Jimmy, Johnny, Billy Trivia Quiz

Answer: Candy and Flowers

"Sends her candy, Sends her flowers, And I never saw her smile the way, She smiled at him today"
Charles Eugene Patrick Boone was a committed Christian, and once turned down a film role opposite Marilyn Monroe as he felt it might "compromise his standards"! He also refused to kiss his co-star Shirley Jones in the film "April Love" because she was married in real life.

Answer: Def Leppard

"Billy's Got A Gun" is the final track on the "Pyromania" CD, released in January 1983. By the end of that year it had sold over six million copies in the US, although it did not do very well in the band's home country, the UK. In 2002 the first episode of VH1's "Ultimate Albums" series was on the making of "Pyromania".

Answer: Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods

Paper Lace's version of the song only made number 94 in the US charts, although they later had a number one hit with "The Night Chicago Died" which was about prohibition.

Answer: Pretty

"Billy don't be a Hero, Come back to me".

Answer: Hanging Clothes On The Line

Among others, the song has been recorded by Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Patsy Cline and Brenda Lee.

Answer: Axl Rose

Axl Rose was born William Bruce Rose on February 6th 1962. When he was a small child his mother married L. Stephen Bailey and changed his name to William Bailey. Axl Rose is an anagram of oral sex!
Marilyn Mansen's real name is Brian Warner, Fish from Marillion rejoices in the name Derek Dick, and Alice Cooper's real name is Vincent Furnier.

Answer: Guitar

"A Weapon Called The Word", released on the Musidisc label, is one of a very few albums to go platinum on UK sales levels without charting, selling mainly by word of mouth.

Answer: McAllister

A 1967 recording of Ella Fitzgerald singing the song on Frank Sinatra's TV Special show led to eight Grammy Award nominations and four wins.
Bobbie Gentry never said why Billie Joe killed himself jumping off the Tallahatchie Bridge. Tallahatchie is in Mississippi.

Answer: Quincy Jones

Quincy Jones co-produced, and Steve Barron directed the video. "Billie Jean" was one of, if not the first, video by a black artist to be played on MTV.

Answer: Piper

Billie Piper was married to radio and TV personality Chris Evans. She is now famous for playing Rose Tyler in the new series of 'Doctor Who', made by the BBC. Billie won a National Television Award for Most Popular Actress for the role of Rose. She has also appeared in several films.

Answer: Hurricanes

"Red River Rock" went to number five in the US chart. The song was an instrumental rework of the song "Red River Valley".

Answer: Benjamin Britten

In the original 1951 production, the role of "Billy Budd" was sung by tenor Theodore Uppman.
It is thought Melville began writing "Billy Budd" around 1866, although it was not published until 1924 when the manuscript was found among his effects after his death. Herman Melville also wrote "Moby Dick".

Answer: Peter Gabriel

"Walking Into Mirrors" was released on Elton John's Rocket Records label.
Johnny Warman has since written songs for artists such as Ringo Starr, Asia, Cheap Trick and Elaine Paige, among others.

Answer: Johnny Logan

Johnny Logan represented Ireland and won in 1980 with "What's Another Day" and in 1987 with "Hold Me Now". He also composed the 1993 winning song "Why Me?" which was the entry for Ireland, sung by Linda Martin.
"What's Another Day" has sold over three million copies, and "Hold Me Now" has sold over a million copies worldwide.
Eurovision has been broadcast every year since 1956, and is one of the most viewed non-sporting events in the world, with audience figures of up to 600 million people!
Other winners of Eurovision include Abba, and Celine Dion, who represented Switzerland.

Answer: Catfish John

Johnny Russell is most famous for the song "Act Naturally" which was also recorded by The Beatles.
His song "Rednecks, White Socks, and Blue Ribbon Beer" was nominated for a Grammy award in 1973.

Answer: James

"Sit Down" by James spent three weeks at number two in the UK charts. It was kept from the top spot by one hit wonder Chesney Hawkes with his song "The One And Only".
The song also featured in the 2006 "Manchester Passion" and lead singer Tim Booth played the part of Judas Iscariot. The role of Jesus Christ in "Manchester Passion" was played by Darren Morfitt who is from my home town and whose sister is my sister's best friend - a paltry claim to fame for yours truly there!

Answer: Rossini

The "Galop" from Rossini's "William Tell" Overture was used throughout the 1940s to the 1960's as the Lone Ranger theme.
During Rossini's lifetime (1792 - 1868) he wrote 30 operas, of which William Tell was the last.
A performance of the Overture at a lunatic asylum had to be halted as the inmates became overexcited by the music!

Answer: Johnny Marr

After The Smiths broke up in 1987, Johnny Marr has worked with artists as diverse as Bryan Ferry, Black Grape, Billy Bragg, and Talking Heads. As of 2006 he is a member of American band 'Modest Mouse'.

Answer: Thirteen Women

"Rock Around The Clock" was released as the B-side to "Thirteen Women (And Only One Man In Town)" on the Decca label, which used the title "(We're Gonna) Rock Around The Clock". It featured on the opening credits of the film "Blackboard Jungle" in 1955, and became a major hit.
It was the first Rock n Roll song to reach the top of the US Chart where it remained for eight weeks.
The film "Rock Around The Clock" was released in 1956.
The song returned to the American Chart in 1974, when it was used in the film "American Graffiti".

Answer: Lecil Travis Martin

Lecil Travis Martin was born in Ovilla Texas, in 1931. He adopted the name "Boxcar Willie" from a song he wrote of the same name. He was in the USAF until 1976 when he left to pursue a full time career in music, going on to sell over 10 million records world wide. Willie died of leukemia in 1999, aged 67.