Songs Referencing Jukeboxes Trivia Quiz

Answer: School Days

"School Days" was a Number Three single for Chuck Berry in 1957 and his second US Top Ten single on the US Hot 100 charts. The song was recorded in January, 1957. It was released as a single in March and included on Chuck's "After School Session" album in May. It became the first Chuck Berry single to make the UK charts.
The opening lyrics of the song are "Up in the mornin' and out to school
The teacher is teachin' the Golden Rule" and goes on to depict an average day in school and hanging out at the juke joint after school.
The Beach Boys recorded the song using the title "School Day (Ring! Ring! Goes the Bell)" on their "Keepin' the Summer Alive" album (1980). Al Jardine sang lead vocals.
"You Never Can Tell" was a 1964 release. "Sweet Little Sixteen" was a 1957 Number Two single and "Rock and Roll Music" reached Number Eight the same year.

Answer: The Arrows

The Arrows formed in 1974 in London and disbanded in 1977. Alan Merrill and Jake Hooker of the Arrows composed "I Love Rock and Roll". It was originally regarded as a "B" side recording but after the group performed it live on British television it was released as an "A" side. The band went on to have two 14 week television shows in 1976.
Pennsylvania native Joan Marie Larkin, using the stage name Joan Jett, was watching the show and heard the band perform the song. She recorded her first version in 1979 and again in 1981 with The Blackhearts. The 1981 recording topped the charts for seven weeks in the US, thanks in part to heavy rotation on a new US network called MTV.

"Magic" by the Scottish group Pilot went to Number Five the same year. "Sky High" by Jigsaw reached Number Three in 1975. "Let's Live Together" was a 1975 Top Forty from the Massachusetts band The Road Apples.

Answer: Foreigner

Mick Jones of Foreigner related to "Songfacts" that the song was inspired by an actual fan who waited in the rain for five hours to get tickets to a Foreigner concert. Lou Gramm and Mick Jones are credited as songwriters for "Juke Box Hero". The song was released as a single from their 1981 album "4" which also contained "Waiting for a Girl Like You" and "Urgent".
Foreigner formed in New York City in 1976 when British musician Mick Jones and fellow Brit ex-King Crimson member Ian McDonald teamed up with American vocalist Lou Gramm.
"Keep On Loving You" was a 1981 Top Forty from REO Speedwagon. Journey had a US Top Forty in 1981 with "Who's Crying Now" and "Sweetheart" by Frankie and The Knockouts also made the US Top Forty the same year.

Answer: Gene Pitney

In April, 1962, Gene Pitney had his first Top Ten single with "(The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance" followed in August with "Only Love Can Break A Heart". "If I Didn't Have a Dime (To Play the Jukebox)" reached Number 58 as the B side. Connecticut native Gene Pitney released 16 US Top Forty singles.

His first came in 1961 with the Number 39 "(I Wanna) Love My Life Away" on a newly formed label called Musicor. The following year he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Song for "(The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance" but lost to "Moon River". Bobby Rydell took "The Cha-Cha-Cha" to Number Ten in 1962. "Ginny Come Lately" by Brian Hyland reached Number 21 in 1962 and "I Love You the Way You Are" was a Top Forty from Bobby Vinton.

Answer: B-17

The first line of the song is "In the corner of the bar there stands a jukebox". The chorus begins "Please, Mr. please, don't play B-17 It was our song, it was his song, but it's over".
Originally from England, Olivia's family relocated to Australia when she was six years old. Her first solo album, "If Not For You" was released in 1971. By 1973 she had broken into the US Top Ten with "Let Me Be There". The following year she topped the US Billboard chart with "I Honestly Love You".
In 1978 Olivia starred along with John Travolta in the film version of the Broadway musical "Grease". The soundtrack album topped the US album charts for 12 weeks and contained three Top Ten hit singles from the movie, "You're The One That I Want" (with John Travolta), "Hopelessly Devoted to You" and "Summer Nights".

Answer: Jump

"Jump" was released from the group's 1984 album simply titled "1984" and became a Number One US Billboard single. The song was the beginning of a new creative direction that preceded David Lee Roth leaving the band. The Pasadena, California, area band first made the US Top Forty with a cover of The Kinks' "You Really Got Me".

After enjoying several Top Forty singles vocalist David Lee Roth left Van Halen after the tour in support of "Jump" and the band hired Sammy Hagar. In 1986 they released the "5150" album, their first to top the US Top 200 album chart. "Dancing in the Street" was a 1982 release. "Dance the Night Away" made it to 15 in 1979. "Love Walks In" was released in 1986.

Answer: Alabama

Alabama formed 1969 in Fort Payne, Alabama, as Wildcountry by cousins Randy Owen, Jeff Cook and Teddy Gentry. Another cousin, Jackie Owen, joined on drums and formed the original lineup. They changed their name in 1977 and were offered a recording contract with RCA Records.

Their first single, "Tennessee River", began a succession of Number One singles on various Country charts. The group fused Gospel, Country and Southern Rock genres which appealed to a wide audience. They continued to record and tour until briefly breaking up in 2006, reuniting four years later. "Meet in the Middle" was a successful 1991 release from Diamond Rio.

The Bellamy Brothers released the hit single "I Could Be Persuaded" in 1990 and The Oak Ridge Boys had a hit with "No Matter How High".

Answer: Prop Me Up Beside the Jukebox (If I Die)

Tulsa, Oklahoma, native Joe Diffie began his singing career doing demos. His parents were musicians and singers and Joe began singing along with his dad's record collection. After building his own recording studio without any success he moved to Nashville.

In 1989 Holly Dunn recorded one of his compositions, "There Goes My Heart Again", and Joe landed a deal with Epic Records the following year. Later in 1990 he released his first album, "A Thousand Winding Roads", and had his first of five Number One US Country singles, "Home". "If Hell Had a Jukebox" was recorded by Travis Tritt in 1991. Ellis Paul recorded "Jukebox on My Grave". "Jukebox" was recorded by Brian Setzer on his 2000 "Vavoom!" LP.

Answer: True

Memphis area singer/songwriter Paul Craft composed "Brother Jukebox". In 1977 Don Everly of the Everly Brothers recorded a version that barely made the Top 100 on the Country charts. In 1989 Keith Whitley recorded a version on his "I Wonder Do You Think of Me" LP.

When Mark Chesnutt released a single of the song in 1990 from his debut album, "Too Cold at Home", it became his first top-selling US Country single. Mark dropped out of high school in his native Beaumont, Texas, to begin playing in Country music joints and got a steady job fronting the house band at a Beaumont club while he recorded for minor labels.

He eventually signed with MCA Records and released "Too Cold at Home".

Answer: The Jackson Five

The Jackson Five had already been released from their Motown contract when the label released "Joyful Jukebox Music". The album was comprised of songs recorded for previous albums done between 1972 and 1975. Michael, Jermaine and Jackie had already recorded solo albums and Tito had released Instrumental solo efforts when "Joyful Jukebox Music" came out.

Other tracks included on the album were "Pride and Joy", "Make Tonight All Mine" and "The Eternal Light". In 1976 the Jacksons had their own variety show and began recording for Epic Records. The Contours, The Temptations and The Miracles were not made up entirely of brothers.