Musical Super Groups Trivia Quiz

Answer: Jefferson Airplane

Jefferson Airplane did not contribute a member to Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. David Crosby played rhythm guitar and sang with The Byrds, Stephen Stills was a guitarist with Buffalo Springfield and Graham Nash played guitar and sang with The Hollies. They performed at the the 1969 Woodstock Festival and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997.

Answer: The Traveling Wilburys

The Traveling Wilburys included George Harrison of The Beatles, Jeff Lynne of Electric Light Orchestra and solo artists Bob Dylan, Tom Petty and Roy Orbison.
They released "Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1" in 1988. After Roy Orbison's death later that year, the rest of the group recorded a second album, "Traveling Wilburys Vol. 3," which was released in 1991.

Answer: Humble Pie

Eric Clapton was not in the group Humble Pie. Eric Clapton formed the super group Cream with Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker of the Graham Bond Organisation. Cream entered the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993.
Eric Clapton joined the super group with his Cream band mate Ginger Baker as well as Steve Winwood from Traffic and The Spencer Davis Group and Ric Grech from Family. Blind Faith released only one album called "Blind Faith" in 1969.
Eric Clapton was also part of the super group Derek and the Dominos with Duane Allman as well as Bobby Whitlock, Carl Radle and Jim Gordon from the band Delaney and Bonnie. Derek and the Dominos had a hit with the song "Layla" in 1972.

Answer: no

The third member of Emerson, Lake & Palmer was drummer Carl Palmer from Atomic Rooster and The Crazy World of Arthur Brown. Robert Palmer was a successful solo artist as well as singer in the super group the Power Station.

Answer: Velvet Revolver

Velvet Revolver released two albums with the lineup of Slash, Duff McKagan, Matt Sorum, Dave Kushner and Scott Weiland: "Contraband" in 2004 and "Libertad" in 2007. Velvet Revolver won a Grammy Award in 2005 for Best Hard Rock Performance for their song "Slither."

Answer: Damn Yankees

Tommy Shaw of Styx, Jack Blades of Night Ranger and Ted Nugent formed the super group Damn Yankees. They released the 1990 album "Damn Yankees" which spawned the hit singles "High Enough" and "Coming of Age" and the 1992 "Don't Tread" which produced the hit single "Where You Goin' Now".

Answer: Power Station

Robert Palmer, Tony Thompson, Andy and John Taylor formed the super group Power Station. Power Station released their "The Power Station" album in 1985. The album produced the hit singles "Some Like It Hot" and "Get It On (Bang a Gong)".

Answer: The Highwaymen

The Highwaymen was a country super group who released three albums: "Highwayman" in 1985, "Highwayman 2" in 1990 and "The Road Goes On Forever" in 1995. The Highwaymen had a number one country single in 1985 called "Highwayman".

Answer: Whitesnake

Paul Rodgers never sang with the group Whitesnake. Rodgers joined the group Bad Company from 1973-1982. Bad Company comprised of guitarist Mick Ralphs from Mott the Hoople, bassist Boz Burrell from King Crimson and drummer Simon Kirke from Free.
Paul Rodgers joined The Firm from 1984-1986. The Firm included guitarist Jimmy Page from The Yardbirds and Led Zeppelin, bassist Tony Franklin from Roy Harper and drummer Chris Slade from Uriah Heep and Manfred Mann's Earth Band. The Firm released two albums: "The Firm" in 1985 and "Mean Business" in 1986.
Rodgers formed The Law with drummer Kenney Jones from the bands Small Faces and The Who. They released only one album, the 1991 album "The Law."

Answer: Dionne and Friends

Dionne Warwick, Gladys Knight, Elton John and Stevie Wonder collaborated in 1985 under the name Dionne and Friends to record the song "That's What Friends Are For." The song benefited the American Foundation for AIDS Research.
USA for Africa and Band Aid recorded songs in the mid 1980s to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia. Voices That Care recorded a song to raise money for International Red Cross organization during the 1991 Operation Desert Storm conflict.