Let's 'Stop' to Check Some Pop Songs Quiz

Answer: The Hollies

Graham Nash co-wrote "Stop Stop Stop" with fellow Hollies members Allan Clarke and Tony Hicks. The song was a single release before it was included on their fifth album, "For Certain Because" (1966). "Stop Stop Stop" was the only song by The Hollies to feature Tony Hicks playing banjo. The song was a hit in several countries and reached Number Seven in the US.
Graham Nash left The Hollies in late 1968 and headed for California where he teamed up with David Crosby and Stephen Stills. Terry Sylvester of The Swinging Blue Jeans replaced Nash.
"Shapes of Things" was a 1966 US Top Ten by The Yardbirds. "Dandy" and "Listen People" were two of several 1966 Top Forty hits by Herman's Hermits.

Answer: The Shirelles

"Soldier Boy" was the second and final Number One hit for the Shirelles. "Stop the Music" was released the same year and made it to Number 36. Shirley Owens was a founding member of the Passaic, New Jersey, group that also included Doris Coley, Addie "Micki" Harris and Beverly Lee.

They formed in 1957 for a talent show and were signed by Scepter Records. In 1958 they first hit the US charts with "I Met Him On a Sunday (Ronde-Ronde)". Two years later the group topped the charts with "Will You Love Me Tomorrow". "One Fine Day" was a 1963 hit from The Chiffons. "He's a Rebel" was a 1962 Number One single by The Crystals.

In 1961 "Please Mr. Postman" by The Marvelettes topped the US charts.

Answer: Dale and Grace

Dale Houston and Grace Broussard teamed up for two US Top ten hits. They topped the charts in 1963 with "I'm Leaving It Up to You" and followed up with the Number Eight "Stop and Think It Over" the following year. Houston was performing in a club in Ferriday, Louisiana, when an executive from a record label approached him to consider forming a duet with a female.

He paired up with Grace and they began practicing and searching for material. When they sang a song released in 1957 by Don and Dewey called "I'm Leaving it Up to You"- it was released locally by Michelle Records and became a regional hit.

When it was distributed by the Jaime label it charted nationally. The pair toured with Dick Clark's Caravan of Stars and followed with "Stop and Think it Over". Paul and Paula also enjoyed Number One success in 1963 with "Hey Paula". Brother and sister Nino Tempo and April Stevens topped the charts with "Deep Purple" (1963).

In 1962 Dick and Dee Dee reached Number Two with "The Mountain's High".

Answer: Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers

Tom Petty and Mike Campbell wrote "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" for release by Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers. It was originally recorded for their "Hard Promises" LP. It was then arranged for Nicks to team up with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and the song became the first single release from Nicks' "Bella Donna" album.

The release went to Number Three in the US charts. Stevie Nicks asked Petty to produce the "Bella Donna" album but he declined the offer. Ray Parker Jr. and Raydio charted "A Woman Needs Love" in 1981. Franke and The Knockouts charted with "Sweetheart". "Fire Lake" was a 1980 single by Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band.

Answer: Sammy Hagar

"Can't Stop Lovin' You" was featured often on Van Halen's 1995 "Ambulance Tour" with Sammy Hagar fronting the band. It was the third and most successful single from the band's "Balance" album, peaking at Number thirty.
David Lee Roth became the front man for Van Halen in the seventies after the band rented a sound system from him. The group catapulted to fame in the seventies with several hits with Roth singing lead. Roth left the band in 1985. Patty Smyth from the band Scandal was offered the position of lead vocalist but turned the offer down. Sammy Hagar was enjoying a successful solo career but accepted the offer to join Van Halen. The first album featuring Hagar was the successful "5150". Hagar left the band in 1996 and after a brief reunion with David Lee Roth Gary Cherone from Extreme became the band's vocalist.
In 2006 Van Halen's bass player Michael Anthony and Sammy Hagar toured as "The Other Half" with Michael Anthony doing occasional vocals.

Answer: I Just Wanna Stop

"I Just Wanna Stop" was the first Canadian Number One single by Montreal, Quebec, native Gino Vannelli. The song went to Number Four in the US. It was his first single to break the Top Ten in either country.
Vannelli signed with A and M and released his first album, "Crazy Life", in 1973. He used multi-layered synthesizers to create a unique sound. Vannelli opened for Stevie Wonder on tour and the exposure helped him launch "I Just Wanna Stop" into the charts. In 1981 "Living Inside Myself" made Number Six on Billboard's Top 100.
"Don't Stop Me Now" was a 1979 Queen single. "Don't Stop" was a single from the 1977 Fleetwood Mac album "Rumours". The Osmonds released "I Can't Stop" in 1974 from their "Love Me for a Reason" album.

Answer: Down

"Stop Breaking Down" was recorded by Robert Johnson during his final recording session in 1937. Sonny Boy Williamson recorded a version in 1945 and Baby Boy Warren released a version nine years later.
When The Rolling Stones recorded the song for their "Exile on Main Street" album Mick Taylor played slide guitar and Mick Jagger provided the harmonica parts. There is a live recording of the Rolling Stones doing the song with Robert Cray on slide guitar on the 1994 "The Rolling Stones: Voodoo Lounge Live" DVD.

Answer: Twisted Sister

Long Island based Twisted Sister gained popularity from the high rotation of "I Wanna Rock" (1984) and "We're Not Gonna Take It" (1984) on MTV. Front man Dee Snider was not in the original lineup when the band formed in the early seventies. Snider came on board in 1976 when he was recommended by the band's agent. Their first studio album, "Under the Blade", came out in 1982 on Secret Records. The group then signed with Atlantic Records and released "You Can't Stop Rock 'n' Roll" in 1984.
By 1987 the band broke up and the members became involved in other ventures. They have occasionally reunited throughout the past few decades.
Quiet Riot released "Cum On Feel The Noize" in 1984. "Round And Round" was a successful 1984 released from Ratt. "Caught Up In You" by 38 Special hit the charts in 1982.

Answer: True

"Where Did Our Love Go", "Baby Love" and :Come See About Me" topped the charts in 1964 followed by "Stop! In the Name of Love" and "Back in My Arms Again" early in 1965. They stumbled slightly after "Back in My Arms Again" with the Number 11 "Nothing but Heartaches" but bounced back with the Number One "I Hear a Symphony" the same year.
The Supremes put 12 Number One singles on the Billboard charts in the US.
Most of the songs were written by Motown's songwriting team of Brian and Edward Holland, Jr along with Lamont Dozier. In 1990 the songwriting team was inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In 1968 the Holland-Dozier-Holland team left Motown and two years later Diana Ross embarked on a solo career while The Supremes continued to tour and record with several personnel changes until they performed their final concert in 1977.

Answer: Mac Davis

in 1972 Mac Davis had his first and only Number One single with "Baby, Don't Get Hooked on Me". "Stop and Smell the Roses" and "One Hell of a Woman" were hits for Davis in 1974. Mac Davis broke into the music business as a songwriter for one of Frank Sinatra's companies, Boots Enterprises.

He also played guitar on many of the sessions for artists on Sinatra's Reprise label. He left to join Columbia Records in 1970 and took his catalog of songs with him. In addition to charting successful singles Davis also hosted his own television variety show and was cast in several movies. Cat Stevens had a Number Six single with his cover of Sam Cooke's "Another Saturday Night" in 1974. "Be Thankful for What You Got" was a 1974 Top Ten by William DeVaughn and Billy Swan topped the charts with "I Can Help".