Artist Name is the Same Trivia

1. This Peter was a part of the band Chicago.

From Quiz Tosh, Cetera, Gabriel, or Yarrow?

Answer: Cetera

The band Chicago started in 1967 and called themselves "The Big Thing." They originally consisted of baritone vocals, keyboards, sax, drums, and guitar. They realized that they needed a tenor and a bass player, so they invited Peter Cetera to join the band. When they saw that they were actually successful, they decided to move to Los Angeles and changed their name to the "Chicago Transit Authority", which was later reduced to just "Chicago." They went on to produce many studio albums. Bolstered by the band's great success, Peter Cetera decided to quit Chicago to go out on a solo career in 1985.

From Quiz Which Johnny Was It

Answer: Johnny Preston

Johnny Preston will always be remembered for his breakthrough hit late in 1959, "Running Bear". The song was famously written by JP (The Big Bopper) Richardson, who had planned to record it. Richardson had discovered Johnny Preston and decided to have him record the song. The song was recorded in late 1958 with Richardson and George Jones singing backup. It was released in August 1959 and made the top of the charts in December where it stayed into early 1960. "Running Bear" made it to number two in Australia and number one in the UK.

From Quiz Which Bobby Was it?

Answer: Bobby Vee

Bobby Vee got his chance at fame when the tragic death of Buddy Holly forced the promoters to find replacements so Bobby Vee and the Shadows were hired. Bobby's first chart appearance was with "Suzie Baby" which made the Billboard Hot 100 in 1959 and made it to number 77. A number of hits followed including in 1961 "Run to Him" which made it all the way to number two on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was a top ten in Australia and the UK.

From Quiz Which Billy is it? There Are so Many!

Answer: Billy Idol

The bride in this video was Perri Lister, Billy Idol's real life girlfriend at the time.

From Quiz Chris is a Great Name

Answer: Brown

Chris Brown became a star at just 17 years old when his first single, "Run it," became a number one hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. At age 19, his fame increased with his first album, "Exclusive." This album had the number one hit "Kiss Kiss" and a number two hit "With You" on that same chart.

From Quiz I Need to Use the John

Answer: Lennon

John Lennon, along with three other men, created a very popular band, the Beatles. Some of his most popular songs as a Beatle include "I Want to Hold Your Hand," "A Hard Day's Night," "Money Can't Buy Me Love," and "Come Together." He also had a huge hit as a solo artist, "Imagine."

From Quiz Great Scott

Answer: Scott MacKenzie

Scott Mackenzie became a good friend of John Phillips in the 1950s, even performing with him in a doo wop band called The Abstracts. Scott was given a chance to be part of The Mamas and Papas but chose a solo career instead. Phillips wrote and produced the song as well as playing guitar on the recording. The 1967 song reached number four on the Billboard Hot 100, reached number two in Canada, and number one in the UK.

From Quiz King Kevin: Great Musicians Called Kevin

Answer: Come On Eileen

After becoming dissatisfied with punk band The Killjoys (despite having written punk rock classic "Johnny Won't Get To Heaven"), Kevin Rowland knocked together Dexy's Midnight Runners, and a 1980s pop legend was born. In retrospect, the whole thing with the tinker image, soul-cum-Irish-folk-cum-pop sound was really cheesy, but they pumped out some really catchy tunes, and since when was cheese incongruous with the 1980s? After the demise of Dexy's in 1987, Kevin put out a solo album, "The Wanderer", which flopped. He then disappeared from the music scene until 1999 when he shocked everybody by dressing up in women's underwear and doing cover versions. The video for "Concrete And Clay" really has to be seen to believed, and the jury is still out as to whether Kevin was taking the mick, had lost his marbles, or was finally being just who he had always wanted to be. Whatever, it stands as one of the oddest pop videos ever aired, and to my mind that makes him a great Kevin. The other choices were hits for Duran Duran ("Hungry Like The Wolf"), Musical Youth ("Pass the Dutchie"), and Fuzzbox ("Love Is The Slug"), all of whom are also acts from the West Midlands area, roughly the same era.

