1960s Hits - Non Rock and Roll

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. This lovely instrumental arrangement of lush strings and horns was a smash hit for Percy Faith in 1960. Can you name it? Love and Marriage Tangerine Theme from "A Summer Place" Miss Otis Regrets

2. Renowned jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi had a minor hit with this self-penned instrumental in 1963, but the breakthrough version hit the top twenty in the US in 1965, recorded by a British studio group called "Sounds Orchestral". Can you name this enigmatic tune? Cast your Fate to the Wind Linus and Lucy Red Roses for a Blue Lady Memories are Made of This

3. The Chairman of the Board, Frank Sinatra, continued his dominance of the pop music world well into the 1960's. Which of the following songs did NOT appear on Billboard's top 40 Pop Chart in the 60's? Strangers in the Night Cycles That's Life My Kind of Town

4. This theme song, from a popular Sidney Poitier movie, was a top ten smash for British singer Lulu in 1967. A Penny A Day Carousel Amen (from "Lilies of the Field") To Sir, With Love

5. Country music was all in abounds on the pop charts during the 1960's as well. Which country mega-group launched their career in 1966 by placing an unlikely ditty called "Flowers on the Wall" in the top twenty on the Billboard Pop Chart? Alabama The Statler Brothers Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Oak Ridge Boys

6. One of the biggest hits of the 1960's was an instrumental by a French orchestra leader named Paul Mauriat. Mauriat took this song to the top of the Billboard Charts for six weeks in 1968. Name the song. Love is Blue Tara's Theme Moonglow Sit Down, I Think I Love You

7. Another rat-packer, originally named Dino Crocetti, charted the biggest single of his career in 1964. Can you name the song? Everybody Loves Somebody Memories Are Made of This Mr. Moonlight Send Me the Pillow That You Dream On

8. A young female country singer named Tammy Wynette released what would prove to be her signature song in 1967. Can you name it? Golden Rings Livin' and Dyin' D-I-V-O-R-C-E Stand By Your Man

9. Long stringy hair. A Ukelele. A warbly, falsetto voice. And a top 20 hit in 1968 with a 1930's song. Can you name this campy character, born Herbert Khaury? Baby Bop Tiny Tim Charlie Weaver Hairy Herby

10. A jazz classic, this song by Julian "Cannonball" Adderly originally charted as an instrumental before hitting the charts a second time as a pop vocal for the Buckinghams. Can you name the song? Susan Mercy, Mercy, Mercy My Love All Along the Watchtower