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 Big & Rich
| Big & Rich busted onto the scene in 2004. What is the title of their first CD? | Big & Rich's Fame
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Horse of a Different Color. "Horse of a Different Color" was released on May 4, 2004. It sold over 2 million copies in its first year.
| What rock group was Kenny a part of before going with John for Big & Rich? | Big & Rich's Fame
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luvJOI. Big Kenny headed the rock group luvJOI.
Wild West Show. Although they didn't make a video for "Wild West Show", this was their first radio single. "Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)" was their second single, but first video.
| Big & Rich performed at the Vanderbilt Children's Hospital for Christmas one year. What was the name of the girl they met? | Big & Rich's Fame
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Katie Darnell. Katie Darnell meant a lot to both Big Kenny and John Rich. She was a very close friend of theirs and they have written a couple of songs together dedicated to her memory. She suffered from brain cancer.
Christiev Carothers. Kenny married his stylist, Christiev Carothers, in January 2005 near Deadwood, SD.
Muzik Mafia. The Muzik Mafia was started by Big Kenny & John Rich and has turned out stars like Gretchen Wilson and Cowboy Troy.
Holy Water. They wrote "Holy Water" for their sisters who've both been victims of domestic violence. Although Kenny's sister is the only one in the video for the song, in an interview with "CMT Insider", it is stated that John's sister was also a victim.
Deadwood, SD. Big & Rich wrote some of their songs in Deadwood, professionally filmed a video in Deadwood, and were named honorary deputies of the town (basically getting a key to the city).
Big & Rich's Super Galactic Fan Pak. The Super Galactic Fan Pak hit stores on October 26, 2004. It has a CD with 5 unreleased songs, and a DVD full of pictures, videos, a Launch interview and much more!
| "He said goodbye to his momma, as he left ______ ______ to fight for the Red, White, and Blue. He was ______ in green with a new M-16 ~~ just doing what he had to do." Which words are missing? | Big & Rich's "8th of November"
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South Dakota, nineteen. The Vietnam War is, by most Americans, considered a "War That Should Never Have Been". Beginning in the 1950s, US troops were being sent over to Vietnam to assist Southern Vietnam in fending off the Viet Cong from the North. The citizens of the United States were told that our troops were over there fighting along with Southern Vietnam for democracy.
In the ensuing years during the Vietnam War countless lives were lost on both sides of this devastating war.
| "He ___ ___ in the jungle, where the choppers would rumble, with the smell of ____ in the air. Then the sergeant said, "Look up ahead." Which words are missing? | Big & Rich's "8th of November"
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Was dropped, napalm. "According to "The Condensed Chemical Dictionary", napalm is the aluminum soap of a mixture of oleic, naphthenic and coconut fatty acids. It is a granular powder which, when mixed with gasoline, forms a sticky gel that is stable from -40 to 100 deg C."
Quote can be found at: http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/aug98/897682073.Ch.r.html
| "And like a dark, evil cloud 1,200 came down on him and _____ more. They fought for their lives, but most of them died...in the 173rd Airborne." Which words are missing? | Big & Rich's "8th of November"
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Twenty-nine. "On November 8, 1965, the 173rd Airborne Brigade on "Operation Hump", war zone "D" in Viet Nam; were ambushed by over 1200 VC. 48 American soldiers lost their lives that day. Severely wounded, and risking his own life; Lawrence Joel, a medic; was the first living black man since the Spanish American war, to receive the United States Medal of Honor; for saving so many lives in the midst of battle that day. Our friend Niles Harris, retired 25 years, United States Army, the guy who gave Big Kenny his top hat, was one of the wounded who lived. This song is his story. Caught in the action of kill or be killed, greater love hath no man than to lay down his life for his brother."
The introduction for the "8th of November" music video was narrated by Kris Kristofferson.
The direct quote can be found in the lyrics to the song "8th of November"
While Big and Rich's lyrics give the US death toll for Operation Hump as twenty-nine; the official death toll was forty-eight.
| "On the 8th of November, the angels were ____, as they carried his brothers away...with the fire raining down..." Which words are missing? | Big & Rich's "8th of November"
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Crying. "No event in American history is more misunderstood than the Vietnam War. It was misreported then, and it is misremembered now." --Richard M. Nixon, 1985.
Fifty-eight thousand American soliders lost their lives, while 304,000 were wounded. Aside from those dead and wounded, far too many would suffer with nightmares, and mental instability. Many also contracted Agent Orange, due from the chemicals dropped on North Vietnam. However, the effects of Agent Orange would not be known for many, many years after a cease fire ended the Vietnam War.
| "And the ___ ____ around...there were few men left standing that day...saw the eagle fly, through a clear, blue sky...1965, the 8th of November." Which words are missing? | Big & Rich's "8th of November"
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Hell all. Casper Platoon was also involved in Operation Hump. Don Bliss and Dick Hathcock were heliport medics within their platoon, during the battle, they were swooping down into the raging battle to retreive the wounded and dead. At one point, their chopper was having difficulty in clearing the trees...due to an over abundance of weight of the men on board. Thankfully, Bliss and Hathcock's chopper made it to safety.
