Backing Bands - Odd Member Out Quiz

Answer: Freddie Garrity

Gerry and the Pacemakers were, and are an enormously popular Liverpool band with hits such as "I Like It", "How Do You Do It", "You'll Never Walk Alone" and "Ferry Cross the Mersey".
Freddie Garrity was the lead singer of Freddie and the Dreamers.

Answer: Billy J Kramer

Freddie and the Dreamers were a popular Manchester band, Roy Crewdson completed the line up, they had such hits as "I'm Telling You Now" and "You Were Made For Me". Billy J Kramer was the lead singer of Billy J Kramer and the Dakotas.

Answer: Hank Marvin

Billy J Kramer and the Dakotas were a popular Manchester band who had hits with "Do You Want to Know a Secret" and "Little Children". Ray Jones was replaced in July 1964 with Robin MacDonald. Hank Marvin was the lead guitarist with The Shadows.

Answer: Johnny Kidd

The band were originally Harry Webb and the Drifters under which title they recorded "Move It", Harry changed his name to Cliff Richard, in early 1959 the classic Shadows line up was formed one of the greatest instrumental bands of all time. Johnny Kidd was the lead singer of the influential Johnny Kidd and the Pirates.

Answer: Lonnie Donegan

"Shakin' All Over" was, perhaps, the first classic British rock song, and features wonderful guitar work by Joe Moretti. Lonnie Donegan was "The King of Skiffle" and one of the most popular 50's and early 60's stars with over 20 UK hits.

Answer: Charles Holley

The band were originally Bill Haley and the Saddlemen and recorded country and western songs such as "Yodel Your Blues Away", they turned to rock and roll in 1953 having a minor hit with "Crazy Man, Crazy" co-written by Haley and Lytle, this was followed by the more succesful "Rock Around the Clock" (their most succesful record) and "Shake, Rattle and Roll" the first international rock and roll hit. Charles (Hardin) Holley was the real name of Buddy Holly rock and rolls greatest singer/songwriter.

Answer: Dion DiMucci

Niki Sullivan dropped out of The Crickets, because of the constant touring, (though his guitar playing was important to their initial success) and was replaced by Sonny Curtis. Dion DiMucci was the lead singer of the doo wop group Dion and the Belmonts.

Answer: Gene Vincent

Dion was not an original member of The Belmonts, he joined shortly after the band was formed they were part of the tour in 1959 in which Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and The Big Bopper (J.P. Richardson) died in an air crash. Gene Vincent was the pioneer of rockabilly.

Answer: Robert Velline

With Jack Neal on acoustic bass this line-up recorded "Be-Bop-A-Lula" in the following 3 years 17 different people played with Gene Vincent. Gene's career suffered a severe setback when he was injured along with his girlfriend Sharon Sheeley in the car crash that killed the legendary Eddie Cochran. Gene died in 1971 aged 36, he was immortaiised in the song "Sweet Gene Vincent" by Ian Dury. Robert Velline became Bobby Vee whose career began as a replacement for Buddy Holly (after his death in 1959).

Answer: Elston Gunn

Bobby Vee had a number of hits in the early 60's including "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes", "Take Good Care of My Baby" and "Rubber Ball". Elston Gunn joined the band as a pianist, briefly in 1959, his real name was Robert Zimmermann. He eventually decided that he preferred folk music bought a guitar, moved to New York and became Bob Dylan.