit for a native Georgian, but who is he?

Answer: Doug Stone

Lyle Lovett was born Nov. 1, 1957, in Klein, TX. In 1993 he married actress Julia Roberts, who is a native Georgian, they divorced in 1995. George Strait "The King of Country" was born May 18, 1952 in Poteet, TX. Randy Travis born Randy Bruce Traywick on May 4, 1959 is from Marshville ,NC. Doug Stone born Douglas Jackson Brooks on June 19, 1956 in Newnan, GA.

In 1992 he underwent quadruple bypass, and in 1994 breathing problems revealed a lump in his nostril, luckily it was non-cancerous but he did quit smoking.

In 1999, Doug survived a plane crash at O'Hare in Chicaga, IL, and in 2000 a crashing of his ultralight plane in Robertson Co. TN, broke his ankle and cracked a rib. Seems he has been lucky not to be in that pine box.

6. "Sweet Georgia Brown" a jazz/pop tune by Ben Bernie, Maceo Pinkard (music) and Kenneth Casey (lyrics), this song has been released by various artists. Released in 1971 by this artist who battled a King, had relations with a friend of God and a piano player, who is this artist?

Answer: Jerry Lee Lewis

Trini Lopez released the song in 1965. Nancy Sinatra released the song in 1966. Ella Fitzgerald released the song in 1967. In 1971, Jerry Lee Lewis released his take on the tune. Jerry battled with Elvis for the title of King of Rock and Roll, (if only in his own mind), Jimmy Swaggart and Mickey Gilley both are his cousins.

The first recording of the song was March 19, 1925 by Ben Bernie and his Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra.

7. "Georgia Peaches" on the "Legend" album released in 1987. This artist(s) who had the tragic misfortune of a plane crash is one of these choices. Can you choose correctly?

Answer: Lynyrd Skynyrd

Ricky Nelson's plane crashed in 1985 at DeKalb, TX. The band "Chase's" plane crashed in 1974 at Jackson,MN. Jim Croce's plane crashed in 1973 at Natchitoches, LA. Lynyrd Skynyrd's plane crashed in 1977 at Gillsburg,MS. The song "Georgia Peaches" is a previous unreleased demo from the album "Street Survivor" recorded before the 1977 plane crash.

8. Alan Jackson's 1993 #1 country hit "Chattahoochee" had all "hotter than Hoochie-coochie" Georgia gals doing the "Watermelon Crawl" This handsome heart throb made all of our hearts go pitter-patter. His "Where Were You?" after 9-11, brought tears to our eyes and a lump in our throats. Which statement is true about this National Country Treasure?

Answer: Every statement is true

Alan Jackson was born in 1958 in Newnan, GA. His wife Denise was his high school sweetheart, they married in 1979. The couple has three lovely daughters, Mattie Denise, Alexandra Jane and Dani Grace. The Chattahoochee River starts in the North East Georgia Mountains.

It then flows southward through Atlanta to Columbus where it forms the border between Georgia and Alabama, combining with other rivers until it reaches the Gulf of Mexico. It has a rich history of recreation and industry. "Watermelon Crawl" finds its roots in the southern traditions of watermelon wine and spouting a watermelon, filling it with spirits, plugging it, chilling it, then drinking it.

9. "Georgia Rain" from the "Jasper County" album made it to #15 on US Billboard Country Chart, for the Georgia native Trisha Yearwood in 2005. Has this Peach State songbird made it to #1 with any of these song choices she released?

Answer: Every song choice reached #1

"Georgia Rain" was written by Ed Hill and Kayrn Rochelle. Trisha's first #1 Billboard Country Chart was "She's in Love with the Boy" off the "Trisha Yearwood" album released in 1991. Trisha's next #1 was a two for one, the album "Thinking' About You" released in 1995, the title track "Thinking' About You" and "XXX's and OOO's (An American Girl)" both rocketed to the top spot. Trisha born Patrisha Lynn Yearwood in 1964 at Monticello, GA, met Garth Brooks in Nashville, TN, he is credited with discovering her. Garth and Trisha married in 2005 in Owasso, OK, they both had been married before.

10. Georgia is a state rich in native musical artists. Sons and daughters of Georgia cover a wide range of styles and sounds. In this variety talented group of choices, who hails from Georgia?

Answer: Georgia is the birth place of all three

Lil Richard, born Richard Wayne Penniman in 1932 at Macon, GA, had hits with "Long Tall Sally", "Rip it Up" and many more. It is his style, showmanship, his uniqueness that makes him a music ledgend. "Tutti-frutti", there is no need to say more. Big Boi, born Antwan Andre Patton in 1975 at Savannah, GA is from the Rap group "Outkast". With Altanta a hot-bed for the Rap scene, Georgian are assured to put their mark on the industry. Travis Tritt born in 1963 at Marietta, GA, is "Rockabilly". Open up a Music Dictionary to "Rockabilly" you'll find Travis Tritt's picture. Travis and his wife make their home in Hiram, GA. Georgia loves this native son so much, a strip of US Hwy 92 near Hiram is named for him.

Source: Author gingerpeach57

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Hi Quizzers, as a Georgia native, this quiz is songs about and artists from Georgia. The songs all have a Georgia theme. The artists, Georgia themed? That's the questions, have fun!

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