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1. This Jan and Dean song from 1964 describes a street race between a "Stingray" and a "Jag" that ends tragically. Do you remember this ditty?
2. The tune "Glad All Over" became the first hit single by a British Invasion band NOT named The Beatles, when it reached number six on the Billboard Hot 100 in April of 1964. Do you remember the group?
3. Terry Stafford had a Billboard Hot 100 top five hit with a remake of this Elvis Presley song. The tune was originally recorded in 1962 for inclusion on Presley's "Pot Luck" album. Can you name the tune?
4. This powerhouse singer had her first top ten hit on the Billboard Hot 100 with the tune "Wishin' and Hopin' ". Can you name her?
5. This young songstress could really belt out a tune, which she proved again in 1964, when she had her fourth consecutive Billboard Hot 100 top five hit with the single "You Don't Own Me". Can you tell me the young lady's name?
6. This tune by The Kinks was the group's first top ten hit on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number seven in November of 1964. Van Halen recorded a cover version of the song and it became their first top 40 song on the Billboard Hot 100, reaching number 36 in 1978. What song am I talking about?
7. The Shangri-Las could only reminisce about happier times in this Billboard Hot 100 hit single from 1964. What's the name of this sad song?
8. This guitar playing singer, songwriter and producer had a string of hit singles in the '60s and '70s. His first hit on the Billboard Hot 100 came in 1964 with the tune "Memphis", which was a cover version of the Chuck Berry song "Memphis, Tennessee". Who is he?
9. This tune by the Four Seasons spent six weeks in the top five on the Billboard Hot 100 from 1964, but thanks to the "Fab Four", could only get as high as number three. In the song they describe this young lady as "Pretty as a midsummer's morn' ". What song is this?
10. The opening lines to this song are, "Well she was just seventeen. You know what I mean." No, I'm not sure what you mean, but I am sure that this tune is one of my all-time favorites by The Beatles. It was released in the U.S. as the B-side to their hit single "I Want to Hold Your Hand". Do you know the name of the song?
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