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Quiz about No Country for Old Country HitsVol 2
Quiz about No Country for Old Country HitsVol 2

No Country for Old Country Hits:Vol. 2 Quiz


In the UK, country music competes against pop music on the same chart. What do you know about these US country songs that hit the UK chart? UK chart:The Guinness book of British Hit Singles. US chart:Joel Whitburn's book of Billboard Top Pop Singles.

A multiple-choice quiz by shipyardbernie. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Jul 23 22
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Question 1 of 10
1. In the song "He'll Have To Go" what did singer Jim Reeves want the man to turn down? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. What is the missing word from the title of the Don Gibson hit "_____ Of Heartbreak"? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. From these lyrics can you find the title of this hit by Marty Robbins?

"Running along by the seashore, running as fast as I can
Even the seagulls are happy, glad I'm coming home again
Never again will I ever, cause another tear to fall
Down the beach I see what belongs to me, the one I want most of all"
Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. This singer had previously sung about a miner trapped in a mine, bridge builders on the Second Narrows bridge in Vancouver and a US president. Now he was singing about his "Little Black Book". Who was he? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. In 1962 Hank Locklin had a hit with "We're Gonna Go Fishin'". According to the song he was going to do his fishing at night but which night was it? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Faron Young woke up one morning full of wanting but what time was it that is missing from the song title "It's _____ In The Morning"? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Seventeen years after his last UK hit "I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen" in 1957, this country singer had a UK hit with "Happy Anniversary" in 1974. Who was he? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. What is the title of the Don Williams UK hit which includes these lyrics?

"You placed gold on my finger
You brought love like I've never known
You gave life to our children
And to me a reason to go on"
Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Which of these singers had a hit on the UK chart in 1990 with a song with these lyrics that she had released in 1961?

"I knew, you'd love me as long as you wanted
And then some day, you'd leave me for somebody new"
Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Billy Ray Cyrus had a minor UK hit with a cover version of a UK and US number one hit by Nancy Sinatra. Which one of these Nancy Sinatra hits was it? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. In the song "He'll Have To Go" what did singer Jim Reeves want the man to turn down?

Answer: The jukebox

"I'll tell the man to turn the jukebox way down low" was a line from "He'll Have To Go" which was written by Joe Allison/Audrey Allison. It peaked at number 12 on the UK singles chart for Jim Reeves in 1960. It peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100, number one on the Billboard Country chart and number one in Australia and Norway the same year.

Jim Reeves recorded and released "He'll Have To Go" in 1959 after hearing the original version by Billy Brown which was not a hit. The Jim Reeves version was released as the B-Side of the song "In a Mansion Stands My Love". When this song didn't take off, disc jockeys flipped the disc and played the B-Side.

"He'll Have To Go" had an answer song called "He'll Have To Stay" which was a number four hit for Jeanne Black on the Billboard Hot 100 and a number six hit on the Billboard Country chart in 1960. This song also had an answer song called "I'm Gonna Stay" by Johnny Scoggins.

Jim Reeves was born James Travis Reeves in Galloway, Texas, USA, in 1923. He was killed in 1964 aged 40, while piloting an aircraft which crashed near Brentwood, Tennessee, USA.
2. What is the missing word from the title of the Don Gibson hit "_____ Of Heartbreak"?

Answer: Sea

"Sea Of Heartbreak" written by Paul Hampton/Hal David was a number 14 hit for Don Gibson on the UK singles chart in 1961. It peaked at number 21 on the Billboard Hot 100, number two on the Billboard Country chart and number ten on the Norwegian chart the same year.

His first hit was the self penned "Sweet Dreams" which peaked at number nine on the Billboard Country chart in 1956. He re-recorded it in 1960 and it reached number six on the Billboard Country chart.

After "Sweet Dreams" in 1956 Singer/songwriter/musician Gibson then had a string of self penned hits on the Billboard Country chart such as "Oh Lonesome Me", "I Can't Stop Loving You", "Blue Blue Day", "Give Myself A Party", "Don't Tell Me Your Troubles" and "Just One Time". He was nicknamed the Sad Poet, because he often wrote songs that told of lost love and loneliness.

Don Gibson was born Donald Eugene Gibson in Shelby, North Carolina, USA, in 1928. He died from natural causes in 2003 aged 75.
3. From these lyrics can you find the title of this hit by Marty Robbins? "Running along by the seashore, running as fast as I can Even the seagulls are happy, glad I'm coming home again Never again will I ever, cause another tear to fall Down the beach I see what belongs to me, the one I want most of all"

Answer: Devil Woman

"Devil Woman", written by Marty Robbins, was a number five hit on the UK singles chart for him in 1962. It peaked at number 16 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Billboard Country chart the same year.

