Bands and Musical Acts Trivia

1. In 1977, Thelma Houston charted with a a number-one hit and won a Grammy for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for what song?

From Quiz City Folk (Part 9): Musical People

Answer: Don't Leave Me This Way

Thelma Houston was born in Leland, Mississippi, on May 7, 1946. The song "Don't Leave Me This Way" was actually a cover of Harold Melvin and The Blue Notes' original recording from 1975. Houston's version went to Number One on the U.S. soul singles chart. VH-1 ranked the song Number Two on their list of the Greatest Dance Songs. The city of Houston, Texas has a rich blues history. One of the most popular touring spots is Dowling Street where one can visit historic blues landmarks and hear blues music in the many bars, clubs and music venues. Blues legend Lightnin' Hopkins was a fixture in Houston for many years.

From Quiz Jailhouse Rock: Musicians Who Served Time

Answer: Chuck Berry

Chuck Berry, famous for song such as "Johnny B. Goode" and "Maybellene," was sentenced to three years in 1962 for violation of the Mann Act when he transported a fourteen- year-old girl across state lines. Previously, as a juvenile, Chuck Berry had served time on charges of armed robbery, including for stealing a car at gunpoint.

From Quiz Songs not Sung by the Lead Singer

Answer: While my Guitar Gently Weeps

The Beatles released the "White Album" in 1968. It was a double album, so it had all kinds of different songs on it, and it had songs sung by all four members of the group. George Harrison wrote and sang the song "While my Guitar Gently Weeps," after returning home from India where he had been studying Transcendental Meditation. "While my Guitar Gently Weeps" has become a popular song on classic rock radio. Rolling Stone Magazine ranked it 136th on their list of "500 Greatest Song of All-time."

From Quiz (Power?) Trios

Answer: Sleep

If you have not heard Sleep's mammoth 'Dopesmoker' go and do yourself a favor. Highly influential. They formed in 1991 believe it or not, but it was not until 2003 they issued their 'Dopesmoker' epic, a number of years AFTER the band split up. Needless to say they reformed to great acclaim. Some people have called 'Dopesmoker' the heaviest, sludgiest, most wicked album album ever recorded (leaving Black Sabbath's 'Master Of Reality' release cowering in some forgotten corner.) Do you actually NEED more of a higher recommendation?

From Quiz Hey! They're Not in This Band!

Answer: Lynyrd Skynyrd

Lynyrd Skynyrd was founded in Jacksonville, Florida in 1964. The inspiration for the band name came from their high school physical education teacher named Leonard Skinner. Mister Skinner was known for strictly enforcing their school's policy against male students having long hair. Lynyrd Skynyrd inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006.

From Quiz Not Much To Say

Answer: AFI

It took AFI (which stands for A Fire Inside) almost ten years to get recognized commercially. Formed in 1991 they finally cracked the Billboard 200 Album Charts with their fifth album "The Art of Drowning", which peaked at number 174. "Sing the Sorrow" followed three years later and featured the singles "Girl's Not Grey" and "Silver and Cold" which helped propel the album to platinum status. It would peak at number five on the Billboard 200 and remain in the chart for almost a year. Their next album, "Decemberunderground", featuring the single "Miss Murder" would debut at number one on the same charts. AFI are a Californian band noted for their emo/gothic rock style.

From Quiz Rock Stars and Their Alma Maters

Answer: Jim Morrison

Jim attended several colleges before finishing up at UCLA. However, while there, Jim also studied comparative literature which was a major influence for his creative lyrics.

From Quiz Young Artists on the US Charts

Answer: LaLa

When "There's No Other (Like My Baby)" hit the charts in 1961 Dolores "LaLa" Brooks was not part of The Crystals. When Myrna Giraud left the group after the release of "He's A Rebel" Dolores "LaLa" Brooks was invited to join the group and sang lead vocals on two of the group's biggest hits. Because she was only 15 when she joined the group her mother had to sign for her to tour and a chaperone was always provided for the girl group. By the time Dolores was seven she was singing in a Gospel group. When she was performing in a school project she came to the attention of Dolores "Dee Dee" Kenniebrew's mother who invited her to join the Crystals. After the Crystals dissolved Dolores "LaLa" Brooks married a Jazz musician and moved to England. Dolores "Dee Dee" Kenniebrew and Patricia "Patsy" Wright were founding members of The Crystals. Ginger Blake sang for The Honeys.

