____ and the ____Band Names Trivia

1. Identify the missing band member. Emerson, _____ and Palmer

From Quiz Flip! We've Lost a Band Member

Answer: Lake

English prog-rock supergroup made up of keyboardist Keith Emerson - formerly of the band The Nice and considered one of the most technically accomplished keyboard players in the history of rock; bass player Greg Lake - formerly a founding member of King Crimson and; Carl Palmer - one of the most respected drummers to surface in the 1960s who cut his teeth in such bands as The Crazy World of Arthur Brown and Atomic Rooster. The band formed in 1970 and its first incarnation existed until 1979 releasing landmark albums such as "Tarkus" (1971), "Brain Salad Surgery" (1973) and the amazing "Works Volume 1" (1977), which featured their most enduring piece, an adaptation of Aaron Copland's 1942 work "Fanfare For the Common Man". The partnership dissolved in 1979 but reformed in 1991 until 1998. They returned for a final performance in 2010 to commemorate the fortieth anniversary of their formation. Sadly both Emerson and Lake passed away in 2016. Whilst a number of bands from Iron Maiden through to Dream Theatre have cited them as an influence the band also received its fair share of criticism for taking their genre to excess and being pretentious. Influential DJ John Peel went so far to say that they were "a waste of time, money and electricity".

From Quiz Johnny and The ???? Part 2

Answer: Dawn

Dawn featuring Tony Orlando. Or, Tony Orlando and Dawn. Tony Orlando and Dawn had three chart-toppers in the 1970s: "Knock Three Times", in late 1970, "Tie a Yellow Ribbon" 1973, and "He Don't Love You (Like I Love You)" in 1975. With another three top ten hits in the decade, they were one of the top twenty recording artists of the 1970s.

From Quiz Johnny and the ????

Answer: Dakotas

Billy J Kramer and the Dakotas were managed by Brian Epstein of Beatles fame. The Dakotas had an instrumental hit called "The Cruel Sea".

From Quiz "And The" Bands!

Answer: Huey Lewis and the News

"The Power of Love" was in the sound track for the hit 1980's movie "Back to the Future".

From Quiz Rock and Roll, Initially

Answer: Elvis Costello and the Attractions

Inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2002, Elvis Costello and the Attractions, a New Wave British band, broke into the U.S. Top Ten with "Armed Forces" in 1979. The Attractions are Steve Nieve, Bruce Thomas, and Pete Thomas (no relation). Elvis married Canadian songstress Diana Krall in 2003.

From Quiz "And The Band" Played On I

Answer: Derek

"Layla," one of Eric Clapton's most well-known songs, was written about the wife of Pattie Boyd, then the wife of George Harrison. Pattie was also the inspiration for "Bell Bottom Blues" and "Wonderful Tonight" by Clapton and "Something" by Harrison. Ultimately, she was married to (and divorced from) both men.

From Quiz Flip! We've Lost a Band Member

Answer: Crosby

David Crosby, Stephen Stills and Graham Nash had all made names for themselves with other major groups before joining forces as Crosby, Stills and Nash (CSN). Crosby with The Byrds, Stills with Buffalo Springfield and Nash with The Hollies. Their strengths as a trio were their songwriting skills and their intricate vocal harmonies. Within a year of forming they'd released their first album, "Crosby, Stills and Nash" (1969), and had two songs enter the Billboard Hot 100 Top Forty; "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes" and "Marrakesh Express". At this point Neil Young, a band mate with Stills at Buffalo Springfield, joined the group and they became known as CSNY. Young did not end up being a permanent member crossing between his own projects and those of the band. Of the subsequent eight studio albums to be released by Crosby, Stills and Nash only three included the talents of Young. Whilst they straddled a number of genres their major influence was on the singer-songwriter culture which exploded on the back of their success, spawning such acts as Eagles, Laura Nyro, Joni Mitchell and Jackson Browne.

From Quiz Johnny and The ???? Part 2

Answer: Red Caps

Steve Gibson and The Red Caps recorded "Silhouettes" in 1957. The original version by The Rays reached the top ten on the pop charts.

