MUSIC QUIZ REQUESTED BY LEAPING LINDNER PART 2
Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2007 7:17 pmQ1. "Hoochie Coochie Man" is one of Muddy Waters' better known songs. Do you know who was on bass guitar when he recorded the tune for Chess Records way back in 1954? WILLIE DIXON
Q2. The guitar player in Chic, Nile Rodgers went on to find fame as a record producer, as well as a musician, then he partnered up with a true rock legend in The Honeydrippers. Who was it that Nile hooked up with in 1984? ROBERT PLANT
Q3. The Sly and the Family Stone recorded this tune "Dance to the Music" in January of 1968. Sly Stone was the enigmatic lead man of the outfit, but what is his real name? SYLVESTAR STEWART
Q4. Who inspired Roy Orbison and Bill Dees to write the song "Oh, Pretty Woman"? ORBISON'S WIFE-CLAUDETTE
Q5. Who influenced the Lou Reed hit "Walk on the Wild Side"? ANDY WARHOL
Q6. The band The Left Banke sang the song "Walk Away Renee" and it was released in 1966 on Smash Records. Can you name the teenage keyboard prodigy who penned this hit song? MICHAEL BROWN
Q7. Willie Dixon wrote the great song "Spoonful" and it was recorded on Chess Records in June of 1960. Who literally growled the lyrics to the song for the recording? HOWLIN WOLF
Q8. John Lee Hooker cracked the Billboard Pop Charts in 1962 with his song "Boom Boom". One of the outstanding performances in this song is the piano track. Who was the piano player used in the recording? IVORY JOE HUNTER
Q9. Which male singer was partly responsible for bringing Dolly Parton to the American television audience? PORTER WAGONER
Q10. The Lovin' Spoonful performed their hit song "Do You Believe in Magic" on the television show "American Bandstand" making John Sebastian the first British rock personality to appear on American television. TRUE OR FALSE FALSE
Q11. The Chords recorded their biggest hit "Sh-Boom" in 1954. What is the last name of the two brothers who sang lead and baritone in the band? FEASTER
Q12. Neil Young was inspired to write "Rockin' in the Free World" after which Crazy Horse band member stated that their tour should "keep on rockin' in the free world" instead of attempting to perform in the Middle East FRANK SAMPEDRO
Q13. What was the name of Hank William's first wife, the inspiration of his posthumous hit song "Your Cheatin' Heart"? AUDREY MAE SHEPPARD
Q14. Musician Prince sure is a strange name, I wonder where he got it. Can you tell me? NAMED AFTER HIS FATHERS JAZZ BAND
Q15. The song "Caroline, No" appeared on The Beach Boys critically acclaimed album "Pet Sounds". However, when the song was released as a single, it wasn't released as The Beach Boys, but as a solo member of the group. Who was it? BRIAN WILSON
Q16. One of the greatest mysteries in music of the 1960s was who was the "?" of ? and the Mysterians. RUDY MATINEZ
Q17. Beach Boys song "In My Room" was written by Brian Wilson and Gary Usher. Which of these acts did Gary Usher produce albums for?
A) Grateful Dead B) The Cowsills C) The Hollies D) The Byrds D) THE BYRDS
Q18. The band Them were a local rock outfit from Belfast, Their lead singer wrote the hit song "Gloria" which put the band on the radar. Who was the lead singer? VAN MORRISON
Q19. The Everly Brothers found commercial success with the song "Bye Bye Love". Although the song was performed by a duo, it was written by another famous duo. Who wrote this song? BOUDLEAUX AND FELICE BRYANT
Q20. Is it true that Levi Stubbs, lead singer for the Four Tops, recorded a solo version of the song "REACH OUT, I'LL BE THERE" that also reached number one exactly ten years after the original release? YES or NO? NO
Q21. Bill Withers wrote the hit song "Lean on Me" based on childhood memories growing up in which coal mining town? SLAB FORK WEST VIRGINIA
Q22. Otis Redding's version of "Try a Little Tenderness" reached number 25 on Billboard's Pop Singles chart in the US in 1967. Which guitarist was a major force in creating the sound that helped Redding cross over to a white audience? STEVE CROPPER OF BOOKER T AND THE MG'S
Q23. Bob Dylan's "Positively 4th Street" is a lyrical lambasting of some unidentified person. Which of these groups may have been responsible for Dylan's rant? (A)
A) The song was referenced towards the people Dylan encountered while living on 4th Street in Greenwich Village.
B) The song was likely targeted at a club audience who booed Dylan offstage in a bar located on 4th Street in Brooklyn, New York.
C)The song was directed at recruiters who attemtped to sign Dylan into the military. The offices were located on 4th Street in his native Duluth, Minnesota.
D) The song pointed towards an anti-war activist group located on 4th Street in Manhattan, New York.