"Devil Woman" became his eighth number one hit on the Billboard Country chart. His first seven Billboard Country chart number one hits were, "I'll Go On Alone" 1952, "Singing The Blues" 1956, "A White Sport Coat" 1956, "The Story Of My Life" 1957, "Just Married" 1958, "El Paso" 1959 and "Don't Worry" 1961.

Besides singing and acting Marty Robbins also took part in NASCAR racing and his cars were built and maintained by Cotton Owens. During the '70s he had six top ten finishes as well as a few major wrecks. He is credited with probably saving the life of Richard Childress at the 1974 Charlotte 500. Robbins deliberately crashed his car into a wall rather than t-bone Childress's car which had come to a standstill across the track.

Marty Robbins was born Martin David Robinson in Glendale, Arizona, USA, in 1925. He died in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, from complications following cardiac surgery in 1982 aged 57. It was a few weeks before the release of the Clint Eastwood movie "Honkytonk Man" in which he played Smoky, a musician.
4. This singer had previously sung about a miner trapped in a mine, bridge builders on the Second Narrows bridge in Vancouver and a US president. Now he was singing about his "Little Black Book". Who was he?

Answer: Jimmy Dean

"Little Black Book" written by Jimmy Dean was a number 33 hit on the UK singles chart for him in 1962. It peaked at number 29 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number ten on the Billboard Country chart the same year.

His first country hit was "Bumming Around" released in 1952; he also hosted various radio and TV shows during the '50s. In the '60s he hosted "The Tonight Show" and from 1963 to 1966 his own ABC-TV variety series, "The Jimmy Dean Show". In the mid '60s he took up acting and appeared on TV and in movies, with his best-known role probably being as reclusive Las Vegas billionaire Willard Whyte in the 1971 James Bond movie "Diamonds Are Forever".

In 1969, along with his brother, he founded the successful Jimmy Dean Sausage Company. It was taken over by Consolidated Foods in 1984, which became the Sara Lee Corporation. Over the years his management duties were gradually phased out and in 2004 he claimed that the company had dropped him as the spokesman for the sausage brand, saying he was too old.

In 2004 his autobiography "30 Years of Sausage, 50 Years of Ham" was released. In 2008 he made a donation of $1,000,000 to Wayland Baptist University in Plainview, Texas, USA. Jimmy Dean said "I've been so blessed and it makes me proud to give back, especially to my hometown."

Jimmy Dean was born Jimmy Ray Dean in Plainview, Texas, USA, in 1928. He died suddenly while watching TV in Varina, Virginia, USA, in 2010 aged 81.
5. In 1962 Hank Locklin had a hit with "We're Gonna Go Fishin'". According to the song he was going to do his fishing at night but which night was it?

Answer: Saturday

"We're Gonna Go Fishin'", written by Tex Atchison, was a number 18 hit for Hank Locklin on the UK singles chart in 1962. It peaked at number 14 on the Billboard Country chart the same year.

Hank Locklin's first hit on the Billboard country chart was "The Same Sweet Girl" which peaked at number eight in 1949. His signature song "Please Help Me, I'm Falling" peaked at number one on the Billboard Country chart, number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 and number nine on the UK singles chart in 1960.

Hank Locklin was born Lawrence Hankins Locklin in Mclellan, Florida, USA, in 1918. At the age of nine he was seriously injured after being hit by a school bus. He began playing the guitar during his recovery. He built a ranch house in Mclellan in the '60s called The Singing L. It was built in the field where he had picked cotton as a boy. He made his first appearance on the Grand Ole Opry in 1960 and his final appearance in 2007. He died in Brewton, Alabama, USA in 2009 aged 91.

He had released his 65th album "By the Grace of God" in 2006, which was a collection of gospel songs. At the time of his death in 2009 he was the oldest living member of the Grand Ole Opry.
6. Faron Young woke up one morning full of wanting but what time was it that is missing from the song title "It's _____ In The Morning"?

Answer: Four

"It's Four In The Morning", written by Jerry Chesnut, was a number three hit for Faron Young on the UK singles chart in 1972. It peaked at number 92 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Billboard Country chart the same year.

"It's Four In The Morning" was the title song from his album of the same name. His first hit on the Billboard Country chart was "Goin' Steady" which peaked at number two in 1952. By this time he had been drafted into the US Army and was in basic training. He went on tour with the US Army band replacing singer Eddie Fisher, he was discharged in 1954.

Faron Young was born in Shreveport, Louisiana, USA, in 1932. His most famous song was probably "Hello Walls" which was written by Willie Nelson and peaked at number one on the Billboard Country chart, number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1961. He withdrew from the public eye in the '90s, feeling that the music industry had forgotten him, and suffered with deteriorating health problems. He died from a self inflicted gunshot wound in 1996 aged 64.
7. Seventeen years after his last UK hit "I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen" in 1957, this country singer had a UK hit with "Happy Anniversary" in 1974. Who was he?

