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Who Sang This in 1962? Trivia Quiz

The year 1962 saw ten songs reach number one on the Billboard Hot Country Singles Chart. I'll give you a lyric sample for each of them, and you'll tell me the artist(s) who recorded it.

A multiple-choice quiz by luckytrim. Estimated time: 8 mins.

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luckytrim

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8 mins

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Multiple Choice

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381,440

Updated
Dec 03 21

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who sang this song in 1962?

"I've just left my home friends where I couldn't sleep
For missin' a woman that I couldn't keep
She just walked out and left me for somebody else
Now her memory keeps hauntin' me when I'm by myself
So break out the bottle bring on the crowd
Tell funny stories turn the jukebox up loud
Come on sit at my table where the drinks are on me
Just gather round me 'cause misery loves company" Hint

Porter Wagoner

Claude King

Carl Perkins

George Jones

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Question 2 of 10

2. This song went to number one in March of 1962. Do you recall the artist?

"In the fall of the year,
When the fields got white,
We'd start pickin' cotton,
About daylight.
On Saturday Pa'd take it all to town.
And along about dark,
And everything was still,
We could tell it was pa comin' down the hill,
'Cause he'd rear back and he'd sound off somethin' like this...
Ewww, ewwww,
Wooo hooo, hooo-ooo,
Ha ha ha ha haaaa."
Hint

Billy Walker

Little Jimmy Dickens

Carl Smith

Sheb Wooley

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Question 3 of 10

3. Another number one hit from 1962; can you name the artist who recorded it that year?

"I've got your class ring that proved you cared
And it still looks the same as when you gave it, dear
The only thing different, the only thing new
I've got these little things, she's got you

I've got your memory, or has it got me
I really don't know, but I know it won't let me be"
Hint

Wanda Jackson

Loretta Lynn

Patsy Cline

Kitty Wells

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Question 4 of 10

4. This next chart-topper from 1962 is a personal favorite of mine. Can you tell me who sang it ?

"I'd like to be in Charlie's shoes, that's what I always said
'Cause he had you and everything tied with a golden thread
Then Charlie left and went away and when I got the news
It wasn't long till I was walking 'round in Charlie's shoes" Hint

Claude King

Faron Young

Ray Price

Billy Walker

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Question 5 of 10

5. This next chart-topper from 1962 is definitely on my all-time top ten list. Can you identify the artist who recorded this classic?

"Just because I asked a friend about her
Just because I spoke her name somewhere
Just because I rang her number by mistake today
She thinks I still care"
Hint

Conway Twitty

Tom T. Hall

Faron Young

George Jones

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who sang this in 1962?

"Her tender lips are sweeter than honey
And Wolverton Mountain protects her there
The bears and the birds tell Clifton Clowers
If a stranger should wander there
I'm going up on Wolverton Mountain
It's too lonesome down here below
It's just not right to hide his daughter
From the one who loves her so" Hint

Don Gibson

Bill Monroe

Guy Mitchell

Claude King

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who sang this Country hit from 1962?

"I told Mary about us.
I told her about our great sin.
Mary cried and forgave me,
Then Mary took me back again,
Said if I wanted my freedom
I could be free ever more.
But I don't want to be,
And I don't want to see
Mary cry anymore" Hint

Marty Robbins

Webb Pierce

Tommy Collins

Bobby Helms

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Question 8 of 10

8. Name the Grand Old Opry icon who recited this number one hit in 1962...

"I used to walk four miles to school every day
Through the rain, the sleet and the cold
I've seen the nights when my daddy would cry
For the things that his family would need
But all he ever got was a badland farm
And seven hungry mouths to feed
And yet, and yet our home fire never flickered once
'Cause when all these things went wrong
Mama took the hymn book down
And Mama sang a song" Hint

Kitty Wells

Roy Acuff

The Carter Family

Bill Anderson

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Question 9 of 10

9. This next hit has been covered by Lynn Anderson (1970), and Johnny Cash (1996), but my favorite cover was Asleep at the Wheel's 1973 version.
Who recorded this in 1962?

"I've been to:
Reno, Chicago, Fargo, Minnesota
Buffalo, Toronto, Winslow, Sarasota
Wichita, Tulsa, Ottawa, Oklahoma
Tampa, Panama, Mattawa, La Paloma
Bangor, Baltimore, Salvador, Amarillo
Tocopilla, Barranquilla, and Padilla, I'm a killer
I've been everywhere, man
I've been everywhere, man
Crossed the desert's bare, man
I've breathed the mountain air, man
Of travel I've had my share, man
I've been everywhere" Hint

Dave Dudley

Hank Snow

Red Sovine

Del Reeves

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Question 10 of 10

10. This was the last single to reach number one on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in 1962. Which duo recorded it then?

"I'm tempted my darling to steal you away
So help me, darling, stay out of my way
You know that I love you but I'm not the cheating kind
I'm faced with a heartache at love's cheating line

Don't let me cross over love's cheating line
You belong to another and you'll never be mine
I know one step closer, would be heaven divine
Don't let me cross over love's cheating line" Hint

Carl Butler and Pearl

Jerry Lee Lewis and Linda Gail Lewis

Jim Reeves and Deborah Allen

Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who sang this song in 1962? "I've just left my home friends where I couldn't sleep For missin' a woman that I couldn't keep She just walked out and left me for somebody else Now her memory keeps hauntin' me when I'm by myself So break out the bottle bring on the crowd Tell funny stories turn the jukebox up loud Come on sit at my table where the drinks are on me Just gather round me 'cause misery loves company"

Answer: Porter Wagoner

"Misery Loves Company" was written by Jerry Reed, and was Porter's second number one hit. It stayed on the chart for 29 weeks.

