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Question: There was a song on the radio back in the 60's
about "sweet lips." Do you know the singer's name?
Answer: "Sweet Lips was a #3 hit for Webb Pierce in 1961.
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QUESTION:
Who had the hit record on the song "Sweet Dreams"?
ANSWER:
"Sweet Dreams" was a hit for Faron Young, Patsy Cline, Troy Seals, and
Reba McEntire, and scored twice on the charts for Don Gibson, who
wrote the song. But the only version to make it to number one
was by Emmylou Harris |
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Question:
Do you know the name of the singer who had the record years ago about
"break out the bottle because misery does love company"?
ANSWER:
"Misery Loves Company was a number one for Porter Wagoner in 1962.
The song was written by Jerry Reed. |
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Question:
There was a lady on the radio back in the 70's with a song about "the
last time I saw him." Do you know her name?
ANSWER: "Last Time I Saw Him" was a #8
hit for Dottie West in 1974. The song was also a #14 pop hit for
Diana Ross that same year. |
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Question:
When George Jones and Tammy Wynette split back in the mid 70's, what
happened to the band they were using on their road shows?
ANSWER: After the split, Tammy wound up
with their show band and renamed them "The Tennessee Gentlemen.". |
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Question:
Did Brenda Lee ever marry? I heard that she was an old maid!
ANSWER: Brenda has been married to
Nashville contractor Ronnie Shacklett for many years. |
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Question:
Was Barbara Mandrell once part of The Merle Haggard Show?
ANSWER: Barbara's sister Louise Mandrell
was once part of Haggard's show. She was replaced by Leona Williams. |
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Question:
Is Marty Robbins "El Paso" that city's official song?
ANSWER: Even though the city of El Paso,
Texas honored Marty with the keys to the city, his recording of "El Paso"
was never adopted as the official city song. |
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Question:
Is it true that Little Jimmy Dickens was off the Grand Ole Opry for
several years?
ANSWER: Jimmy Dickens rejoined the Grand
Ole Opry after a 19 year absence. A former Opry manager named Jim
Denny left the Opry and took several acts with him, to form his own
booking agency. |
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Question:
I remember the Mac Davis TV show years ago, when Mac would take song
titles from the audience and wrote a short song on the spot. Was
that all for real?
ANSWER: Mac admits that the titles were
actually submitted before showtime, so he did see the titles beforehand. |
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Question:
Several years ago , a friend of mine was part of the road crew for The
Ronnie Milsap Show. He talked about a guy they called "the hawk,"
who was always around. Do you have any information?
ANSWER: "The Hawk" was actually Steve
Holt, who was Ronnie's right hand man. Milsap gave him "The Hawk"
nickname. |
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Question:
Did Buck Owens ever talk about a favorite song?
ANSWER: In a 1980s interview, Buck
admitted that "Together Again" was his favorite song. |
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