The Career of Chris Stapleton Trivia Quiz

Answer: The Steeldrivers

Stapleton was the lead singer and guitarist of The Steeldrivers between 2007 and 2010. During that time, the group released two albums, "The Steeldrivers" and "Reckless." The group has been successful even after Stapleton left and in 2015 won the Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album for "The Muscle Shoals Recordings."

Answer: Rock

The Jompson Brothers released one eponymous rock album in 2010 and toured mostly in the southeast United States from 2010 to 2013. The band experienced some successes and even opened for the Zac Brown Band at one point. When Stapleton launched his solo career, he brought along the band's bass player, J.T. Cure.

Answer: Ratatouille

Stapleton contributed two songs to "Ratatouille: What's Cooking?," an album of family friendly songs related to food. He performed both a cover of the song "Save the Bones for Henry Jones," and the original song "Cheese Please." Chris and his wife Morganne are parents to five children (as of 2019) and may appreciate having some family friendly songs to share with their children.

Answer: Josh Turner

A prolific songwriter, Stapleton has penned hits for a number of fellow country artists. Hit songs include Luke Bryan's "Drink a Beer," Kenny Chesney's "Never Wanted Nothing More," and George Strait's "Love's Gonna Make it Alright." Although known primarily as a country artist, Stapleton has shared songwriting credits for songs by Justin Timberlake, Alicia Keyes, and Adele.

Answer: Justin Timberlake

Stapleton won his first three CMA Awards in 2015 for New Artist of the Year, Male Vocalist of the Year (the first of four straight wins), and Album of the Year (for "Traveller"). He and Timberlake performed the songs "Tennessee Whiskey" and "Drink You Away." The exceptional performance, coupled with Timberlake's superstar status, helped expose Stapleton to a wider audience and the night was widely considered to be Stapleton's breakthrough moment.

Answer: Morgane Stapleton

Chris Stapleton and his wife Morgane collaborated on the song. The record producer was initially skeptical of including the song on the album, but changed his mind after hearing their rendition. Both Chris and Morgane were nominated for a Country Music Association award for their song.

In addition to providing vocals for Chris's song, Morgane is an accomplished song writer for such artists as Carrie Underwood, Alan Jackson, and Reba McEntire.

Answer: Saturday Night Live

First launched in 1975, "Saturday Night Live" remains one of most iconic television programs of all times. As a sign of his new found national fame, Stapleton was invited to be musical guest for the January 16, 2016 episode hosted by Adam Driver. Stapleton performed the songs "Parachute" and "Nobody to Blame." Stapleton also served as the musical guest on the program two years later in an episode hosted by Will Ferrell.

Answer: From A Room: Volume 1

"From A Room: Volume 1" was Chris Stapleton's second studio album (after "Traveller"). The title of the album comes from RCA Studio A in Nashville. Added to the National Register of Historic places in 2015, RCA Studio A has been home to legendary recordings by artists such as B.B. King, Dolly Parton, The Monkees, and Tony Bennett, among others. Stapleton's album was a critical and commercial success, certified as platinum, while winning the CMA and Grammy Awards for best country album of the year.

Answer: Broken Halos

All of the listed songs are from Chris Stapleton's second studio album, "From A Room: Volume 1," but "Broken Halos" was the top performing song on the country airwaves and the Grammys. It was the first time Stapleton won the award, after receiving a nomination for the title track "Traveller" from his first studio album.

Other songs by Stapleton that reached the top ten on US country radio include "Nobody to Blame" and "Millionaire."

Answer: Pink

"Love Me Anyway" was a song from Pink's album "Hurt 2B Human," her eighth studio album. Stapleton and Pink performed the song together at Madison Square Garden in 2019, and later at the Country Music Awards later that year. Stapleton had another hit song collaboration in 2019 on the song "Blow" with Ed Sheeran and Bruno Mars.