From Quiz Rock and Roll's Godparents

Answer: Neil Young

Nirvana and Pearl Jam are amongst the bands Neil Young influenced. Dramatically, Nirvana's Kurt Cobain quoted Young's famous lyric "It's better to burn out than fade away", in his suicide note. Young was shaken by this and reacted with the title track of "Sleeps With Angels". Paul Young is an English soul singer mostly active in the 1980s. David Crosby played with Young in Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. David Tennant is a British actor famous for playing Doctor Who.

From Quiz Rock Trios from the Oz Trio

Answer: Tom Bailey, Joe Leeway, Alannah Currie

Bailey, Leeway and Currie wanted to progress their musical sound in a different direction and intended to leave the Thompson Twins and start a new band. Their manager at the time convinced them to stay as the Thompson Twins and fire the other four band members. To achieve their new sound they travelled and wrote new songs for their new album and achieved success in the UK and the USA.

From Quiz Water Music

Answer: Creedence Clearwater Revival

Creedence Clearwater Revival (also known as 'CCR'), probably best known for their 1969 'Bad Moon Rising', released seven studio albums between 1968 and 1972. This was followed by over fifteen live and compilation albums - stretching all the way to 2012! This is despite the fact that CCR was active for such a short period of time. According to Wikipedia, the band has sold over 26 million albums - and that is just in the US!

From Quiz Musicians And Their Instruments

Answer: Brian May

Brian May's unique, one of a kind instrument was hand-crafted by him and his father, where work began on it in 1963. Replicas have been made available through his company, Brian May Guitars.

From Quiz Name That Trio

Answer: The Police

Drummer Stewart Copeland was playing his last gigs with Curved Air when he met Sting playing with his jazz ensemble Last Exit at a local college in Newcastle, Sting's hometown. This was the spark that started The Police. Stewart and Sting were already playing in an early incarnation of The Police with guitarist Henry Padovani when Gong bassist Mike Howlett recruited them for a one time show in Paris under the name Strontium 90. Andy, who had played with The Animals and many others, was also hired for the show, and the rest was history.

From Quiz Not Just a Pretty Face

Answer: Tarzan

She voices Kala, the ape who raises Tarzan and sings "You'll Be In My Heart" which went on to win the Academy Award for Best Music Original Song in 2000 for writer Phil Collins. Glenn Close can also be heard singing on the 1980 cast album of "Barnum" with Jim Dale in the title role.

From Quiz Hey! We Opened for The Beatles in the USA

Answer: Brenda Holloway

Brenda Holloway was asked by the Beatles to be part of their opening act. She had released "Every Little Bit Hurts" for Motown and followed up with the Top Forty single, "When I'm Gone". She began her career in California playing the violin and singing in a Gospel choir as a youngster. In her teens she found work doing demos and singing backup for local groups. Berry Gordy heard her sing Mary Wells' "My Guy" and signed her to Motown. When "Every Little Bit Hurts" made the Top Twenty Brenda found herself part of Dick Clark's Caravan of Stars and appearing on various teen TV shows. Holloway left the Motown label in 1968 and retired from show business two years later. Wells had a major hit in 1964 with "My Guy". The following year Fontella Bass hit the charts with "Band of Gold". In 1966 Betty Wright released her first of several singles, "Thank You Baby".

From Quiz Musicians Born in 1960

Answer: The Next Time I Fall

Amy Lee Grant was born November 25, 1960. Although she scored several hits in the Gospel genre her duet with Peter Cetera, "The Next Time I Fall", was her first Number One Billboard Hot 100 hit in the US. The song was a cut from Cetera's 1986 "Solitude/Solitaire" album. The song received a Grammy Award nomination for "Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals". Amy included the song on her "Greatest Hits 1986-2004" album. "Baby Baby" and "The Next Time I Fall" were Amy's only two US Number One Billboard Pop releases. "More Than Words" was released by Extreme. "Every Heartbeat" was a 1991 solo release by Amy Grant and "Can't Stop This Thing We Started" was released by Bryan Adams.

