More Country Music Final
Johnny Cash and Loretta Lynn
Had well received records when they were senior citizens
Which of these properly describes the Sons of the Pioneers:
Inventive, with complex harmonies
Which song performed by the Carter Family is now a part of the title of a magazine that covers Americana and alternative country music?
No Depression in Heaven
Who sang "Wabash Cannonball"?
Roy Acuff
Who sold a million records in the 1920s and what was the song?
Vernon Dalhart, The Prisoner's Song
What was the first country album to sell more than one million copies?
Wanted! The Outlaws
Kris Kristofferson admitted to Nashville producers that he sang like
a frog
A.P. Carter was most valuable as a...
song gatherer
When Willie Nelson lived in Nashville, he...
wrote some hit songs for others but had no great success as a recording artist; was often depressed; and didn't fit well into the Nashville studio recording system
Kris Kristofferson's "To Beat the Devil" is about
A struggling songwriter faced with the age-old question of "what if nobody listens to the things I sing?"
What is the name of the most commercial successful country band of the 1980s and 1990s?
Alabama
A true character of the early Grand Ole Opry, Uncle Dave Macon would frail away and flip around his...
Banjo
One dominant country producer in the 1970s was
Billy Sherrill
What duo sold more records than any other duo in country music history?
Brooks and Dunn
Tom T. Hall and Kris Kristofferson were important because they
Changed the language of country music
The influence of the singing cowboys and the "western" side of country and western is not often apparent on today's radio. What part of modern country takes the most from the singing cowboys?
Clothing style
Gram Parsons joined rock band The Byrds and helped turn that band into a country group for the famed Sweetheart of the Rodeo album. What was Parsons' term for for his blend of rock n roll ethic and country-rooted sounds?
Cosmic American Music
Emmylou Harris...
Created the Wrecking Ball album, a forerunner to what we now call Americana, recorded with Gram Parsons, and had numerous hits in the 1970s
This country star was a sickly child who learned to mimic the sounds he heard out the window in his music. He was...
DeFord Bailey
Alan Jackson's version of "Mercury Blues" owes much to
DeFord Bailey's "Ice Water Blues"
Shania Twain's drum sounds of the 1990s on songs such as "Any Man of Mine" were closest in sound and style to:
Def Leppard's "Pour Some Sugar On Me"
Name the East TN native who wrote autobiographical songs and became a multi-genre star of stage and screen
Dolly Parton
Who was the Ohio raised singer-songwriter who moved to California, made music that harkened to older country honky tonk forms and became a hit maker in the 1980s and 90s? (He was also a movie actor)
Dwight Yoakam
Who was the woman who sang duets and harmony vocals with Gram Parsons and then went on to her own very important career following Parsons' death?
Emmylou Harris
What artist introduced the electric guitar into country music and helped country become popular in the honky-tonks?
Ernest Tubb
True or false: Alabama was part of the Great Credibility Scare of the 80s
False
True or false: Bob Wills was a commanding singer
False
True or false: Dwight Yoakam helped start the neo-traditionalist movement
False
True or false: Hollywood's success harmed country music in the 1930s and 40s.
False
True or false: In the 1940s, there were no prominent female country songwriters.
False
True or false: Johnny Cash was a traditionalist who would not collaborate with anyone outside the country genre.
False
True or false: Only bad singers use auto-tune technology
False
True or false: Randy Travis, George Strait, and Foster & Lloyd were all neo-traditionalists.
False
True or false: The Dixie Chicks' first two albums were not influenced at all by anyone who had come before them
False
True or false: The success of Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson meant that major country artists would never have to have producers or record label executives involved in their musical decision-making.
False
True or false: Yodeling was not heard in what we now call country music until the 1930s.
False
True or false: the country music industry benefited from the Great Depression:
False
True or false: Johnny Cash landed a helicopter on Kris Kristofferson's front lawn in hopes that Kris would record a Johnny Cash song
False. other way around
What Great Credibility Scare era duo features a Beatles-loving guitar wizard from Kentucky and a strong-singing songwriter from TX?
Foster & Lloyd
Who was the most popular member of the Class of '89?
Garth Brooks
Name the members of the Class of '89
Garth Brooks, Clint Black, Travis Tritt, Alan Jackson, Mary Chapin Carpenter
Which of these was (and/or is) a smooth, classic sounding country singer?
George Strait
Who were the two country artists most responsible for starting country's neo-traditionalism movement in 1981?
George Strait and Ricky Skaggs
Emmylou Harris was most influenced by
Gram Parsons
What is true about the songwriting of Tom T. Hall?
He was unafraid to reveal potentially embarrassing things about his life and his past. He sometimes wrote songs about the stories he'd heard from his father.
Billy Ray Cyrus...
Helped bring along country's dance fad era
Reba McEntire...
Is an athletic vocalist who seldom meets a note she cannot bend, elongate, or lift
A big reason for the Grand Ole Opry's popularity was...
It was broadcast on WSM, a radio station with a strong signal that allowed the show to be in heard in the northeast, south, and midwest
Who did Loretta Lynn make her comeback album with?
Jack White
When did Hank Williams die?
January 1, 1953 at the age of 29
Name the singer whose "Blue Yodel" tunes ignited lots of interest in country music. His songs were later recorded by Bono, Waylon Jennings, Jason and the Scorchers, and many, many others
Jimmie Rodgers
Name two Country Music Hall of Famers who won Grammys in the past decade after making albums that were ignored by country radio
Johnny Cash and Loretta Lynn
Who influenced the Dixie Chicks?
Joy Lynn White
What modern day singer-songwriter is the biggest ticket-seller of country music's past decade?
Kenny Chesney
*Name the singer-songwriter who published short stories in Atlantic Monthly, who was an excellent athlete and a Rhodes Scholar who turned down an appointment to teach at West Point in order to try and become a songwriter in Nashville?
