Songs About Texas Trivia Quiz

Answer: Ernest Tubb

"Waltz across Texas with you in my arms / Waltz across Texas with you / Like a story-book ending I'm lost in your charms / And I could waltz across Texas with you."

Ernest Tubb (1914-1984) is one of the legendary figures of country music. "Waltz Across Texas" was written by Tubbs' nephew, Quanah Talmadge Tubb, and released in 1965. The song has been covered by many other artists, but Ernest Tubb's version remains the most popular and recognizable.

Answer: Bob Wills

"Deep within my heart lies a melody / A song of old San Antone."

Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys were the driving force behind a genre of music called "Texas Swing." In 1938, Wills and his band had recorded an instrumental song called "San Antonio Rose." Two years later, lyrics were added, and it was released as "New San Antonio Rose." The song was a hit for both Wills and Bing Crosby; it became Bob Wills' signature song. Wills passed away in 1975; that same year, Waylon Jennings wrote a tribute song to him called "Bob Wills Is Still the King."

Answer: George Strait

"Amarillo by morning, up from San Antone / Everything that I got, is just what I got on."

With over 40 number one hits on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart, George Strait is one of the most successful music artists of all time. "Amarillo By Morning" was written by Terry Stafford and Paul Fraser, and appeared on Strait's 1982 album, "Strait From the Heart," and was released as a single the following year. In 2010, the Western Writers of America included "Amarillo By Morning" in the Top 100 Western songs of all time.

Answer: Little Texas

"God blessed Texas, with his own hand / Brought down angels from the promised land."

"God Blessed Texas" was written by Little Texas band members Porter Howell and Brady Seals. It was released as a single from the their 1993 album, "Big Time." The song reached the number four spot on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. The song remains one of the band's most popular songs, and is often played at sporting events throughout the state.

Answer: Tanya Tucker

"When I die, I may not go to heaven / 'Cause I don't know if they let cowboys in / If they don't, just let me go to Texas / Texas is as close as I've been."

"Texas (When I Die)" was written and first released by Ed Bruce, who also wrote "Mamas Don't Let Your Children Grow Up to Be Cowboys." But it was Tanya Tucker's 1978 single that made the song a major hit. Her version reached the number five position on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. To this day it remains one of her most recognizable and requested songs.

Answer: Marty Robbins

"Out in the west Texas town of El Paso / I fell in love with a Mexican girl."

"El Paso" was written and recorded by legendary country singer Marty Robbins. It was released in 1959, and reached the number one spot on both the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, and the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart. It was also awarded a Grammy Award for Best Country & Western Recording. It has since been covered by innumerable other artists, but it will always be thought of as Marty Robbins' song. It was so popular that Robbins wrote two sequels to it, "Faleena (From El Paso)" in 1966, and "El Paso City" in 1976.

Answer: Waylon Jennings

"Let's go to Luckenbach Texas, with Waylon and Willie and the boys."

Although this song was a huge hit for Waylon Jennings in 1977, it was actually written by Chips Moman and Bobby Emmons. Luckenbach, Texas is a real place, an unincorporated area in Gillespie County in the central part of the state. Once boasting a population of nearly 500 people, today it consists primarily of a saloon and dance hall.

Answer: Lyle Lovett

"That's right you're not from Texas / But Texas wants you anyway."

This song appeared on Lyle Lovett's 1996 album, "The Road to Ensenada," and was later used in a series of commercials promoting Texas tourism. The song reflects the pride that Texans have in their state, and their slightly patronizing attitude towards those not fortunate enough to have been born there. Needless to say, Lyle Lovett is a native Texan.

Answer: Charley Pride

"Is anybody going to San Antone / Or Phoenix, Arizona / Any place is alright as long as I / Can forget I've ever known her."

"Is Anybody Goin' to San Antone" was written by Glenn Martin and Dave Kirby, and recorded by Charley Pride in 1970. It became Pride's third straight number one single on Billboard's US Hot Country Songs chart. Charley Pride is one of the few African-Americans to have achieved stardom in the field of country music.

Answer: Glen Campbell

"Galveston, oh, Galveston / I still hear your seawaves crashing / While I watch the cannons flashing / I clean my gun, and dream of Galveston."

"Galveston" was written by legendary songwriter Jimmy Webb, who also wrote the songs "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" and "Wichita Lineman," among others. Recorded by Glen Campbell in 1969, the song reached the number one spot on Billboard's Hot Country Songs and Easy Listening charts, and number four on Billboard's Hot 100. The song is about a soldier in Vietnam, who is thinking about his home in Texas. It was widely regarded as an anti-war song.