Singers and Songs Liked by The Misplaced Team Quiz

Answer: Tony Bennett

Tony Bennett had a number one hit in 1951 with "Cold, Cold Heart". (A number two country hit for Hank Williams). Tony Bennett's version was at the to of the Billboard pop chart for six weeks and sold over a million copies. Williams liked his version of the song and Bennett actually performed the song at the Grand Ole Opry later in the 1950s.

Rosemary Clooney had a number one hit with "Half As Much" on the Billboard pop chart in 1952, (Another country hit for Hank Williams). The writer of "Half As Much", Curley Williams also recorded the song as the B-Side to "Lou'siana Serenade" in 1951.

Hank Williams in a six year span from 1948-1953 placed 40 songs on the Billboard country charts. All 40 songs made the top fifty including eleven number ones and a further 24 making the top ten. His biggest hit and best selling record (and my favourite) is "Jambalaya".

Chart sources, Joel Whitburn's "Billboard Pop Hits 1940-1954" and Joel Whitburn presents "Billboard Hot Country Songs 1944-2008"

Question submitted by Desimac.

Answer: Charles

Charles Hardin Holley was born in 1936 in Lubbock, Texas. He died in a plane crash in Clear Lake Iowa in 1959, along with Richie Valens and J.P. Richardson, aka The Big Bopper. Don McLean wrote the song "American Pie" about the incident, including the lyric, "The day the music died".

Buddy Holly had his first and only posthumous number one hit in the UK, when "It Doesn't Matter Anymore" was at number one for three weeks in 1959. He then had numerous other posthumous hits on the UK Singles Chart, including three Top Ten hits in 1963.

Question submitted by nebwary.

Answer: "Steady Rollin'" Bob Margolin

"Steady Rollin" Bob Margolin was a guitar player for Muddy Waters from 1973 to 1980, performing with Waters and on The Band's final concert that was immortalized in the film, "The Last Waltz". Muddy had Bob move into his home in Chicago and live there to teach him the correct way to play blues guitar.

Bob later befriended Pinetop Perkins, Muddy's longtime piano player and performed well into the 2000s with Pinetop. Bob is co-founder and musical director of the Pinetop Perkins Foundation.

Question submitted by JamesFree.

Answer: Blowin' in the Wind

Peter, Paul and Mary were an iconic folk group that formed in New York City in 1961 and went on to perform together and individually for over 40 years. Although they wrote many of their own songs they also sang songs written by many established song writers as well as little known song writers, helping to showcase these newcomers' talents.

Bob Dylan wrote at least five songs recorded by the trio including "Blowin' In The Wind", "Don't Think Twice, It's Alright", "Quit Your Low Down Ways", "When The Ship Comes In" and "Bob Dylan's Dream".

"If I Had A Hammer" was written by Lee Hays and Pete Seeger.
"Puff The Magic Dragon" was written by Peter Yarrow and Leonard Lipton.
"Leaving On A Jet Plane" was written by John Denver.

Question submitted by dekeaunt.

Answer: This Ole House

"This Ole House", written by Stuart Hamblen, was number one for four weeks on the UK Singles Chart for Shakin' Stevens in 1981. It did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100. Shakin' Stevens scored 30 hits and spent 254 weeks on the UK Singles Chart in the '80s.

Rosemary Clooney's version was number one for three weeks on the Billboard Pop chart in 1954. It was number one for one week on the UK Singles Chart the same year.

The song writer Stuart Hamblen had a number two hit on the Billboard Counrty & Western chart with the song in 1954 and a number 26 hit on the Billboard Pop Chart the same year.

Question submitted by shipyardbernie.

Answer: It Won't Be Long

"It Won't Be Long" has 55 yeahs, "She Loves You" has 29, "All You Need Is Love" has seven, and "The Long And Winding Road" has four. Lennon and McCartney's favourite word?

"It Won't Be Long" was first released in the UK on the 1963 album "With The Beatles". In the USA it was released on the 1964 album "Meet The Beatles". Although attributed to Lennon/McCartney "It Won't Be Long" was primarily written by John Lennon.

Question submitted by nebwary.

Answer: Quadrophenia

Sting played the role of Bellboy in the movie version of the Who album "Quadrophenia". On the album, late Who drummer Keith Moon sings the part of the Bellboy, also known in the movie as Ace Face, a violent Mod.

"Quadrophenia" is the only Who album which was entirely composed by Pete Townshend. It is set in London and Brighton in 1965; the story follows Jimmy, a mod and his search for self-worth and importance.

Question submitted by JamesFree.

Answer: Captain Kangaroo

The Statler Brothers sang the line "Smokin' cigarettes and watchin' Captain Kangaroo, now don't tell me, I've nothin' to do ", in the song "Flowers On The Wall". The song spent four weeks at number two on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and reached number four on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1966.

The Statler Brothers were not all brothers and none of them were named Statler. They were in fact two brothers, Don Reid who sang lead, older brother Harold Reid who sang bass, plus Phil Balsley who sang baritone and Lew DeWitt who sang tenor and played guitar.

Question submitted by kennell.

Answer: Fame

"Fame" written by David Bowie/Carlos Alomar/John Lennon was number one for two weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 for David Bowie in 1975. It peaked at number 17 on the UK Singles Chart the same year.

It was recorded at Electric Lady Studios in New York City and first released on Bowie's 1975 album "Young Americans". It is one of four of his songs included in The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. In 1990 the song was remixed and released under the title "Fame '90" and peaked at number 28 on the UK Singles Chart.

Question submitted by shipyardbernie.

Answer: "Tukua Ahau" - Howard Morrison

"Tukua Ahau" was sung at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in New Zealand. I was privileged to be one of the backing choir, dimly seen behind Sir Howard Morrison. It's a long time favourite in New Zealand. The tune was composed by Franz Lehar in 1909 for his operetta "Gypsy Love". In 1954 Hoani Tuhimata Keepa put Maori words to it.

It was subsequently recorded by Hanna Tatana in 1965; the famous St. Joseph's Girls Choir in 1976 and Sir Howard Morrison in 1989 when Mike Farrell added English lyrics. That year it was voted one of the country's most popular songs at the NZ Music Awards.

Mike Farrell's lyrics:

"Let me be borne on the four winds
Let my heart know the way
Never forget the voice of my land, or one moment of yesterday.
And my love runs deep from within the soul of the land
I'll always remember it's here we belong
I'll never forget my love."

"Aotearoa" was written for Maori Language Week by Stan Walker in 2014 and is still popular today.

Dave Dobbin and Herbs sang "Slice of Heaven" from the animated comedy film, "Footrot Flats". I remember flying from NZ to UK when this song was popular and every single passenger on the plane sang along with the words.

"It's a Wonderful World" a classic now and sung by Louis Armstrong in 1967.

Question submitted by Waitaker .