From Quiz Precious Paul: Great Musicians Called Paul

Answer: Ace Frehley

Paul Stanley is really Stanley Harvey Eisen, Gene Simmons is Chaim Weitz, Peter Criss is George Peter John Criscuola, and Ace Frehley is Paul Daniel Frehley. Beyond the theatrics and gimmicks, Frehley's guitar playing is surely one of the reasons why Kiss became the giants they are, as he secured them a certain amount of respect from serious music fans. His influence on heavy metal guitar playing is enormous. He is also a talented songwriter, although he tended to get sidelined in Kiss by the more confident members. When he left in 1982 (that old chestnut "musical differences" was stated as the reason), he formed Frehleys' Comet, a solo project in all but name. Unfortunately, he opted for poppy hard rock at a time when heavy metal was veering more towards very heavy, or very sleazy. Dogged by line-up changes and lacklustre receptions on the live circuit, he changed the name to just Ace Frehley, but hardly anybody cared. In 1996 the classic Kiss line-up did a reunion tour, made an album ("Psycho Circus") and toured it, then did a farewell tour. That seemed to be the end of it, and our Ace went back to his solo career (which was kickstarted by the renewed interest in Kiss). Then, Kiss drafted in Tommy Thayer as guitarist and even had him dress up as Ace's character, "The Spaceman" (they own the stage persona), proving that business is business.

From Quiz Titanic Tom: Great Musicians Called Tom

Answer: Tom Jones

Sir Thomas Woodward started his recording career in Tommy Scott & the Senators who, despite a loyal local South Wales following and being recorded by the legendary Joe Meek, never got anywhere. Sir Tom relocated to London in 1964, got the name Tom Jones, released "Chills and Fever" (which sank), and then struck gold with his signature tune "It's Not Unusual" in 1965. Since then his career has had peaks and troughs, but he's always managed to capture the enthusiasm of new generations. Tommy Steele is often referred to as Britain's first rock n roll star. Tommy Lee is best known as Mötley Crüe's drummer, although he's been involved in all sorts of other projects. Tommy Bolin was involved in a plethora of projects including Zephyr, Billy Cobham (ex-Miles Davis/Mahavishnu Orchestra)'s album "Spectrum", the James Gang, and had the unenviable task of replacing Ritchie Blackmore in Deep Purple for the album "Come Taste The Band". He died in 1976 aged just 25.

From Quiz Richard Rocks!: Great Musicians Called Richard

Answer: Little Richard

When Little Richard changed the world forever in 1955 by recording "Tutti Frutti", he had already been recording for a good few years, but hadn't found his niche. Although his talent was evident to everybody from gospel singer Sister Rosetta Tharpe (with whom he performed aged 13) to record company bosses via gob-smacked punters, nobody had been able to harness his outlandish talent. Once he'd started there was no stopping him and he had a slew of hits, such as "Rip It Up", "Lucille", and "Good Golly, Miss Molly" that remain unsurpassed for their pure rock n roll energy. The hits led to Little Richard becoming one of the first performers to be mobbed by frenzied teenage audiences, which along with his rather elaborate garb scared the hell out of parents, the authorities, and bigots. In 1957, Little Richard had a funny turn whilst in Australia and decided to give up rock 'n' roll, train to be a Christian minister, and only record religious music. Since then he's flitted back and forth between gospel and rock 'n' roll, on the whole managing the balance fairly well. Even if he were to sing the phone book, he'd draw a fair crowd. Dick Dale practically invented surf music. Handsome Dick Manitoba is a larger- than-life singer who has sung for The Dictators and MC5.

From Quiz Great Scott! : Great Musicians Called Scott

Answer: Bon Scott

If you like rock n roll, it's fairly hard not to have a soft spot for AC/DC. Although they've slipped into self-parody in recent years, listening to their early slabs of high energy and infectious bouts of hard rock is a joyous experience. One of the main attractions was of course Bon Scott, whose boyish, cheeky charisma gave the band that charm that made them a world class act. He was born Ronald Scott in 1946 in Scotland, but moved to Australia when he was six. He sang in several bands before joining AC/DC in 1974, some of whom verged on success, but nothing can have prepared him for what was to come. The band's international debut was 1976's "High Voltage" (which was, incidentally, the first album I ever got), swiftly followed by "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap". Bon Scott appeared on three more brilliant studio albums before disaster struck in February 1980 when Scott's dead body was found in a car in London. He'd been drinking heavily the night before, and, although conspiracy theories abound, the fact that his death was the result of his rock 'n roll lifestyle is irrefutable.

