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Test your knowledge with these top questions!
Under which alias did Hank Williams record spoken moral recitations?
Hank Williams used the Luke the Drifter name to separate bleak narrations like "Too Many Parties" from his jukebox hits.
Who co-wrote Johnny Cash's 1963 hit "Ring of Fire" with Merle Kilgore?
June Carter Cash said she wrote it about her forbidden love for Cash, crowned by mariachi-style trumpets.
George Jones revived his career with which 1980 ballad about lasting love?
The 1980 single won Song of the Year twice and is often voted the greatest country song ever.
Hee Haw was co-hosted by which country duo?
Owens fronted the Buckaroos and Clark was famed for guitar, pairing hits with comedy on Hee Haw from 1969.
Which Tammy Wynette 1968 hit spells out its title to spare a child pain?
Wynette's 1968 recording topped the country chart by spelling the painful word so her young son would not understand.
Which Statler Brothers 1965 hit opens by counting objects on a wall?
The record crossed over to the pop charts and made the gospel-rooted quartet nationally known.
Which producer shaped Patsy Cline Nashville Sound records like "Crazy"?
Bradley recorded Cline in Nashville with pop strings and the Jordanaires behind her country voice.
Which Tennessee Plowboy recorded the 1965 hit "Make the World Go Away"?
Arnold's smooth version topped the country chart and reached the pop top ten in 1965.
Which 1976 Tammy Wynette and George Jones duet follows one wedding band through marriage and pawnshop?
The 1976 chart-topper follows one wedding band through purchase, marriage, and pawnshop across three verses.
Which 1976 outlaw compilation became country's first platinum album?
The set paired Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings with Jessi Colter and Tompall Glaser.