Sunday, April 20, 2008

Questions: Monday, April 21, 2008

1) What group had 7 consecutive LPs whose titles began with the letter “H”?
(10 points)

2) What are those LPs names?
(1 point for each title, 3 points for having them in order)

3) Who wrote the song “Saturday’s Child” on the Monkees’ first LP in 1966?
(10 points)

4) Who covered “You’ve Got a Friend” in the summer of 1971 and who wrote it?
(5 points each)

5) Name the songwriter who wrote the following lyrics, name the song title and the artist who had the hit.

Never mind the forecast
'Cause the sky has lost control
'Cause the fury and the broken thunders
Come to match my raging soul

(4 points for the songwriter, 3 points for the title and 3 points for the artist's name)

6) She passed away in 1976 and by then, her group was only a shell of its past glory. Who is she and the name of her group?
(5 points each)

7) Name four groups in which Eric Clapton has participated as a member.
(2 points for every group and 2 points if they are in order)

8) In 1966, the Turtles recorded a song entitled “Outside Chance.” What famous songwriter co-wrote the song and what session’s musician played the keyboard solo bridge?
(5 points for each)

9) The phrase “Play it, Steve” is exclaimed by two different recording artists. Name the two artists who said the phrase, the title of the song and the last name of “Steve.”
(2 points for each artist, 2 points for the song title and 4 points for Steve’s last name.)

10) The group originally consisted of Ed King (lead guitar), Mark Weitz (keyboards), Lee Freeman (rhythm guitar), Gary Lovetro (bass) and Randy Seol (drums). What is the group's name?
(10 points)



5 comments:

Malcolm said...

Great quiz!

1. America

2. Total guesses:
a. Harvest
b. the self-titled LP (which became known as the "Horse With No Name" album)
c. Hat Trick
d. Harbinger
e. Horizon
f. Hocus Pocus
g. History

3. David Gates

4. James Taylor, Carole King

5. ?

6. Florence Ballard, The Supremes

7. The Yardbirds, Cream, Blind Faith, Derek and the Dominoes

8. Warren Zevon, Al Kooper?

9. Sam Moore of Sam and Dave and John Belushi (aka Joliet Jake) of the Blues Bros. said it. The song is "Soul Man" and Steve's last name is Cropper.

10. I have two choices on this one. I will go with the Strawberry Alarm Clock.

Editor said...

Malcolm = 77 (answers posted tomorrow)

pjazzypar said...

1. America

2. Homecoming, Hat Trick, Holiday, Hearts, History: America's Greatest Hits, Hidaway, Harbor.

3. ?

4. James Taylor, Carole King

5. Laura Nyro, Stony End, Barbara Streisand

6. Florence Ballad, Supremes

7. The Yardbyrds, John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, Cream, Derek & the Dominoes

8. I don't know the song and I don't know who wrote it, but I am going to venture a total guess on the keyboard solo and answer Billy Preston.

9. Sam & Dave, John Belushi, Soul Man, Cropper

10. Strawberry Alarm Clock

Editor said...

pjazzypar = 76 (answers posted tomorrow)

Editor said...

CORRECTION:

pjazzypar = 80