Pop Music Hits of 1964 Quiz | 1960s Music

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1. In 1964, the single "Chapel of Love" was a top hit for a group called The _____ Cups.

Answer: Dixie

The song "Chapel of Love" was made famous by the group The Dixie Cups in the late spring of 1964. This singing trio was composed of Barbara Ann Hawkins, Rosa Lee Hawkins, and Joan Marie Johnson. In the USA, "Chapel of Love" spent three weeks atop the Billboard singles charts. The group sang these lyrics:

"Gee, I really love you and we're gonna get married
Goin' to the chapel of love..."

2. Which one of these insects was mentioned in the third verse of the 1964 Supremes' number one single "Where Did Our Love Go"?

Answer: A bee

The "stinging bee" metaphor was used by Diana Ross in 1964. "Where Did Our Love Go" was the first number one hit in the USA for the mighty Supremes singing group. This song was released in July 1964 and held the number spot on the Billboard charts for two weeks. Diana Ross, Mary Wilson, and Florence Ballard sang these words:

"You came into my heart so tenderly
With a burning love that stings like a bee...
Ooh, baby, baby, where did our love go?"

3. In 1964, the duo of Peter & Gordon reached the top of the U.S. singles charts with "A World Without Love". What were these singers' last names?

Answer: Asher and Waller

The popular duo of Peter Asher and Gordon Waller had several top 40 hits in the USA during the 1960s. Asher was born in London, and Waller hailed from Scotland; the partnership was formed in London. In the USA, "A World Without Love" was released in May 1964, and it reached the number one position on the Billboard charts. Peter & Gordon crooned, "I don't care what they say, I won't live in a world without love..." Peter Asher would eventually become a major producer of pop records during the 1970s.

4. In 1964, a song entitled "Baby I Need Your Loving" climbed to the top twenty of the U.S. singles charts. Which Motown group sang this hit single?

Answer: The Four Tops

The Four Tops, led by Levi Stubbs, reached the number eleven spot on the U.S. Billboard singles charts with the song "Baby I Need Your Loving." This song was released in the USA in August 1964. The other members of the Four Tops included Duke Fakir, Obie Benson, and Lawrence Payton. "Baby I Need Your Loving" was the Four Tops' first million-selling record in the States.

5. In 1964, the Shangri-Las had a U.S. hit single called "Remember (Walkin' in the _____)".

Answer: Sand

"Remember (Walkin' in the Sand)" was a top ten U.S. single for The Shangri-Las in the fall of 1964. Mary Weiss was the lead singer for this group which hailed from Queens, New York City. The song "Remember" reached the number five spot on the U.S. Billboard singles charts. The Shangri-Las sang these words:

"Whatever happened to
The boy that I once knew?
The boy who said he'd be true...
Remember walkin' in the sand
Remember the night was so exciting..."

6. In 1964, the group Martha & The Vandellas achieved success in the USA with the single "Dancing in the Street." Which one of these U.S. cities was not mentioned in the first verse of this song's lyrics?

Answer: Miami

"Dancing in the Street" was a major hit single in the USA for Martha Reeves & The Vandellas in the late summer of 1964. This song rose to the number two spot on the Billboard singles charts. Reeves described the tune as a "party song." The city of Miami, Florida, was not specifically mentioned in this song's lyrics. In the beginning part of "Dancing", Reeves sang these lyrics:

"Summer's here, and the time is right
For dancing in the street
They're dancing in Chicago
Down in New Orleans
Up in New York City..."

7. Which British Invasion band climbed to the top five of the 1964 U.S. singles charts with the song "Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying"?

Answer: Gerry & The Pacemakers

Gerry Marsden & The Pacemakers quickly followed in the wake of their Liverpudlian mates, The Beatles; the band had a string of hits in the USA. "Don't Let the Sun" was released in the U.S. in May 1964 and reached the number four spot on the Billboard singles charts. Marsden supposedly wrote this beautiful ballad for his girlfriend (and future wife) Pauline. Marsden sang these lyrics:

"Don't let the sun catch you crying
The night's the time for your tears
Your heart may be broken tonight
But tomorrow in the morning light
Don't let the sun catch you crying..."

8. In 1964, which Connecticut singer reached the U.S. top ten singles charts with the song "It Hurts to Be In Love"?

Answer: Gene Pitney

Singer Gene Pitney hailed from the Hartford, Connecticut, area and had several U.S. top 40 singles in the early 1960s. In July 1964, Pitney's song "It Hurts to Be In Love" was released in the USA. This single eventually reached the number seven spot on the Billboard charts. Pitney sang these lyrics: "It hurts to be in love, day and night, night and day..." Johnny Rivers was born in New York, Al Martino hailed from Pennsylvania, and Bobby Goldsboro was born in Florida.

9. In 1964, the song "Last Kiss" was a U.S. hit single for the group J. Frank Wilson & The __________.

Answer: Cavaliers

J. Frank Wilson & The Cavaliers reached the number two spot on the U.S. Billboard singles charts in the fall of 1964 with the song "Last Kiss." This tune concerned a fatal car crash: a popular theme in 1964 pop music. Wilson and the Cavaliers sang these mournful words:

"Well, where, oh where can my baby be?
The Lord took her away from me
She's gone to heaven, so I got to be good
So I can see my baby when I leave this world..."

10. In 1964, the band Manfred Mann reached the top of the U.S. singles charts with the song "Do Wah Diddy Diddy." Who was the lead vocalist on this tune?

Answer: Paul Jones

Paul Jones was the lead vocalist on the smash hit "Do Wah Diddy Diddy." Jones, born in Portsmouth, England, joined Manfred Mann in the early 1960s. The other members of the band in 1964 were Manfred Mann (keyboards), Mike Vickers (guitar and woodwinds), Mike Hugg (drums), and Tom McGuinness (bass). Paul Jones left Manfred Mann circa 1966 and was replaced by Mike D'Abo. Jones gave a distinctive vocal style to "Do Wah Diddy Diddy." In the USA, this song was released in September 1964, and it climbed all the way to the top of the U.S. Billboard charts in the fall of 1964. Jones sang these lyrics:

"There she was just a-walking down the street
Singing do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do
Snappin' her fingers and shufflin' her feet
Singing do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do
She looked good, she looked fine... and I nearly lost my mind..."

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