Music Celebs Mixed Trivia

1. Ella Fitzgerald was recognized at the Kennedy Center Honours in 1979. Which genre of music is Ms. Fitzgerald most famous for singing?

From Quiz Kennedy Centre Honours for Musicians

Answer: Jazz

The Kennedy Center Honours were first awarded in 1978. Ella Fitzgerald was honoured a year later in 1979. When it came time for her to be recognized, Peggy Lee provided an overview of Ms. Fitzgerald's career that she narrated while a video of her career played in the background. Then, after the video montage, Count Basie and his band performed a live jazz piece in her honour. For the event, a reception was hosted at the White House by President and Mrs. Carter. Ms. Fitzgerald and the other honourees attended both the event at the theatre, and the after party at the White House. Other honourees for the year 1979 include Aaron Copland (composer and conductor), Henry Fonda (actor), Martha Graham (dancer and choreographer), and Tennessee Williams (playwright and screenwriter).

From Quiz Music Personalities Born In 1954

Answer: Cliff Martinez

Bronx (New York, USA) native, Cliff Martinez drummed for the bands Captain Beefheart, The Dickies, Lydia Lunch and The Weirdos before he joined the Red Hot Chili Peppers. It was as a part of RHCP that Martinez became a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012. After he left RHCP he did scores for movies, television series and commercials. Do you remember the super-sexy Lincoln commercials that feature Matthew McConaughey? The music featured in those commercials is from Cliff Martinez.

From Quiz Musically Left, Not Right or Wrong

Answer: Kurt Cobain

Kurt was lead singer for the group as well as primary song writer. Heroin addiction, ill health and the pressures of a public life no doubt contributed to his early death, which was officially recorded as suicide. He was married to musician Courtney Love and they have a daughter.

From Quiz Myths Behind Rock Music Legends

Answer: Cass Elliot

Cass Elliot, born Ellen Naomi Cohen, was significantly overweight at the time of her death. She did not die by choking on a ham sandwich. That was a rumor that started with her physician. There actually was a pork sandwich in the room but Cass hadn't eaten it. Any drugs that were present in the room (Cass did use drugs) had been cleared away before news of her death reached the media, and the autopsy found that there were no drugs in her system at the time. Cass Elliot died at age 32 due to what the coroner reported was "fatty myocardial degeneration due to obesity."

From Quiz Musicians with One Word Name

Answer: Madonna

Madonna Louise Ciccone, known as Madonna, is an iconic singer of the late twentieth century. She is best known for reinventing both her music and image over time, while delivering strong performances with each album. She was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2008.

From Quiz Musicians' Day Jobs

Answer: Teacher

He worked at St. Paul's Middle School in Northumberland County. The inspiration for his song "Don't Stand So Close To Me" came from his time spent there.

From Quiz Pop Star Cameos On TV

Answer: Boy George

The episode features a bizarre plot involving George's band Culture Club filling in, controversially, for the eponymously named performer as part of a half-baked scam. As you can imagine, the other three options were selected purely because they too were called George.

From Quiz Musicians' Nationalities

Answer: Canada

Joni Mitchell was born Roberta Joan Anderson in 1943, in Alberta, Canada. Some of her more famous compositions include, "Chelsea Morning," from the 1969 album "Clouds". "Woodstock" from her third album "Ladies of the Canyon" (1970) and "Both Sides Now" also from "Clouds". She has received several Grammy awards for her work.

From Quiz I Can Act. No Wait. I Can Sing!

Answer: Annette Funicello

It was Annette Funicello who was the performer that managed to take time out from "The Mickey Mouse Club" to have rock and roll success in the late 1950s with "Tall Paul", a 1958 hit which reached number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 charts in 1958 and "O Dio Mio" which reached number ten in 1960. She also had other notable tunes such as "Pineapple Princess" and "First Name Initial" which both charted as top 20 hits. Later, in the 1960s, she was one of the featured actresses in a series of beach party movies.

From Quiz Musicians Born in 1949

Answer: Bass Guitar

Bassist Gene Simmons was born in 1949, but he is not the the elder rock statesman of the original four founding members of KISS. Peter Criss was born in 1945. Paul Stanley was born in 1952 and has played rhythm guitar since Gene and Paul formed the band with Ace Frehley and Peter Criss in the early seventies. Ace celebrates a 1951 birthday. They have had a succession of guitar players over the past three decades as well as a few drummers. The original members have reunited for some shows and tour occasionally.

From Quiz What's In a Name? (Part 1)

Answer: Aretha Franklin

Aretha's hits include "Chain of Fools", "Respect" and Freeway of Love." She was the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1987).

From Quiz Naming Stars [ 3 ]

Answer: The Edge

The Edge, real name David Howell Evans, is the guitarist for Irish supergroup U2. According to Bono the nickname comes from Evans' strange habit of standing perilously close to the edge of tall buildings or cliffs. The Edge, himself, claims that it comes from his angular features.

From Quiz Naming Stars [ 1 ]

Answer: Bowie

The ever-changing David Bowie shares his name with a type of knife!

