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Who Sang This in 1966? Trivia Quiz

The year 1966 saw twelve songs reach number one on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. I'll give you a lyric sample of each song. Your chore is to choose the artist(s) who recorded it.

A multiple-choice quiz by luckytrim. Estimated time: 7 mins.

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luckytrim

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7 mins

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385,599

Updated
Dec 03 21

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who sang this in 1966 ?
(Spoken) "The highways that wind and wander
Over mountains, valleys, and deserts, and plains
Ahh, I guess I've drove about all of them
'Cause for the past twenty-five years now
The cab of a truck has been my home
And it would be kind of hard for me to settle down
And not be on the go."
Hint

Red Sovine

C.W. McCall

Dave Dudley

Del Reeves

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who took this to number one in 1966?

"Well I ain't got nothing but the shirt on my back and an old two button suit
I walked out on my job about a week ago and now I'm sleepin' in a telephone booth,
But I'm a gonna be the richest guy around the day you say you're mine"

Hint

Marty Robbins

Roy clark

Buck Owens

Eddy Arnold

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Question 3 of 10

3. Can you identify these lyrics from the third single to reach number one on the on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in 1966?
"I wanna go with you
To that other world
The one your love takes me to
I wanna go with you.
I wish I were glass
So you could see through
Then you'd know before you ask
That I wanna go with you."

Hint

Eddy Arnold

Ray Price

Sonny James

Bill Anderson

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who sang this ballad in 1966?
"I hear the sound of distant drums
Far away, far away
And if they call for me to come
Then I must go, and you must stay
So, Mary, marry me, let's not wait
Let's share all the time we can before it's too late
Love me now, for now is all the time there may be
If you love me, Mary, Mary, marry me"

Hint

Jack Greene

Ray Price

Jim Reeves

Sonny James

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Question 5 of 10

5. This was the fifth single to reach number one on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in 1966. Who's the artist ?
"I suppose I ought to say congratulations
For you won the only girl I ever loved
But I hurt too much to face the situation
Just take good care of her, take good care of her" Hint

Bill Anderson

Merle Haggard

David Houston

Sonny James

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which artist rode this tune to number one in 1966?
"You told me you would be leavin'
But you wouldn't be gone too long
Now I hope and pray with each new day
That you'll come a-traveling home"

Think of me when you're lonely
Think of me when you're blue
Think of me when you're far away
And I'll be thinking of you"

Hint

Roy Clark

Buck Owens

Sheb Wooley

Little Jimmy Dickens

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Question 7 of 10

7. Our sixth number one hit from 1966 is an "Almost Cheating" song.
Can you remember who sang it?
"Last night all alone in a barroom
Met a girl with a drink in her hand
She had ruby red lips, coal black hair
And eyes that would tempt any man.

Then she came and sat down at my table
As she placed her soft hands in mine
I found myself wanting to kiss her
For temptation was flowing like wine" Hint

Sonny James

David Houston

Leon Ashley

Ben Colder

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Question 8 of 10

8. Our next chart topper from 1966 is a classic! Can you name the artist?
"I'm calling to tell you it's over
Yes, darling, you're now free to go
You're saying you're sorry you hurt me
But you hurt me much more than you know
You're asking me where this call comes from
Oh, I hope that you won't end up here
If your new romance turns out a failure
Here's where to find me, my dear"

Hint

Jimmy Dean

Ray Price

Jim Reeves

Glen Campbell

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who can identify the artist who rode this tune to number one on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in 1966?

"Every time I hear the midnight trains, rollin' out to the open plains
A sense of freedom fills my veins, I get the fever
Every time I sparrow flies up into the endless skies,
Something down inside me cries.
I get the fever"

Hint

Wynn Stewart

Bill anderson

Johnny Cash

Henson Cargill

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Question 10 of 10

10. My last chart-topping offering on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart for 1966 is another heart-breaker. Tell me who sang it.
"I hear footsteps slowly walking
As they gently walk across a lonely floor
And a voice is softly saying
Darling this will be goodbye forever more
There goes my reason for living
There goes the one of my dreams
There goes my only possession
There goes my everything"

Hint

Mel Tillis

Hawkshaw Hawkins

Johnny Wright

Jack Greene

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who sang this in 1966 ? (Spoken) "The highways that wind and wander Over mountains, valleys, and deserts, and plains Ahh, I guess I've drove about all of them 'Cause for the past twenty-five years now The cab of a truck has been my home And it would be kind of hard for me to settle down And not be on the go."

Answer: Red Sovine

"Giddyup Go" is s my favorite trucking song. It was featured on Red's album of the same name, released in November, 1965. The song reached number one on January 8, 1966, on the Billboard Hot 100 Country chart and remained there for six weeks. The tune stayed on the Chart for another 16 weeks.

