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Rock Music's Mockingbirds, Part 2

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Rock Musics Mockingbirds Part 2 game quiz
"In this quiz, you are asked to name the artists who originally wrote and performed songs that became hits for someone else."

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1. "I Shot the Sheriff" was a major hit for Eric Clapton in 1974. Who wrote it?
    Answer: (Think reggae)


2. British supergroup Cream had a hit with "Crossroads", on their 'Wheels of Fire' album. Who wrote it?
    Bo Diddley
    Robert Johnson
    T-Bone Walker
    Blind Lemon Jefferson


3. "My Way" is considered to be Frank Sinatra's signature song. But he didn't write it. Who did?
    Burt Bacharach
    Cole Porter
    Tony Bennett
    Paul Anka


4. "Woodstock" was one of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young's most popular songs. But they can't take credit for it. Who can?
    Carole King
    Paul Simon
    Bob Dylan
    Joni Mitchell


5. The Byrds had a big hit with "Mr. Tambourine Man" in June, 1965. But it was composed by somebody else. Who?
    Answer: (Folk Rock)


6. "Honey Don't" was a mid-60s hit for the Beatles. Who wrote it?
    Buck Owens
    Buddy Holly
    Hoyt Axton
    Carl Perkins


7. "Leaving on a Jet Plane" was Peter, Paul and Mary's biggest and last hit song. But they did not write it. Who did?
    Roger McGuinn
    John Denver
    Neil Sedaka
    Barry Manilow


8. The Summer of Love anthem "San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)" was a hit for Scott McKenzie in 1967. But it was written by someone else. Who?
    Paul Kantner
    David Crosby
    John Phillips
    John Sebastian


9. "Blinded by the Light" was a Number one hit for Manfred Mann's Earth Band in 1977. Who wrote it, four years earlier?
    Jerry Garcia
    Bruce Springsteen
    Bob Dylan
    Randy Newman


10. "Act Naturally" was a hit for The Beatles, and before that for Buck Owens. But none of them wrote it. Who did?
    Johnny Russell
    Litttle Richard
    Buddy Holly
    Fats Domino

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