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  I Come For To Sing: The Bob Gibson story    
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 15 Qns
In the late 1950s and early 1960s, Bob Gibson was one of the busiest singers on the American folk music scene. See how much you know about his life and music, and how much you can learn.
Average, 15 Qns, darksplash, Nov 06 09
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  Anatomy Of A Song: Super Skier's Last Race    
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With a chorus that started "Gory, gory what a hell of a way to die" you just knew there wasn't going to be a happy ending to Bob Gibson's tale of high speed schussing.
Average, 10 Qns, darksplash, Nov 05 09
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The best of friends: With whom did the folksinger Bob Gibson form a trio in the later years of his life?

From Quiz "I Come For To Sing: The Bob Gibson story"




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Bob Gibson Trivia Questions

1. What did the super skier do when the starter asked if everyone was ready in Bob Gibson's song "Super Skier's Last Race"?

From Quiz
Anatomy Of A Song: Super Skier's Last Race

Answer: Kick turned into place

"The starter cried is everybody ready for the race Our super skier shouted 'yes' and kick turned into place" A double bass playing the melody of "Battle Hymn of the Republic" was the intro to the song on Gibson's 1959 album "Ski Songs"

2. What did the super skier have on his face in Bob Gibson's song?

From Quiz Anatomy Of A Song: Super Skier's Last Race

Answer: A smirk

"The starter cried is everybody ready for the race Our super skier shouted 'yes' and kick turned into place Then boldly waved to all his friends A smirk upon his face Well he ain't gonna ski no more" Bob Gibson was a skier himself, and lived for a time in Aspen, Colorado. The cover of the 1959 album "Ski Songs" had a photo of Gibson with a leg in a plastercast in front of a ski lodge fire and the back had a photo of him schussing down the mountain holding his guitar.

3. But for a chance meeting, the world of folk music might have been denied the talent that was Bob Gibson. He was destined for a career in business until he met a famous folkie and everything changed. Who was that inspiration?

From Quiz I Come For To Sing: The Bob Gibson story

Answer: Pete Seeger

Gibson had traveled throughout much of the USA after leaving school and was set for a career in a company that promoted speed-reading classes. Then, in 1953, he met Seeger and used money set aside for rent to buy a banjo.

4. What did the super skier say he would do to make the race more fun?

From Quiz Anatomy Of A Song: Super Skier's Last Race

Answer: Ski it blindfolded

"He yawned at his opponents Said the race's as good as won H'ld ski the course blindfolded just to add a bit of fun With bandaged eyes he jetted off, till his bindings came undone Well he ain't gonna ski no more" Bob Gibson was born in Brooklyn, New York on November 16th 1931 and died on September 28th 1996 in Portland, Oregon. An early leader of the 'folkscare revolution' of the late 1950s and early 1960s, Gibson's influence is often in modern times underestimated.

5. What was the name of the Chicago folk club where Bob Gibson was one of the earliest headliners?

From Quiz I Come For To Sing: The Bob Gibson story

Answer: Gate of Horn

The Gate of Horn was founded by Albert Grossman and opened in 1956. Gibson had an early 11-month residency. During his time there, he introduced many aspiring singers as his opening acts, among them Joan Baez.

6. Which fatal error dawned on the super skier as he hurtled down the course?

From Quiz Anatomy Of A Song: Super Skier's Last Race

Answer: He should have stayed up top

"He felt the wind, he felt the cold, he felt the sudden drop He tried to stem, he tried to check, and then he tried to stop His fatal error dawned on him, he should have stayed up top Well he ain't gonna ski no more" Bob Gibson was noted for his guitar and banjo playing. He formed a partnership with the songwriter Bob [Hamilton] Camp. Their 1961 album on Electra Records 'Gibson and Camp at the Gate of Horn' was credited with influencing many songwriters, including, it was said, John Lennon.

7. In 1959, Bob Gibson was one of the busiest and best known singers on the folk music scene. In that year he introduced a new young singer at the Newport Folk Festival. What was the name of this songbird?

From Quiz I Come For To Sing: The Bob Gibson story

Answer: Joan Baez

Baez was one of the singers that Gibson picked to open for him in performances at the Gate of Horn club in Chicago. Odetta and Judy Collins also appeared at the club with Gibson. (Please do not think I am being rude or demeaning to Joan Baez by calling her a Songbird, that was the title of one of her own very lovely songs.)

8. What kind of garlands did the super skier wear as he came across the finish line?

From Quiz Anatomy Of A Song: Super Skier's Last Race

Answer: Bamboo

"He hit each pole that set the course and 12 spectators too Came roaring cross the finish wearing garlands of bamboo Two were killed and four were hurt and six were black and blue Well he ain't gonna race no more" If Bob Gibson's career did not rise to the heights his early promise suggested, it was due to his abuse of alcohol and drugs, including speed and heroin. He spent periods in jail and in rehabilitation programmes.

9. What was on the suit worn by the super skier after he crossed the finish line?

From Quiz Anatomy Of A Song: Super Skier's Last Race

Answer: Brains

"There was crimson on his bindings, there were brains upon his suit Intestines were a'hanging from the tree tops to the roots We scraped him up from off the snow and poured him from his boots Well he ain't gonna ski no more" In 1978, Gibson eventually gave up the booze and drugs and started to attend AA meetings. He tried to restart is career, but the audience of the late 50s and early 60s had moved on.

