My iTunes: Black & Blue Trivia Quiz

Answer: Santana

"Black Magic Woman" was written by Peter Green and first released by Fleetwood Mac as a single in 1968. Santana's cover was released in 1970 and is actually a medley which included a 1966 instrumental called "Gypsy Queen" by Hungarian jazz guitarist Gábor Szabó. My copy is from a Various Artists compilation called "Ultimate Power of Super Groups" released in 2002.

Answer: The Beatles

Although generally referred to as a Beatles' song, "Blackbird" was written by Paul McCartney and performed as a solo by him on the group's 1968 double album "The Beatles," aka the "White Album," from which my iTune was downloaded. However, the writing credit for the song is listed as "Lennon-McCartney." Other artists recording the song include Neil Diamond, Sarah McLachlan, Billy Preston, Bobby McFerrin, Carly Simon, and Crosby, Stills, and Nash.

Answer: The Doobie Brothers

Writer Patrick Simmons sang lead vocals on the Doobie Brothers' introduction of "Black Water" on their 1974 album "What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits." The next year it hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, despite the fact that it did so originally as a B-side single. My version is a 2016 remastered cut from the "Best of the Doobies" album.

Answer: Johnny Cash

Cash wrote this song in 1971 to make a statement against several things he no doubt opposed, including racism, mistreatment of the poor, Vietnam, and mass incarceration of the disadvantaged. He himself was known as "the man in black." My download came a 2002 compilation of Cash hits called "The Essential Johnny Cash."

Answer: Kingston Trio

Billy Edd Wheeler, Mike Stoller, and Jerry Leiber wrote this Kingston Trio folk song in 1963 and included a chorus from a 1931 folk song called "The Lonesome Valley." Released in '63 as a single, the song was a top-ten hit on the Billboard Hot 100. My version came off a 2002 compilation release of Kingston Trio hits called "Absolutely the Best."

Answer: Roy Orbison

Roy Orbison and Joe Melson wrote "Blue Bayou" and Orbison recorded it in 1963. It later became a bigger hit for Linda Ronstadt in 1977, eventually becoming her signature song. My version came off a 1999 Orbison compilation cd called "16 Biggest Hits: Roy Orbison."

As a result of Ronstadt's cover, a really effective fastball became known in baseball lingo as a "Linda Ronstadt" because it "blew by you (the batter)," i.e. "blue bayou."

Answer: Glenn Miller

"Serenade in Blue" composed in 1942 by Harry Warren with lyrics by Mack Gordon. It was introduced that same year in the 20th Century Fox musical "Orchestra Wives," played by Glenn Miller and sung by Lynn Bari. My download version, which does not include vocals, was from a 1999 compilation CD called "Best of the Big Bands."

Answer: The Fendermen

Also known as "Blue Yodel #8", this Fendermen one-hit-wonder was first recorded in 1930 by writer Jimmie Rodgers. The Fendermen reached number five with it on the Billboard 100 in 1950. My version came from a compilation CD called "Goofy Greats."

Like many country and bluegrass standards, it has been covered by a large number and wide variety of artists, including Dolly Parton, Van Morrison, Merle Haggard, Bob Dylan, Jose Feliciano, Lonnie Donegan, and Woodie Guthrie.

Answer: The Marcels

Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart penned "Blue Moon" in 1934. Both Mel Torme and Billy Eckstine had hits with the song in 1949, but my cover is the 1961 version by The Marcels, hitting number one on both the Billboard 100 chart and the UK chart. My version was downloaded from the "Rock and Roll Relix" series CD for 1960-1961.

Over the years it has also been covered by Rod Stewart, Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, Elvis, Billie Holiday, and the Supremes.

Answer: Falco and Bob Dylan (two versions)

Dylan wrote "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue" and released it in 1965 on his album "Bringing It All Back Home," from which my iTune was taken. It has been theorized that the original "Baby Blue" may have been such as Joan Baez (who also recorded the song), Dylan himself, or even his folk audience. The song has been covered many times.

Falco (Austrian singer Johann Hölzel) recorded the song in 1985 on his album "Falco 3."