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Nashville Blues - TEXAS Country Quiz

The Texas Music Revolution. Taking Nashville by storm!

A multiple-choice quiz by aggiekelton. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
aggiekelton

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
28,343

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Very Difficult

Avg Score
7 / 20

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Question 1 of 20

1. Who is know as the Texas Songwriter? Hint

Cory Morrow

Pat Green

Jerry Jeff Walker

Tim McGraw

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Question 2 of 20

2. What is the name of Doug Moreland's singing dog? Hint

Emmylou

Duke

Jalapeno

Sparky

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Question 3 of 20

3. Where can you get a "'steaming greasy plate of enchiladas" (as described by Robert Earl Keen in "The Front Porch Song"?) Hint

The Dixie Chicken

Joe's Diner

The La Salle Hotel

Gruene Hall

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Question 4 of 20

4. Fill in the rest of the verse: "...Sing with me Oh, sing with me ___." Hint

sing the same old song

until the break of dawn

sing all night long

another sad Texas song

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Question 5 of 20

5. Who wrote and sings along with Roger Creager on the song, "Redneck Mother"? Hint

John Evans

Gary P. Nunn

Walt Wilkins

Pat Green

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Question 6 of 20

6. Pat Green's song, "Nightmare" was written in tribute to Buddy Holly, Stevie Ray Vaughn and whom? Hint

Willie Nelson

Waylon Jennings

Townes Van Zandt

Ernest Tubb

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Question 7 of 20

7. Charlie Robison married which famous country artist? Hint

Natalie Maines

Emily Erwin

Martie Erwin

Kelly Willis

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Question 8 of 20

8. According to The Great Divide, "if your timing's right on Friday night...", where might you catch Gary P. Nunn? Hint

His backyard

Gruene Hall

The Broken Spoke

Luckenbach

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Question 9 of 20

9. Who did a cover of the AC-DC classic, "You Shook Me All Night Long"? Hint

David Allen Coe

Mark David Manders

Reckless Kelly

Doug Moreland

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Question 10 of 20

10. What is Jerry Jeff Walker's nickname? Hint

Scamp

Yankee

J.J.

Gonzo

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Question 11 of 20

11. According to Mark David Manders, what was wrong with "Big John's Son"? Hint

Drinks too much

A thyroid condition

Bad Breath

Lung Cancer

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Question 12 of 20

12. What college did Pat Green and Cory Morrow attend? Hint

Texas Tech University

Texas A and M University

Baylor University

University of Texas

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Question 13 of 20

13. What was Charlie Robison's first (and only real) "Nashville" hit? Hint

"Life of The Party"

"Wedding Song"

"You're Not The Best"

"Barlight"

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Question 14 of 20

14. Where does Dub Miller's "Fightin' Texas Aggie" go to dunk his ring? Hint

Luckenbach

The Dixie Chicken

The kitchen

Swimming pool

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Question 15 of 20

15. Fill in the rest of the verse: "It's another burrito, It's a cold ______ in my hand." Hint

Miller Light

Bud Light

Lonestar

Shiner

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Question 16 of 20

16. What movie star would Charlie Robison like to hang out with? Hint

Burt Reynolds

Kato Kalin

Charlie Sheen

John Wayne

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Question 17 of 20

17. Who wrote "Texas On My Mind" from Pat Green and Cory Morrow's album, "Songs We Wish We'd Written"? Hint

Townes Van Zandt

Django Walker

Guy Clark

Willie Nelson

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Question 18 of 20

18. Who co-wrote "I Like Texas" with Pat Green? Hint

Cory Morrow

Dillion Page Blanton

Walt Wilkins

Radney Foster

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Question 19 of 20

19. What is known as the Oldest Dancehall in Texas? Hint

The Broken Spoke

Luckenbach Dancehall

Gruene Hall

Schroeder Hall

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Question 20 of 20

20. Who wrote the song "Friend Of The Devil" on Cory Morrow's album entitled "Outside The Lines"? Hint

Mike McClure

Jerry Garcia

Stevie Ray Vaughn

Cory did

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who is know as the Texas Songwriter?

Answer: Pat Green

His early merchandise included that slogan.

2. What is the name of Doug Moreland's singing dog?

Answer: Jalapeno

Jalapeno or 'Holly' (a border collie) sings with him on 'Jalapeno's Song' Who woulda guessed? They've appeared on Jay Leno, and on the Animal Planet together. She also plays the fiddle.