10. The best of friends: With whom did the folksinger Bob Gibson form a trio in the later years of his life?

From Quiz I Come For To Sing: The Bob Gibson story

Answer: Tom Paxton and Anne Hills

After years in and out of jail and rehab for his alcohol and drugs dependency, Gibson finally got straight and although he never regained his leading place in the folk music world, he successfully toured with Tom Paxton and the young Anne Hills as "The Best of Friends". An album of the same name was released in 2004. Earlier, Gibson produced several of Paxton's best LPs. Ironically, Gibson and his friend Bob Camp had many years before rebuffed efforts of the promoter Albert Grossman for them to work with a female singer as a trio. Grossman went on to find and promote Peter, Paul & Mary.

11. What did the hospital staff take off the super skier?

From Quiz Anatomy Of A Song: Super Skier's Last Race

Answer: His arms and legs

"They took him to the hospital and fixed him up real great But took off all his arms and legs a sad and lonely fate" The young Bob Gibson's aim of becoming a businessman changed when he met that great 'old folkie' Pete Seeger in 1953. He later said he used the money set aside for rent to buy a banjo.

12. The folksinger Bob Gibson was noted for the breadth of a repertoire that included many children's songs. What was the name of his Emmy-nominated children's TV show?

From Quiz I Come For To Sing: The Bob Gibson story

Answer: Flying Whales and Peacock's Tales

The show aired on NBC and was nominated for an award in 1991. "Funky In The Country" and "Uptown Saturday Night" were the names of two of Gibson's later albums, in 1975 and 1984 respectively.

13. After his momentous crash, what kind of job did the super skier work at in an office?

From Quiz Anatomy Of A Song: Super Skier's Last Race

Answer: A paperweight

"Now he's working in an office, hired as a paperweight Well he ain't gonna ski no more" Bob Gibson spent his musical apprenticeship touring places as diverse as New York, the Bahamas, Miami and Cleveland, before settling into the newly opened Gate of Horn Club in Chicago for an 11-month residency. Joan Baez and Judy Collins were among those given a start in folk music by Gibson as openers for his act.

14. After his tremendous and final crash, where did the super skier end up?

From Quiz Anatomy Of A Song: Super Skier's Last Race

Answer: Heaven

Gory gory what a hell of a way to die Gory gory let us raise our glasses high Gory gory now he's in St Peter's sky And he ain't gonna ski no more" Although, Gibson never regained his leading place in the folk music world, in the later years of his career he formed a successful trio with his old friend Tom Paxton and the young Anne Hill and toured as "The Best of Friends". An album of the same name was released in 2004..

15. In 1957, the singer Bob Gibson landed a slot on a successful television talent show. What was it called?

From Quiz I Come For To Sing: The Bob Gibson story

Answer: Arthur Godfrey and His Friends

"Arthur Godfrey and His Friends" was broadcast between 1949 and 1957 on CBS television. Others to appear on the live show included Pat Boone, Frank Parker, Carmel Quinn, Marion Marlowe, Janette Davis, The McGuire Sisters, and The Chordettes.

16. Why did the songwriter Bob Gibson declare that ski racing was a sport he would never try in the song Super Skier's Last Race?

From Quiz Anatomy Of A Song: Super Skier's Last Race

Answer: He was too young to die

"Gory gory who's that bird brain in the sky Gory gory it's a sport I'll never try Gory gory I am much too young to die And I ain't gonna ski no more" In 1990, Gibson began to feel increasingly ill, but it was not until three years later he was diagnosed with Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP). In September 1996 he invited all his old musical friends to a farewell concert in Chicago. He was too ill to do more than get up and say goodnight to the audience. A week later, he died. I hope you have enjoyed playing this quiz as much as I have enjoyed writing it. Listen to "Super Skier's Last Race" on Spotify. Find out more about Bob Gibson at http://bobgibsonlegacy.com

17. Early in his career, Bob Gibson had a hit with a song with a South African link. What was it called?

From Quiz I Come For To Sing: The Bob Gibson story

Answer: Marching To Pretoria

"I'm with you and you're with me and So we are all together, So we are all together, So we are all together. Sing with me, I'll sing with you and So we will sing together As we march along. Chorus We are marching to Pretoria, Pretoria, Pretoria, We are marching to Pretoria, Pretoria, Hurrah. It's interesting to note the similarities between the opening words of this song and that of John Lennon's "I Am The Walrus". "I am he as you are he as you are me and we are all together." It is said that Lennon was one of those influenced by Bob Gibson. ("Wimoweh" was popularised by Pete Seeger; "The Death of Steven Biko" was written and performed by Tom Paxton and "Bwatue" was written and performed by Phil Ochs.)

18. In 1963, a country singer took the Bob Gibson song "Abilene" to the top of the US country charts. Who was that singer?

From Quiz I Come For To Sing: The Bob Gibson story

Answer: George Hamilton IV

"Abilene, Abilene, prettiest town I've ever seen Women there don't treat you mean, in Abilene, my Abilene." Written with John D. Loudermilk, the song also reached number 15 in the Billboard Hot 100 charts. Gibson always declined to say whether the song was about Abilene, Texas or Abilene, Kansas.

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