Random Sixties Music Facts

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1. The Beatles' first American tour in 1964 was a music and cultural phenomenon. Which famous New York City DJ was known as the self-proclaimed "Fifth Beatle"? Alan Freed Cousin Brucie Murray The K Casey Kasem

2. To which classic comedy act did John Lennon once compare the American sixties TV band, The Monkees? Little Rascals Monty Python The Marx Brothers Keystone Cops

3. The seventies vocal trio, Crosby, Stills, and Nash were one of rock music's first "super groups." Which three sixties bands did the trio's members originally come from? The Byrds, The Hollies, Buffalo Springfield Buffalo Springfield, The Yardbirds, The Grass Roots The Hollies, The Band, The Youngbloods The Byrds, The Band, Da Bears

4. Cher can be heard as a session background vocalist on some early sixties recordings produced by the legendary Phil Spector. True False

5. Which of the following legendary musician passed away first? Janis Joplin John Bonham Jimi Hendrix Otis Redding

6. Which sixties pop duo appeared on "The Dick Van Dyke Show" in 1964, playing characters based on themselves? Peter and Gordon Chad and Jeremy Tom and Jerry Sonny and Cher

7. What was the name of the vocal quartet in which the three members of the Supremes first sang together? The Chordettes The Shirelles The Primettes The Lollipops

8. Linda Ronstadt, famed seventies vocalist, had her only sixties hit with the song "Different Drum" which she recorded with her band, The Stone Ponies. Which sixties actor/singer wrote the song? Ricky Nelson Paul Anka Wayne Newton Mike Nesmith

9. On which sixties TV show did Keith Moon's drum kit famously explode during an appearance by The Who? The Smothers Brothers Show Shindig Hullabaloo American Bandstand

10. Which member of The Mamas And The Papas was briefly fired from the band as punishment for having an affair with another member of the quartet? Denny Doherty John Phillips Michelle Philips Cass Elliot