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Quiz about Performers and Songwriters of the 60s and 70s 2

Performers and Songwriters of the 60s and 70s 2 Quiz

I will provide you with a hit song by a popular artist. Each song was actually written by a different popular artist. Your mission is to correctly choose the artist that wrote the song. This is the second quiz I have created with this theme.

A multiple-choice quiz by up4abeer. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
up4abeer

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
202,466

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Johnny Rivers reached number 2 on the U.S. charts in 1964 with "Memphis". Which rock and roll pioneer wrote this song? Hint

Carl Perkins

Little Richard

Chuck Berry

Jerry Lee Lewis

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Question 2 of 10

2. Judy Collins looked at love from "Both Sides Now" in 1968. Who penned this huge international hit? Hint

Joni Mitchell

Carly Simon

Carole King

Petula Clark

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Question 3 of 10

3. The Staple Sisters had a big hit in 1975 with "Lets Do It Again". It was written by which soul legend? Hint

Curtis Mayfield

Al Green

Marvin Gaye

Ike Turner

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Question 4 of 10

4. Jeannie C Riley topped the country and western charts in 1968 with "Harper Valley PTA". What country music legend told this story? Hint

Loretta Lynn

Tom T. Hall

Conway Twitty

Tammy Wynette

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Question 5 of 10

5. The Monkees reached number 1 on the U.S. charts in late 1966 with "I'm A Believer". Which hitmaker wrote it? Hint

Tommy James

Burt Bacharach

Bobby Darin

Neil Diamond

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Question 6 of 10

6. "Take It Easy" appeared on the The Eagles debut album in 1972. Who collaborated with Glen Frey to write this song? Hint

Waylon Jennings

Jackson Browne

Joe Walsh

Billy Gibbons

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Question 7 of 10

7. "Love Will Keep Us Together" was a number one hit for The Captain And Tennille in 1975. Who wrote this pop smash?
Hint

Paul Anka

Frankie Valli

Judy Collins

Neil Sedaka

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Question 8 of 10

8. Jimi Hendrix had a hit with "All Along the Watchtower" in 1968. Which rock legend wrote and first performed this classic? Hint

Eric Clapton

Carlos Santana

Bob Marley

Bob Dylan

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Question 9 of 10

9. Three Dog Night told us about a party in the 1970 hit "Mamma Told Me Not To Come". Who penned this catchy hit? Hint

Mac Davis

Roger Miller

Ringo Starr

Randy Newman

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Question 10 of 10

10. The Carpenters were a soft pop sensation when they scored a hit in 1972 with "A Song For You". Which legendary songwriter penned this touching love song? Hint

Ray Charles

Leon Russell

David Gates

Barry Manilow

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Johnny Rivers reached number 2 on the U.S. charts in 1964 with "Memphis". Which rock and roll pioneer wrote this song?

Answer: Chuck Berry

The song was written in 1958 and was originally called "Memphis Tennessee".

2. Judy Collins looked at love from "Both Sides Now" in 1968. Who penned this huge international hit?

Answer: Joni Mitchell

She released her own version of the song in 1969 on her second album "Clouds." This album also included the song "Chelsea Morning". Reportedly this song inspired the naming of Former U.S. President Bill Clinton's daughter Chelsea.

3. The Staple Sisters had a big hit in 1975 with "Lets Do It Again". It was written by which soul legend?

Answer: Curtis Mayfield

Curtis Mayfield spent more than a decade with "The Impressions" writing and performing hits such as "Gypsy Woman" and "People Get Ready"(Later covered by Rod Stewart). He went solo in 1970 and scored huge with the "Superfly" motion picture soundtrack in 1972.

His lyrics were often socially conscious and a reflection of the times. "Freddy's Dead" spoke of the perils of drug addiction. "Don't Worry If There's A Hell Below, We're All Gonna Go" spoke out about hypocrisy, racism, war, and even Richard Nixon.

4. Jeannie C Riley topped the country and western charts in 1968 with "Harper Valley PTA". What country music legend told this story?

Answer: Tom T. Hall

Tom T. Hall is widely regarded as country music's greatest storyteller. His career has spanned 5 decades. "Old Dogs, Children and Watermelon Wine" is my favorite.

5. The Monkees reached number 1 on the U.S. charts in late 1966 with "I'm A Believer". Which hitmaker wrote it?

Answer: Neil Diamond

Speaking of hitmakers Carole King along with then husband Gerry Goffin penned "Pleasant Valley Sunday" for The Monkees in 1967.

6. "Take It Easy" appeared on the The Eagles debut album in 1972. Who collaborated with Glen Frey to write this song?

Answer: Jackson Browne

The Eagles got thier start in 1971 as a backing band for Linda Ronstadt.

7. "Love Will Keep Us Together" was a number one hit for The Captain And Tennille in 1975. Who wrote this pop smash?

Answer: Neil Sedaka

Sedaka was one of a group of songwriters and performers whose songs became known as "Brill Building Pop" in reference to the building at 1619 Broadway in New York City. The Biography Channel ran an excellent documentary on this subject called "Hitmakers: The Teens Who Stole Pop Music" in 2004.

8. Jimi Hendrix had a hit with "All Along the Watchtower" in 1968. Which rock legend wrote and first performed this classic?

Answer: Bob Dylan

This was off the "Electric Ladyland" Album. Aside from the lyrics the Hendrix version hardly resembles the original.

9. Three Dog Night told us about a party in the 1970 hit "Mamma Told Me Not To Come". Who penned this catchy hit?

Answer: Randy Newman

Newman scored a hit in 1977 with a politically incorrect (By today's standards) commentary on the vertically challenged among us. "Short People" peaked at Number 2 on the U.S. charts.

10. The Carpenters were a soft pop sensation when they scored a hit in 1972 with "A Song For You". Which legendary songwriter penned this touching love song?

Answer: Leon Russell

Leon Russell is among other things in the music business a prolific songwriter. Ray Charles won a Grammy for "The Best R&B Vocal by a Male Performer" category with his 1993 cover of "A Song For You". This was not the first or only song written by Russell to win a Grammy. Perhaps I should save that one for another quiz.

Source: Author up4abeer

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