Fifty-eight. Big Kenny and John Rich, met Niles Harris in 2002, while performing at the Buffalo Bar in Deadwood, South Dakota...the duo were entertaining for "eats and lodging" (they were relatively unknown). Harris was wearing a specially made top hat that night, and Big Kenny noticed it and admired it; so Harris let him use the now famous top hat for the rest of music session...and in the end told Big Kenny that he could keep it.
Direct quote can be found at: http://aquiram.wordpress.com/2006/09/22/69/
Limps, shrapnel. Most states have a Veteran's Hospital, where war veterans go to government funded hospitals for treatment of ailments that may or may not be caused from wartime.
Grey. On September 17, 2002, Niles Harris had the opportunity to take Big and Rich around Deadwood...showing them all the old mines, etc...when Big Kenny noticed the 173rd Airborne Brigade emblems on Harris' jeep and jacket. Niles was asked if he minded speaking about Vietnam, and he told Big and Rich that he didn't mind...what he proceeded to tell them, would rattle their nerves and give them a better understanding of war and what our soliders do to serve and protect us.
| "He ties it on one time a year, and remembers ____ ____...As he orders a ___ ___, and swallows it down with his tears." Which words are missing? | Big & Rich's "8th of November"
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The fallen, tall one. In 1987, the city of Philadelphia dedicated a Vietnam Veteran's Memorial at Delaware Avenue and Dock Street.
| The lyrics to Big and Rich's song "8th of November", is based on true events that happened in an area approximately 15 miles north of Bien Hoa. What is the official name listed in United States documents referring to that fateful day? | Big & Rich's "8th of November"
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Operation Hump. While our servicemen and women protect us every day, it is our duty to honor them in any way that we can.
Big Kenny and John Rich have done just that...they have paid honor to our great servicemen and women...not just from the Vietnam war, but from all wars that have been raged and for those that are still yet to come.
Holy Water. Big Kenny & John Rich wrote this song for their sisters who were in abusive relationships.
| "Well we broke down in Greenfield in the middle of a hay field" can be heard in which song? | Big & Rich Songs
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Comin' To Your City. The video of this song features a clip from their video for "(Save A Horse) Ride A Cowboy".
| "Bow our heads while the preacher talks to Jesus" is a line in which song? | Big & Rich Songs
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Lost In This Moment. This song is the first number one single for Big & Rich. Also, the writers (John Rich, Keith Anderson & Rodney Clawson) were single at the time they wrote it!
| In which song can you hear this line: "There's never a hero in a battle of egos"? | Big & Rich Songs
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Wild West Show. This song was the first single released by Big & Rich; "(Save A Horse) Ride a Cowboy" is the song most people are familiar with hearing first.
| "Riding up and down Broadway on my old stud Leroy" comes from which song? | Big & Rich Songs
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(Save A Horse) Ride A Cowboy. Broadway is a street in Nashville that is home to many honky tonks (bars which feature musical entertainment). You'll find Tootsies Orchid Lounge, Legends Corner, The Stage and many others on Broadway. The Ryman Auditorium and the Country Music Hall of Fame are within a block of Broadway.
| In which song will you hear "I light a candle, watch it burn, I feel the angels come and fill this room"? | Big & Rich Songs
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I Pray For You. Both Big Kenny and John Rich recorded this song on their solo albums prior to forming Big & Rich. Big Kenny's album was titled "Live A Little" and John Rich's was titled "Underneath the Same Moon". Both albums were recorded in 1999 but neither were released until 2005.
8th of November. This song is the story of their friend Niles Harris who served in the Vietnam War. Niles also gave Big Kenny his trademark top hat. Kris Kristofferson did the opening for this song.
| You will hear this line in which song? "Yeah I know I'm a sinner but I've got faith. Oh, my good side is what he's gonna see" ? | Big & Rich Songs
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Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace. Big & Rich recorded a western mini-movie for the video of this song. Big Kenny plays a preacher with a drinking problem and John Rich plays an injured gunslinger
| Which song proclaims: "I present to country music without prejudice"? | Big & Rich Songs
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Rollin' (The Ballad of Big & Rich). Big Kenny says this line as part of the opening to this song. Cowboy Troy can also be heard on this song.
| Which song issues this challenge: "Think you're bad, think you're strong, come on people bring it on"? | Big & Rich Songs
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Loud. Big & Rich performed this song at the 2008 ACM Awards.
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