December 17 QUESTION: Name the singer who was “Holdin’ Heaven” at Number One in 1993 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart, and then went “Ten Rounds with Jose Cuervo,” another Number One in 2002. ANSWER: Say ‘happy birthday’ to Tracy Byrd, born December 17, 1966, who has charted more than thirty hit singles as …
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December 10 QUESTION: In the 1970s and 1980s, he was the most famous Latin-American country singer with Number One hits that include “You Always Come Back (To Hurting Me)” and “Just Get Up and Close the Door,” and was considered a member of the ‘Outlaw Country’ genre. Can you name him? ANSWER: Johnny Rodriguez, whose …
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November 18 QUESTION: What is the stage name of Eilleen Regina Edwards, the Canadian country/pop singer who holds the record for the best-selling album of all time by a female act in any genre AND the best-selling country album of all time. ANSWER: Eilleen Edwards is better known as Shania Twain. That 1997 …
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November 17 QUESTION: Who is the female artist who was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1999 and has written more than 3,000 songs including one that was a hit for both herself and Whitney Houston? ANSWER: Dolly Parton. “I Will Always Love You” was a Number One country …
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November 16 QUESTION: Whose 1991 album “Ropin’ the Wind” was certified 14x Platinum by the RIAA in 1998 and went on to sell 17 million copies worldwide? ANSWER: Garth Brooks. The album included three tracks that became Number One country singles, including “The River” and “What She’s Doing Now.”
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November 15 QUESTION: Who is the male singer whose first single, “Anything Goes,” became a hit after David Letterman invited him to perform it on his show, having heard it on a satellite radio station? ANSWER: Randy Houser, who is now probably David Letterman’s biggest fan!