Q24. "Come Together" was originally written by John Lennon to help a candidate running for Governor of California. Who was the person running for office? TIMOTHY LEARY
Q25. After the suicide of Joy Division's lead singer, the band New Order was formed by the remaining members to carry on. One of their best songs was "Bizarre Love Triangle", What is the name of the troubled singer who took his own life in May of 1980? IAN CURTIS
Q2. The guitar player in Chic, Nile Rodgers went on to find fame as a record producer, as well as a musician, then he partnered up with a true rock legend in The Honeydrippers. Who was it that Nile hooked up with in 1984? ROBERT PLANT
Q3. The Sly and the Family Stone recorded this tune "Dance to the Music" in January of 1968. Sly Stone was the enigmatic lead man of the outfit, but what is his real name? SYLVESTAR STEWART
Q4. Who inspired Roy Orbison and Bill Dees to write the song "Oh, Pretty Woman"? ORBISON'S WIFE-CLAUDETTE
Q5. Who influenced the Lou Reed hit "Walk on the Wild Side"? ANDY WARHOL
Q6. The band The Left Banke sang the song "Walk Away Renee" and it was released in 1966 on Smash Records. Can you name the teenage keyboard prodigy who penned this hit song? MICHAEL BROWN
Q7. Willie Dixon wrote the great song "Spoonful" and it was recorded on Chess Records in June of 1960. Who literally growled the lyrics to the song for the recording? HOWLIN WOLF
Q8. John Lee Hooker cracked the Billboard Pop Charts in 1962 with his song "Boom Boom". One of the outstanding performances in this song is the piano track. Who was the piano player used in the recording? IVORY JOE HUNTER
Q9. Which male singer was partly responsible for bringing Dolly Parton to the American television audience? PORTER WAGONER
Q10. The Lovin' Spoonful performed their hit song "Do You Believe in Magic" on the television show "American Bandstand" making John Sebastian the first British rock personality to appear on American television. TRUE OR FALSE FALSE
Q11. The Chords recorded their biggest hit "Sh-Boom" in 1954. What is the last name of the two brothers who sang lead and baritone in the band? FEASTER
Q12. Neil Young was inspired to write "Rockin' in the Free World" after which Crazy Horse band member stated that their tour should "keep on rockin' in the free world" instead of attempting to perform in the Middle East FRANK SAMPEDRO
Q13. What was the name of Hank William's first wife, the inspiration of his posthumous hit song "Your Cheatin' Heart"? AUDREY MAE SHEPPARD
Q14. Musician Prince sure is a strange name, I wonder where he got it. Can you tell me? NAMED AFTER HIS FATHERS JAZZ BAND
Q15. The song "Caroline, No" appeared on The Beach Boys critically acclaimed album "Pet Sounds". However, when the song was released as a single, it wasn't released as The Beach Boys, but as a solo member of the group. Who was it? BRIAN WILSON
Q16. One of the greatest mysteries in music of the 1960s was who was the "?" of ? and the Mysterians. RUDY MATINEZ
Q17. Beach Boys song "In My Room" was written by Brian Wilson and Gary Usher. Which of these acts did Gary Usher produce albums for?
A) Grateful Dead B) The Cowsills C) The Hollies D) The Byrds D) THE BYRDS
Q18. The band Them were a local rock outfit from Belfast, Their lead singer wrote the hit song "Gloria" which put the band on the radar. Who was the lead singer? VAN MORRISON
Q19. The Everly Brothers found commercial success with the song "Bye Bye Love". Although the song was performed by a duo, it was written by another famous duo. Who wrote this song? BOUDLEAUX AND FELICE BRYANT
Q20. Is it true that Levi Stubbs, lead singer for the Four Tops, recorded a solo version of the song "REACH OUT, I'LL BE THERE" that also reached number one exactly ten years after the original release? YES or NO? NO
Q21. Bill Withers wrote the hit song "Lean on Me" based on childhood memories growing up in which coal mining town? SLAB FORK WEST VIRGINIA
Q22. Otis Redding's version of "Try a Little Tenderness" reached number 25 on Billboard's Pop Singles chart in the US in 1967. Which guitarist was a major force in creating the sound that helped Redding cross over to a white audience? STEVE CROPPER OF BOOKER T AND THE MG'S
Q23. Bob Dylan's "Positively 4th Street" is a lyrical lambasting of some unidentified person. Which of these groups may have been responsible for Dylan's rant? (A)
A) The song was referenced towards the people Dylan encountered while living on 4th Street in Greenwich Village.
B) The song was likely targeted at a club audience who booed Dylan offstage in a bar located on 4th Street in Brooklyn, New York.
C)The song was directed at recruiters who attemtped to sign Dylan into the military. The offices were located on 4th Street in his native Duluth, Minnesota.
D) The song pointed towards an anti-war activist group located on 4th Street in Manhattan, New York.
Q24. "Come Together" was originally written by John Lennon to help a candidate running for Governor of California. Who was the person running for office? TIMOTHY LEARY
Q25. After the suicide of Joy Division's lead singer, the band New Order was formed by the remaining members to carry on. One of their best songs was "Bizarre Love Triangle", What is the name of the troubled singer who took his own life in May of 1980? IAN CURTIS
(and Bizarre love triangle is NOT one of their best songs! 
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