Sing Me a Rain Song Trivia Quiz

Answer: Carole King

This song was written by Carole King and Gerry Goffin for Bobby Vee and he did record it on his album "Liberty" in 1963 but did not release it as a single. Carole King however, recorded it as a demo version, which was released as a single in 1962. It rose to number twenty-two on Billboard and to number three on the UK singles chart the following year.

Answer: Johnnie Ray

"Walkin' in the Rain" was written by two prison inmates in 1952 and after they recorded it in 1953 it had some minor success on the R&B chart. The best known version was recorded by Johnnie Ray in 1956, when it rose to number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 and hit number one on the UK Singles Chart. It became one of Johnnie Ray's better known hit songs.

Answer: B J Thomas

This song was written by Hal David and Burt Bacharach for the motion picture "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" and it won the Best Original Song Oscar. It was first offered to Ray Stevens, but he turned it down. BJ Thomas took it to number one on the charts in Canada and the Billboard Hot 100 in 1970, and it rose to number 38 in the UK Singles Chart. On the Billboard Hot 100 All-Time Top Songs, this version by BJ Thomas ranked as number 85.

It has been covered many times by artists such as Englebert Humperdinck, Johnny Mathis, Perry Como, France's Sacha Distel and Australia's John Farnham, among others

Answer: The Carpenters

"Rainy Days and Mondays (Always Get Me Down)" peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1971. The Carpenters, brother and sister duo Richard and Karen, were among the most popular recording artists in the '70s and won three Grammy Awards. Among their many hits are "(They Long To Be) Close to You", "Yesterday Once More", "Please Mr Postman" and "Top of the World".

The Carpenters have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Karen died in 1983.

Answer: Brook Benton

Brook Benton took this song to number one on the Billboard Best Selling Soul Singles chart and number four on the Billboard Hot 100. On the 2004 edition of "Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time" it was number 498. The song has been covered by, among others, Ray Charles, Tennessee Ernie Ford and Hank Williams.

Benjamin Franklin Peay (Brook Benton) was born in 1931. He was very popular in the '50s and '60s and the song "Rainy Nights In Georgia" was a big come-back hit for him. As a songwriter, he wrote songs for Nat King Cole among others. Brook Benton died in 1988. He was 56.

Answer: The Cascades

This song was written by two members of The Cascades and peaked at number one on the US Easy Listening chart and number five in the UK and also did very well in Ireland.

The Cascades first met when serving in the US Navy and started their career as The Thundernotes. They had a few hits during the '60s and they split in 1975.

Answer: Eddie Rabbitt

This song was co-written by Eddie Rabbitt (with Even Stevens and David Malloy). His 1981 recording rose to number one on the Billboard Hot 100, number one on the Hot Country Singles and also number one on the Adult Contemporary Singles charts. It also had chart success in Canada, New Zealand and Australia.

Edward Thomas Rabbitt was born in 1941. He started out as a songwriter, writing such songs as "Kentucky Rain" for Elvis Presley and "Pure Love" for Ronnie Milsap. He won several music awards from 1977 to 1998 when he was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. He died, aged 56, from lung cancer in 1998.

Answer: Glen Yarborough

"Baby the Rain Must Fall" was written for the 1965 movie of the same name starring Steve McQueen and Lee Remick and was performed by Glen Yarborough over the opening credits. It rose to number twelve on the Billboard Hot 100.

Glen Yarborough was born in 1930 and between the late '50s and early '60s was lead singer for The Limeliters before pursuing a solo career. He provided vocals for a few motion pictures including "The Christmas That Almost Wasn't". He has released many albums both with The Limeliters and as a solo artist.

Answer: Creedence Clearwater Revival

"Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" was written by John Fogerty of the rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival and the song became a hit for them in 1970. It rose to number one in Canada and to number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart in 1971. A live version of the song was released by John Fogerty in 2005.

The song has played in several motion pictures and TV shows and has been covered many times by, among others, Boney M, Bonnie Tyler, Rod Stewart, Johnny Cash, The Ramones and Vanilla Sky.

Answer: The Everly Brothers

Howard Greenfield and Carole King wrote "Crying in the Rain" and the Everly Brothers originally recorded the song in 1962, when it rose to number six on the US pop charts and also on the UK Singles Chart. The Norwegian group A-ha covered the song in 1990 with some success. Over the years it has been covered also by artists such as Tammy Wynette, Crystal Gayle, Art Garfunkel and the duo Peter and Gordon.