The Year in Country Music: 1999 Quiz

Answer: He Didn't Have to Be

Brad's first number one song was "He Didn't Have to Be." Written by Paisley and Kelley Lovelace, the song was the second cut from Brad's first album, "Who Needs Pictures". The album went Platinum and peaked at number 13 on the album charts. Brad wrote or co-wrote every song on the album. That same year Brad won the Academy of Country Music's award for Top New Male Vocalist and appeared on the Grand Ole Opry for the first time.

Answer: Johnny Bond

Johnny Bond was the third inductee in 1999. Bond was a singer/songwriter who appeared on Gene Autry's Melody Ranch and had a huge hit with the song, "Ten Little Bottles" in 1965. He was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970,
Bond also established music publishing companies, Vidor Publications and Red River Songs with Tex Ritter, as well as wrote biographies on Gene Autry and Tex Ritter.

Answer: Entertainer of the Year

After winning Grammys and crossing over to MTV, Shania's brand of country music didn't get much recognition from her peers, until 1999 when she won not only the Country Music Association's Entertainer of the Year, but also the Academy of Country Music EOTY. She was also was awarded with the International Artist Achievement for promoting country music outside the US.

Answer: Little Big Town

Little Big Town is made up of Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Roads, Jimi Westbrook, and Phillip Sweet. They formed in 1999 but didn't release an album until 2002. The self titled album was hardly noticed by country music buyers. In 2005 they had back to back Top Ten hits on Country Music Charts with "Boondocks" and "Bring It on Home".

Answer: Hazel Smith

She's worn many hats in Nashville but in 1999, Hazel Smith was recognized with the CMA Media Achievement Award. This award is given to those in the media for the work they do in promoting Country Music worldwide. Hazel is a long time columnist for Country Music Magazine, but she's also been a band manager, publicist, and radio personality.

Answer: False

That would be false. His number one song was called, "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" and it was the first song for Aeromsith to ever hit number one on the Hot Billboard 100. It debuted at the top spot and was there for four weeks. It's still one of Aerosmith's most popular songs.
For Mark Chesnutt, the song hit the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts in early 1999 and stayed there for two weeks. It also peaked at number seventeen on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, marking Chesnutt's first entry on that chart. This song was Mark's last number one song in the 1990s.

Answer: Amazed

Lonestar's "Amazed" hit number one on the Billboard Country Charts on July 17, 1999 and stayed there until September 11, 1999 when it was replaced by Chely Wright's song, "Single White Female." The song also hit number one on the pop charts and stayed there for two weeks.

It spent a total of 55 weeks on the Hot 100 Billboard charts. It was the country song of the year and remains Lonestar's signature song. "Amazed" won not only the Song of the Year from the Academy of Country Music, but also the Single of the Year in 1999.

The last country song that hit the country and the pop charts at the same time was "Islands in the Stream" by Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton in 1983.

Answer: Chris Gaines

Garth took on the identity in preparation for a movie role. Chris Gaines was the fictional rock star in the movie, "The Lamb". Critics applauded Garth for taking the risk after he immersed himself into the role, but country fans were bewildered and unimpressed. The movie was put on hold when album sales were poor and Garth went back to being Garth.

Answer: Keith Urban

After undergoing treatment for a cocaine addiction in 1998, Keith Urban released his second self titled album which produced the hits, "It's a Love Thing", "Your Everything", "But for the Grace of God", and "Where the Blacktop Ends."

Answer: False

False. Lecil Martin aka Boxcar Willie saw a hobo who reminded him of his chief boom operator named Willie Wilson. Lecil pulled over to the side of the road and wrote the song, "Boxcar Willie" that same night. The song became his signature song and earned him a new nickname.

He was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry in 1981 and opened a theater in 1985 in Branson Missouri. Boxcar Willie died in 1999 in Branson from complications of leukemia at the age of 67.

Answer: Lesson in Leaving

JoDee's song was called "Lesson in Leaving" and it never hit number one but it was named the number three top song of 1999. The song is a remake of Dottie West's 1980 number one song. JoDee's version is found on her album, "I'm Alright" which was certified platinum not once, but twice.

Answer: Kenny Chesney

Kenny Chesney's song "How Forever Feels" hit number one on the country charts on March 27th 1999, one day after his thirty first birthday. It stayed there for six weeks and was followed up by his second number one song that year, "You Had Me From Hello."
Both songs are from his "Everywhere We Go" album and are co-written by Kenny. "How Forever Feels" was Kenny's second number one song.

Answer: Clint Black and Lisa Hartman Black

Clint Black wrote the song and his wife Lisa Hartman Black sang it with him. The song was the first release from his 1999 album, "D'lectrified " and it was the only number one for Lisa in the 90s.

Answer: Hank Snow

Hank Snow, aka "The Singing Ranger" died in Madison Tennessee in 1999. He was gifted songwriter and was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1978 and the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1979. In 1954, he asked Opry directors to let him have an unknown Elvis Presley as his opening act.

He was also the man who introduced Elvis to Colonel Tom Parker, who would become the singer's manager until his death in 1978. In the 70s he founded the Hank Snow International Foundation For Prevention Of Child Abuse so abused children could get the help they needed.

He was a victim of child abuse and wanted to give the assistance he never got to those children.

Answer: No

Alabama recorded the 'N Sync song, "God Must Have Spent A Little More Time On You" in 1999. It was an 'N Sync song that hit the Top Twenty for them, but when they added Alabama, the song went to number three on the country charts. It's featured on Alabama's "Twentieth Century" album.

Answer: SheDaisy

Their album, "The Whole SHeBANG" was released in 1999. Their debut single, "Little Goodbyes" hit number three in 1999 on Country Billboard. The Osborn sisters are Kristyn, Kelsi, and Kassidy also known as SheDaisy and their debut album is certified double platinum and includes the Top Ten hit, "This Woman Needs."

Answer: Breathe

In November 1999, "Breathe" was released to Country and Pop radio. The song went to number one on the country charts, spent seventeen weeks on the Adult Contemporary charts, one week on the US Top 40, and reached number two on the US Hot 100. The song stayed on the charts was for 53 weeks, and was named the Number One Single of 2000 on Billboard's year-end countdown.

It was only the second song in the history of the Hot 100 to be named the Number one single of the year without making it to the top of the chart on any of the weekly surveys.

It can be found on Faith's album with the same name.

Answer: Tim McGraw

Tim McGraw had number ones with, "Please Remember Me", "Something Like That", and "My Best Friend" all from his number one, triple platinum album, "A Place in the Sun."

Answer: George Jones

George Jones had a success with the song "Choices" in 1999 from his second album released the same year titled, "Cold Hard Truth." He was asked to perform a short version of the song on the Country Music Association's televised show and he refused. He didn't attend the awards that year, but his friend Alan Jackson was so upset by the CMA's treatment of Jones that he stopped halfway through his song and began to sing, "Choices." George's album was Gold and the song won a Grammy for Best Male Country Vocal Performance.

Answer: Garth Brooks

He won Academy of Country Music's Entertainer of the Year six times in the 90s and was named Artist of the Decade by not only the ACM but also by Recording Industry Association of America and the American Music Awards.