From Quiz Johnny and the ????

Answer: Imperials

Little Anthony and The Imperials. With hits such as "Shimmy Shimmy Ko-Ko-Bop", who could forget them?

From Quiz "And The" Bands!

Answer: Dear and the Headlights

"Small Steps, Heavy Hooves" was realeased on Febuary 6 2007.

From Quiz Rock and Roll, Initially

Answer: Huey Lewis and the News

"Do You Believe in Love" was this rock band's first hit, in 1982. "Sports" was their first number one album ('84), going multi-platinum in '85. This San Francisco band's hits include "The Power of Love" (featured in the film "Back to the Future"), "The Heart of Rock and Roll," and "If This Is It."

From Quiz "And The Band" Played On I

Answer: The Originals

"Angel Baby" has been covered by other artists, such as John Lennon. The song was written by Rosie Hamlin when she was only 14 years old.

From Quiz Flip! We've Lost a Band Member

Answer: Bonnie

Delaney Bramlett was a highly respected session musician in Los Angeles and was also a member of the Shindogs, the house band for the ABC-TV series "Shindig!" (1964-66). Bonnie O'Farrell was a notable singer who garnered attention working alongside blues guitarist Albert King at age 14 and in the Ike & Tina Turner Revue. The pair met and married. They had numerous connections within the music industry and formed a band that was centered around themselves and a range of transit band members (the Friends) that included such luminaries (amongst others) as the Allman Brothers, Dwayne and Gregg, Leon Russell, Rita Coolidge, Eric Clapton, King Curtis and George Harrison. Whilst their albums were held in high regard they failed to sell. The height of their success came with the 1971 album "Motel Shot" which featured the hit "Never Ending Song of Love". Delaney and Bonnie were always a fiery pair and their relationship ended in divorce in 1973. Delaney has been mentioned by Eric Clapton as "the man who taught me everything I know about singing". George Harrison praised him for teaching him various techniques on the slide guitar that would become prominent in his later recordings. Delaney and Bonnie's daughter, Bekka Bramlett would also enter the music industry and, at one point in the early 1990s, fronted the band Fleetwood Mac.

From Quiz Johnny and The ???? Part 2

Answer: The Pharaohs

Sam the Sham and The Pharaohs were a group from Dallas, Texas. Their star shone brightly for a few years in the "sixties", with hits such as "Wooly Bully" and "Lil Red Riding Hood".

From Quiz Johnny and the ????

Answer: Vandellas

Martha and the Vandellas. They had hits "Nowhere to Run" and "Heat Wave"

From Quiz "And The" Bands!

Answer: Faith and the Muse

Faith and the Muse was started in 1993 by Monica Richards and William Faith.

From Quiz Rock and Roll, Initially

Answer: KC and the Sunshine Band & K.C. and the Sunshine Band

KC (Harry Wayne Casey) and the Sunshine Band had a remarkable percentage of number one hits: five of their nine charted songs between 1975 and 1980. "Get Down Tonight" was their first, followed by (in order) "That's the Way (I Like it)," "(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty," "I'm Your Boogie Man," "Keep it Comin' Love," and finally "Please Don't Go." What would the disco era have been like without them?

From Quiz "And The Band" Played On I

Answer: Tommy James

Tommy James and the Shondells also released smash hits such as "Mony Mony," "Hanky Panky," and "I Think We're Alone Now." The band itself was originally known as Tom and the Tornadoes, but changed its name in 1963.

From Quiz Flip! We've Lost a Band Member

Answer: Mary

This is a New York folk group that formed in 1961 and was made up of Peter Yarrow, Paul Stookey and Mary Travers. Mary Travers passed away in 2009 but Peter and Paul continued to perform together. The group was put together by Albert Grossman and found immediate success with a cover of Peter Seeger's "If I Had a Hammer". Two years later "Puff the Magic Dragon", a song about the loss of childhood innocence, saw them flirting with the top of the US mainstream charts. Later that year they performed a version of Bob Dylan's "Blowin' in the Wind" at the "March on Washington", best remembered for Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech. The song was so well received that they released it as a single and it would prove to be one of their biggest hits. Their only US number one hit would come in 1969 when they recorded a version of "Leaving on a Jet Plane", a song written by their good friend John Denver.

