Questions (#11): Wednesday, May 14, 2008

1) What musician holds the record for the most appearances on “The Tonight Show” dating back to when Johnny Carson hosted the show and through Jay Leno’s tenure? And how many appearances does the musician have?
(5 points each) 10

2) They had a hit with “Suspicious Minds” long after Elvis Presley made it famous. They retired shortly afterwards. Who are they?
(10 points) 20

3) Back in the summer of ’82, she covered a Dusty Springfield song a few years after making her name covering a Neil Young song. What is the name of the artist and what was the Dusty song that she covered?
(5 points each) 30

4) She won the Song of the Year and Record of the Year at the ’82 Grammy awards. What was the song and who is the artist?
(5 points each) 40

5) They used to play backup for Boz Scaggs and became Grammy-winning artists themselves. Who are they?
(10 points) 50

6) Speaking of Boz Scaggs, he had an opportunity to have “Lowdown” appear on the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack, but turned it down in a decision that was to cost him millions. He opted to have “Lowdown” placed on another soundtrack. What was the name of that film?
(10 points) 60

7) Eric Clapton and others have done a cover of this song. It first appeared in Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid. What is the song and who wrote it?
(5 points each) 70

8) Who wrote “We’ve Only Just Begun?”
(10 points) 80

9) They did a cover of the Stones’ “Gimme Shelter,” albeit a poor one, shortly after the Stones did the original. Who are they?
(10 points) 90

10) The band was formed when a group of DePaul University students began playing a series of late-night jams at clubs on and off campus. Who are they?
(10 points) 100