From Quiz What A Charlie! Great Musicians Called Charles

Answer: Elvis Presley

Charlie Feathers and The King were fellow Mississippians; Charlie was from Holly Springs, and Elvis from Tupelo. Our Charlie got a gig as session musician at Sun Records and claimed to have arranged a couple of songs recorded by Elvis, but he didn't get any credit until the song "I Forgot To Remember To Forget", which was mostly written by Stan Kesler. Charlie Feathers' approach has been lauded (and often copied) by those with a baleful, threatening delivery, and even Elvis was no exception, his approach on the track being somewhat ominous. Although Feathers has never really been forgotten amongst the rockabilly fraternity, he has been lost to the mists of time for most people. His music enjoyed an all too brief revival when Quentin Tarantino used a couple of his songs on the "Kill Bill" soundtracks, but he wasn't able to revel in the flattery as he'd already been in the grave five years.

From Quiz Brilliant Bills: Great Musicians Called William

Answer: The Rolling Stones

Bill Wyman comes from Sydenham, South London, most famous for its beast (a panther-like animal that has been spotted in the area and attacked at least one man), and Bill. When he joined The Stones he had already modeled his first fretless bass, and played it in local band The Cliftons. He was also married and had a job, making his lifestyle somewhat out-of-kilter with the overall Stones' raison d'être. He stayed on for almost exactly thirty years however, and was very much one of the band's essential elements, possibly more so than we are generally led to believe. These days he plays with the Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings and is involved in all kinds of other projects, as he always has been. Dick Taylor formed The Pretty Things in 1963, the same year that both The Rockin' Vickers and The Kinks formed.

From Quiz Go Johnny Go! Great Musicians Called John

Answer: John Lee Hooker

John Lee's career and life make fascinating reading, and luckily for the curious, Charles Shaar Murray did a sterling job on his biography before Hooker died. What you are immediately aware of when you first listen to John Lee Hooker is his weird timing, which is referred to as non-metric, which seems off but somehow makes perfect sense. This caused several problems when John Lee played with less open-minded timekeepers, something he did in the latter part of his fabulous career. The stars hung out and played with him fairly late on, but the best collaborations have to be with the Groundhogs in the 1960s, and Canned Heat in the early 1970s. The latter combination yielded the indispensable album "Hooker 'n Heat". However, John was best on his lonesome, best captured on the double album simply titled "Alone" recorded in the 1970s. Then there's his talking blues, which is wonderful to listen to, but makes less sense than his timing. I still don't know what the heck a "Sheep Out On The Foam" is, and I've been listening to it for years.

From Quiz Notorious Nick!: Great Musicians Called Nick

Answer: The Birthday Party

Australian-born Nick Cave is a highly prolific singer and author who's managed to sit quite comfortably just outside the mainstream since the early 1970s, producing quality work that is also (mostly) accessible without forfeiting his integrity as an artist. The Birthday Party had their origins in The Boys Next Door but really gained attention around 1980 when they moved to London and became part of the fervent post-punk/gothic rock scene. They were fairly erratic and fuelled by drugs and booze, something that took its toll and led to them splitting up in the mid-1980s. Nick Cave formed The Bad Seeds soon afterwards and he has led the band through a huge array of styles and sounds, gaining a reputation as one of the best performers of his generation, and able to deliver high energy rock music and softer, darker vocals with equal panache. All the other options are/were Australian rock outfits, Cheetah being especially close to my heart as they were the first live band I ever saw, supporting Saxon back in the early 1980s.