2. Who took this to number one in 1966? "Well I ain't got nothing but the shirt on my back and an old two button suit I walked out on my job about a week ago and now I'm sleepin' in a telephone booth, But I'm a gonna be the richest guy around the day you say you're mine"

Answer: Buck Owens

'Waitin' in your Welfare Line" was a huge hit for Buck and his Buckaroo's. It was his tenth single to reach number one on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. Buck had another ten number one hits on that chart before he retired in the 1980's.

3. Can you identify these lyrics from the third single to reach number one on the on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in 1966? "I wanna go with you To that other world The one your love takes me to I wanna go with you. I wish I were glass So you could see through Then you'd know before you ask That I wanna go with you."

Answer: Eddy Arnold

"I Want to Go With You" reached number one on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart on April ninth and remained there for six weeks.
Eddy Arnold was known as the "Tennessee Ploughboy".
Eddy posted 147 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. Only George Jones had more.
Eddy sold more than 85 million records over his sixty-one year career.

4. Who sang this ballad in 1966? "I hear the sound of distant drums Far away, far away And if they call for me to come Then I must go, and you must stay So, Mary, marry me, let's not wait Let's share all the time we can before it's too late Love me now, for now is all the time there may be If you love me, Mary, Mary, marry me"

Answer: Jim Reeves

Jim Reeves died in a small plane crash in July of 1964. "Distant Drums" was his third posthumous chart topper on the on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. He would chart at number one twice more on that chart posthumously.

5. This was the fifth single to reach number one on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in 1966. Who's the artist ? "I suppose I ought to say congratulations For you won the only girl I ever loved But I hurt too much to face the situation Just take good care of her, take good care of her"

Answer: Sonny James

"Take Good Care of Her" was written by Arthur Kent and Ed Warren and recorded in 1961 by Adam Wade.
Sonny covered it and took it to number one on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in June of 1966.
It was the fourth among his 23 number one singles on that chart.

6. Which artist rode this tune to number one in 1966? "You told me you would be leavin' But you wouldn't be gone too long Now I hope and pray with each new day That you'll come a-traveling home" Think of me when you're lonely Think of me when you're blue Think of me when you're far away And I'll be thinking of you"

Answer: Buck Owens

"Think of Me" spent six weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.
Along with Roy Clark, Buck Owens co-hosted the TV variety show, "Hee-Haw", from 1969-71. The show survived in syndication for another 21 years.

7. Our sixth number one hit from 1966 is an "Almost Cheating" song. Can you remember who sang it? "Last night all alone in a barroom Met a girl with a drink in her hand She had ruby red lips, coal black hair And eyes that would tempt any man. Then she came and sat down at my table As she placed her soft hands in mine I found myself wanting to kiss her For temptation was flowing like wine"

Answer: David Houston

"Almost Persuaded" was written by Glenn Sutton and Billy Sherrill.
David recorded it first, taking the tune to number one on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. There have been many covers, including versions by Sherri King, Maury Finny, Merle Haggard, Patti Page and Etta James.
Sheb Wooley, aka Ben Colder, had a novelty hit version titled "Almost Persuaded Number Two". If you haven't heard it, find it on you tube. It's hilarious!

8. Our next chart topper from 1966 is a classic! Can you name the artist? "I'm calling to tell you it's over Yes, darling, you're now free to go You're saying you're sorry you hurt me But you hurt me much more than you know You're asking me where this call comes from Oh, I hope that you won't end up here If your new romance turns out a failure Here's where to find me, my dear"

Answer: Jim Reeves

Written by Leon Payne, "Blue Side of Lonesome" was Jim's fourth posthumous number one on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. The tune only held the top spot for one week, but hung around on that chart for another 18 weeks.
Jim starred in a film, "Kimberly Jim" (1963) in which he plays a gambler trying his luck in the Kimberly, South Africa, diamond region. It's worth a look!

9. Who can identify the artist who rode this tune to number one on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in 1966? "Every time I hear the midnight trains, rollin' out to the open plains A sense of freedom fills my veins, I get the fever Every time I sparrow flies up into the endless skies, Something down inside me cries. I get the fever"

Answer: Bill anderson

"Whispering" Bill Anderson took "I Get the Fever" to number one on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in November of 1966.
Bill worked as a sportswriter and radio DJ before turning to singing professionally in 1958. He's appeared in a number of films, and had his own TV variety show for one season in 1966.

10. My last chart-topping offering on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart for 1966 is another heart-breaker. Tell me who sang it. "I hear footsteps slowly walking As they gently walk across a lonely floor And a voice is softly saying Darling this will be goodbye forever more There goes my reason for living There goes the one of my dreams There goes my only possession There goes my everything"

Answer: Jack Greene

"There goes my everything" was Jack's first number one hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart, with four more to follow.
Jack started out in Country music as the drummer in Ernest Tubb's band.
Jack joined the Grand Ole' Oprey in 1967, and was also Country's Male vocalist
of the Year in 1967.

Source: Author luckytrim

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