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Re-COVER-ed Cover songs part 2 Quiz

More songs you know, but again who made them first known before they became standards.

A multiple-choice quiz by tncvols. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
tncvols

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
331,096

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

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298

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Question 1 of 10

1. "California Sun" by the Rivieras in 1964 took the original by what artist out of the shade? Hint

The Beach Boys

Tommy Tucker

Dick Dale

Joe Jones

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Question 2 of 10

2. "I Fought the Law" was the Bobby Fuller Four's foray into music history after what buddy-less band did it first? Hint

Ducks Deluxe

The Hollies

The Crickets

The Clash

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Question 3 of 10

3. "Look at Little Sister" was a 1978 Stevie Ray Vaughn cover after who saw sister first in 1959? Hint

Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys

Hank Ballard & the Midnighters

Kinky Friedman and the Texas Jewboys

Vaughn Monroe

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Question 4 of 10

4. "One Bourbon, One Scotch and One Beer" in 1977 seems like George Thorogood lived it. But in 1953 who was already closing down the bars? Hint

Albert King

Taj Mahal

Amos Milburn

John Lee Hooker

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Question 5 of 10

5. Dion "was gonna steal" a girl named "Ruby Baby" in 1962 after she set whose soul aflame in 1956? Hint

The Tremeloes

The Platters

The Drifters

The Inkspots

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Question 6 of 10

6. "Statesboro Blues" is an Allman Brothers staple, but they weren't alive in 1928 when it was done by whom? Hint

Blind Lemon Jefferson

Blind Willie McTell

Blind Melon

Blind Boy Fuller

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Question 7 of 10

7. The Yardbirds knew the "Train Kept a'Rollin" in 1965 but who started it down the tracks in 1951? Hint

Patrice Munsel

Art Pepper

Emile Barnes

Tiny Bradshaw

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Question 8 of 10

8. The Rolling Stones found "Time Is On My Side" in 1964. Time had run out that same year for who to make this a hit? Hint

Dusty Springfield

Irma Thomas

Mary Wells

Gale Garnett

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Question 9 of 10

9. Gene Kelly was "Singing in the Rain" on film in 1952 but it had already rained in the 1920's in which other movie? Hint

The Jazz Singer

Hollywood Review of 1929

Applause

Broadway Melody

10. "Blueberry Hill" is synonymous with Fats Domino in 1956. But the song was first performed in 1940 by the Sammy Kaye Orchestra with Tommy Ryan providing vocals. The hard question is what cowboy star recorded it too and then put it in the 1941 movie "Singing Hill". Hint

Roy Rodgers

Gene Autry

John Wayne

Johnny Mack Brown

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. "California Sun" by the Rivieras in 1964 took the original by what artist out of the shade?

Answer: Joe Jones

New Orleans born Joe Jones recorded this song that hit #89 on the charts in 1961. It was written by Henry Glover and Morris Levy. The Rivieras were 5 kids from Indiana who had never been to California.

2. "I Fought the Law" was the Bobby Fuller Four's foray into music history after what buddy-less band did it first?

Answer: The Crickets

After the death of Buddy Holly the Crickets and Sonny Curtis cut this song in 1959. Bobby Fuller did a version in 1964 on his own label with his more famous version following in 1965.

3. "Look at Little Sister" was a 1978 Stevie Ray Vaughn cover after who saw sister first in 1959?

Answer: Hank Ballard & the Midnighters

Born John Henry Kendricks, Hank wrote and recorded this song, but it is not his most famous. He wrote a tune and then invented a little dance named after that song, "The Twist", which was famously covered by Chubby Checker.

4. "One Bourbon, One Scotch and One Beer" in 1977 seems like George Thorogood lived it. But in 1953 who was already closing down the bars?

Answer: Amos Milburn

Rudy Toombs wrote this song for Milburn, and it later gained fame after being performed by John Lee Hooker in 1967. Thorogood combined it with "House Rent Boogie" for his version.

5. Dion "was gonna steal" a girl named "Ruby Baby" in 1962 after she set whose soul aflame in 1956?

Answer: The Drifters

The Drifters charted their R&B version first. Dion took it to #2 on the Hot 100. Billy "Crash" Craddock did one better and got to #1 with Ruby on the country charts in 1974. Fickle girl that Ruby.

6. "Statesboro Blues" is an Allman Brothers staple, but they weren't alive in 1928 when it was done by whom?

Answer: Blind Willie McTell

In the first stanza the question is asked. "Have you got the nerve to drive Papa McTell from your door?" Sort of a giveaway if you know the song.

7. The Yardbirds knew the "Train Kept a'Rollin" in 1965 but who started it down the tracks in 1951?

Answer: Tiny Bradshaw

Both Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page got credit for the Yardbirds version. Howard Kay and Lois Mann got co-writing credits for the original song in 1951. A release by Johnny Burnette and the Rock and Roll Trio in 1956 was the first rock and roll version.

8. The Rolling Stones found "Time Is On My Side" in 1964. Time had run out that same year for who to make this a hit?

Answer: Irma Thomas

This song was written in 1963 by Jerry Ragovoy and recorded by trombonist Kai Winding and His Orchestra. The next year Irma Thomas released it as a B side vocal song with with lyrics by Jimmy Norman. The Rolling Stones did two versions, one with an organ lead in 1964 and, later in the year, the more familiar guitar intro version that was released in January 1965.

9. Gene Kelly was "Singing in the Rain" on film in 1952 but it had already rained in the 1920's in which other movie?

Answer: Hollywood Review of 1929

The song lyrics are by Arthur Freed and music is by Nacio Herb Brown published in 1929. It is claimed it may have been written as early as 1927 but it's first credited performance was by Doris Travis in 1929 in the Hollywood Music Box Review before being included in the film. AFI lists the Kelly rendition as number three on its top 100 songs list for the first 100 years.

Answer: Gene Autry

This song was published in 1940 with lyrics by Vincent Ross and music by Al Lewis and Larry Stock. It was performed by six different artists in 1940 with the version by Glenn Miller being the biggest hit. Gene Autry also recorded it in 1940 before including in his movie the next year.

Source: Author tncvols

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