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Jesse Winchester Trivia Quiz

Questions about one of the greatest (and least known) songwriters, Jesse Winchester.

A multiple-choice quiz by stooben. Estimated time: 5 mins.

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Author
stooben

Time
5 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
57,339

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
9 / 15

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Question 1 of 15

1. This famous rock icon produced Jesse's first album: Hint

Bill Graham

Robbie Robertson

George Martin

Todd Rundgren

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Question 2 of 15

2. From 'Yankee Lady': 'I live with the decent folk in the hills of old _______.' Hint

Carolina

Virginia

Vermont

Missouri

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Question 3 of 15

3. Why didn't Jesse tour extensively behind his first album? Hint

draft exile in Canada

laryngitis

stage fright

management dispute

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Question 4 of 15

4. Jesse did a slowed-down, lovely version of 'Bowling Green.' Who did the original, faster version? Hint

Don McLean

Everly Brothers

Joni Mitchell

John Denver

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Question 5 of 15

5. Most of Jesse's albums in the 1960s and 1970s were recorded for Bearsville Records owned by what reknowned rock manager? Hint

Bill Graham

Albert Grossman

Peter Asher

Clive Davis

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Question 6 of 15

6. Finish the lyric: 'At the Brand New Tennessee Waltz, you're literally waltzing on ______.' Hint

moonbeams

clouds

air

water

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Question 7 of 15

7. In 'Mississippi, You're On My Mind,' who is 'hungry all the time?' Hint

Jesse

hogs

cows

dogs

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Question 8 of 15

8. 'If I were you, I'd hang onto, a _____ man like me.' Hint

tender

loving

rhumba

dancing

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Question 9 of 15

9. Jesse's ode to marijuana was called '_____
___ _____.' Hint

Twigs and Seeds

Jane and Mary

Pot and Pans

Grins and Giggles

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Question 10 of 15

10. Jesse once recorded for what record label? Hint

Columbia

Vanguard

Bearsville

Sugar Hill

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Question 11 of 15

11. Jesse's first album featured a gatefold cover. What is odd about the photos on all four sides? Hint

there are no pictures

all are negatives

same picture

Jesse has his back turned to the camera

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Question 12 of 15

12. Jesse's second album, 'Third Down and 110 to Go' is a reference to what? Hint

Australian football

American football

arena football

Canadian football

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Question 13 of 15

13. Jesse wrote a song for his wife called '______.' Hint

Rita

Leslie

Sandie

Louise

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Question 14 of 15

14. 'Just because you are the sunshine, please don't run and hide. Just because I am a little touch on the ______ side.' Hint

stormy

rainy

lonely

cloudy

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Question 15 of 15

15. 'Down around ______, pretty girls are swimming in the sea.' Hint

Biloxi

Charleston

Miami

Jackson

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. This famous rock icon produced Jesse's first album:

Answer: Robbie Robertson

Todd Rundgren was the engineer. Robbie Robertson, from The Band, produced.

2. From 'Yankee Lady': 'I live with the decent folk in the hills of old _______.'

Answer: Vermont

'Where what they do all day depends on what you want.'

3. Why didn't Jesse tour extensively behind his first album?

Answer: draft exile in Canada

That 'Vietnam' thing.

4. Jesse did a slowed-down, lovely version of 'Bowling Green.' Who did the original, faster version?

Answer: Everly Brothers

From the 'Nothing But A Breeze' album.

5. Most of Jesse's albums in the 1960s and 1970s were recorded for Bearsville Records owned by what reknowned rock manager?

Answer: Albert Grossman

Albert Grossman had managed Bob Dylan in his early years.

6. Finish the lyric: 'At the Brand New Tennessee Waltz, you're literally waltzing on ______.'

Answer: air

From his first, self-titled album.

7. In 'Mississippi, You're On My Mind,' who is 'hungry all the time?'

Answer: dogs

This was a country hit for Stoney Edwards.

8. 'If I were you, I'd hang onto, a _____ man like me.'

Answer: rhumba

Again, from the 'Nothing But A Breeze' album.

9. Jesse's ode to marijuana was called '_____ ___ _____.'

Answer: Twigs and Seeds

10. Jesse once recorded for what record label?

Answer: Sugar Hill

Not the rap label. It's a popular folkie label centered in Durham, NC.

11. Jesse's first album featured a gatefold cover. What is odd about the photos on all four sides?

Answer: same picture

Same somber picture four times. Actually, quite interesting.

12. Jesse's second album, 'Third Down and 110 to Go' is a reference to what?

Answer: Canadian football

Jesse was a draft exile (Vietnam war), living in Canada. Canadian pro football features a 110-yard field and there are only three downs per possession instead of four.

13. Jesse wrote a song for his wife called '______.'

Answer: Leslie

From the 'Talk Memphis' album, whose title track was Winchester's only 'chart action' single.

14. 'Just because you are the sunshine, please don't run and hide. Just because I am a little touch on the ______ side.'

Answer: rainy

From the 'A Touch on the Rainy Side' album.

15. 'Down around ______, pretty girls are swimming in the sea.'

Answer: Biloxi

From the first, self-titled album. Jesse is from Mississippi--hence the Biloxi song.

Source: Author stooben

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