Johnny and The ???? Part 2 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Dawn

Dawn featuring Tony Orlando. Or, Tony Orlando and Dawn. Tony Orlando and Dawn had three chart-toppers in the 1970s: "Knock Three Times", in late 1970, "Tie a Yellow Ribbon" 1973, and "He Don't Love You (Like I Love You)" in 1975. With another three top ten hits in the decade, they were one of the top twenty recording artists of the 1970s.

Answer: Red Caps

Steve Gibson and The Red Caps recorded "Silhouettes" in 1957. The original version by The Rays reached the top ten on the pop charts.

Answer: The Pharaohs

Sam the Sham and The Pharaohs were a group from Dallas, Texas. Their star shone brightly for a few years in the "sixties", with hits such as "Wooly Bully" and "Lil Red Riding Hood".

Answer: Aztecs

Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs were the first Australian rock group to be popular outside their home state.
From New South Wales the Aztecs fronted by Billy were immensely popular in Perth and Brisbane. With hits like their great cover of the Coasters' "Poison Ivy" and covers of "Mashed Potato", "Over the Rainbow" and "Love Letters" they were pioneers of the second wave of Aussie Rockers.

Answer: Rebel Rousers

Cliff Bennett's only major hit was a cover of the Beatles' "Got to Get You Into My Life". Very popular in England and Europe, but after this hit in 1966 they failed to make the charts. Bennett retired from music in the 1970s.

Answer: Drells

Archie Bell and The Drells from Houston, Texas. Their big hit of 1968 "Tighten Up" hit Number one for two weeks. The follow up single, "I Can't Stop Dancing" made the top ten in 1968. Although subsequent releases did not fare well on the pop charts, eleven singles made the top 100 but did not crack the top twenty.

Answer: Bellboys

Featured in "Rock around the Clock" in 1956 Freddie Bell and the Bellboys (sometimes called "His Bellboys") performed "We're Gonna Teach You To Rock" and "Giddyup Ding Dong" in the movie. Basically a Las Vegas show band Freddie did not make much impact on the charts, although his early version of "Hound Dog" was popular in England.

Answer: Playboys

Normie Rowe and The Playboys enjoyed enormous popularity in Australia from 1965-1968. Their fame was put on hold when Rowe was conscripted and served with the Australian forces in Vietnam. Their double sided hit of 1965, "Que Sera Sera" b/w "Shakin All Over" was the biggest hit of 1965 holding the number one spot for 11 weeks.

Answer: Fish

Country Joe and the Fish enjoyed only moderate chart success but were a very popular live act. Famous for their song "I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-To-Die-Rag" performed for the crowd at Woodstock. Featured in the movie of "Woodstock" with a bouncing ball on the sing-a-long lyrics.

Answer: Starliters

Joey Dee and The Starliters, were the house band at the extremely popular Nightclub in New York, The Peppermint Lounge. They played there from 1960-1963. Who could forget the 1961 hit "The Peppermint Twist" by Joey Dee and The Starliters? The hits dried up by mid 1963 when the twist craze faded away. Three members of the Starliters, Eddie Brigati, Felix Caviliere and Gene Cornish, went on to form The Young Rascals. Actor Joe Pesci played guitar for the Starliters in 1961.