Obscure Country Singles From the '00 decade Quiz

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1. This artist was signed to Universal South Records in 2005 and released three singles on that label. The highest charting single was "Lipstick," which reached number 29 on the Billboard US Country Songs chart. Who is he?

Answer: Rockie Lynne

"Lipstick" was the lead single from his self-titled debut album. The second single, "Do We Still," peaked at number 46, whereas "More" only made it to number 48 before Lynne exited the Universal South label. He released a fourth single, "I Can't Believe It's Me" in 2008 via Robbins Nashville, a small independent label, and peaked at number 49. All chart positions are from the Billboard US Country chart.

2. The legendary Alan Jackson released a single in 2001 called "It's Alright to be a Redneck" that only peaked at number 53 on the Billboard US Country chart.

Answer: True

It was the fourth and final single from his album, "When Somebody Loves You." Arista Nashville pulled the single from country radio just weeks after releasing it so his 9/11 tribute, "Where Were You When The World Stopped Turning" could be released.

3. Brad Martin was signed to Epic Records in 2002. He had one minor hit that year, a single that peaked at number 15 on the Billboard US Country Songs chart. What was the name of this song?

Answer: Before I Knew Better

"Before I Knew Better" was the lead single from Martin's debut album, "Wings of a Honky-Tonk Angel." The second single was "Rub Me the Right Way" which peaked at number 51 on the US Country Songs chart and "Just Like Love" failed to chart. Martin released a fourth song as a single-only, "One of Those Days," which hit number 50, before departing from Epic Records.

4. Tim Rushlow is best known for being the lead singer for Little Texas. However after the group disbanded in 1997 and after a short-lived solo career he started another band. What was the name of this group, which hit number 16 on the US Country Songs chart with "I Can't Be Your Friend" in 2001?

Answer: Rushlow

Tim Rushlow called his band by his surname, similar to Jon Bon Jovi and Chris Daughtry. Rushlow-Harris was the name of a duo he formed later with his cousin Doni Harris, who actually was part of the band Rushlow originally.

Rushlow was signed to the now-defunct Lyric Street Records, a division of Disney Music Group, in 2001 and released one album, entitled "Right Now," on the label. This album also included "Sweet Summer Rain," which peaked at number 42 on the US Country Chart.

5. Hot Apple Pie was the name of a short-lived country group that featured another former Little Texas member, Brady Seals. What was the name of the only single they released that cracked the Top 40 of the US Billboard Country Songs chart?

Answer: Hillbillies

"We're Makin' Up" peaked at number 54 and "Easy Does It" reached number 50 on the US Country Songs chart. "California King" was never released as a single from their self-titled debut album, which was released by DreamWorks Nashville in the United States on June 28, 2005.

6. Vince Gill and Rodney Crowell were part of a band from 1980 and 1988 called The Cherry Bombs. They re-formed in 2003 as The Notorious Cherry Bombs and the next year released their very first album as a band. What was the name of the band's debut single?

Answer: It's Hard to Kiss the Lips at Night That Chew Your Ass Out All Day Long

Keith Urban later recorded and released "Making Memories of Us", which was written by The Notorious Cherry Bombs member Rodney Crowell, as a single and had a number one hit with it, but the band did not release it as a single. "Let It Roll, Let It Ride" did not chart and "Sweet Little Lisa" was an album cut.

The video for "It's Hard to Kiss the Lips at Night That Chew Your Ass Out All Day Long," which was released via Universal South Records and reached a peak position of number 47 on the US Country Songs chart in 2004, features Vince Gill in drag.

7. This band would later be named the Country Music Association Vocal Group of the Year, but in 2002 they released two singles via Monument Records (a division of Sony Music Entertainment), neither of which received much airplay. What is this group?

Answer: Little Big Town

The two singles, "Don't Waste My Time" and "Everything Changes," peaked at number 33 and number 42, respectively, on the US Country Songs chart in 2002 and were part of their self-titled debut album. Three years later they released the platinum-selling (according to RIAA) CD "The Road to Here" through Clint Black's Equity Music Group. They signed with Capitol in 2010 when Equity folded.

8. This former "American Idol" contestant scored a record contract with Disney's Lyric Street Records despite finishing in sixth place for his season. He only released one single off of his self-titled debut album for the label, the number 28 (US Country Songs) hit "If You Didn't Love Me." Which artist is this?

Answer: Phil Stacey

Stacey was quickly shown the door by Lyric Street after his debut single barely charted and the CD hardly sold.

In 2009 he changed genres and became a Christian artist and signed with Sony Music Entertainment's Reunion label. He released one Christian album for Reunion, "Into the Light," which produced two minor hits on the Billboard US Christian Songs chart.

Aaron Kelly has not been signed by a major record label or charted any hits after appearing in Season nine of "American Idol." Bucky Covington was also signed to Lyric Street and had three top-ten singles on the US Country Songs chart. Casey James signed to Columbia Nashville and has produced two top-30 singles.

