Sunday, April 20, 2008

Questions: Friday, April 25, 2008

Leslie Gore, Frank Sinatra and Michael Jackson have all worked with this person who was instrumental to their careers. Who is this person?
(10 points)

One of her earliest hits was a cover of Dylan’s “If Not For You” in the early 70s. This song was also covered by another prominent musician around the same time. Who are the artists?
(5 point each)

Name the band of which they were previously members: Mick Taylor, Jim Messina (not Loggins & Messina), Peter Gabriel, Peter Frampton, Gary Wright.
(2 points each)

They wrote an Oscar-winning song (For All We Know) under one name and played with the soft rock group under another name. What are the names they used and the band for which they played?
(2 points each)

John Denver wrote the song in 1967 and it became a huge hit for them in 1969. Name the song and the artists.
(5 points each)

His instrumental work has been superb, with soundtracks for Dances With Wolves, Somewhere In Time and Midnight Cowboy. Who is the artist?
(10 points)

Stevie Wonder’s run of success in the 70s included four consecutive albums. What are the titles?
(2 points for each title and 2 points for the correct order in which they were released)

Simon & Garfunkel simultaneously released the single “My Little Town” in 1975 on each of their solo albums. What are the titles of those albums?
(5 points each)

Brook Benton had a huge hit with “Rainy Night In Georgia” in 1970, a song this songwriter wrote in 1962. He had his own big hit in 1968. Who is the songwriter and what was his big hit?
(5 points each)

She’s a gorgeous country artist married to a prolific rock producer. In 1987, he produced this group's most successful album to date. Who is the country artist, the rock producer, the rock group that he worked with on production and the name of the album that resulted?
(2 points for the country artist, 4 points for the producer’s name, 2 points for the rock group’s name and 2 points for the name of the album)

7 comments:

Malcolm said...

1. Quincy Jones

2. Olivia Newton-John and George Harrison

3. The Rolling Stones, Poco, Genesis, Humble Pie, and Spooky Tooth

4. David Gates and Larry Knetchel?, Bread?

5. Leaving On A Jet Plane by Peter, Paul, and Mary

6. Enrico Morricone?

7. Talking Book, Innervisions, Fulfillingness' First Finale, and Songs In the Key of Life

8. Paul Simon- Still Crazy After All These Years; Art Garfunkel- Garfunkel

9. O.C. Smith, Little Green Apples

10. Shania Twain, John Robert "Mutt" Lange, Def Leppard, and Hysteria

Editor said...

Malcolm,

You scored a 67, but were very close on two questions. Frankly, I'm more impressed with your score today because they were difficult questions. Answers posted tomorrow.

X. Dell said...

(1) Quincy Jones.

(2) Olivia Newton-John.

(3) Gabriel, Genesis; Frampton, Humble Pie.

(4) David Gates and Bread (could only guess one name, and I know it's wrong)?

(5) "Leaving on a Jet Plane," by Peter, Paul & Mary.

(6) Mike Oldfield?

(7) "Talking Book," "Innervisions," "Songs in the Key of Life" "Fulfillingness First Finale."

(8)Simon--"Still Crazy After All These Years"

(9) Dunno.

(10) Really don't know.

Editor said...

x. dell,

Guts for trying. It WAS hard. 46 points.

Answers posted tomorrow.

BeckEye said...

Goldang it, these are hard questions!

Editor said...

Beckeye,

Wouldn't want you to get bored now, would I? How many times can you ask in what group did John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and George Harrison participate...(smile)

Have a good one...

BeckEye said...

Hmm, I definitely knew the last one...and part of #7. Guess I should've read past #4.

I didn't know ONJ covered a Dylan song! And she was my idol.