Bands Not Named After the Vocalist Quiz

Answer: Lead guitar on songs like "Centerfold"

The J. Geils Band was from Worcester, MA, and was known for such songs as "Freeze Frame" (Number 4 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Chart in 1981) and "Centerfold" (Number 1 on the same chart in 1982). John Warren Geils, Jr. (1946-2017) was the lead guitarist, while Peter Wolf provided vocals.

The band also included Richard "Magic Dick" Salwitz on harmonica and saxophone, Stephen Bladd on drums, Seth Justman on keyboards, and Danny Klein on bass. The band has been nominated several times for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the first two decades of the twenty-first century.

Answer: Keyboards on songs like "Kicks"

"Paul Revere and the Raiders" originated in Boise, ID, and was known for songs such as "Kicks" (Number Four on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart in 1966), "Hungry" (Number Six on the same chart in 1966), and "Indian Reservation" (Number One on the same chart in 1971). Paul Revere Dick (1938-2014) played keyboards for the band and Mark Lindsay provided the vocals.

The remainder of the band's line-up was more fluid but included Mike "Smitty" Smith on drums and Drake "Kid" Levin on lead guitar. In 1967, the band was the top-selling rock group for the "Columbia" label.

Answer: Drums on songs like "Glad All Over"

The Dave Clark Five were a band from London, England, and were known for songs including "Glad All Over" (Number One on the UK Singles Chart in 1964) and "Over and Over" (Number One on the US Billboard Hot 100 Chart in 1965). Dave Clark (born 1939 or 1942) played the drums and Mike Smith, the keyboardist, provided vocals.

The band members also included Lenny Davidson on lead guitar, Rick Huxley on bass guitar, and Denis Payton on saxophone, harmonica, and guitar. The Dave Clark Five were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2008.

Answer: keyboards on songs like "From the Beginning"

Emerson, Lake & Palmer was a band from London, England, that was known for songs like "From the Beginning" (Number Thirty-Nine on the US Billboard Hot 100 Chart in 1972) and "Fanfare for the Common Man" (Number Two on the UK Singles Chart in 1977). Keith Emerson (1944-2016) played the keyboards, while vocalist Greg Lake played electric bass and guitar, and Carl Palmer played drums.

Answer: Bass guitar

Kool & the Gang was a band from Jersey City, NJ and was known for song like "Ladies' Night" (Number Eight on the US Billboard Hot 100 Chart in 1979) and "Celebration" (Number One on the same chart in 1980). Robert "Kool" Bell (born 1950) played bass guitar and James "J.T." Taylor provided vocals.

Other band members included Claydes Charles Smith on guitar, Robert "Spike" Mickens on trumpet, Kevin Lassiter on keyboards, and Clifford Adams on trombone. The band celebrated its 50th Anniversary tour in 2014.

Answer: Bass guitar and lead guitar

Mike and the Mechanics was a band from Dover, England, started by Mike Rutherford (a member of Genesis) and was known for songs like "All I Need Is a Miracle" (Number Five on the US Billboard Hot 100 Chart in 1986) and "The Living Years" (Number One on the same chart in 1989). Mike Rutherford (born 1950) played both bass and guitar with the band while percussionist Paul Young provided vocals. Also part of the band were Peter Van Hooke on drums and Adrian Lee on keyboards.

Answer: Drums on songs like "Jump"

Van Halen was a band from Pasadena, CA that was known for songs like "Jump" (Number One on the US Billboard Hot 100 Chart in 1984), "Why Can't This Be Love" (Number Three on the same chart in 1986), and "When It's Love" (Number Five on the same chart in 1988).

The band was named for the Van Halen brothers, of whom Alex (born 1953) played drums and Eddie (born 1955) played guitars and keyboards (and did sing lead vocals in the earliest days of the band). Other longtime members of the band included David Lee Roth (guitar and vocals, 1974-1985), Sammy Hagar (guitar and vocals, 1985-1996), and Michael Anthony on bass guitar.

Answer: Drums on songs like "Don't Stop"

Fleetwood Mac was a band from London, England, that was known for songs like "Dreams" (Number One on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart for 1977) and "Don't Stop" (Number Three on the same chart, also in 1977. The band was named for drummer Mick Fleetwood (born 1947) and bass guitarist John McVie.

Other band members included keyboardist and vocalist Christine McVie, lead guitarist and vocalist Lindsay Buckingham, and vocalist Stevie Nicks. Fleetwood Mac performed at the 1993 Inauguration of US President Bill Clinton.

Answer: Rhythm guitar and lead guitar on songs like "Burnin' Up"

The Jonas Brothers were a band from Wyckoff, NJ, known for songs like "Burnin' Up" (Number Five on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart in 2008) and "Tonight" (Number Eight on the same chart in 2009). Kevin Jonas (born 1987) played rhythm guitar, lead guitar, and mandolin (and did provide some backing vocals) along with his brothers Joe (tambourine, guitar, keyboards, and vocals) and Nick (Lead vocals, Rhythm guitar, Lead Guitar, Piano, Keyboards, Drums, Bass guitar, Percussion), as well as John Taylor (Lead guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Backing vocals), and Greg Garbowsky (Bass guitar, Percussion, Backing vocals).

The band had its own series "Jonas" (2009-2010) on the Disney Channel.

Answer: Keyboards on songs like "Mighty Quinn"

Manfred Mann was a band from London, England and was known for songs like "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" (Number One on the US Billboard Hot 100 Chart in 1964) and "Mighty Quinn" (Number Ten on the same chart in 1968). Manfred Mann (born 1940) played keyboards while Paul Jones (1962-1966) and Mike D'Abo (1966-1969) provided vocals.

Other band members included Michael Hugg on drums and Mike Vickers (1962-1965) and Tom McGuinness (1964-1969) on guitar.