From Quiz Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll

Answer: Jim Morrison

Morrison was charged with lewd and lascivious behaviour in 1969 after showing his penis to the audience at a Doors gig. Morrison was found guilty and sentenced to eight months hard labour, he died in Paris while on appeal.

From Quiz Musicians In General

Answer: Mark David Chapman

Chapman shot John Lennon on December 8, 1980 outside of Lennon's residence in Manhattan, New York City.

From Quiz Music Celebrities' Stories

Answer: Sting

Sting was married to actress Frances Tomelty when he fell in love with his neighbour Trudie Styler. He divorced Frances and lived 10 years with Trudie before marrying her.

From Quiz 10 Most Shocking Moments in Rock

Answer: Held a conference, explaining himself

In 1966, the Beatles were considered the biggest band in the world. When John Lennon made the statement about the Beatles being greater than Jesus, it was reprinted in a London paper under miscontents. This resulted in record burning and the ban of Beatles` music in most radio stations.

From Quiz Musicians Born in the 1980s and 1990s

Answer: Corey

Corey's birth name is Corey Jerome Hodges. His first album is called "I'm Just Corey". "Hush Lil' Lady" is a music video featuring Lil' Reema and Lil' Romeo.

From Quiz All About Singers And Bands!

Answer: Elvis Presley

Elvis' parents' names are Vernon and Gladys Presley. His birthday is on January 8th, 1935.

From Quiz The Love Lives of Rock Stars

Answer: Pamela Anderson

Pam and Tommy married only four days after they met. They have two sons, Brandon and Dylan. The couple split for good in February, 1998. Elaine Bergen is the name of Tommy's first wife and Heather Locklear was his second wife.

From Quiz Rock Initials

Answer: Polly Jean

Polly grew up in the small english town of Yeovil, where through her father's connections with the music industry, she was taken by the spell of music at a young age by the constant visitations of the members of touring bands passing through town.

From Quiz Rock Idols-- debunked and/or deconstructed

Answer: Elvis Presley

In the King's defense, biographer Albert Goldman stressed that Elvis' favorite show was "Monty Python's Flying Circus"(!) Goldman noted that the Python shows "appeal enormously to Elvis' sense of humor, his deepest but least recognized trait of mind". Everyone thought Goldman did a hatchet-job on Elvis, but some (like me) thought this biography actually humanized him a bit. MONTY PYTHON??

From Quiz Singers & Couples

Answer: Posh

Victoria Adams, aka Posh Spice, and David had a baby boy in 1999. They named him Brooklyn, because of where he was conceived.

From Quiz Birthplaces of Famous Musicians

Answer: Seattle, Washington

This awesome guitarist was born on November 22, 1942, and before his untimely death was a legend.

From Quiz BSB, 'N Sync and Westlife Star Signs

Answer: Capricorn

AJ was born in West Palm Beach, Florida, USA.

From Quiz Star Signs of Female Pop Singers

Answer: Sagittarius

Britney was born in Kentwood, Louisiana, USA. Her songs include 'Baby One More Time' and 'Slave 4 U'.

From Quiz Famous Singing Johnnies

Answer: John Lennon

From Quiz Pop and Rock Music Celebrities

Answer: Don Henley

The Eagles were one of the most successful musical groups of the 1970s. The band formed in 1971 after Linda Ronstadt had played with a group of musicians in her band. She encouraged them to break out on their own, so members Glenn Frey (guitars, vocals), Don Henley (drums, vocals), Bernie Leadon (guitars, vocals), and Randy Meisner (bass guitar, vocals) came together and produced a number of very successful albums. Don Henley was the drummer and co-lead vocalist for the band from 1971 until they broke up in 1980, then again for their numerous reunions since. After the Eagles initially broke up in 1980, Henley pursued a solo career that was quite successful. Solo songs such as "Leather and Lace" (duet with Stevie Nicks), "Dirty Laundry", "The Boys of Summer" and "All She Wants to Do Is Dance" reached the top ten on the charts. Henley's musicianship has been rewarded with a number of Grammy Awards (both with the Eagles and as a solo artist), and the 2007 MusiCares Person of the Year award.

From Quiz Kennedy Centre Honours for Musicians

Answer: Ray Charles

Ray Charles was recognized at the 1986 Kennedy Center Honours ceremony along with Lucille Ball (actress, comedian), Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy, (married couple, both actors), Yehudi Menuhin (violinist, conductor), and Antony Tudor (ballet choreographer, teacher and dancer). Quincy Jones was the emcee for the portion of the show that honoured Ray Charles, and President and Mrs. Reagan were in attendance. Stevie Wonder was led onto the stage after the video history of Mr. Charles' career was played. There, he sang "I Just Called To Say I Love You" in honour of the great musician who had so positively influenced his own career.

From Quiz Musically Left, Not Right or Wrong

Answer: Robin Campbell

Robin is brother of ex-UB40 founding member Ali (another left-hander) and twin of current member and lead singer Duncan. Unfortunately the split was acrimonious and, despite over 70 million records sold, bankruptcy has affected most of them.

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