Sing Me to the Moon Trivia Quiz

Answer: John Fogerty

Written by John Fogerty and released in April 1969, "Bad Moon Rising" was a number two hit for Creedence Clearwater Revival on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. In September 1969 the song rose to number one on the UK Singles Chart. The band never had a number one hit on the Billboard Hot 100, but achieved five number two hits.

This song has been covered many times, including a version by Jerry Lee Lewis on his 1973 album "The Session". He and Fogerty recorded a duet for Lewis' 2010 album "Mean Old Men".

"Bad Moon Rising" has been used on the soundtracks of several films including "An American Werewolf in London", "My Fellow American", "Twilight Zone: The Movie", "Blade", "The Big Chill", and "Sweet Home Alabama".

Creedence Clearwater Revival was one of the bands appearing at Woodstock in 1969.

Answer: Van Morrison

George Ivan Morrison was born in August 1945 and he grew up listening to his father's extensive record collection with artists such as Jelly Roll Morton and Ray Charles and from musical genres such as the gospel sound of Mahalia Jackson, jazz from Charlie Parker and country from Hank Williams. Morrison learned to play the guitar and when he was 12 he formed his first band in which he was the lead singer. He also played the saxophone, harp and drums. After playing in several bands he formed the band "Them" in 1964. They were signed to a record contract by Decca and released two albums and ten singles and had hits with "Baby, Please Don't Go" in 1964, "Here Comes the Night" in 1965. The B side of "Baby Please Don't Go" - "Gloria" became a rock standard and was covered many times. He had a solo hit with "Brown Eyed Girl" in 1967.

"Moondance", Morrison's third solo album, was released in 1970 and became his first million selling album. The title track was not released as a single in the US until 1977. On "Rolling Stone" magazine's list of "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time" the album "Moondance" is listed as number sixty-five.

Van Morrison has received six Grammy awards, and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Irish Music Hall of Fame. He has also received a Brit Award and an Ivor Novello Award for Lifetime Achievement. In 1996 Van received the Order of the British Empire for his services to music. He appears on the 2004 "Rolling Stone" magazine list of the "Greatest Artists of All Time" at number 42.

Three of his songs, "Brown Eyed Girl", "Madame George", and "Moondance" are included in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's "500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll." He is still recording and touring.

Answer: Andy Williams

Andy Williams first recorded "Moon River" in 1961 and he performed the song at the 1962 Academy Awards. He also used it as the opening of his television show. He never released this song as a single, however his LP album "Moon River and Other Great Movie Themes" went Gold in 1963.

"Moon River" was also a hit for Jerry Butler, reaching number eleven on the "Billboard Hot 100 Chart" in 1961. In the UK, South African singer Danny Williams' version reached number one. The song has also been covered by many artists, some being Aretha Franklin, Ann-Margaret, Lena Horne, Paul Anka, Louis Armstrong, Vic Damone, Bobby Vinton, Perry Como, Ben E King, Bobby Darin, Connie Francis, Trini Lopez, Johnny Mathis, Willie Nelson, Katie Melua and Shirley Bassey.

Answer: Please adore me

"Blue Moon" was written by Richard Rogers and Lorenz Hart in 1934. It has been released as a single by many artists. The version by Mel Torme made it to number 20 on the Billboard charts in 1949, and Elvis Presley recorded it in 1956. It has been covered by many artists, such as Rod Stewart and Eric Clapton.

The Marcels recorded the song in 1961 and their "doo-wop" version reached number one on the Billboard Pop chart, and number one on the UK Singles Chart. This version of the song is featured in The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's "500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll".

Answer: Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam)

"Moonshadow" appeared on the then-Cat Stevens' album "Teaser and the Firecat" in 1971. The now-Yusuf Islam refers to this song as the favourite of his old songs.

This is what he had to say in an interview in 2008: "I was on a holiday in Spain, I was a kid from the West End - bright lights, etc. I never got to see the moon on its own in the dark; there were always street lamps. So there I was on the edge of the water on a beautiful night with the moon glowing, and suddenly I looked down and saw my shadow. I thought that was so cool, I'd never seen it before."

Yusuf Islam has co-written written a theatrical musical "Moonshadow" which features many of his songs.

Answer: True

"Fly Me to the Moon" was written by Bart Howard and originally titled "In Other Words". However after a few years the publishers officially changed the title to "Fly Me to the Moon". The song was first recorded by Kaye Ballard in 1954.

