Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Questions (#15): Friday, May 23, 2008

1) “I Wonder What She’s Doing Tonight” was a big hit for this duo in 1968. Who were they?
(10 points) 10

2) They were “One Toke over the Line.” Who were they?
(10 points) 20

3) Brooks & Dunn covered “My Maria” in 1996, 23 years after the original. Who did the original?
(10 points) 30

4) Art Garfunkel had a Number #34 hit in 1974 with “Second Avenue.” Who is the songwriter?
(10 points) 40

5) He won the Grammy for Record of the Year in 1965. Who is he and what was the name of the record?
(5 points each) 50

6) What session musician played drums on the Beatles’ “Love Me Do” in place of Ringo?
(10 points) 60

7) The post-production modifications to a track on the Let It Be album was cited by Paul McCartney as one of the reasons for the breakup of the Beatles as a legal entity. Who “produced” the track and what is its title?
(5 points each) 70

8) The album Like a Brother was released in 2000. Who comprised the trio who recorded it?
(12 points - 2 for each member and 2 for naming their original groups) 82

9) He had a hit song with Connie Stevens in 1959 and starred on television’s “77 Sunset Strip.” What is his name and the name of his novelty hit?
(5 points each) 92

10) The answer to question #9 also played in a hit movie from 1978. Name the movie and the character’s name that he played.
(4 points each) 100

2 comments:

pjazzypar said...

1. Boyce and Hart

2. Brewer and Shipley

3. B. W. Stevenson

4. Billy Joel?

5. Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass (I forgot the name of the song)

6. Bobby Graham

7. The Long and Winding Road – Phil Spector

8. Carl Wilson – The Beach Boys / Gerry Beckley – America / Robert Lamm – Chicago

9. Edd Byrnes – Kookie, Kookie Lend Me Your Comb

10. Grease – Vince Fontaine

Malcolm said...

1. Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart

2. Brewer and Shipley

3. B.W. Stevenson

4. Paul Simon

5. Roger Miller, King of the Road

6. Andy White

7. Phil Spector, The Long and Winding Road

8. ? (I'll see if I can come up with a logical answer before Monday)

9. Edd "Kookie" Byrnes, "Kookie, Kookie Lend Me Your Comb"

10. Grease, Vince Fontaine