Who's Who
Who is known as the King of Country?
A. Jimmie Rodgers
B. Garth Brooks
C. George Strait
D. George Jones
George Strait
He is said to be the most popular and influential country artist of all time. He started the neotraditional movement in country music. Strait has also had 60 number one hits between 1982 and 2009. This is more than any other singer in any other genre of music, including pop music.
Dolly Parton turned down this artist when approached for recording and publishing rights to her hit song" I Will Always Love You".
A. Merle Haggard
B. Elvis Presley
C. Willie Nelson
D. Johnny Cash
Elvis Presley
In a time when women had little voice in business, 1974, Dolly stood her ground and did not sign rights over to Elvis. Parton did what few others had before: she turned down the King. Later, the same song, “I Will Always Love You,” became a massive hit for Whitney Houston. Houston’s version alone has allegedly netted Parton millions of dollars.
Which country music artist sings the song with the following lyrics:
"I keep my Christmas lights on on my front porch all year long, and I know all the words to every ol' Bocephus song".
Gretchen Wilson
Which female country music artist entered herself into a look-alike contest and lost?
A. Shania Twain
B. Dolly Parton
C. Martina McBride
D. Lee Ann Womack
Dolly Parton
She entered a Dolly Parton look-alike contest and lost to a drag queen.
Randy Owen (lead singer of Alabama) started an organization with which popular charitable organization, raising over $800 million?
A. United Way
B. Habitat for Humanity
C. The Salvation Army
D. St. Jude's
St. Jude's
Randy started Country Cares for St. Jude Kids three decades ago as a way to raise money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, which offers free medical care for children battling cancer and other life-threatening illnesses. As of 2019, Country Cares had raised more than $800 million.
Who holds the distinction of having the most number-one hits by a female artist on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart?
1. Reba McEntire
2. Miranda Lambert
3. Shania Twain
4. Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton
Which artist voiced a coyote on The Simpsons' ninth episode of the eighth season in "The Mysterious Voyage of Our Homer," which first aired January 5, 1997?
A. Waylon Jennings
B. Johnny Cash
C. Willie Nelson
D. Johnny Paycheck
Johnny Cash
Patsy Cline’s big hit song “Crazy” was written by which country legend?
A. Hank Williams
B. Willie Nelson
C. Johnny Cash
D. Charlie Pride
Willie Nelson
This female artist was chosen by Titanic director James Cameron to play the role of Molly Brown in the 1997 film. Unfortunately, she had to decline because the filming schedule interfered with her tour schedule. The role went to Kathy Bates instead.
A. Patty Loveless
B. Reba McEntire
C. Tanya Tucker
D. Tammy Wynette
Reba McEntire
Hank Williams recorded a number of gospel songs and preaching monologues under what alias?
A. Brother William
B. Samuel the Messenger
C. Luke the Drifter
D. John the Teacher
“Luke the Drifter"
Who has sold more copies of their albums than any country music performer in history?
A. George Strait
B. Shania Twain
C. Garth Brooks
D. Dolly Parton
Garth Brooks
-having sold a whopping 157 million albums in the U.S. Alone (about 180 million records worldwide. 9 of his albums have achieved Diamond status).
Which country artist witnessed a Johnny Cash prison concert while they were an inmate?
A. Merle Haggard
B. Waylon Jennings
C. Kris Kristofferson
D. David Allen Coe
Merle Haggard
Like many country artists, Haggard was inspired by Johnny Cash’s concerts at San Quentin. There was one difference, however: Haggard had actually witnessed the concert firsthand as an inmate while in prison at San Quentin.
Name the song that these lyrics below to:
"I felt a little guilty when I counted out the bills,
but what a thrill I got when I sat behind the wheel.
Riding with Private Malone- David Ball
(Will accept a variation of the above)
Which country artist attributes her booming voice to a throat infection she had when she was a young child?
A. Dolly Parton
B. Patsy Cline
C. Reba McEntire
D. Loretta Lynn
Pasty Cline
In 1973, she became the first female solo artist inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. At the age of 13, she was hospitalized with a throat infection and rheumatic fever. According to Patsy, “The fever affected my throat and when I recovered I had this big booming voice.”
