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    R & B and Soul

    Who is credited with giving 'BabyFace' his stage name?Tough R and B Tidbits

      Bootsy Collins. Name given during a concert when Collins was introducing the band members

    In what band was BabyFace a member when he was given his stage name?Tough R and B Tidbits

      The Deele. One of three bands in which 'BabyFace' was a member.

    Which 'Jazz-man' gave us his rendition of 'Stairway to Heaven' on his bass guitar?Tough R and B Tidbits

      Stanley Jordan. A rendition as moving as the original!

    What Rock great joins Michael Jackson in a duet on the Jackson 'Victory' album?Tough R and B Tidbits

      Mick Jagger. Mick is the only 'non-Jackson' with a main singing spot on the album

    Name the song in Question 4?Tough R and B Tidbits

      State Of Shock.

    Whose career did NOT get a boost from Prince?Tough R and B Tidbits

      Rockwell. Though he used many pen names, Prince has shared a piece of the pie with many artists of many genres.

    Name the first chart Single: Artist: 'The Jets'?Tough R and B Tidbits

      Curiousity. Unfortunately they disappeared after three main stream and one Christmas album...

    Name the Artist: Song Title: 'Why Can't We Live Together?'?Tough R and B Tidbits

      Timmy Thomas.

    Name The Artist: Song Title: 'If It Ain't One Thing, It's Another'?Tough R and B Tidbits

      Richard 'Dimples' Fields .

    How many commercial (music) albums has Eddie Murphy created?Tough R and B Tidbits

      3. Eddie was always under-rated in this area.

    Which artist did NOT sing with Eddie Murphy on any of his albums?Tough R and B Tidbits

      Philip Bailey.

    Which artist made his TV debut on Ed McMahon's 'Star Search'?Tough R and B Tidbits

      Usher. Who knew???

    Who accompanied Luther Vandross on 'There's Nothing Better Than Love' from the Never Too Much Album?Tough R and B Tidbits

      Gregory Hines.

    What artists performed in the movie 'Lean On Me' starring Morgan Freeman?Tough R and B Tidbits

      Riff. 'Crazy Joe' was credited to have given them the inspiration for their stage name 'XXXX-Raff'

    Name the record label owned and managed by Mrs. Kenny Edmonds?Tough R and B Tidbits

      Yab Yum Records.

    According to Jermaine Jackson, who discovered the Jackson 5?More Tough R and B Tidbits

      Bobby Taylor and the Vancouvers. Credit was a plentiful marketing technique during the height of the Motown era... Who knew?

    Who held the record for performing the single which sat in the number 1 position on the billboard charts for the longest period of time?More Tough R and B Tidbits

      Boyz II Men. The single stayed at number 1 for 21 weeks

    Who managed the Jackson 5 from 1969 to 1981?More Tough R and B Tidbits

      Joe Jackson.

    Which one started as a 'Fly-girl'?More Tough R and B Tidbits

      Jennifer Lopez.

    Which 'Nasty' girl's 'Nasty' song was produced by Prince?More Tough R and B Tidbits

      Vanity 6. Vanity's Nasty Girl was featured on two completely unrelated movie soundtracks.

    BabyFace has performed duets with all but this musical leading lady?More Tough R and B Tidbits

      Celine Dion. He's written and produced for all of them!

    Two DeBarge brothers got their start in what popular band?More Tough R and B Tidbits

      Switch.

    Telma Hopkins (from 'Family Matters' tv show) was once a member of what group?More Tough R and B Tidbits

      Tony Orlando and Dawn. At their inseption of Dawn, Tony Orlando was an exec with Columbia Records while performing on rival Bell Records

    Which one is NOT related to Michael Jackson?More Tough R and B Tidbits

      Freddie Jackson.

    Name the Artist: Song Title: 'Out Here On My Own' - from the movie soundtrack 'Fame'?More Tough R and B Tidbits

      Irene Cara.

    'Thank God It's Friday' featured performances by which popular group?More Tough R and B Tidbits

      The Commodores. Not to mention Donna Summer!

    Bobby Taylor and the Vancouvers featured a then unknown guitar player who would later find fame on the big screen. Who was he?More Tough R and B Tidbits

      Tommy Chong.

    This former friend of Michael Jackson wrote {'Girlfriend';} a song featured on Michael's 'Off The Wall' album. How was he?More Tough R and B Tidbits

      Paul McCartney. Friends until Michael took Paul's business advice to seize the rights to the music he wrote. Michael took it a step further and seized the rights to the Beatles song (most of which were written by Paul)

    Who was the only successful white band signed to the Motown label?More Tough R and B Tidbits

      Rare Earth.

    Who was NEVER a member of 'New Edition'?More Tough R and B Tidbits

      Jordan Knight.

    PRIOR to the release of their 1997 reunion album, all 6 members of New Edition had performed on only one song together. What was the song title?More Tough R and B Tidbits

      Word To The Mutha. This song was the precursor to the reunion and was featured on the BBD remix album.

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