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? Tangerine Love and Marriage Miss Otis Regrets Theme from "A Summer Place"

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? Red Roses for a Blue Lady Memories are Made of This Linus and Lucy Cast your Fate to the Wind

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 My Kind of Town That's Life Cycles

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

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? The Statler Brothers Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Alabama 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? Send Me the Pillow That You Dream On Mr. Moonlight Everybody Loves Somebody Memories Are Made of This

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 Stand By Your Man D-I-V-O-R-C-E Livin' and Dyin'

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? Hairy Herby Baby Bop Tiny Tim Charlie Weaver

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? All Along the Watchtower Susan Mercy, Mercy, Mercy My Love