The song “Seven Bridges Road”- has been covered by numerous artists, most famously the Eagles. The song was inspired by a rural thoroughfare in Alabama that leads from Georgiana to the Oakwood Annex Cemetery in Montgomery (the final resting place of Hank Williams).What is the name of the road that inspired Steve Young when he wrote this song?
A. Catoma Road
B. Woodford Road
C. Oakwood Road
D. Woodley Road
Woodley Road
Which country artist attended Northeast Louisiana University on a baseball scholarship majoring in pre-law?
A. Toby Keith
B. Luke Bryan
C. Tim McGraw
D. Jason Aldean
Tim McGraw
He also learned to play guitar while there. Then, on the day that his hero, Keith Whitley, died (May 9, 1989), he dropped out of college and headed to Nashville.
At the ACM awards this artist rebeled against lip syncing and had his drummer play his hit song without any drumsticks.
A. Toby Keith
B. Blake Shelton
C. Alan Jackson
D. Jason Aldean
Alan Jackson while playing " Gone Country" in 1994
Thought of as mild-mannered, Jackson may truly be one of the biggest rebels in country music history. From playing shows without drumsticks because he was forced to lip-synch, to wearing Hank Williams t-shirts at black tie events, to giving the CMA's the middle finger and performing "Murder on Music Row". Alan Jackson is the iron fist, velvet glove of country music.
What is the number one country music song of all time?
A: I Walk The Line- Johnny Cash
B. Friends in Low Places- Garth Brooks
C. Fancy- Reba McEntire
D. Jolene- Dolly Parton
'I Walk The Line' by Johnny Cash.
Reba turned down this singer when she auditioned to be a backup singer for Reba's band.
A. Faith Hill
B. Trisha Yearwood
C. LeAnn Rimes
D. Sara Evans
Faith Hill
Hill auditioned to be Reba’s backup singer but Reba didn’t think she fit the role.
After Teddy Gentry (Alabama) received his first paycheck from RCA records in 1980, he bought his grandfather's family farm. What did he name the farm?
A. Mountain High Homestead
B. Cold Creek Farms
C. Teddy's Timberland
D. Bent Tree Farms
Bent Tree Farms
Upon receiving his first check amounting to $61,000, His grandfather agreed to sell the 60-acre cotton farm for $1000 an acre, which he later on named Bent Tree Farms.
The name was chosen as "bent tree" and "Gentry" sounded similar, but also Teddy Gentry liked the history of Indians bending trees when they were small and tying them to the ground, to point the direction the tribe was moving at the time.
This country music band has over 41 number one country records on the Billboard charts and have sold over 75 million records, making them the most successful group in country music history.
A. Brooks & Dunn
B. The Eagles
C. Alabama
D. Lady A
Which artist refused to take the stage without receiving payment prior to performing. Their mantra was known in the business as " No dough, no show".
A. Willie Nelson
B. Merle Haggard
C. Waylon Jennings
D. Patsy Cline
Patsy Cline
Poet and author, Shel Silverstein (The Giving Tree ) was a country songwriter. He wrote which famous song for Johnny Cash.
A. I Walk The Line
B. One Piece at a Time
C. A Boy Named Sue
D. Ring of Fire
"A Boy Named Sue"
Which Country artist missed his Grand Ole Opry debut to go to his 6-year-old daughter's talent show?
A. Vince Gill
B. Alan Jackson
C. George Strait
D. Tim McGraw
Vince Gill
He had promised his daughter that he would play guitar for her to sing in her first grade talent show. As the talent show approached, Vince got an invite to perform for the first time at The Grand Ole Opry. And he asks them, 'This Saturday night?!'. He said, 'I'm sorry, I can't make it.' So instead of making his Grand Ole Opry debut that night, he showed up at the elementary school to play for his six-year-old daughter, and play 'You Are My Sunshine,'.
(Fun Fact- Vince and his daughter Jenny did their Father daughter dance to "You Are My Sunshine" at Jenny's Wedding.)
Alabama native Jamey Johnson, best known for his hit song "In Color, is from what city?
A. Sylacauga
B. Muscle Shoals
C. Enterprise
D. Huntsville
Enterprise