9. In 2006 Martina McBride covered a classic Johnny Cash song entitled, "I Still Miss Someone." This song was a duet between McBride and which legendary female vocalist?

Answer: Dolly Parton

"I Still Miss Someone" was a duet between McBride and Parton and was the second and final single from McBride's "Timeless" album, which is a collection of classic country songs that she covered. While the album reached platinum status with the RIAA, this single only peaked at number 50 on the US Country Songs chart, faring far worse than the CD's lead single, "(I Never Promised You a) Rose Garden," which reached number 18 on the same chart.

10. This artist released his first major-label single at the tender age of 19. That was in 2005. The song was called "How Do You Get That Lonely" and was issued via BNA Records. Who is this artist?

Answer: Blaine Larsen

Larsen released one single via independent label Giantslayer in 2004 but "How Do You Get That Lonely," which peaked at number 18 on the US Country Songs chart, was his major-label debut song. He released two albums and a total of four singles for BNA Records between 2005 and 2006, but "How Do You Get That Lonely" was the best charting of his single releases.

11. The Clark Family Experience was the name of a band of six brothers who released four singles between 2000 and 2002 via Curb Records. Which was their highest-charting single on the US Billboard Country Songs chart?

Answer: Meanwhile Back at the Ranch

All four singles charted, but only "Meanwhile Back at the Ranch" made it into the Top 20 of the US Country Songs chart, peaking at number 18. "Standin' Still" reached number 36 on the same chart whereas "To Quote Shakespeare" hit number 51 and "Going Away" peaked at number 44.

All six of the brothers had names starting with the letter "A": Aaron, Adam, Alan, Andrew, Ashley, and Austin.

In 2007 Adam, Ashley, and Austin reunited to form The Clark Brothers and won the only season of Fox Network's reality television show, "The Next Great American Band." After winning they changed their name to Sons of Sylvia to honor their mother. As Sons of Sylvia they released one album via Interscope Records, 2010's "Revelation," and charted one single on the US Adult Contemporary chart. They were dropped from Interscope in 2012.

12. In 2004 Cledus T. Judd had his very first Top 50 single on the US Billboard Country Songs chart. What was the name of the song?

Answer: I Love NASCAR

As country music's answer to Weird Al Yankovic, Judd has a solid fan base and has sold a lot of records. However, like Yankovic, Judd has had limited success getting singles to chart. As of March 2015 "I Love NASCAR," which is a parody of Toby Keith's "I Love This Bar," is the only one of his songs to chart in the Top 50 of the US Country Songs chart.

"Paycheck Woman" is a parody of Gretchen Wilson's "Redneck Woman;" "Bake Me a Country Ham" is a parody of "Paint Me a Birmingham" by Tracy Lawrence; and "Martie, Natalie, and Emily (The Continuing Saga Of)" was a parody of the hit Brad Paisley song "Celebrity".

13. Blake Shelton is a true country music superstar who has had numerous number one hits, but the lead single from his 2004 album "Blake Shelton's Barn & Grill" failed to even crack the Top 30 of the US Country Songs chart. What was the name of this single?

Answer: When Somebody Knows You That Well

"All Over Me" peaked at number 18 and was included on his self-titled debut CD whereas "Heavy Liftin" and "Playboys of the Southwestern World" were from 2003's "The Dreamer" album and peaked at 32 and 24 on the US Country Songs chart, respectively.

After three straight low-charting singles, Shelton's record label, Warner Brothers Nashville, considered dropping him. It's a good thing they didn't because his very next single, "Some Beach," topped the charts and was certified gold by RIAA.

14. What was the name of the band that released a cover of Cyndi Lauper's 1989 hit "I Drove All Night" as a single in 2003?

Answer: Pinmonkey

Lauper's original was a Top Ten hit for her, but Pinmonkey's version didn't even enter the Top 40 of the US Country Songs chart, peaking at number 36. The band released three singles on BNA Records between 2002 and 2004, with "Barbed Wire And Roses," which reached number 25, being their highest-charting offering.

15. Emily Robison was a member of the Dixie Chicks, but her husband, Charlie, was also a country music artist. What is the name of Charlie Robison's biggest hit, which peaked at number 35 of the US Billboard Country Songs chart in 2001?

Answer: I Want You Bad

All four of these singles charted, but"I Want You Bad" was the only one to enter the Top 40 of the US Country Songs chart, although Kenny Chesney would later have a Top 20 hit with "El Cerrito Place" in 2012 (Robison's version did not chart). "Barlight" hit number 60 in 1999 and "Walter" reached number 58 in 2003.

Source: Author acw4life

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All of these singles were released to country radio between 2000 and 2009 by major-label artists. Not a single one of them cracked the Top 10 on either the Billboard Hot Country Songs or Country Airplay chart.

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