September 17 - International Country Music Day!

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  1. 2. What state did the Devil visit in The Charlie Daniels Band's 1979 hit about a boy who challenges Beelzebub to a fiddle contest?
  2. 3. What is the name of Dolly Parton's romantic rival in possibly her most famous song?
  3. 5. What is the name of Chris Stapleton's breakout single, which is often considered one of the great country-soul performances of the 21st century?
  4. 6. Recorded by the best buddy team in country history, Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson's hit song is a cautionary tale called "Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be ___."
  5. 8. "Got My Name Changed Back" by ___ ___
  6. 9. Brenda Lee, the first woman to be inducted into the country and rock and roll halls of fame, was only 15 when she cut her hit single "___ ___."
  7. 11. Which country artist was famously known as a "Coal Miner's Daughter"?
  8. 12. What city do Johnny Cash and June Carter threaten each other with in their crackling pre-power couple duet of the same name?
  9. 14. Tracy Chapman is the first black woman to have a Number One country song as the sole writer, but what is her most famous song? (Hint: It was recently revived by Luke Combs.)
  10. 15. "You're the Reason Our Kids are ___" by Loretta Lynn and Conway Twitty
  11. 16. This Jimmy Webb story-song, tracing a spirit’s reincarnations via four distinct characters, is a country classic embodying the outlaw spirit.
  12. 17. "John Deere ____" by Joe Diffie
  13. 19. "____ Wine" by Deanna Carter
  14. 21. Luke Combs made a good point when he argued that "___ Never Broke My Heart" in his 2019 hit.
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  1. 1. What folk song contains the lyrics "St. Peter don't you call me cause I can't go/I sold my soul to the company store"?
  2. 4. Released in February 2024 but already a game changer, _____’s “Texas Hold ‘Em” became the first record by a Black woman ever to debut atop the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.
  3. 7. Which country artist famously has an "Achy Breaky Heart"?
  4. 10. Known as the Queen of Rockabilly in the 1950s, Wanda Jackson was known for her feminist hit "__ __! That Made Him Mad."
  5. 13. Which black country music superstar cracked the genre's color line?
  6. 18. "Back in the ____ Again" by Gene Autry
  7. 20. The first country star of Mexican-American descent, Johnny Rodriguez wrote and performed the song "Ridin' My ___ To Mexico" about starting over in a new country.