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1. Deborah Harry and Chris Stein started a rock band in the mid-1970s and named it Angel and the Snake. Fortunately, they later changed the name. What did they rename their band?
2. The members of this band really were from California. First formed in 1961, their music reflected the carefree, sun-and-surf lifestyle of the Golden State. The original band members consisted of brothers Brian, Carl, and Mike, cousin Mike Love, and friend Al Jardine. At first they called themselves Carl and the Passions. We know them by what name?
3. Believe it or not, this singing duo originally called themselves Tom and Jerry. They became known by a different name. "Bridge Over Troubled Water" was a monster hit for them. Who were they?
4. From Detroit, Michigan, Motown Records produced this successful female singing group who got their start way back in 1959. In those days they were known as the Primettes. By what name do we remember them today?
5. It's hard to believe that this rock band, popular during the late 1960s and early 1970s, first called themselves the Blue Velvets. They were also briefly known as the Golliwogs. With songs like "Bad Moon Rising" and "Proud Mary," the band later changed its name to what?
6. This British heavy metal band, one of the most successful in rock music history, went through several name changes before they settled on the name for which they become famous. Do the names Polka Tulk or Earth ring any bells? How about the songs "Paranoid" and "Iron Man?" Name this band.
7. Before singer/songwriter John Phillips added his wife and another female vocalist to his newly formed band, he and his partner, Denny, were part of a group called the New Journeymen. Later, after adding the two female vocalists, the group renamed themselves. By what name were they later known?
8. They were the Quarrymen and sometimes Johnny and the Moondogs. By the time these four lads from Liverpool came to the U.S. their name had changed. Who did they become?
9. They were first known as the Elgins until Berry Gordy changed their name. If you know my girl and you ain't too proud to beg, then perhaps you'll know the name by which the Elgins became more famously known.
10. If I were to mention the names Caesar and Cleo, you might think I was talking about someone's pets. It's actually the name of a married vocal duo popular in the 1960s and 1970s. Of course they didn't stay Caesar and Cleo. The duo changed their name to what?
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