2. This song went to number one in March of 1962. Do you recall the artist? "In the fall of the year, When the fields got white, We'd start pickin' cotton, About daylight. On Saturday Pa'd take it all to town. And along about dark, And everything was still, We could tell it was pa comin' down the hill, 'Cause he'd rear back and he'd sound off somethin' like this... Ewww, ewwww, Wooo hooo, hooo-ooo, Ha ha ha ha haaaa."

Answer: Sheb Wooley

"That's My Pa" was a great novelty song by a career novelty song writer.
Sheb scored a number one hit on the Pop charts with his "Purple People Eater" in
1958.
He went on to record many song parodies under the name Ben Colder.
You might remember him for his work as Pete Nolan on the TV series, "Rawhide".

3. Another number one hit from 1962; can you name the artist who recorded it that year? "I've got your class ring that proved you cared And it still looks the same as when you gave it, dear The only thing different, the only thing new I've got these little things, she's got you I've got your memory, or has it got me I really don't know, but I know it won't let me be"

Answer: Patsy Cline

"He's Got You" was written by Hank Cochran.
Loretta Lynn covered this tune in 1977 and also took it to number one.

4. This next chart-topper from 1962 is a personal favorite of mine. Can you tell me who sang it ? "I'd like to be in Charlie's shoes, that's what I always said 'Cause he had you and everything tied with a golden thread Then Charlie left and went away and when I got the news It wasn't long till I was walking 'round in Charlie's shoes"

Answer: Billy Walker

According to the lyrics of "Charlie's Shoes", things didn't go well for Billy!
"Now I'm wearing out the shoes that Charlie wore
Walking back and forth across the floor
The troubles that drove him away, I've got for company
These nights in Charlie's shoes are killing me".

5. This next chart-topper from 1962 is definitely on my all-time top ten list. Can you identify the artist who recorded this classic? "Just because I asked a friend about her Just because I spoke her name somewhere Just because I rang her number by mistake today She thinks I still care"

Answer: George Jones

"She Thinks I Still Care", written by Dickey Lee and Steve Duffy, was a huge hit for George in 1962. Connie Francis released a cover version also in that year, which peaked at number 18 on Billboard's Easy Listening chart.
Anne Murry's 1974 cover climbed to the top of the Hot Country Singles chart also.

6. Who sang this in 1962? "Her tender lips are sweeter than honey And Wolverton Mountain protects her there The bears and the birds tell Clifton Clowers If a stranger should wander there I'm going up on Wolverton Mountain It's too lonesome down here below It's just not right to hide his daughter From the one who loves her so"

Answer: Claude King

"Wolverton Mountain" by Claude King was a re-write of the original version by Merle Kilgore. Kilgore's version was based on a real-life person, Clifton Flowers, who lived on a mountain called Woolverton in Arkansas.

Nat King Cole put "Wolverton Mountain" on his 1962 album titled "Ramblin' Rose".

7. Who sang this Country hit from 1962? "I told Mary about us. I told her about our great sin. Mary cried and forgave me, Then Mary took me back again, Said if I wanted my freedom I could be free ever more. But I don't want to be, And I don't want to see Mary cry anymore"

Answer: Marty Robbins

"Devil Woman" was Marty's seventh single to reach number one.
It was a reasonably successful crossover hit, reaching number 16 on the Pop chart.
Trini Lopez included this tune on his "Welcome to Trini Country" album in 1968.

8. Name the Grand Old Opry icon who recited this number one hit in 1962... "I used to walk four miles to school every day Through the rain, the sleet and the cold I've seen the nights when my daddy would cry For the things that his family would need But all he ever got was a badland farm And seven hungry mouths to feed And yet, and yet our home fire never flickered once 'Cause when all these things went wrong Mama took the hymn book down And Mama sang a song"

Answer: Bill Anderson

Bill Anderson was a soft-voiced star nicknamed "Whispering Bill".
This was his first single to reach number one. It stayed at the top of the chart for seven weeks.

9. This next hit has been covered by Lynn Anderson (1970), and Johnny Cash (1996), but my favorite cover was Asleep at the Wheel's 1973 version. Who recorded this in 1962? "I've been to: Reno, Chicago, Fargo, Minnesota Buffalo, Toronto, Winslow, Sarasota Wichita, Tulsa, Ottawa, Oklahoma Tampa, Panama, Mattawa, La Paloma Bangor, Baltimore, Salvador, Amarillo Tocopilla, Barranquilla, and Padilla, I'm a killer I've been everywhere, man I've been everywhere, man Crossed the desert's bare, man I've breathed the mountain air, man Of travel I've had my share, man I've been everywhere"

Answer: Hank Snow

The original version on "I've Been Everywhere" was written by an Australian singer named Geoff Mack in 1959. Mack's version listed Australian cities and towns.
Hank changed the lyrics to reflect North American locations.
There are versions with lyrics featuring landmarks in New Zealand, Ireland and Britain.

10. This was the last single to reach number one on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in 1962. Which duo recorded it then? "I'm tempted my darling to steal you away So help me, darling, stay out of my way You know that I love you but I'm not the cheating kind I'm faced with a heartache at love's cheating line Don't let me cross over love's cheating line You belong to another and you'll never be mine I know one step closer, would be heaven divine Don't let me cross over love's cheating line"

Answer: Carl Butler and Pearl

"Don't Let Me Cross Over" was their only chart-topping effort.
Jim Reeves and Deborah Allen covered the tune in 1979. Their version reached number ten.
Jerry Lee Lewis and Linda Gail Lewis covered it in 1969. Their version reached number nine.

Source: Author luckytrim

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