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Lone Star State Musicians

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Lone Star State Musicians game quiz
"While Texas is usually associated with Country Music, you'd be surprised who else calls Texas their birthplace. Enjoy this quiz about some of them."

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1. Don Henley was born in Linden, Texas and went on to be a Grammy Award winning solo artist with songs like "Dirty Laundry". Which band does Don play drums for when he's not busy with solo efforts?
    The Eagles
    Crosby Stills & Nash
    The Byrds
    New Riders of the Purple Sage


2. Which sixties San Francisco Bay area blues and pop singer was actually born in Port Arthur Texas? She recorded with a band called Big Brother and the Holding Company before becoming a solo artist.
    Grace Slick
    Janis Joplin
    Melanie Safka
    Etta James


3. Which Houston, Texas, native sang with the group "Destiny's Child" before branching out on her own and appearing in "Dream Girls"?
    Aaliyah
    Beyonce Knowles
    L'il Kim
    Jennifer Hudson


4. Which Texas native began his singing career as part of the Wink Westerners and went on to have hits such as "Crying" and "Oh! Pretty Woman" as a solo artist?
    Roy Head
    Roy Clark
    Roy Rogers
    Roy Orbison


5. Houston, Texas, is where a band was formed featuring two gents with beards and a drummer named Beard. What is the name of this band known for such hits as "Sharp Dressed Man" and "Gimme All Your Lovin'"?
    Z Z Top
    The Fabulous Thunderbirds
    Double Trouble
    The Pharoahs


6. Dallas native Robert Matthew Van Winkle came to prominence as a recording artist in the late eighties. By what name is he more commonly known?
    Slim Thug
    Vanilla Ice
    Mike Jones
    Big Mello


7. Which San Antonio, Texas, native was awarded a Grammy for his song "Sailing" and an Oscar for "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)," from the 1981 movie "Arthur"?
    Jim Collins
    Chris Cross
    John Ford Coley
    Rodney Crowell


8. Marvin Lee Aday is a Dallas, Texas, native. What name did he use when he sang on his acclaimed "Bat Out of Hell" album?
    Boz Scaggs
    Jim Steinman
    Meat Loaf
    Richie McDonald


9. Which member of the Monkees, known for his signature woolen cap, was born in Harris County, Texas?
    Davy Jones
    Mickey Dolenz
    Peter Tork
    Michael Nesmith


10. Seminole, Texas, is the home town of which singer who had her premier hit with "Delta Dawn"?
    Lee Ann Womack
    Tammy Wynette
    Jeannie C Riley
    Tanya Tucker


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Compiled Jun 28 12