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Quiz about Rock Hit Instrumentals From The Sixties

Rock Hit Instrumentals From The Sixties Quiz

All of the following instrumentals were top U.S. 100 Billboard Hits in the 50s and 60s. Warning: Don't play if you aren't a serious record afficionado.

A multiple-choice quiz by richicago. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
richicago

Time
5 mins

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Multiple Choice

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317,543

Updated
Dec 03 21

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Question 1 of 10

1. Nat Adderly performed on this number 11 Billboard hit along with his brother Cannonball's group in 1967. Hint

Hide Nor Hair

Jive Samba

Mercy, Mercy, Mercy

Gravy Waltz

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Question 2 of 10

2. This one hit wonder "M" group had a number three hit in 1961. Hint

M/A/R/R/S

Marketts

Mar-Keys

The Mark IV

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Question 3 of 10

3. An instrumental, done by two different groups, hit the Billboard Top 40 in 1958. Eddie Platt's version went to number 20. Whose version reached number one?

Answer: (2 words (3 and 6 letters))

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Question 4 of 10

4. The Kingsmen had a notorious vocal hit entitled "Louie Louie" in 1963. Another group with the same name had an instrumental hit earlier in 1958 entitled "Wild Weekend".

True

False

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Question 5 of 10

5. In 1959, "Guitar Boogie Shuffle" reached the number five spot. The artists? Hint

The Viscounts

The Village Stompers

The Ventures

The Virtues

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Question 6 of 10

6. "Tall Cool One" charted in both 1959 and 1964. Name the group. Hint

The Ventures

The Wailers

The Tune Rockers

The Knights

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Question 7 of 10

7. "Apache" was a number two hit for Jorgen Ingmann in 1961. Who or what was also credited next to his name? Hint

His guitar

His drums

His combo

His synthesizer

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Question 8 of 10

8. Duanne Eddy had many instrumental hits. Which one went highest on the US Billboard charts? Hint

Rebel Rouser

Forty Miles Of Bad Road

Peter Gunn

Because They're Young

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Question 9 of 10

9. Preston Epps was the only artist to crack the Billboard Top Twenty with a song containing this musical instrument in its title. Hint

Harp

Saxophone

Bongo

Guitar

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Question 10 of 10

10. An instrumental combo had three Top Forty hits through 1961. Then, a singer joined them and the result was a number one hit.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Nat Adderly performed on this number 11 Billboard hit along with his brother Cannonball's group in 1967.

Answer: Mercy, Mercy, Mercy

Julian Adderly was dubbed "Cannonball", a derivative of "Cannibal" due to his love of food.

2. This one hit wonder "M" group had a number three hit in 1961.

Answer: Mar-Keys

"Last Night" was the hit song. Two members of this group, Steve Cropper and Donald "Duck" Dunn were later joined by Booker T. Jones and evolved into Booker T. and the M.Gs.

3. An instrumental, done by two different groups, hit the Billboard Top 40 in 1958. Eddie Platt's version went to number 20. Whose version reached number one?

Answer: The Champs

The Champs were essentially a studio group that followed up "Tequila" with three Top Forty hits during the next four years. In 1960 they picked up an obscure guitarist named Glen Campbell.

4. The Kingsmen had a notorious vocal hit entitled "Louie Louie" in 1963. Another group with the same name had an instrumental hit earlier in 1958 entitled "Wild Weekend".

Answer: False

The instrumental was simply entitled "Weekend". The performing group was, interestingly enough, Bill Haley's Comets (without Haley).

5. In 1959, "Guitar Boogie Shuffle" reached the number five spot. The artists?

Answer: The Virtues

The leader of this "One Hit Wonder" trio was Frank Virtuoso. Thus the name "Virtues".

6. "Tall Cool One" charted in both 1959 and 1964. Name the group.

Answer: The Wailers

This Tacoma Washington based group may be the only "Two Hit Wonders" with the same hit!

7. "Apache" was a number two hit for Jorgen Ingmann in 1961. Who or what was also credited next to his name?

Answer: His guitar

Jorgen Ingmann-Pederson was from Copenhagen, Denmark. The label credited the song to "Jorgen Ingmann And His Guitar".

8. Duanne Eddy had many instrumental hits. Which one went highest on the US Billboard charts?

Answer: Because They're Young

"Surprisingly, "Because They're Young" went all the way to number four in 1960, primarily due to the fact that it was the title song to a popular movie of the same title. "Rebel Rouser" finished second to it at number six in 1958.

9. Preston Epps was the only artist to crack the Billboard Top Twenty with a song containing this musical instrument in its title.

Answer: Bongo

"Bongo Rock" was Preston's only hit. He was discovered in Oakland, California by Art LaBoe of the legendary Original Sound records.

10. An instrumental combo had three Top Forty hits through 1961. Then, a singer joined them and the result was a number one hit.

Answer: true

Jimmy Gilmer joined the Fireballs in 1961 and subsequently, "Sugar Shack" went all the way to number one.

Source: Author richicago

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