3. Where can you get a "'steaming greasy plate of enchiladas" (as described by Robert Earl Keen in "The Front Porch Song"?)

Answer: The La Salle Hotel

The La Salle Hotel is located in Downtown Bryan, Texas. Robert Earl Keen and fellow Aggie, Lyle Lovett teamed up to write that song when they were students at Texas A&M.

4. Fill in the rest of the verse: "...Sing with me Oh, sing with me ___."

Answer: sing all night long

From Cory Morrow's song "Light On The Stage."

5. Who wrote and sings along with Roger Creager on the song, "Redneck Mother"?

Answer: John Evans

John Evans plays his "Rockabilly" version of Texas music on a cow guitar.

6. Pat Green's song, "Nightmare" was written in tribute to Buddy Holly, Stevie Ray Vaughn and whom?

Answer: Townes Van Zandt

Found on "Live At Billybob's" and "Here We Go."

7. Charlie Robison married which famous country artist?

Answer: Emily Erwin

Emily (Formerly Erwin) is a member of the Dixie Chicks. Charlie's brother, Bruce married Kelly Willis.

8. According to The Great Divide, "if your timing's right on Friday night...", where might you catch Gary P. Nunn?

Answer: The Broken Spoke

Okay, so Great Divide are from Oklahoma, but they still fit in down here. This song was on their first album (EP), which is hard to find.

9. Who did a cover of the AC-DC classic, "You Shook Me All Night Long"?

Answer: Reckless Kelly

It's on the album recorded live at Stubbs. If you haven't heard it, you should. You'll never think of the song the same again.

10. What is Jerry Jeff Walker's nickname?

Answer: Scamp

"Ah Buckaroos, Scamp Walker time again..." For reference, his early band was known as the Lost Gonzo Band with guys like Gary P. Nunn, and Michael Martin Murphy usually going in all the fun. Jerry Jeff is a "Yankee" from New York originally, but as he said, "[He] got here as quick as [he] could."

11. According to Mark David Manders, what was wrong with "Big John's Son"?

Answer: A thyroid condition

Hillarious song ending with the line, "At the bottom of those briefs(meaning legal), lies a big, big gland(meaning thyroid)."

12. What college did Pat Green and Cory Morrow attend?

Answer: Texas Tech University

Cory left Tech to persue a career in Music. I'd say he did pretty good. Pat graduated with a general studies degree in only seven years. (Or so he says)

13. What was Charlie Robison's first (and only real) "Nashville" hit?

Answer: "Barlight"

At first, he took off to Nashville to become a big star, but soon found out they don't take real music up there, so he came back to Texas. Smart move.

14. Where does Dub Miller's "Fightin' Texas Aggie" go to dunk his ring?

Answer: The Dixie Chicken

Whoop! A favorite hangout of Aggies in College Station, holds the record for most beer consumed per square foot. If you go there, you'll see why.

15. Fill in the rest of the verse: "It's another burrito, It's a cold ______ in my hand."

Answer: Lonestar

From the song 'What I Like About Texas' recorded multiple times by both Gary P. Nunn and Jerry Jeff Walker.

16. What movie star would Charlie Robison like to hang out with?

Answer: Charlie Sheen

From the song "Sunset Boulevard." He does mention Kato Kalin, but not so reverently.

17. Who wrote "Texas On My Mind" from Pat Green and Cory Morrow's album, "Songs We Wish We'd Written"?

Answer: Django Walker

If you didn't know, Django is Jerry Jeff's son. Both Django and Jerry Jeff have since recorded the song. In fact Jerry Jeff played it live on stage with Garth Brooks (Garth who?) on national TV. Seems a bit sacrilegious to those of us in Texas.

18. Who co-wrote "I Like Texas" with Pat Green?

Answer: Dillion Page Blanton

He mentions the two of them playin' washers and writing the song on the live version.

19. What is known as the Oldest Dancehall in Texas?

Answer: Gruene Hall

Gruene Hall in Gruene, Tx (near New Braunfels). Shroeder Hall, in Schroeder, TX (near Victoria) bills itself as Texas' second oldest dancehall established in 1890.

20. Who wrote the song "Friend Of The Devil" on Cory Morrow's album entitled "Outside The Lines"?

Answer: Jerry Garcia

The Greatful Dead in Texas music? Yep. Co-written with Dawson and Hunter.

Source: Author aggiekelton

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