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Quiz about Country Music  1970s
Quiz about Country Music  1970s

Country Music ... 1970s Trivia Quiz


I have chosen ten male artists with top hits during the 1970s including six number ones. See how well you remember ... enjoy !

A multiple-choice quiz by annanne. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
annanne
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
343,251
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
5 / 10
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595
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Question 1 of 10
1. This line appears in a song by which artist?

"My everything that I do song
My pick me up when I'm blue song"
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Question 2 of 10
2. For several years in the mid-sixties, which singer/songwriter/musician played bass and steel guitar in George Jones' band? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Which Don Gibson song does this line appear in?

"My self control was overruled by passion
Now I couldn't see the heartache up ahead"
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Question 4 of 10
4. This line can be found in which of the following songs?

"And we'll bring it back no matter what it takes"
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Question 5 of 10
5. The following line can be found in a song recorded by which artist?

"And if you tell me she's not here
You can follow the trail of my tears"
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Question 6 of 10
6. This line is from a number one hit by which artist?

"I've always got a smiling face
Anytime and any place"
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Question 7 of 10
7. Johnny Duncan had three successful number one hits in the 1970s. Of the following four songs recorded by Johnny, which one did NOT reach number one? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Here is a line from a 1978 number one hit. Can you identify the song?

"Some want a drink first and some want to just sit and talk"
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Question 9 of 10
9. This artist had his first and only number one hit in 1975. Can you complete this partial line?

"I know she'll be lookin' back
The minute ___________________ "
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Question 10 of 10
10. From the following line can you identify this number one country hit from 1979?

"It's too late now and I know you'll never change"
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. This line appears in a song by which artist? "My everything that I do song My pick me up when I'm blue song"

Answer: Joe Stampley

"My everything that I do song
My pick me up when I'm blue song
That's why I sing all the time"

Joe Stampley's "Soul Song" was released in October of 1972 eventually taking the number one spot on U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. Born in Springhill, Louisiana in 1943, at age seven he met and chatted with Hank Williams, Sr. Joe's son Tony is an accomplished guitarist and songwriter.
2. For several years in the mid-sixties, which singer/songwriter/musician played bass and steel guitar in George Jones' band?

Answer: Johnny PayCheck

A few of Johnny's 1970s hits were "(Don't Take Her) She's All I Got", "Someone To Give My Love To" and "Slide Off Of Your Satin Sheets".

Born in Greenfield, Ohio in 1938, PayCheck died in Nashville, TN, February of 2003. George Jones paid for his good friend's funeral.
3. Which Don Gibson song does this line appear in? "My self control was overruled by passion Now I couldn't see the heartache up ahead"

Answer: Woman (Sensuous Woman)

"Step by step you taught me easy lovin'
Night by night you caught me in your web
My self control was overruled by passion
Now I couldn't see the heartache up ahead"

"Woman (Sensuous Woman)" became a number one country hit in 1972. "Oh Lonesome Me" hit number one in 1958 and "Sea Of Heartbreak" hit number two in 1961.

Among hundreds of artists who recorded Gibson's "I Can't Stop Loving You", most notably was Ray Charles in 1962.

Born April of 1928 in North Carolina, Don Gibson (nicknamed the Sad Poet) died of natural causes in Nashville, TN in November of 2003. In 2001, he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
4. This line can be found in which of the following songs? "And we'll bring it back no matter what it takes"

Answer: East Bound And Down

"Keep your foot hard on the pedal, son never mind them brakes
Let it all hang out 'cause we got a run to make
The boys are thirsty in Atlanta, there's beer in Texarcana
And we'll bring it back no matter what it takes"

Singer/songwriter/actor Jerry Reed, had a number two country hit with this song in 1977, which was the soundtrack for the first 1977 "Smokey And The Bandit" movie. Reed co-starred with good friend Burt Reynolds in all three "Smokey And The Bandit" films. "When You're Hot You're Hot" hit number one in 1971.

Born 1937 in Atlanta, GA, Reed died 2008 in Nashville, TN. He was inducted into the Nashville Songwriter's Hall of Fame in 2005.
5. The following line can be found in a song recorded by which artist? "And if you tell me she's not here You can follow the trail of my tears"

Answer: Bobby Bare

"And if you tell me she's not here
You can follow the trail of my tears
That's how I got to Memphis"

"That's How I Got To Memphis" is the song title which took a number three position on the country charts in 1970.

In 1974, Bare had his only number one hit with "Marie Laveau". Bobby Bare, Jr. is also a musician.
6. This line is from a number one hit by which artist? "I've always got a smiling face Anytime and any place"

Answer: Charley Pride

"I've always got a smiling face
Anytime and any place
And every time they ask me why
I just smile and say"

"Kiss An Angel Good Morning" took a number one spot on US Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in 1971. Charley received CMA's Entertainer of the Year award and Top Male Vocalist for 1971; again in 1972 CMA's Top Male Vocalist.

One of eleven children, Charley was born in Sledge, Mississippi, March of 1938.
7. Johnny Duncan had three successful number one hits in the 1970s. Of the following four songs recorded by Johnny, which one did NOT reach number one?

Answer: Come A Little Bit Closer

"Thinkin' Of A Rendezvous": first number one in December 1976 (w/Janie Fricke)
"It Couldn't Have Been Any Better": second number one in April 1977 (w/Janie Fricke)
"She Can Put Her Shoes Under My Bed (Anytime)": third number one in May 1978

Born October of 1938 in Dublin, TX, Johnny suffered a fatal heart attack in August of 2006 in Ft. Worth, TX. His musical family includes cousins Dan and Jim Seals (brothers) (England Dan & John Ford Coley / Seals & Crofts). Dan later became a country music artist (date of death March 2009). Also musical cousins Troy Seals and Brady Seals.
8. Here is a line from a 1978 number one hit. Can you identify the song? "Some want a drink first and some want to just sit and talk"

Answer: Love Or Something Like It

Born August 1938 in Dallas TX (one of seven children), Kenny Rogers has sold over 120 million records including 24 number one hits and has also been awarded with three Grammys.

Kenny's 1977 one single "Lucille", was CMA's Single of the Year and also Certified Gold.

"The Gambler": number one 1978
"Coward Of The County" and "She Believes In Me": number one 1979
"Lady": number one 1980
9. This artist had his first and only number one hit in 1975. Can you complete this partial line? "I know she'll be lookin' back The minute ___________________ "

Answer: I'm not there

This is the complete line to "She's Acting Single (I'm Drinkin' Doubles)":

"I know she'll be lookin' back
The minute I'm not there
While she pours herself on some stranger
I pour myself a drink somewhere"

Kentucky born Gary Stewart, May of 1944, date of death December 2003 in Ft. Pierce, Fl. Three weeks after his wife of 43 years died of pneumonia, Stewart took his own life from a gunshot wound to the neck. For a time, he played piano for Charley Pride's band.
10. From the following line can you identify this number one country hit from 1979? "It's too late now and I know you'll never change"

Answer: Coca Cola Cowboy

"She said, don't call me no more
Don't you knock on my door
It's too late now and I know you'll never change"

Born August 1932 in Dover, FL, Mel Tillis has composed over 1000 songs, recorded 36 top ten singles and has had nine number one hits. Also, he has featured in many Hollywood films and television movies.

In June of 2007, Mel became a member of the Grand Ole Opry and in October of that year he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. In 1976 he received CMA's Entertainer of the Year award.

He is the father of six children including country singer Pam Tillis.
Source: Author annanne

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