From Quiz Bob's Your Uncle: Great Musicians Called Robert

Answer: His soul

It's not too far-fetched to say that without Robert Johnson rock history wouldn't have been the same. He's been cited, covered, paid homage to and fleeced by artists ever since rock n roll was born. Details about his life are fairly sketchy, and the perpetuating Faustian myth has continued on through the decades since his untimely death, aged just 27. Whether he actually claimed to have sold his soul or not is a moot point, and most chroniclers have found no evidence of it, but it's one of blues' greatest stories. Unfortunately, there are fewer than thirty recordings of him, but they are essential listening for anybody seriously interested in not just the blues, but rock music as a whole.

From Quiz Gaelic John: Musicians called Ian

Answer: Ian Astbury

Ian Astbury formed Southern Death Cult in his native Bradford in the early 1980s. The moniker was a homage to his beloved Native Americans, and a dig at the British music scene which has often been accused of a southern bias. Southern Death Cult and Death Cult dealt in fairly grim post-punk/goth rock which was the perfect soundtrack for those bleak years, and built up a sizable local following. They changed the band's name to just The Cult in 1984 and released "Dreamtime" which didn't really propel them to stardom, but the follow-up, "Love"(1985), did just that. Next came "Electric" which was produced by Rick Rubin and had them sounding more mainstream hard rock than ever, much to the delight of the masses.

From Quiz Hairway To Steven: Musicians Called Steve

Answer: Small Faces

Steve Marriott was the archetypal cheeky chappy of 1960s British pop, but beyond that he was also an incredibly talented songwriter and top-notch performer, whether it be in huge arenas or in a pub rock band. He had a voice on him that few have matched for power and feeling. He also possessed great charm and charisma, just watch a clip of the Small Faces performing and you can't help but like the man, and above all recognize the innate talent. Although a massive star with the Small Faces in the UK, he found fame in the US with Humble Pie. Unfortunately, he veered into the sidelines due to dodgy contracts, not helped by hefty drinking and drug use. He died in a house fire in 1991. It's thought the fire was started by a cigarette he had lit when inebriated.

From Quiz Great Daves: Musicians called David

Answer: Dave Grohl

Dave Grohl joined the highly underrated Scream when they were already an established act on the hardcore scene. He toured extensively with them and recorded two studio albums, "No More Censorship" and "Fumble". When Scream split up he was put in touch with Nirvana through Melvins singer/guitarist Buzz Osbourne, and they asked him to join. They'd already created quite a buzz with their album "Bleach", but nothing can have prepared them for what was to come. When Nirvana split due to Kurt Cobain's suicide, Grohl formed The Foo Fighters who went on to be huge, if not as iconic as Nirvana. He's enjoyed great peer admiration too and been invited to play on all kinds of projects, as diverse as Melvins' singer and old cohort Buzz Osbourne's Kiss styled solo effort, "King Buzzo", and with Tom Petty, Killing Joke, Tony Iommi and more. He's also in Crooked Vultures, a band with Led Zeppelin star John Paul Jones and Josh Homme of KYUSS/Queens Of The Stone Age fame.

From Quiz For Pete's Sake! Musicians Called Peter

Answer: Peter Tosh

The Wailers were formed by Peter Tosh as The Wailing Wailers, and the band had a 60s ska hit with "Simmer Down". They recorded a number of singles before splitting up in 1965. When he got together with Bob Marley they dropped the Wailing to become The Wailers. When they got together with Lee "Scratch" Perry they pioneered the reggae sound. Tosh left The Wailers in 1974 and embarked on a solo career, which never reached the heights of Bob Marley's, possibly due to his hardline political views and his campaigning for the legalization of cannabis. Peter Tosh was murdered in his own home in 1987 by burglars.

From Quiz Guess the Gary: Musicians called Gary

Answer: Gary Numan

Gary Numan comes from London and formed Tubeway Army with his uncle, Jess Lidyard. Tubeway Army didn't get much mainstream attention until 1979's "Are Friends Electric?" from their album "Replicas". Numan was the main impetus behind the band and they dropped the Tubeway Army moniker and carried on under his name. The next album was "The Pleasure Principle" which heralded the single "Cars", the song Numan is most widely associated with. Numan is unmistakable in rock and he is an icon of his era. His sci-fi influenced persona who is distanced, cold and lacking emotion, has been ahead of the game since the late 1970s. He's been in and out of fashion like a yo-yo, but has continuously tried to broaden his music, has embraced technology and attempted to grasp the zeitgeist throughout his distinguished career.

