Songs with Sand in the Title Trivia Quiz

Answer: Nancy Sinatra

After composing hits for Nancy Sinatra such as "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'", "How Does That Grab Ya, Darlin'" and "Summer Wine" Lee Hazlewood and Nancy recorded a duet album in 1968 titled "Nancy and Lee". In addition to "Sand" and "Summer Wine" the album included "Some Velvet Morning" and "Jackson". The "Nancy and Lee Again" album was released three years later.
Lee Hazlewood began his career as a disc jockey and later produced hits for guitarist Duane Eddy. Nancy Sinatra signed with her father's Reprise label and released a number of unsuccessful singles until "These Boots Were Made for Walkin'" became a hit.
Lee paired with Ann Margret for the 1969 album "The Cowboy and the Lady". "Gypsies and Indians" was a 1993 collaboration with Lee Hazlewood and Anna Hanski. Aida Fries played a belly dancer in "The Last of the Secret Agents?", a 1966 film co-starring Nancy Sinatra.

Answer: Bill Black's Combo

Charles 'Red' Matthews and Gladys Reinhart composed "White Silver Sands" in 1957. Don Rondo had a hit with the song the same year and The Bill Black Combo released a Top Ten Instrumental version of the song in 1960.
In the early fifties William Patton "Bill" Black, Jr. began playing clubs and radio shows with guitarist Scotty Moore. The pair was invited to back Elvis in 1954. When Black and Moore parted company with Elvis Presley in 1957 Black joined a group of musicians who would become Bill Black's Combo. Over the next three years the combo had eight Top Forty singles. Bill Black was only 39 when he passed in 1965.
Bass player Bob Moore formed The Bob Moore Orchestra and released "Mexico" in 1961. "Look For A Star" was a Top Forty from The Billy Vaughn Orchestra in 1960. "Ruby Duby Du" by Tobin Mathews and Co. reached Number 30 in 1960.

Answer: Bernardine

The song "Bernardine" from the movie "Bernardine" was the flip side to "Love Letters in the Sand" by Pat Boone. The song is often misspelled "Bernadine". Both songs on the double-sided hit single topped the US charts in 1957. It was the fourth time Boone topped the US charts since he released "Ain't That A Shame" for Republic records in 1955.
"Bernardine" was a film about fraternity boys who enter a fictional girl in a contest who ended up winning.
Pat Boone became an accomplished recording artist, actor and author. His final US Number One single came in 1961 with "Moody River".
"Designing Woman" was a 1957 film pairing Lauren Bacall with Gregory Peck. "Time Limit" (1957) starred Rip Torn, Richard Widmark and Richard Basehart. Kim Novak, Jeff Chandler and Charles Drake were among the cast members in the 1957 film "Jeanne Eagels".

Answer: The Drifters

The Drifters began charting singles in 1953 but didn't top the charts until "Save the Last Dance for Me" went to Number One in 1960. In 1964 "Under the Boardwalk" was a smash hit for the group featuring Johnny Moore on lead vocals. They promptly followed up with "I've Got Sand in My Shoes".

The group formed in 1953 and signed with Atlantic Records. The Drifters featured lead singers including Clyde McPhatter, David Baughn, Bill Pinkney, Rudy Lewis and Ben E. King. The Olympics formed in 1957 by singer Walter Ward and had hits with a number of Novelty tunes.

The Coasters formed in 1955 and released hits including "Searchin'" and "Young Blood". The Platters had four Number One hits between 1955 and 1967.

Answer: True

Neil Young composed "Cowgirl in the Sand" while recuperating from the flu at his Topanga Canyon residence. "Down by the River" and "Cinnamon Girl" were written at the same time. The ambiguous nature of the lyrics to "Cowgirl in the Sand" resulted in critics and various artists interpreting the song in diverse ways.

The song was the last song on side two of "Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere". The only single released from the US Number 34 album was "Cinnamon Girl". "4 Way Street" was the second album credited to Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. "Cowgirl in the Sand" was the second cut on side two. "Southern Man" and "Ohio" were two successful songs penned by Young on the LP.

Answer: The Go-Gos

Cheerleader Belinda Carlisle left home at age 19 and began her music career drumming for a band called the Germs. She later co-founded a group called the Misfits that became The Go-Gos. After having various members join and leave the band the group released "Beauty and the Beat" which contained the hit singles "We Got the Beat" and "Our Lips Are Sealed".
Carlisle released her eponymous solo album in 1986 releasing the Number Three US single "Mad About You". When "Circle in the Sand" was released from her second album it became a US Top Ten.
"Never Underestimate the Power of a Woman" was the debut 1981 album from Klymaxx. Bananarama formed in 1979 in London with Keren Woodward, Siobhan Fahey and Sara Dallin. In 1984 The Bangles released their debut album, "All Over the Place".

Answer: The Shangri-Las

"Remember (Walking in the Sand)" and "Leader of the Pack" were 1964 Top Ten hits for The Shangri-las. "Remember (Walking in the Sand)" topped out at Number Five but "Leader of the Pack" went to Number One. Producer/Songwriter George "Shadow" Morton was challenged by Brill Building songwriters to write a hit song and composed "Remember (Walking in the Sand)". He recruited a girl group from Queens to sing a demo. Red Bird Records picked up the song and it made the Top Ten.
Sisters Mary Weiss and Elizabeth "Betty" Weiss along with twins Marguerite "Marge" and Mary Ann Ganser were the singers from Queens who became the Shangri-Las.
The Cookies had a sixties hit with "Chains", later recorded by The Beatles. Although they never topped the charts The Ronettes scored several hits including the Number Two "Be My Baby" in 1963. "Chapel of Love" by The Dixie Cups topped the charts for three weeks in 1964.

Answer: Castles Made of Sand

"Castles Made of Sand" was a Hendrix composition recorded on "Axis: Bold as Love", the second album release by The Jimi Hendrix Experience. The album was recorded to honor their recording contract to produce two albums in 1967. "Axis: Bold as Love" was not released until the following year in the US because of concerns that it would impact sales of their 1967 album release, "Are You Experienced". Hendrix mixed a backwards guitar solo for the ballad "Castles Made of Sand".
The only song that Hendrix did not write for the LP was Noel Redding's "She's So Fine".
"In the Sand" was a recording by Kashmir. Frank Sinatra recorded "Shadows in the Sand" and "Sand in the Foam" was by Dan Fogelberg.

Answer: Quadrophenia

"Quadrophenia" was the sixth studio album by The Who. The story line of the Rock Opera concerns musical and social events from the perspective of a British teen. The title of the album was meant to convey the four personalities of the main character named Jimmy.
"Sea and Sand" was the second track on the third side of the album. Although "Sea and Sand" was never released as a single it received significant airplay and became a popular song among Who fans at concerts.
"Tommy" was released in 1969. "Who's Next" (1971) and "The Who by Numbers" (1975) were not Rock Opera albums.

Answer: Every Grain of Sand

Bob Dylan composed "Every Grain of Sand" during a period in his life when he had converted to Christianity. When Bob Dylan was inducted into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame in 1988 by Bruce Springsteen Bruce mentioned "Every Grain of Sand" in his induction remarks.
Among the session musicians for Dylan's "Shot of Love" LP were Ringo Starr, Donald "Duck" Dunn, Ronnie Wood, Jim Keltner and Steve Douglas.
Emmylou Harris and Sheryl Crow performed "Every Grain of Sand" during Johnny Cash's 2003 funeral service.
Sammi Smith recorded "Sand Covered Angels". "When the Sands Run Out" was recorded by Rascal Flatts and "Footprints in the Sand" was a release by Bill Anderson.