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Alternatives to MP3
Although MP3 is the most popular format for encoding music, it is by no means the only one. There are two basic methods for compressing audio – lossless and lossy, and for each of these methods there are many formats. Lossless compression means...
Are ready to buy a portable mp3 player?
Recently, it seems like everyone looking to get a portable mp3 player. Like most new electronics, prices continue to drop and manufacturers continue to add more features. If you are like me and want to have music with you all the time, then a...
How Do You Find Sheet Music Downloads Today?
Music is a piece of entertainment that is in society’s daily
life consistently. It doesn’t matter whether it is Rock and
Roll, Gospel and Christian music, or jazz, people listen to
music for a variety of reasons. However, today there are...
Television Is Not Just A Piece Of Furniture
Television is something we are all familiar with. TVs can be found in practically every house in the world. TVs come in many different sizes and shapes and even colors. There are flat screens, plasma screens, big screens, under the cabinet TVs and...
You can download music videos from several music services online
Now that everyone can easily access free music files online, it was only a matter of time before people started looking for copies of their favorite free music videos. If you want to get free music videos you can try some of the streaming radio...
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Do you know your Country? Origin of Country Music Quiz
Here's a nice quiz on the Origin of Country Music. The answers are on the bottom of the page.
P.S. Don't feel bad if you only get half of them right. You'll be doing better than my partner Stu did...
1) What person is known as the "Father of Country Music"?
A. Johnny Cash
B. Jimmie Rodgers
C. Tex Ritter
D. Jed Clampett
2) Who wrote a song about driving on the soundtrack of the movie "Roadie" that became a number one country song?
A. Merle Haggard
B. Charlie Daniels
C. Eddie Rabbitt
D. Willie Nelson
3) What year did Patsy Cline die in a plane crash?
A. 1976
B. 1945
C. 1963
D. 1990
4) In 1996 "Wild Angels" hits No. 1 on the country charts.Who was the country singer?
A. Anita Carter
B. Gretchen Wilson
C. Martina McBride
D. Reba McEntire
5) What female country singer joined forces with Moe Bandy to sing the song,"It's a Cheatin' Situation"?
A. Charly McClain
B. Tammy Wynette
C. Jan Howard
D.
Martha Carson
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6) Hank Williams Sr. called his son Hank Jr. "Bocephus". Where did the name "Bocephus" come from?
A. Artwork from a World War II bomber.
B. Comedian Rod Brasfield's vetriloquist dummy.
C. Name of the town drunk in Huntsville, Alabama.
D. None of the above.
(Answers)
1. B
2. C
3. C
4. C
5. A
6. B
-----Resources:
top-country-songs.com
1) The Movie Roadie: How Meatloaf Tried To Kill Me
http://www.bobsokol.com/roadie/default.htm
2) Country Music Magazine, March 2002
3) More Memories, Ralph Emery with Tom Carter (Paperback)
About the Author
Robert Harper owns Harper's Distribution in El Paso, Texas. Robert writes, "I'm a country music fan, and I love talking and writing about country music." Sometimes I find really juicy news (especially if it involves money) and I'll blab it to the whole world. Website: http://www.top-country-songs.com
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