It's a Beautiful Day Quiz | Music

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1. In which city was the band It's a Beautiful Day formed in 1967?

Answer: San Francisco

As mentioned in the introduction the band was a product of the Summer of Love which centred around the city of San Francisco. Don't forget that "If you are going to San Francisco be sure to wear flowers in your hair".

2. David Laflamme, the driving force behind It's a Beautiful Day, played an unusual instrument for a rock band at that time. What was David's instrument of choice?

Answer: Violin

David Laflamme started taking violin lessons at the age of five. After winning a completion he played solo with the Utah Symphony Orchestra. Before forming the band he was part of Electric Chamber Orkustra, which played a fusion of classical and psychedelic music.

3. David Laflamme was also the singer of It's a Beautiful Day, sharing the lead with a girl named Pattie. What was Pattie's surname?

Answer: Santos

Patricia Dora "Pattie" Santos was born in San Francisco in 1949. She left the band in 1974 and joined guitar player Bud Cockerel forming a duo in 1977. They produced only one album "A New Beginning". She died in a car crash in 1989. The other three options were all singers and named Patti!

4. It's a Beautiful Day's eponymous album was released in 1969 and contained a track that became the band's signature song. The song was about a bird of what colour?

Answer: White

"White Bird" is a beautiful moody song with close harmonies between the two lead singers and beautiful string arrangements. "White bird / In a golden cage / On a winter's day / In the rain" are the opening lyrics of the song. The song was written by David Laflamme and his then wife Linda. On the album Linda played organ, piano, electric piano, celeste and harpsichord, Hal Wagenet played guitar, Mitchell Holman was on bass, Val Fuentes was on drums and Pattie played tambourine, bells, block and gourd.

5. The first single of It's a Beautiful Day, a track on their eponymous album, shared a name with an Eastern European country with coast on the Black Sea. What was the name of the track?

Answer: Bulgaria

The track starts very slow with a violin playing to a background of drums and bells. "When you are in a dream the time passes so slowly" sing David and Pattie. The song gradually gets faster and other instruments join in. The song was written by David Laflamme. From the options given only Bulgaria has a coast on the Black Sea.

6. This track on the eponymous album by It's a Beautiful Day is "Calling" what Indian city which since then changed its name to Mumbai?

Answer: Bombay

"Bombay Calling" was written by Vince Wallace in 1962 but was never copyrighted. David Leflamme learned the song from him and used it during live concerts before recording the album. Vince and David are both credited on the album as writers of the song which is an instrumental. Deep Purple used the song as the basis for "Child in Time" that appeared on the album "Deep Purple in Rock".

7. In 1970 It's a Beautiful Day released their second album, "Marrying Maiden". Which member of the Grateful Dead appeared as a guest artist on two tracks of the album playing pedal steel guitar and banjo?

Answer: Jerry Garcia

Jerry Garcia and David Laflamme were old friends who had jammed together on previous occasions. The album signaled the departure of Linda Laflamme who was replaced by Fred Webb on keyboards. Richard Olsen of The Charlatans was also a guest on one track of the album. Mickey Hart played drums for the Grateful Dead.

8. On the album "Marrying Maiden" by It's a Beautiful Day, a track carries the name of which "heretic" Italian astronomer?

Answer: Galileo

The opening lyrics of the song are "A man sat on his roof and looked at the stars / Soon he could see a truth in the stars". The song was written by Hal Wagenet. Galileo was the only Italian in the list of choices.

9. On the album "Marrying Maiden" by It's a Beautiful Day a track title has the meaning of "a social gathering at which lively folk dancing takes place". What was the name of the track?

Answer: Hoedown

"Hoedown" was written by David Laflamme. The song is an instrumental and showcases David's ability with the violin. The other options are synonyms of hoedown but are not the names of tracks on the album.

10. On the album "Marrying Maiden" by It's a Beautiful Day a track is named after which mountain and nature trail in Connecticut?

Answer: Soapstone Mountain

"Soapstone Mountain" was written by David Laflamme. The opening lyrics are "Way back up on Soapstone Mountain / Way up high where the spirits run free". The song features both David and Pattie on vocals. All options are tracks on the album but there's only one mountain!

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It's a Beautiful Day Trivia Quiz

Despite the title this quiz is definitely not about the weather! It's a Beautiful Day is a band from California and also the title of their first album. They were a flowery child of the Summer of Love!

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