From Quiz Johnny and The ???? Part 2

Answer: Aztecs

Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs were the first Australian rock group to be popular outside their home state. From New South Wales the Aztecs fronted by Billy were immensely popular in Perth and Brisbane. With hits like their great cover of the Coasters' "Poison Ivy" and covers of "Mashed Potato", "Over the Rainbow" and "Love Letters" they were pioneers of the second wave of Aussie Rockers.

From Quiz Johnny and the ????

Answer: Pirates

Johnny Kidd and The Pirates. Johnny Kidd died in 1966 in a car accident. He left behind one of the greatest examples of early sixties Rock 'n' Roll, with his recording of "Shakin' All Over", which he also composed.

From Quiz "And The" Bands!

Answer: Consumer

"Consumer" was the debut album released in 1996.

From Quiz Rock and Roll, Initially

Answer: Little Anthony and the Imperials

"Little" Anthony (Gourdine) belted out lead for the quartet out of Brooklyn, NY. Their hits included "Tears on My Pillow," "Goin' Out of My Head," "and "Hurt So Bad."

From Quiz "And The Band" Played On I

Answer: The Rainbows

Randy & the Rainbows was comprised of two sets of brothers, the Zeros (Sal and Mike) and the Safutos (Frank and Randy), as well as Ken Arcipowski, who was not related to either duo. Currently, there are two touring groups operating under the "Randy & the Rainbows," one led by Mike Zero, and the other by Randy Safuto.

From Quiz Flip! We've Lost a Band Member

Answer: Biv

Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins and Ronnie DeVoe were three of the original members of the American R&B group New Edition, noted for their hits "Candy Girl" and "Mr. Telephone Man". In 1990 the band took a break allowing its members to pursue a number of side-projects. It was during this gap that the three got together to form Bell Biv Devoe at the suggestion of producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. Their 1990 debut album was "Poison", which spawned the major singles "B.B.D. (I Thought It Was Me)?" and "When Will I See You Smile Again?" With its combination of hip-hop, funk and soul the album was seen as one of the pioneering aspects of the "New Jack Swing" sound of the period. The band continued to perform well into the 2010s, releasing the album "Three Stripes" in 2017 and its members have returned to New Edition a number of times for reunion gigs.

From Quiz Johnny and The ???? Part 2

Answer: Rebel Rousers

Cliff Bennett's only major hit was a cover of the Beatles' "Got to Get You Into My Life". Very popular in England and Europe, but after this hit in 1966 they failed to make the charts. Bennett retired from music in the 1970s.

From Quiz Johnny and the ????

Answer: Raiders

Paul Revere and The Raiders. This group had a number one single with "Indian Reservation" in 1971. The Raiders lineup has featured, among others, prolific country singer/guitarist Freddy Weller and Mark Lindsay. Lindsay scored a top ten hit with "Arizona" in 1969.

From Quiz "And The" Bands!

Answer: Juliette and the Licks

"You're Speaking My Language" peaked at number thirty-five on the UK Singles Charts.

From Quiz Rock and Roll, Initially

Answer: Gary Lewis and the Playboys

Yes, who WERE Gary Lewis (son of Jerry) and the Playboys? Rumor has it the band members were replaced with session musicians when recording their hits. When they appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show at the beginning of their career, they couldn't duplicate the sound on the records so they talked Ed -- who typically insisted on live performances for his show -- into letting Gary sing live and the musicians pretended to play their instruments. It's obscene how many records these guys sold. Have you ever really listened to "She's Just My Style"? I think there are about four notes in the whole song. I'm guessing it took longer to sing that one than to write it. (Meow.)

From Quiz "And The Band" Played On I

Answer: Gary Lewis

Gary Lewis' father perhaps eclipses his son's fame. Jerry Lewis, actor and comedian well known for his role in "The Nutty Professor," is Gary's dad.

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