Instrumental Songs and Artists 1959 - 1973 Quiz

Answer: Dennis Coffey and the Detroit Guitar Army

"Scorpio" was a funk instrumental hit for Dennis Coffey and the Detroit Guitar Army back in 1971. It was on his second LP titled "Evolution". The single sold over a million copies.
In the U.S., it reached number nine on the Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart and number six on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. The LP reached number thirteen on the U.S. Top Soul Albums chart only because of the song "Scorpio". It also reached number thirty six on the U.S. Billboard Pop Albums chart.

Answer: Santo & Johnny

In September of 1959, the song "Sleepwalk" by Santo & Johnny reached number one on The U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. It also reached number four on the U.S. Billboard Top R&B Hits chart.
The song has Hawaiian sounding overtones and was created using steel and acoustic guitars. The melody is very haunting and is even more haunting if you have watched the movie "Sleepwalkers" by Stephen King. The scene during which it is played is indeed creepy.
There were lyrics written for the song but they were discarded and never used.

Answer: Hot Butter

The Moog synthesizer instrumental song "Popcorn" was recorded by Hot Butter in 1972. When one listens to the song it becomes immediately apparent why it was titled the way it was. There are popping sounds throughout that bring making popcorn to mind.
Hot Butter's version reached number nine on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart and number four on the U.S. Billboard Easy Listening chart. The song also charted in Australia, Austria, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, South Africa, Switzerland, and the UK. It's quite a catchy song.

Answer: The Edgar Winter Group

In 1973 The Edgar Winter Group released the song "Frankenstein" as a single and on their "They Only Come Out At Night" LP. The song peaked at number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart in May of 1973. The song "My Love" by Paul McCartney took "Frankenstein" out of the number one spot after one week of being there. The ARP-2600 synthesizer was the main instrument in the song and Edgar Winter knew how to play it well.

The original riff for the song was actually played at the 1969 Woodstock Festival when Edgar performed it with his brother Johnny. So although the song was released in 1973, its beginnings go back to the Woodstock days.

Answer: Moby Dick

"Moby Dick"is on the album "Led Zeppelin II". Led Zeppelin toured in 1968 - 1969 and during that time "Moby Dick" was called "Pat's Delight". The drummer for Led Zeppelin, John Bonham, was married to a Pat and the song was in reference to her. The title of the song from 1969 - 1975 was "Moby Dick" which is the title that stuck and also the title on the "Led Zeppelin II" LP. During the 1977 American tour the title was "Over The Top" because the solo began with the opening riff to the band's song titled "Out On The Tiles".

Answer: Toad

"Toad" is a five minute drum solo with a short guitar and bass guitar introduction. The song was released on Cream's debut LP titled "Fresh Cream", which was released in the UK at the end of 1966 and at the beginning of 1967 in the U.S. The LP was available in mono or stereo.
Today the band Cream is a rock legend. They were a power trio consisting of Eric Clapton - lead guitarist and vocalist, Ginger Baker - drummer, and Jack Bruce - bass player and vocalist.

Answer: Mason Williams With The Wrecking Crew

In 1968 Mason Williams released "Classical Gas" on his LP titled "The Mason Williams Phonograph Record". The song showed the world the classical guitar talent of Mason. The Wrecking Crew played the other instruments. They were a group of studio and session musicians who played anonymously on many an LP and were considered one of the most successful groups of their kind in history.
"Classical Gas" was originally titled "Classical Gasoline". A music copyist later saw fit to shorten the title.
The song hit the Billboard Hot 100 chart at number 93 in June of 1968. By the end of July it peaked out at number two. By August 11th it reached number one on Billboard's Adult Contemporary Tracks chart.
There's an obscure, seldom heard instrument played on "Classical Gas" called the Wagner Tuba. It's an oval shaped horn with a wide bore which is pointing upward. Richard Wagner was the inventor of the instrument.

Answer: The Assembled Multitude

The Assembled Multitude released "Overture From Tommy" as a single in the summer of 1970 and it reached Number 16 on the US Billboard Pop Singles chart. The song did even better on the Billboard Easy Listening chart. It peaked at Number four. "Overture From Tommy" was also released on their self titled LP from 1970.
The band had a total of three songs that made it to the Billboard Hot 100 chart between the end of 1970 and the beginning of 1971. They were "Overture From Tommy", "Woodstock", and "Medley From "Superstar" (A Rock Opera).
The Assembled Multitude were a group of instrumental studio musicians who came out of Philadelphia. They were considered the backbone of Philadelphia soul music and worked with some of the top soul groups of the day including The Stylistics.

Answer: Embryonic Journey

The answer is "Embryonic Journey". It's a lovely acoustic guitar tune that was actually written by Jorma Kaukonen in 1962. He composed it as part of a guitar workshop. Members of Jefferson Airplane really liked the tune and wanted to include it on the "Surrealistic Pillow" LP, so Jorma gave the okay.
The song was used in the final episode of the TV show "Friends". It was also used in the movies "The Rookie", "Purple Haze", "Berkeley In The Sixties", and "A Walk on the Moon". More recently it was used in a British TV commercial.
In 1994 Jorma released an album titled "Embryonic Journey". On it were 11 different takes on the song "Embryonic Journey".
If you haven't heard the song "Embryonic Journey", try youtube.com. It can usually be heard there.

Answer: Sock It My Way

In 1967 the song "Sock It My Way" was released on the B side of a 45 RPM that was released only in Turkey on the Europa label. This was their one and only 45.
"Sock It My Way" was a psychedelic tune with trippy sound effects. I heard it on the youtube.com website. It should still be available there if you're curious enough to hear what it sounds like.
The American hip hop group, Public Enemy, sampled "Sock It My Way" on their 1999 cut titled "Do You Wanna Go Our Way?"
One thing about Animated Egg is that all of the songs on their LP and 45 are instrumentals.