Kris Kristofferson
What successful military man moved to Nashville to become what he called "a songwriting bum"
Kris Kristofferson
What steel guitar played played on the Sweetheart of the Rodeo album, on Paul McCartney's "Sally G", on Charley Pride's early albums, with Don Williams, with Ricky Skaggs in the 1980s and on into the Americana movement with Nanci Griffith?
Lloyd Green
Name the famous female comedian who worked on the Grand Ole Opry for 50 years. She was among the Opry's most beloved performers, and she grew up Sarah Ophelia Colley
Minnie Pearl
The soundtrack to "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" and the Dixie Chicks' most recent album are examples of:
Music that sells millions but is not heard on mainstream country radio
The version of "San Antonio Rose" that contained lyrics was called
New San Antonio Rose
Eck Robertson recorded the song "Sallie Gooden" in what city?
New York
Must a musician be American to be considered "Americana"?
No
The famed designer who made colorful, sparkly outfits was
Nudie Cohn
Tom T. Hall's songs
Often related stories from his own experience
One major female hit-maker in western-themed country music was
Patsy Montana
Roy Acuff earned extra money from...
Publishing
The New York-based Victor representative who recorded musicians at the Bristol Sessions was...
Ralph Peer
What neo-traditionalist worked out every day, posed for the cover of fitness magazines, and started country music's workout craze?
Randy Travis
Which of these artists had a childhood that was marked by run-ins with the law?
Randy Travis
Who sang "On The Other Hand", a song co-written by Don Schlitz that helped keep neo-traditionalism alive?
Randy Travis
Patsy Montana of Hope, Arkansas, most influenced:
Reba McEntire
Who did Entertainment Weekly magazine call the "Oprah Winfrey" of country music?
Reba McEntire
The Judds' early music was most influenced by what artist?
Ricky Skaggs
Unprecedented sales successes by acts such as Garth Brooks and the Telecommunications Act of 1996 helped establish new rules of major label Music City commerce. Which slogan best describes the new attitude?
Sell a million, get on the radio or get out of mainstream country music
Rodney Crowell produced what hit song for his wife Rosanne Cash?
Seven Year Ache
What modern day singer-songwriter writes his or her own songs by his or herself?
Taylor Swift
Name the song written by Don Schlitz that became a hit for Kenny Rodgers
The Gambler
What was the most popular mother-daughter duo in country music history?
The Judds
When Billboard magazine began using record sales data acquired from SoundScan, it impacted country music's significance in the marketplace. This was because
The data indicated that country had a larger share of the market than had previously been supposed
Who was the MCA Record executive who signed many "Credibility Scare" artists including Nanci Griffith, Steve Earle, and Lyle Lovett?
Tony Brown
"He Stopped Loving Her Today"...
Took George Jones back to the top of country charts
Of the Class of '89, which are these artists was most influenced by Southern Rock?
Travis Tritt
True or False: The fiddle, the guitar, and the banjo were often played by African-Americans who influenced country performers
True
True or false: Dolly Parton's early success was due to her many appearances on Porter Wagoner's syndicated television show
True
True or false: Garth Brooks has sold more albums in his lifetime than the Rolling Stones, Aerosmith, or Neil Young?
True
True or false: Mary Chapin Carpenter was a part of the Class of '89
True
True or false: Reba McEntire's vocals opened up an era in which many female country artists used pop-like vocal gymnastics?
True
True or false: Ricky Skaggs was a neo-traditionalist
True
True or false: Steve Earle was part of the Great Credibility Scare of the 80s
True
True or false: Technology can change a singer's notes from off-key to on-key when the singer is in the midst of a live performance.
True
True or false: The Opry was expanding its reach during World War II
True
True or false: at least one segment of the Grand Ole Opry was being televised by the end of the 1940's
True
The Bristol Sessions were important because...
Two of country music's greatest acts were discovered at these sessions
Garth Brooks' stage shows of the 1990s can be described as
Utilizing stage design and on-stage action that was influenced by 1970s
SoundScan...
Was a way to monitor what was already happening in record sales
Name at least two performers who performed at a big country concert near Dripping Springs, Texas on March 17, 1982
Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson, Tom T. Hall
Name the singer-songwriter who was concerned with the concerns of the proletariate, and who was of primary influence to music-makers including Bob Dylan
Woody Guthrie
George Jones was best known as...
a master vocalist
Tom T. Hall's "Homecoming" was a song in which
a singer seeks to explain himself to his father
Kris Kristofferson excelled as:
a singer-songwriter, a short story writer, and an actor
Which of these best describes Ricky Skaggs' music of the 1980s?
acoustic-based
The Outlaw Movement was about...
artists taking creative control
The "Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? Soundtrack was a success
in spite of country radios lack of support
When Willie Nelson brought the Red Headed Stranger album to the record label, label executives told him
it sounded like a demo recording
At first, the Carter Family had trouble getting a record deal because...
it was considered strange that a female sang lead
Tom T. Hall's songs almost always featured...
lack of judgement
Many country performers, including famed musicians such as Bill Monroe and Hank Williams, were inspired by...
local blues musicians
What does the T in Tom T. Hall stand for?
nothing
Waylon Jennings' music was characterized by
rhythmic drive
Roy Rogers, Gene Autry, and Tex Ritter were
stars of stage and screen
Which of the following terms could be properly used to describe Great Credibility Scare artist, Nanci Griffith?
storyteller, folk-influenced, Americana forerunner
Emmylou Harris' "Boulder to Birmingham" is about
surviving in the wake of loss
During the "Outlaw Movement," artists such as Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings
took creative control from record labels
The Dixie Chicks' "Not Ready to Make Nice" album...
was a commercial success