From Quiz Artists With Vocal and Instrumental Hits

Answer: Outa-Space

"Outa-Space" reached Number Two on the Billboard charts and earned Preston a 1972 Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance of 1972. Billy's label didn't share his enthusiasm about the song but agreed to release it as the flip-side to the single release of "I Wrote a Simple Song". "Outa-Space" started getting more airplay and made the Top Ten while "I Wrote a Simple Song" topped out at Number 77. Billy used a Wah-Wah pedal and a Clavinet to produce the eerie sounding tune which inspired the name. "Struttin'" was a 1974 Number 22 release by Preston. "Wide Stride" was a 1977 R and B release and "Night Beat" was a 1963 Sam Cooke album that featured Billy as a teenager playing organ.

From Quiz Seniors on the US Charts

Answer: New York, New York

Frank Sinatra was born in December, 1915. "New York, New York" peaked at Number 30 in the US in June, 1980. "New York, New York" was the theme from the 1977 Martin Scorsese film of the same name. The music was composed by John Kander and Fred Ebb wrote the lyrics. Liza Minelli sang the song in the film and in the 1984 Olympics. Frank Sinatra recorded a version on his 1979 "Trilogy: Past Present Future" album and the "New York, New York" single was released the following year. "Send in the Clowns" was a 1976 Sinatra release. Frank's "My Way" reached Number 27 in the US in 1969. A Disco version of "Night and Day" was released by Ol' Blue Eyes in 1977. "Strangers in the Night" made it to Number One in the US for Frank in 1966.

From Quiz What Do They Have in Common?

Answer: Deep Purple

Coverdale and Hughes where lead singers at the same time. Rod Evans was the first but was kicked out for leading the band in the wrong direction. To most people Ian Gillan is the true lead singer of Deep Purple.

From Quiz Are You Smarter than a Rock Star?

Answer: Dexter Holland of the Offspring

Dexter Holland, the lead singer for the Offspring, has a bachelor's degree in biology and a master's degree in molecular biology from the University of Southern California. He was working on his PhD dissertation when the Offspring first gained national attention, and he left school to focus on the band. The Offspring have been on the music charts since the mid 1990s with such hits as "Come Out and Play", "Self Esteem", "Gone Away" and "Pretty Fly (for a White Guy)".

From Quiz Disney Stars Lyrics!

Answer: Envy

The lyrics are: "Sometimes I feel like I'm a bird with broken wings. At times I dread my now and envy where I've been." This song appeared on Vanessa Hudgens' debut album, "V". Her number one hits on this album were "Say OK" and "Come Back To Me".

From Quiz Name That Band! II: The Album Theory

Answer: Rush

The album was released in 1980. Rush consists of Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson and Neil Peart.

From Quiz Schools of Rock, Jazz, and Country Artists

Answer: MA and doctoral studies in mathematics at Columbia University

Art Garfunkel also appeared in "Boxing Helena", a film about an obsessive surgeon who removed the limbs from the woman who was the object of his affections. Hello, darkness my old friend!

From Quiz Random Band Facts

Answer: KoRn

They won the award for Best Rock Video.

From Quiz Beatles, Rolling Stones, & Beach Boys

Answer: I Wanna Be Your Man

John Lennon and Paul McCartney's song "I Wanna Be Your Man" from their second album "With the Beatles" was a gift from John and Paul to the Rolling Stones, which became their first Top 40 hit.

From Quiz Random Band Knowledge Part 1

Answer: Keith Moon

Keith Moon was a wild child on all accounts, who drummed savage beats and tore up drum sets. He died in September 1978 of an accidental drug overdose.

From Quiz Mixed Pop Bands

Answer: Hear'Say

The band have now gone their separate ways. They had one album with a massive UK number one single "Pure and Simple".

From Quiz Which Band Sings This

Answer: Air Supply

The song is called 'Sweet Dreams' by Air Supply. It's from their CD titled 'The Definitive Collection'.

From Quiz Bands That Need Coverage

Answer: 'Smooth Criminal'

Don't let the fact they did a Michael Jackson cover song turn you away from giving this band a chance, if you haven't ever heard them. They are really good. They have toured with Fear Factory. I saw them in May on their tour with Haphazard (a Little Rock band), Oleander, Seven Mary Three, and The Cult. They will be appearing on the Vans Warped Tour as well in 2001. If you get a chance to see them, go they put on a great and entertaining show.

From Quiz Musical images

Answer: The Exploited

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