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 Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information
 UK Music
| Who were Desmond Dekker's backing group? | UK Music
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Aces. Isrealites was the title of the 1969 no 1 UK hit
| The Four Tops were on which record label in the UK duing the 1960's? | UK Music
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Tamla Motown. 5 UK top ten hits in the 60's
| In which year did Brotherhood of Man win the Eurovision Song Contest? | UK Music
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1976. song was Save Your Kisses For Me - but who cares
| What is the stage name of the lead singer with Culture Club? | UK Music
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| Which US group with a UK singer was the Worlds top act of 1967? | UK Music
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Monkees . the popularity of the Monkees and David Jones caused David Bowie's name change
M People . Manchester based band voted Best British Dance Act in 1994 BRIT Awards
| Who sang the Theme to the film Watership Down? | UK Music
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Art Garfunkel . Bright Eyes was a UK no 1 in 1979
| Who had the best selling UK single in 1965? | UK Music
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Ken Dodd. 'Tears'spent 5 weeks at UK no 1 spot
| Who released the album 'No Jacket Required'? | UK Music
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Phil Collins . Genesis front man persued a sucessful solo career alongside work with the band
| Who was the lead vocalist with the Pretenders? | UK Music
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Chrissie Hynde . ex NME journalist Hynde and the Pretenders had the First UK no 1 of the 80's with Brass in Pocket
The Yardbirds. It reached number three in March 1965.
| Which record label was The Spencer Davis Group's 'Keep on Running' released? | UK 60s Music Trivia
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Fontana. Stevie Winwood, their lead singer, was just seventeen when this made number one in December 1965.
| 'Woke up this mornin' feelin' fine' is the first line of a hit single by whom? | UK 60s Music Trivia
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Herman's Hermits. It was the opening line to 'I'm into something good'
The Honeycombs. 'Have I the Right' was their first and only number one - in July 1964.
Pete Quaife. Pete Quaife left the band in 1966 and eventually moved to Denmark.
Willesden. He was born on August 23 1946, not 1947 as he always claimed.
| The Beatles released a double A side in 1966. One side was Yellow Submarine, what was on the other? | UK 60s Music Trivia
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Eleanor Rigby. This re-entered the charts 20 years later in 1986.
Lulu. Her band was originally called The Gleneagles, it was changed to Lulu and the Luvvers in 1963.
| How many consecutive number ones did the Rolling Stones have during the years 1964 and 1965? | UK 60s Music Trivia
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5. 'It's All Over Now' July 64 'Little Red Rooster' Nov 64 'The Last Time' Mar 65 '(I can't get no) Satisfaction' Aug 65 'Get Off My Cloud' Oct 65
| Which label was able to boast both The Primitives and My Bloody Valentine on their roster at one point? | UK Indie Music
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Lazy. My Bloody Valentine quickly ditched their fey-pop sound for something altogether more disturbing, while the Primitives eventually descended into major label hell. Shame.
| Which member of Primal Scream briefly drummed for The Jesus and Mary Chain? | UK Indie Music
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Bobby Gillespie. The Mary Chain seemed to go through half of the Glasgow area before deciding they were much happier with just the two of them hating each other (and a bunch of session musicians)!
| Enjoyable Indiepop rubbish from the late 1980s : We've Got A ___________ And We're Gonna Use It? | UK Indie Music
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Fuzzbox. I thought they were great, then they signed to a major, and then they released 'International Rescue'. Some bands never learn. Another shame.
| Remember the Wedding Present? Well non-UK players beware! After which maverick genius football (soccer) player was their debut album named? | UK Indie Music
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George Best. Yes, George Best was as good as they come in his heyday. The Wedding Present later made history by releasing 12 singles in each month of the year 1992, all of which made the UK top 40! Henrik Larsson scored 53 goals for Celtic FC in 2001.
| The Teenage Fanclub's debut album was called 'A ________ Education?'? | UK Indie Music
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Catholic. Released initially on Paperhouse records in 1990. And that's a fact.
| Blur, along with a few other bands, were part of the whole Britpop shenanigans in the mid 90s. What was their name before they signed to Food records? | UK Indie Music
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Seymour. Just as well they changed it, although the original name seems strangely appropriate!
| The cost of producing which band's album nearly bankrupted Creation before their merger with Sony? | UK Indie Music
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My Bloody Valentine. One of the laziest bands in the world, perfectionists to an extreme, the end result was worth it. 'Loveless' is a bit of a classic.
| Which UK techno favourite remixed My Bloody Valentine's 'Glider'? | UK Indie Music
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Andrew Weatherall. Andrew Weatherall also being partially reponsible for the sublime 'Screamadelica' by Primal Scream.
Mike Berry and The Outlaws. It peaked at #6.
The Temperance Seven. It spent one week at the top in May 1961.
| A lyrics question: from which song came 'I've tried in vain to wash the memory from my brain'? | UK Music of the 1960s
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That's what love will do. The song was a #3 hit for Joe Brown and the Bruvvers in 1963.
The Smoke. A minor hit for the Smoke in 1967. Manfred Mann's hit was called 'My name is Jack'.
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