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Quiz about Jesse Winchester
Quiz about Jesse Winchester

Jesse Winchester Trivia Quiz


Questions about one of the greatest (and least known) songwriters, Jesse Winchester.

A multiple-choice quiz by stooben. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
stooben
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
57,339
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
9 / 15
Plays
127
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Question 1 of 15
1. This famous rock icon produced Jesse's first album: Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. From 'Yankee Lady': 'I live with the decent folk in the hills of old _______.' Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. Why didn't Jesse tour extensively behind his first album? Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. Jesse did a slowed-down, lovely version of 'Bowling Green.' Who did the original, faster version? Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. Most of Jesse's albums in the 1960s and 1970s were recorded for Bearsville Records owned by what reknowned rock manager? Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. Finish the lyric: 'At the Brand New Tennessee Waltz, you're literally waltzing on ______.' Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. In 'Mississippi, You're On My Mind,' who is 'hungry all the time?' Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. 'If I were you, I'd hang onto, a _____ man like me.' Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. Jesse's ode to marijuana was called '_____
___ _____.'
Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. Jesse once recorded for what record label? Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. Jesse's first album featured a gatefold cover. What is odd about the photos on all four sides? Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. Jesse's second album, 'Third Down and 110 to Go' is a reference to what? Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. Jesse wrote a song for his wife called '______.' Hint


Question 14 of 15
14. 'Just because you are the sunshine, please don't run and hide. Just because I am a little touch on the ______ side.' Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. 'Down around ______, pretty girls are swimming in the sea.' Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. This famous rock icon produced Jesse's first album:

Answer: Robbie Robertson

Todd Rundgren was the engineer. Robbie Robertson, from The Band, produced.
2. From 'Yankee Lady': 'I live with the decent folk in the hills of old _______.'

Answer: Vermont

'Where what they do all day depends on what you want.'
3. Why didn't Jesse tour extensively behind his first album?

Answer: draft exile in Canada

That 'Vietnam' thing.
4. Jesse did a slowed-down, lovely version of 'Bowling Green.' Who did the original, faster version?

Answer: Everly Brothers

From the 'Nothing But A Breeze' album.
5. Most of Jesse's albums in the 1960s and 1970s were recorded for Bearsville Records owned by what reknowned rock manager?

Answer: Albert Grossman

Albert Grossman had managed Bob Dylan in his early years.
6. Finish the lyric: 'At the Brand New Tennessee Waltz, you're literally waltzing on ______.'

Answer: air

From his first, self-titled album.
7. In 'Mississippi, You're On My Mind,' who is 'hungry all the time?'

Answer: dogs

This was a country hit for Stoney Edwards.
8. 'If I were you, I'd hang onto, a _____ man like me.'

Answer: rhumba

Again, from the 'Nothing But A Breeze' album.
9. Jesse's ode to marijuana was called '_____ ___ _____.'

Answer: Twigs and Seeds

10. Jesse once recorded for what record label?

Answer: Sugar Hill

Not the rap label. It's a popular folkie label centered in Durham, NC.
11. Jesse's first album featured a gatefold cover. What is odd about the photos on all four sides?

Answer: same picture

Same somber picture four times. Actually, quite interesting.
12. Jesse's second album, 'Third Down and 110 to Go' is a reference to what?

Answer: Canadian football

Jesse was a draft exile (Vietnam war), living in Canada. Canadian pro football features a 110-yard field and there are only three downs per possession instead of four.
13. Jesse wrote a song for his wife called '______.'

Answer: Leslie

From the 'Talk Memphis' album, whose title track was Winchester's only 'chart action' single.
14. 'Just because you are the sunshine, please don't run and hide. Just because I am a little touch on the ______ side.'

Answer: rainy

From the 'A Touch on the Rainy Side' album.
15. 'Down around ______, pretty girls are swimming in the sea.'

Answer: Biloxi

From the first, self-titled album. Jesse is from Mississippi--hence the Biloxi song.
Source: Author stooben

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