1960s Music: Hits on Either Side of "The Pond" Quiz

Answer: The Tornados

The Tornados were an instrumental group from London and they achieved this feat in December 1962 with "Telstar". It also reached number one the UK Singles Chart. In 1963 the group had four other hits that made it into the UK Singles charts but no other achievements in the USA. The Beatles reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 in February 1964 with "I Want to Hold Your Hand" plus another five in that same year.

The Animals reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 in September 1964 with "The House of the Rising Sun". Manfred Mann also reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 with "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" in October 1964.

Answer: Brian Hyland

Brian Hyland is from Queens, New York City and he formed his own harmonica group called The Delfis at age 14. He then went solo and had little success with "Rosemary" and "Four Little Heels (The Clickety Clack Song)" before hitting number one with the novelty song "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini".
Patti Page (1927-2013) was an American singer who recorded a number one hit with "(How Much is That) Doggie in the Window" in 1953.
Jerry Samuels under the name of Napoleon XIV released "They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa" which peaked at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100 in August 1966.
Sheb Wooley (1921-2003) was an actor and singer and released the number one hit on the US Billboard Top 100 with "The Purple People Eater" in 1958. Sheb appeared in many western movies and portrayed Pete Nolan the scout on the TV series "Rawhide" from 1959-1966.

Answer: Australia

The Seekers were a folk pop quartet originally from Melbourne, Australia. They were the first Australian pop group to achieve success in the UK and USA. "I'll Never Find Another You" peaked at number four in the USA. They had other hits with "A World of Our Own", "Morningtown Ride", Someday, One Day" and their highest ranking on the US Billboard Hot 100 was at number two with "Georgy Girl" in 1967.

Answer: Del Shannon

Del Shannon (1934-1990) from Michigan was not only a rock and roll singer but also a songwriter and country musician. He also had other top 40 hits on the US Billboard Hot 100 with "Hats Off to Larry" (number five), "Keep Searchin' (We'll Follow the Sun)" (number nine), "Little Town Flirt" (number 12), " Handy Man" (number 22), "So Long, Baby" (number 28) and "Hey Little Girl" (number 38). Dion is an American singer and songwriter who had a number one hit with "Runaround Sue" on the US Billboard Hot 100 in 1961. Jimmy Dean (1928-2010) had a number one hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 for five weeks in 1961 with "Big Bad John". Pat Boone is an American singer, actor songwriter and TV personality.

In 1961 he had a number one hit in June on the US Billboard Hot 100 with "Moody River".

Answer: It's All in the Game

Cliff Richard (born Harry Rodger Webb in India) is an English pop singer, musician and actor. "It's All in the Game" reached number 25 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number two in the UK. "Living Doll" was a 1959 hit at number one in the UK and number 30 in the USA. "Lucky Lips" (1963) peaked at number four in the UK and number 62 in the USA. "I'm the Lonely One" hit number eight in the UK and number 92 in the USA. His other number one hits in the UK were: "Please Don't Tease" (1960), "I Love You" (1960), "The Young Ones " (1962), "The Next Time" (1962), "Summer Holiday" (1963), "The Minute You're Gone" (1965) and "Congratulations" (1968).

Answer: Monday, Monday

"Monday, Monday" reached number one in May 1966 and also achieved number one on the US Cash Box Top 100. "Dedicated to the One I Love" reached number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 in 1967. "California Dreamin'" achieved number four on the same chart in 1965. "I Saw Her Again" achieved number five on the US Billboard Hot 100 in 1966. Altogether they had seven top ten hits in the US Billboard Hot 100 from 1965 to 1972.

Answer: Puppet on a String

Sandie Shaw (born Sandra Ann Goodrich) is an English pop singer who was spotted by the singer Adam Faith in 1964. Her first number one hit in the UK in 1964 was "(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me" and her second number one hit in 1965 was "Long Live Love".

Although Sandie did not particularly like the song "Puppet on a String" it however allowed her to be the first person to win the Eurovision Song Contest from the UK. However, her highest ranking on the US Billboard Hot 100 was with "I'd Be Far Better Off Without You" at number 42 and only at number three in the UK.

Answer: Dizzy

Tommy Roe is from Atlanta, Georgia and is a singer and songwriter. He had a number of other hits during the 1960s like ""The Folk Singer", "Sweet Pea", "Hooray for Hazel" and "Jam Up and Jelly Tight". However, none of them reached the heights of "Sheila" and "Dizzy". "Dizzy" went to number in the USA, UK and Canada in 1969. "Sheila" although number one in the USA could only peak at number three in the UK Singles Chart, both in 1962. "Everybody" (1963) peaked at number three in the USA and number nine in the UK. The interesting thing about "Wooden Heart" is that Elvis Presley hit top spot in the UK in March 1961 but only released it in the USA in November 1964 as a B-side to "Blue Christmas". Joe Dowell hit number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 with the song in August 1961, five months after Elvis had released it in the UK.

Answer: Sunshine Superman

Born Donovan Philips Leitch, but better known as Donovan, he is a songwriter and guitarist. He developed an distinctive electric style and once taught John Lennon a finger-picking guitar style in 1968. "Sunshine Superman" was number one in the USA in September 1966 and it peaked at number two in the UK. "Catch the Wind" reached number four in the UK and number 23 in the USA in 1965. "Mellow Yellow" reached number two in the USA and number eight in the UK in 1966. "Hurdy Gurdy Man" peaked at number five in the USA and number four in the UK in 1968.

His other UK hits were "Universal Soldier" and "Colours". He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012.

Answer: Simon & Garfunkel

Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel was a folk rock duo who were singers and songwriters. They met as youngsters in Queens, New York City and as teenagers began writing and singer songs. They started out as a duo act called Tom & Jerry. There two number one hits in the 60s were "The Sound of Silence" (1965) and "Mrs. Robinson" (1968). They also had another number one hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 with "Bridge over Troubled Water" in February 1970.
The Righteous Brothers (Bobby Hatfield and Bill Medley) were a musical duo that started performing together in 1962. Their two number one hits in the 1960s were "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" (1964) and "(You're My) Soul and Inspiration" (1966).
Sonny and Cher Bono were a husband and wife duo who had "I Got You Babe" as a their only number one hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 which was in 1965.
The Everly Brothers ( Don and Phil) were rock and roll singers who had two number one hits in the 1950s with "Wake Up Little Susie" (1957) and "All I Have to Do is Dream" (1958). Their only number one hit in the 60s was in 1960 with "Cathy's Clown".