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Arlo Guthrie had a hit in 1972 with this song, written by Steve Goodman. |
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2.
Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard covered "Pancho and Lefty" in 1983. Which Texas singer/songwriter wrote this song? |
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Long before she became a big name herself, Bonnie Raitt covered a John Prine song on her 1974 album "Streetlights". It has become something of a signature tune for her. What song was it? |
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Ringo Starr had a bit of a hit in 1974 with "The No-No Song". Who wrote it? |
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Jerry Jeff Walker covered the only Guy Clark song to ever get much widespread radio play, a song about shaking the dust of the city off your feet, and heading out. What was it? |
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Jerry Jeff Walker may be more famous than Guy Clark, but he's not exactly a "big name". Probably his biggest song was covered by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, on their 1970 album "Uncle Charlie and his Dog Teddy". What was the song? |
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The Eagles covered a song by the king of the eccentric and original, Tom Waits, on their 1975 album, "On the Border". What was the song? |
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Linda Ronstadt and, later, Terri Clark, have had hits with the great song "Poor Poor Pitiful Me". Who wrote it? |
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Aretha Franklin's signature song "R.E.S.P.E.C.T." was written by a 1960's musician who died much too young. Who? |
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Many people think that David Allen Coe wrote this song, by Steve Goodman. |
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Mary Chapin Carpenter had a smash hit with her version of "Passionate Kisses". Who wrote it? |
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Hoyt Axton wrote two songs that were giant hits in the early seventies. Do these words sound familiar? "Never understood a single word he said..." "Say the ladies are insane there..." What band recorded these songs? |
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Elvis Presley recorded "Blue Suede Shoes" after singing it on TV, in 1955. Who wrote the song? |
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"Outbound Plane" was fairly successful for Suzy Bogguss in 1991. This song was written by Nanci Griffith, along with a songwriter who has a list as long as your arm of much better songs that have hardly been heard. Who is he? |
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Who wrote the Carpenter's 1970 hit, "We've Only Just Begun"? He made a minor splash, a few years later, with "Phantom of the Paradise". |
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