Musicians Born in 1960 Trivia Quiz

Answer: The Next Time I Fall

Amy Lee Grant was born November 25, 1960. Although she scored several hits in the Gospel genre her duet with Peter Cetera, "The Next Time I Fall", was her first Number One Billboard Hot 100 hit in the US. The song was a cut from Cetera's 1986 "Solitude/Solitaire" album. The song received a Grammy Award nomination for "Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals".
Amy included the song on her "Greatest Hits 1986-2004" album. "Baby Baby" and "The Next Time I Fall" were Amy's only two US Number One Billboard Pop releases.
"More Than Words" was released by Extreme. "Every Heartbeat" was a 1991 solo release by Amy Grant and "Can't Stop This Thing We Started" was released by Bryan Adams.

Answer: You Keep Me Hangin' On

Kim was Born in England in September of 1960. She and her mom sang backing vocals for her dad, British Rock singer Marty Wilde. Her solo show business career began in 1980 when she signed with RAK Records. A year later her single, "Kids in America", became a UK hit and made the US Top Forty.

She followed with other recordings including ten cover songs, four of which were released as singles. "You Keep Me Hangin' On" was her biggest cover success, reaching Number One in America and peaking at Number Two in England. "You Can't Hurry Love" was a 1982 Top Ten US hit by Phil Collins from his solo album, "Hello, I Must Be Going!". "Stop! In the Name of Love" was covered by The Hollies in 1983 and "Where Did Our Love Go" was redone by The J. Geils Band in 1976.

Answer: Simply Red

"Cathy's Clown" was the US Number One song when Michael was born in 1960. He became a DJ when he was only 14 and was influenced by Soul and R and B music. He formed a group called The Frantic Elevators and later formed a band he wanted to call Red, but when his manager kept telling everyone it was simply Red, the name Simply Red stuck.

The members of the band came from other local groups and made their debut as Simply Red in 1985. The following year they released their recording of a song that Mick wrote with Neil Moss when Mick was with the Frantic Elevators called "Holding Back the Years".

The song went to Number One in the US in mid-1986. Mr. Mister topped the US charts with "Kyrie" in 1986. In the same year The Pet Shop Boys reached Number One with "West End Girls". Human League's 1986 US Number One was "Human".

Answer: The United States

Husker Du means "do you remember" in Norwegian and Danish, but Bob was born in Malone, New York, in October, 1960. He formed the alternative group in Saint Paul, Minnesota, in 1979. They signed with Warner Brothers Records in the early eighties. By the end of the decade the band had dissolved.
In 1989 Mould recorded an acoustic solo album titled "Workbook" for the fledgling Virgin Records label.
During the mid-nineties he formed a group called Sugar that released two albums before breaking up. After a stint as a scriptwriter for wrestling's WCW he returned to music as a club deejay and performed solo renditions of his work on tours.

Answer: Nena

Gabriele Susanne Kerner was born March 24, 1960. A German native, Gabriele assumed the stage name Nena and also named the band Nena when they had their hit, "99 Luftballons". It was also released in English as "99 Red Balloons". She began performing in 1979 as the singer for a band called Stripes.

In 1982 Nena was formed and the band released a local hit titled "Nur geträumt" ("Only dreamt"). Two years later they released "99 Luftballons" from their "Nena" album and the song became an international success. Shannon released "Let The Music Play" in 1984. "Lover Girl" was by Teena Marie the following year. Frida released "I Know There's Something Going On" in 1983.

Answer: Bass

Rick "Sav" Savage was born Richard Savage in December, 1960. Def Leppard was formed in 1977 as Atomic Mass with the original members being Rick Savage on bass, Pete Willis on guitar and Tony Kenning playing drums. Joe Elliott auditioned as a guitar player shortly after the band formed and ended up as the vocalist. Kenning was soon replaced by a 15-year-old Rick Allen on drums.

In 1978 Steve Clark joined the band and the name was changed to Def Leppard. Their "On Through the Night" album was released in March, 1980, and they began touring as a support act for other bands. Phil Collen replaced Pete Willis in 1982.

Despite occasional personnel changes, Rick Savage has been playing bass and singing backing vocals with the group since the beginning.

Answer: Duran Duran

Roger and John were both born in 1960. Andy Taylor was born in February, 1961, and they were members of Duran Duran. John Taylor was an original member of the band and initially player the guitar. Roger joined shortly after the band was formed. None of the Taylors were related.

The band got their start as the house band at a club called the Rum Runner in 1978. Their eponymous debut LP was released in 1981. Their fashion image and the advent of music videos propelled the band to stardom, selling over 100,000,000 records. Stuart Leslie Goddard was known as Adam Ant.

There were no Taylors in his band. Big Country was from Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. Tears for Fears formed in the early eighties with Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith.

Answer: Athens

Athens, Georgia, was the home base for both bands and where the University of Georgia is located. Michael was born in Decatur, Georgia, in 1960. He met guitarist Peter Buck in a record store where Buck worked in Athens. They realized they shared the same musical tastes and in 1980 a band was formed that included other students from the college.

They rehearsed for quite some time without actually selecting a name but after considering several names Peter came up with REM. Before long the band members left college to focus on the group and got a manager. Michael was actually the last member to decide to quit college and focus on a musical career.

Their debut album, "Murmur", was released in 1983. In addition to his successful career with REM, Michael has also appeared in a number of films.

Answer: Frankie Goes to Hollywood

Holly Johnson was born William Johnson in February, 1960. Frankie Goes to Hollywood was formed in the early eighties. Their first hit release, "Relax", was banned by the BBC after it had been out for three months because of alleged sexual content. The banning of the record propelled the song to become a smash hit and the BBC finally relented and allowed the song to be played on the 1984 Christmas airing of "Top of the Pops".

While "Relax" topped the UK charts it only made it to Number Ten in the US. Johnson left the band in 1987 and divided his time between being an artist and staying involved in the music scene. Depeche Mode formed in 1980. Bow Wow Wow was formed in the eighties by Malcolm McLaren to promote New Romantic fashion. Marc Almond and David Ball called themselves Soft Cell.

Their only significant US hit was a cover version of Gloria Jones' "Tainted Love".

Answer: As Nasty As They Wanna Be

Campbell was born in December, 1960. He was not an original member of the Los Angeles based group. Campbell was from Miami so when he fronted 2 Live Crew they became known as Southern rappers. He first came in contact with the group when he was a promoter and signed them to do dates in Miami. He became their manager and thought the group needed a more powerful front man so he assumed the duties himself.
He became embroiled in a Supreme Court case called Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc., when 2 Live Crew recorded a cover version of Roy Orbison's hit, "Oh Pretty Woman".
"Raising Hell" was by Run D.M.C. "Licensed to Ill" was the 1986 debut album by The Beastie Boys. "Check Your Head" was a later Beastie Boys release.