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Oklahoma Heritage Concert Series: Women of the West Brought to you by a partnership between the Rodeo Opry - Oklahoma’s Official Country Music Show & the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum 1. What Grammy award winner from Oklahoma has been a pioneer in the country music world and inspires people to Walk On in times of trouble? ________________ _______________________________ 2. Phoebe Ann Mosey became one of the best sharpshooters in her day known as "The Little Sure Shot of the Wild West” with many books and a musical written about her. What was her professional name? ________________________ ________________________ 3. Devon Dawson wrote the song, A Tad above the Rest about the trailblazing, 8-time Trick Riding Champion who was the youngest of 24 children. Her name was Tad _______________________________ 4. What famous animated character did Miss Devon Dawson provide the voice for on the Rider’s in the Sky album, Woody’s Round-up? _____________ the _____________________ _________________ 5. Mitzi Lucas Riley was the _________________________ of Tad Lucas and never broke a ____________ thanks to the training she received. 6. Teresa Burleson (Cowgirl Poet) tells the story of a young cowboy in her poem: The ____________________________________________ 7. Loretta Lynn proudly grew up as a ___________ _______________’s Daughter breaking stereotypes in her original songs like Fist City. 8. Mary Fields, also known as ______________________ ________ was the first female African-American mail carrier and one of the toughest and bravest women in American history. Oklahoma Heritage Concert Series: Women of the West Brought to you by a partnership between the Rodeo Opry - Oklahoma’s Official Country Music Show & the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum 9. Which Grammy award winning singer, songwriter, actress, business woman and humanitarian wrote and performed the song, 9 to 5, for the movie of the same name? ______________ _________________ 10. Born as Ellen Muriel Deason, which singer broke down barriers becoming the first female to top the country charts with her 1952 hit, about Honky Tonk Angels? ________________ _________________ 11. The Carter Scratch was a unique way of playing the guitar using the thumb to play melody lines on the bass strings while strumming rhythm with fingers. Who invented this technique used in the song Wildwood Flower? _________________ _______________________ 12. What singer/songwriter from Oklahoma who has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is known as a pioneer and called the Queen of Rockabilly? ________________ _____________________ 13. Women in the West were innovative and among the first to fight for women’s rights and the right to vote, blazing the trail for women across the nation. The song, I am Woman written years later by Helen Reddy has become an anthem for women’s rights today. Fill in the blanks for the following lyrics: If I have to, I can face anything. I am __________________________ I am ___________________________________________________ I am woman. This concert made possible by the generous support of our sponsors and donors: .

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