Many artists have recorded this song over the years, the best known version by Frank Sinatra, was recorded in 1964. This version was played by the Apollo 10 crew on their lunar orbit and also by Buzz Aldrin during the landing on the moon of Apollo 11.

Some of the other artists to record/cover this song are Johnny Mathis, Edie Gorme, Nancy Wilson, Peggy Lee, Peter Nero, Nat King Cole, Sarah Vaughan, Mel Torme, Connie Francis, Dinah Washington, Brenda Lee, Shirley Bassey, Perry Como, Doris Day, Tony Bennett, Willie Nelso and Diana Krall, just to name a few.

"Fly Me to the Moon" has been used in several motion pictures and TV series, such as "Wall Street", "Space Cowboys", "3rd Rock From the Sun", "Down With Love", and "Mad Men", amongst others.

Answer: Jonathan King

"Everyone's Gone to the Moon" was an immediate success for Jonathan King. In the UK it was a top-ten hit and rose to number seventeen on the US Billboard Hot 100, and sold an estimated 4.5 million copies worldwide.

This song has been covered many times, by artists such as Nina Simone, Frank Sinatra, Percy Faith, and Chad & Jeremy.

Jonathan King was born in London in 1944. He is a singer, songwriter, record producer, impresario and an author under the pen-name Rex Kenny. He also published his autobiography "65 My Life So Far" in 2009. He discovered and produced for "Genesis" and twice headed Decca Records. King also created "UK Records," his own record label.

Answer: Mary Ford

"How High the Moon" was first published in 1940 and featured in the Broadway revue "Two For the Show". It was first recorded by Benny Goodman & His Orchestra in 1940. Les Paul and Mary Ford had the best-known recording of this song in 1951 when it spent nine weeks at number one on the Billboard chart.

Many artists have recorded this song, among which are Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Dave Brubeck, Nat King Cole, Duke Ellington, Marvin Gaye, Gloria Gaynor, Dizzy Gillespie, Emmylou Harris, Johnny Mathis, and many more.

Les Paul and Mary Ford first worked together in 1948 and married the following year. They had several hits including "Bye, Bye Blues", "The World is Waiting for the Sunshine" and "Vaya con Dios". Their recording of "How High the Moon" was induced into the Grammy Haul of Fame in 1979.

It was during the filming of "Les Paul: Chasing Sound" when Paul McCartney said that How High the Moon" was the first song The Beatles played in "The Cavern Club".

Answer: Leo Sayer

"Moonlighting" was written by Leo Sayer and Frank Farrell. It was co-produced by Adam Faith. It rose to number two on the UK Singles Chart and was quite popular in Australia and New Zealand. However it did not chart in the US.

Gerard Hugh Sayer was born in May 1948 in Sussex, England. His career as a singer-songwriter and entertainer has lasted over four decades. In the UK, his first seven hit singles reached the Top 10. His first US number one it was "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing" and "When I Need You", which also reached number one in the UK.

Leo Sayer and Vini Poncia won a Grammy Award in 1977 for Best Rhythm & Blues Song "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing". In 2005 Leo Sayer relocated to Australia.

Answer: The Dark Side of the Moon

"The Dark Side of the Moon", released in 1973, is the eighth studio album by the English band Pink Floyd. The album was a huge success and quickly rose to number one on the Billboard Top LPs and Tapes chart, where it remained for 741 weeks (from 1973 to 1988) - that's 14.25 years! The album has sold over an estimated 50 million copies and is one of the world's best selling albums and is one of the greatest rock albums ever.

The album was recorded in two sessions between May 1972 and January 1973 at the Abbey Road Studios. Over the years it has received many awards and rankings, including:

On "Rolling Stone" magazine's 1987 list of "Top 100 Albums of the Last 20 Years", ranked at number 35. On their 2003 list of "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time" it ranked number 43. In 2003 it was voted as "My Favourite Album" by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's audience. On "Rolling Stones'" 2012 list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time, it ranked again at number 43.

Pink Floyd got together in 1965. The original members were Roger Waters, Nick Mason, Richard Wright and Syd Barrett, with vocalist David Gilmore joining as a fifth member in 1967. Shortly thereafter, Syd Barrett left and other changes taking place. Today Pink Floyd are known as "one of the most commercially successful and influential rock music groups of al time." They have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the UK Music Hall of Fame and the Hit Parade Hall of Fame.