Who Says Ain't Ain't in the Dictionary? Quiz

Answer: Antoine "Fats" Domino

The 1955 classic "Ain't That a Shame" was co-written and performed by "Fats" Domino. The song reached number ten on the Pop Singles chart (there was no Billboard Hot 100 chart in those days). It also reached number one on the Black Singles chart. It was notably covered by Pat Boone in an attempt to reach a wider audience by Domino's version was the one that took hold, selling a million copies. Rolling Stone Magazines "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" lists the song at number 431.

Answer: The Andantes

The Andantes were a session group employed by Motown to sing backup on many of the hits of the 1960s. They found their way on to Marvin Gaye's "Ain't That Peculiar" in 1965, and the result was a million seller and a number eight placing on the Billboard Hot 100 charts that year. The tune was written by members of The Miracles, led by Smokey Robinson.

Answer: The Turtles

Dylan wrote "It Ain't Me Babe" and it first appeared on his album called "Another Side of Bob Dylan" in 1964. The Turtles latched onto the song and released it as their first single of the album of the same name in 1965. The song became an immediate hit and topped out at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100.

Answer: The Rascals

The Rascals first charted in late 1965 with this hit. "I Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore" was their first single and it was only a minor hit, peaking at number 52 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 charts. Of course the group would make up for it later becoming one of the top selling and most popular groups of the 1960s.

They had to alter their name slightly, since the record label which signed them had a group with a similar name, and complained about the similarity, hence Rascals to Young Rascals later in their career.

Answer: The Blues Magoos

"(We Ain't Got) Nothin' Yet" was a song by the Blues Magoos from their album Psychedelic Lollipop released in November 1966. It charted as a number five tune in the U.S. on the Billboard Hot 100 charts. The group itself made several subsequent attempts to hit the charts, but their songs were not successful and they disbanded in 1968.

Answer: The Temptations

It was The Temptations who first hit the charts with "Ain't Too Proud to Beg" in 1966 and the tune got as high as number 13 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 charts as well as spending eight weeks at number one on the R & B charts. The Stones 1974 version got as high as number 17 on the charts.

Answer: Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell

Diana Ross went to the top of the Billboard charts in 1970 with "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" which was originally done in 1967 by the duo of Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell. This version only got as high as number 19 on the charts in 1967, but in 1999 this version was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.

Answer: The Hollies

"He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" was a 1969 single originally recorded by Kelly Gordon, who was primarily a songwriter. The Hollies covered the tune later that year and it became a worldwide hit. It peaked at number three in the U.K. and number seven in the U.S. on the Billboard Hot 100 charts.

It also was a Top 20 hit in at least six other countries. The piano player on the tune was none other than Elton John.

Answer: Sunshine

Allegedly, Bill Withers was working at a factory that made toilet seats for jet aircraft when he recorded "Ain't No Sunshine". He repeats the phrase "I know" over and over again in the lyrics of the song. It didn't really matter. The song climbed to number six on the U.S. R & B charts and number three on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. Over the years the it has been one of the most covered songs ever, being covered well over 100 times by such notable and varied artists as Aaron Neville, B.B. King, DMX, Elvis Costello, Grover Washington, Jose Feliciano, Kenny Rogers, and Maroon5 among many, many others.

The song also made "Rolling Stone" Magazine's list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time" at number 280.

Answer: Bachman-Turner Overdrive

"You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" was the fourth straight Top 20 hit for Bachman-Turner Overdrive in the U.S. and it became their only number one tune on the Billboard Hot 100. It also reached number one in Canada, and won the Juno Award as the Top single of 1974. The tune was written by Randy Bachman one of the former members of another successful Canadian based group, The Guess Who.