From Quiz Just Call Me "Bobby"

Answer: Bobby Darin

Bobby Darin was born in The Bronx in 1936. At age 19 he hooked up with former high school classmate Don Kirshner and got a recording contract with Decca Records. He met Connie Francis while working in the famous Brill Building, but after finding out of Darin's romantic interest in his daughter, her strict Italian father forbid him to see her, allegedly at one time chasing him with a gun. Darin's first big hit was in 1958 when "Splish Splash" hit the airwaves when hit number three on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 charts. He followed with hits such as "Queen of the Hop", "Dreamlover", and his standard "Mack the Knife". Darin continued to record into the 1960s. His final Top 10 Billboard hit was in 1966 when "If I Were a Carpenter" reached number eight. He married actress Sandra Dee in 1960. Darin who was cursed with ill health since he was a child died of heart failure in 1973.

From Quiz The "Billy" Club

Answer: Billy Stewart

Billy Stewart was from Washington D.C. and began singing with his brothers as a 12 year old. He was discovered by Bo Diddley and did some backup work for him. In the mid 1960s Stewart hit the big time with two songs he wrote himself. "I Do Love You" went to number twenty-six on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 charts in 1965. He followed that with "Sittin' in the Park" which went to number twenty-four on the Billboard charts, and in 1966 had his biggest success with his interpretation of George Gershwin's "Summertime" which went to number ten on the Billboard charts.

From Quiz Which Billy?

Answer: Billy Paul

This was a great song in the 70's. Billy Paul was born Jan 1, 1934 in Philadelphia, PA. He also did a cover of Elton John's "Your Song".

From Quiz Rock and Roll Artists with Royal Names

Answer: Gene Chandler

Gene Chandler was born Eugene Dixon in Chicago. He began his singing career in the early fifties with The Gaytones and The Dukays. His label liked his composition, "Duke of Earl", but insisted that Gene record it as a solo artist. He then adopted the name Gene Chandler as a solo artist and continued recording with The Dukays as Gene Dixon. "The Duke of Earl" sold a million copies the first month it was released and became a US Number One hit. Gene dressed in a cape, monocle and top hat then adopted a character called "The Duke of Earl". He can be seen in his outfit in the 1962 movie, "Don't Knock the Twist". Chandler subsequently released over 30 chart hits but never rivaled his three weeks at Number One with "The Duke of Earl". He continued to perform in oldies revival shows. Gene McDaniels had a Number Ten hit with "Chip Chip" in 1962. "Half Heaven, Half Heartache" was a Number 12 song by Gene Pitney in 1962. Gene Vincent recorded "Be Bop A Lula" in 1956. In Britain an earl ranks below a marquess and above a viscount. The wife of an earl is called a styled countess. A duke is generally considered a member of the nobility. A duke's wife would be a duchess.

From Quiz Frankly My Dear...

Answer: Frankie Lymon

Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers scored their biggest hit in 1956 with the song "Why do Fools Fall in Love," which reached number six on the Billboard Chart in the US, and was number one on the Billboard RnB chart for five weeks. Frankie died on February 27th 1968.

From Quiz So, I'm A John

Answer: John Fred

Along with his Playboy Band, John Fred became a one hit wonder in 1968 with "Judy In Disguise", which reached Billboard's number one position that year. He had recorded the song "Shirley" way back in 1958, and rejected an invitation to appear on "American Bandstand" when asked.

From Quiz Which Jones?

Answer: Tom Jones

Born in Trefforest, Pontypridd as Thomas John Woodward. He took his name from the title character in the book "The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling".

From Quiz Royal Musicians

Answer: B.B. King

His real name is Riley B. King, and he claims he never was coordinated enough to play guitar and sing at the same time!

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