Answer: Slim Whitman

"Happy Anniversary" written by Gary Sanford Paxton was a number 14 hit for Slim Whitman on the UK singles chart in 1974.

Slim Whitman's first release was in 1948; his first hit was "Love Song Of The Waterfall" which peaked at number ten on the Billboard Country chart in 1952. In 1955 his song "Rose Marie" spent 11 consecutive weeks at number one on the UK singles chart. It was not bettered until "(Everything I Do) I Do It For You" by Bryan Adams spent 16 weeks at number one on the UK singles chart in 1991.

He became very, very popular in Europe possibly more so than in his home country. In the '80s he became popular with a new generation through direct marketing of his music on TV. In 1996 his music was featured in the movie "Mars Attacks!". Richie Norris played by Lucas Haas and his grandmother Florence Norris played by veteran actress Sylvia Sydney discovered that the Martians' heads exploded when she was playing Slim Whitman's "Indian Love Call".

Slim Whitman was born Ottis Dewey Whitman Jr. in Tampa, Florida, USA, in 1923. In 2008 a rumour of his death spread through the internet; it was believed to have been started by a report posted on the web site of the Nashville Tennessean newspaper. In 2010 after more than eight years in production he released the album "Twilight on the Trail"; it was his first new studio album in 26 years. He died from heart failure in Orange Park, Florida, USA, in 2013 aged 90.
8. What is the title of the Don Williams UK hit which includes these lyrics? "You placed gold on my finger You brought love like I've never known You gave life to our children And to me a reason to go on"

Answer: You're My Best Friend

"You're My Best Friend", written by Wayland D. Holyfield, was a number 35 hit for Don Williams on the UK singles chart in 1976. It peaked at number one on the Billboard Country chart in 1975.

Singer/songwriter/musician Don Williams's first hit was "Shelter Of Your Eyes" which peaked at number 14 on the Billboard Country chart in 1973. He has had 17 number one hits on the Billboard Country chart.

In the '60s he was a member of the folk-rock trio The Pozo-Seco Singers with Lofton Cline and Susan Taylor. They had six minor hits on the Billboard Hot 100 between 1966 and 1967 and disbanded in 1971.

Don Williams was born in Floydada, Texas, USA, in 1939. He announced his "Farewell Tour of the World" in 2006 and played dates both in the U.S.A. and abroad. The tour ended with the "Final Farewell Concert" in Memphis, Tennessee, at the Cannon Centre for Performing Arts. In 2010 he came out of retirement and released his first new record since 2004, "And So It Goes".
9. Which of these singers had a hit on the UK chart in 1990 with a song with these lyrics that she had released in 1961? "I knew, you'd love me as long as you wanted And then some day, you'd leave me for somebody new"

Answer: Patsy Cline

"Crazy", written by Willie Nelson, peaked at number 14 on the UK singles chart for Patsy Cline in 1990. It peaked at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100 and number two on the Billboard Country chart in 1961.

Her first release was "A Church, A Courtroom and Goodbye" in 1955; it did not chart. She got her booming voice after being hospitalised with a throat infection and rheumatic fever at the age of 13. When she recovered, her voice had changed. After her father left she dropped out of high school to do various jobs, one of which was a waitress at the Triangle Diner opposite John Hadley High in Winchester, Virginia.

In 1960 she signed with Decca records in Nashville and worked under music producer Owen Bradley. He was a big influence on the careers of her and others such as Brenda Lee and Loretta Lynn.

Patsy Cline was born Virginia Patterson Hensley in Winchester, Virginia, USA, in 1932. She died in 1963 aged 30 when the aircraft she was travelling in crashed near Camden, Tennessee, USA.
10. Billy Ray Cyrus had a minor UK hit with a cover version of a UK and US number one hit by Nancy Sinatra. Which one of these Nancy Sinatra hits was it?

Answer: These Boots Are Made For Walkin'

"These Boots Are Made For Walkin'" written by Lee Hazlewood peaked at number 63 on the UK Singles chart for Billy Ray Cyrus in 1992.

"These Boots Are Made For Walkin'" was a number one hit for four weeks on the UK singles chart for Nancy Sinatra in 1966. It was a number one hit for one week on the Billboard Hot 100 the same year.

Billy Ray Cyrus peaked at number one on the Billboard Country chart, number four on the Billboard Hot 100 and number three on the UK singles chart with his debut single "Achy Breaky Heart" in 1992. His debut album "Some Gave All" peaked at number one on the Billboard Country album chart, the Billboard album chart and at number nine on the UK album chart in 1992.

Billy Ray Cyrus was born in Flatwoods, Kentucky, USA, in 1961. His daughter Miley Ray Cyrus is an actress and recording artist. She came to prominence in 2006 after being cast in the television series "Hannah Montana", in which she starred as Miley Stewart.
Source: Author shipyardbernie

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