Food and Drinks at the Margaritaville Quiz

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I attempted to include many different styles of music over the years in this quiz. Little Richard has been given the well-earned nickname the "Architect of Rock and Roll." The energy and excitement he brought to music were infectious and paved the way for many artists that followed him. Billy "The Piano Man" Joel also needs no introduction. While "Captain Jack" was not released as a single, it did get Joel noticed, allowing him to sign a major record deal with Columbia to release his second album, "Piano Man."

Possibly the biggest supergroup of the 1970s, the Eagles were a sensation. Being one of their first collaborations, Glenn Frey and Don Henley created the hit song "Tequila Sunrise," named after a popular drink at the time. Henley shared in the liner notes for "The Very Best of (Eagles)" album that the song title made sense as they had been drinking tequila all night and the sun was coming up as they finished the song. Possibly my favorite song on the list is Jack Johnson's "Banana Pancakes" which tells the story of a "sensible" guy trying to convince his significant other she should be lazy with him rather than do silly stuff like going to work. Seems like Jack Johnson has an amazing life to be a professional surfer living on Hawaii strumming a guitar at the nightly campfire.

Maybe we can partially blame Larry Henley of "The Newbeats" for inspiring the Gibb brothers to sing in super high falsetto. All good if that is your cup of tea; I will keep drinking my black coffee. However, if the song "Bread and Butter" gets stuck in your head for the rest of the day, my deepest apologies! At least I did not include "Baby Shark" on the list...

I've got a sneaking suspicion that the various artists sitting in the sweet tooth booth have more than just dessert on their minds. Snoop Dogg has had an incredibly successful career that has gone way past music. From TV commercials to helping to host the Paris Olympics, he has been busy. Van Halen was one of the biggest rock bands of the 1980s. Anchored by the brothers Alex and Eddie, they had one successful album after another. Did you know Eddie's middle name is Lodewijk, as a tribute to Ludwig Van Beethoven? The glam rock band "Warrant" released five albums from 1989 to 1996. Lead singer Jani Lane was actually born John Kennedy Oswald in February 1964. I wonder what inspired his name?

George Thorogood is a bad-to-the-bone boogie-blues legend, and his cover of Rudy Toombs, "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer," is pure blues magic. Before Thorogood became a blues star, he had a career as a semi-pro baseball player. Toby Keith has such a powerful voice, which only gets better when combined with Willie Nelson. While no sensible person would give beer to a horse, the song certainly has an old-west feel to it. Keith played football in high school and worked on oil fields as a derrick hand while moonlighting in a band at the local roadhouse.

In his fifth number one hit, Billy Currington claims he's not very good at most things, but he is pretty good at drinking beer. Before he gained fame as a musician, Currington worked a job pouring concrete. Liam and Noel Gallagher of Oasis had incredible synergy in making music, but unfortunately, it came at the expense of their personal relationship. Noel wrote the song "Champagne Supernova" with his brother Liam singing the words. While the exact meaning of the song is as abstract as the song itself, Noel suggested that it might relate to how fast the punk rock music scene rose and fell.

Written by Matraca Berg and Gary Harrison, "Strawberry Wine" was the huge first single released by Deana Carter from her debut album "Did I Shave My Legs for This?" Being the daughter of Nashville musician Fred Carter, one might assume her transition to the music industry would have been easy. However, it was not until Willie Nelson heard one of her demo tapes that Carter was invited to sing at Farm Aid, giving her mass exposure. The Andrews Sisters had beautiful harmony in the age of swing and boogie-woogie of the 1930s and 1940s. Their hit "Rum and Coca-Cola" was one of the first calypso-style songs to hit American airwaves, inspiring several other artists to start incorporating calypso into some of their music.

Jimmy Buffett was a class act. His music transported the listener to the beach or even to a sailing ship. His first Margaritaville restaurant opened in Key West, Florida, in 1987, with over 30 that have opened since then. Buffett is also an accomplished author with three best-selling books to his name. Sadly, Buffett passed away on September 1, 2023.