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1. "Lazy Day" and "Sunday Will Never Be The Same" were two of the five Top Forty 1960s hits (in the USA) by which band that featured the late Malcolm Hale on guitar?
2. Ron McKernan was a keyboard player for the Grateful Dead who passed away at age 27 in 1973. What was his nickname?
3. Which guitarist for Badfinger died at age 27 in 1975?
4. Rolling Stones founding member Brian Jones was 27 when he accidentally drowned in his swimming pool in 1969.
5. Alan Wilson was only 27 when he passed away. In addition to playing guitar and harmonica he also composed songs such as "On the Road Again" for which band?
6. Bass player Dave Alexander of The Stooges died at age 27 in 1975 from a pulmonary edema. Who fronted the Stooges?
7. Gary Thain began his professional career as a bass player for The Keef Hartley Band. They were opening for a progressive British band which resulted in Thain being invited to join the main act where he played from 1972 to 1975. Which band did Thain work with and record albums such as "Demons and Wizards" and "The Magician's Birthday"?
8. Rudy Lewis sang lead on such 1960s hits as "Please Stay", "Some Kind Of Wonderful" and "On Broadway". Which group featured Lewis on vocals for those hits?
9. Janis Joplin was 27 when she died of a drug overdose in 1970. Which of these bands was NOT a backing band for Janis?
10. Jim Morrison of The Doors died in Paris at age 27 in 1971, the same year this album was released. Which album was the last one recorded by The Doors before Morrison passed away?
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