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1. A lecturer father, of Egyptian descent, and an English mother. This singer was brought up in a Moroccan influenced neighbourhood of Brussels, Belgium. She went to boarding school in Sussex, England then lived with her mother in Northampton, England. She was originally part of Jah Wobble's Invaders of the Heart, then Transglobal Underground. She has also had an active solo singing career. In 2001, she was appointed a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Conference Against Racism. Who is this lady?
2. The majority of songs that this group produced were non-lyrical, but not instrumentals. The vocals sounded like words but actually were not. They formed in 1979 and eventually broke up in 1997. They released their first album, "Garlands", in 1982. Who was this Scottish band?
3. The Alabama 3 (A3) song "Hypo Full of Love" tells the story of Larry Love being very down in the dirt and trying to change his life. He does this by following a dubious-sounding twelve-step plan prescribed by the Reverend Doctor D. Wayne Love, 1st Reverend of which fictional, seemingly rock'n'roll-influenced church?
(Hint: The name of the church is actually the band's name before they became Alabama 3.)
4. In 1961 this group formed in Guinea, Africa. It wasn't until 1983 that an album, "Au couer de Paris", appeared. In 2008, their second album "Wamato" was released. Over this 47-year time period they had always been performing. This, sometimes twenty-strong, all-female band were always drawn from which particular source?
5. The Angel Brothers have combined on occasions with Barnsley poet and broadcaster Ian McMillan, one example being the song "Captain Beefheart and Mr Neal". It tells the story of Ian's dad, in the early 1970s, attempting to buy a Captain Beefheart record for his sons birthday from Neal's Record Store in Barnsley. He does this by silently passing a note to a female shop assistant. All that is written on this is the album title, followed by the word please. This leads to an undescribed incident which, supposedly, is still talked about in Barnsley today! Which of the Captain's albums could have caused a fierce reaction?
6. In September 2003, Chicago blues guitarists Steve Arvey and Blues Move recorded a live concert. The venue was The Blues of the Month Club in an English Humberside town. An improvised instrumental track on the subsequent album bore the name of the place concerned. What is the track?
7. In 1973, Kevin Ayers released "Oh! Wot a Dream". This song was inspired by, sung in the manner of, and dedicated to an English eccentric and former member of Pink Floyd.
The style of one line from this song, "I met you floating while I was boating",
might give a clue to who was the inspiration. Who was the inspiration?
8. Following his departure from The Georgia Satellites, Dan Baird formed a new band. Two ex-members of the Satellites, Keith Christopher and Mauro Magellan, joined him. The fourth recruit was Jason and The Scorchers guitarist Warner Hodges. What was the name of this new group?
9. Somewhere in The Beatles lyrics on the "Abbey Road" album there is a ten bob note. Where is it?
10. "Intro and Outro" was a track on the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band's album "Gorilla". Throughout this song Vivian Stanshall introduces various musicians and their instruments starting off with the Bonzos themselves then bringing in some more surprising guest artists. Something more suited to Roy Ayers was supposedly played by Adolf Hitler! On what instrument did Adolf join in the fun?
11. One English musical legend was reported to have said "Ian McLagen has been in two great bands" meaning The Small Faces and The Faces. Ian McLagen responded "Well he's obviously never heard of The Bump Band because I've been in three great bands!". Who was the less informed person who got themselves in a jam with their comment?
12. In 2009, Nate Campany & The Serenade released an EP consisting of four songs. "The Only Bridge I Need" was the title of the recording. The cover artwork showed a bridge, designed by John Augustus Roebling, which connects Brooklyn and Manhattan. Which bridge is this?
13. Jesus H. Christ & The Four Hornsmen of the Apocalypse-- In 2006, this New York group released a self-titled album. The first track (which I won't give the name of as its a family website) deals with the notion that Connecticut is tedious and explains there is only one enjoyable thing you can do there.
"We live in the dullest state
package stores all close at eight
malls are full of ----------
and restaurants we all hate"
Besides hateful restaurants, what does the blanked lyric indicate helps the view that Connecticut life as so very boring?
14. A Ry Cooder song, "Johnny Cash" gives the thoughts of a man who hero worships the late singer. This person's adulation causes him to take one event very misguidedly. What does this man do, or think of doing, as a result.
15. Ivor Cutler's monologue "Fremsley" is a heart-rending tale of Fremsley the Sparrow. He seeks out Ivor for help when in fear for his life from predators. Ivor agrees to aid him and successfully saves him from the unwelcome attention of which likely threats?
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