Doctors in Songs. Trivia Quiz

Answer: David Seville

Fresno, California, native Rostom Sipan "Ross" Bagdasarian changed his name to David Seville before recording "Witch Doctor". He also voiced the witch doctor by speeding up the tape recorder after he recorded the lines. He was inspired to write and record "The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)" later the same year for which he earned two Grammy Awards in 1959. In the 1961-62 television season the Chipmunks had their own series called "The Alvin Show".
Seville also had minor roles in over a dozen films between 1952 and 1961 including a songwriter in Alfred Hitchcock's "Rear Window" (1954).
"The Purple People Eater" was a 1958 hit from Sheb Wooley. Jack Scott had a successful single with "My True Love" and "Rockin' Robin" by Bobby Day was another 1958 hit.

Answer: Jackson Browne

"Doctor, My Eyes" was a Top Ten single for Jackson Browne from his eponymous debut album, reaching Number Eight on the US Billboard chart. It would take ten years for Browne to see the Top Ten again with "Somebody's Baby".
Clyde Jackson Browne was the son of a serviceman and was born in Germany. After relocating to California Browne began singing Folk songs in Los Angeles area venues such as The Troubador Club. After high school he became a member of The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and the band recorded some of his compositions. He signed with Geffen Records in 1971 as a solo artist and released "Jackson Browne" in 1972, touring with Joni Mitchell and Linda Ronstadt to promote the LP. Several artists have recorded his compositions including the Eagles with "Take It Easy", co-written with Glenn Frey.
Joe Simon released "Power of Love" in 1972. "I Saw the Light" was a hit from Todd Rundgren and Robert John released a version of "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" in 1972.

Answer: Doctor Robert

The Lennon/McCartney composition "Doctor Robert" recorded by the Beatles was included on their seventh studio album, "Revolver", in 1966. Although the origin of Doctor Robert has remained a mystery some of the speculation included a mysterious doctor the group heard of while in New York, Bob Dylan, a character in the 1962 book "Island" named Dr. Robert MacPhail and that it was a nickname for John Lennon. The song was also included on the "Yesterday and Today" album.
Blue Oyster Cult recorded "Dr. Music". "Dr Watson, I Presume" was by Elvis Costello and Great White recorded "Doctor Me".

Answer: The Young Rascals

The Young Rascals liked the Olympics' recording of the Rudy Clark and Arthur Resnick composition "Good Lovin'" and included the song in their stage act. The Olympics' recording peaked at Number 81 on the US charts. The Young Rascals included the song on their debut album.

They released "I Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore" as the first single which made it to Number 52. Although they were not entirely happy with their version "Good Lovin'" was released as the second single and made it to Number One.

It would be the first of three Number One singles for the Garfield, New Jersey, based band between 1966 and 1972. "Beg, Borrow and Steal" was a 1967 single from Ohio Express. Sam The Sham and The Pharaohs released "Lil' Red Riding Hood" in 1966.

The Standells had a 1966 hit with "Dirty Water".

Answer: Van Halen

"Van Halen II" was the second studio album by Van Halen and was released within a year of their successful debut album. "Van Halen II" reached Number Six on the US Billboard 200. The album was recorded in only three weeks. "Dance the Night Away" and "Beautiful Girls" became hit singles from the LP. All the tracks on the album were composed by the band with the exception of "You're No Good" written by Clint Ballard, Jr.
The black and yellow guitar featured on the album artwork was buried with Dimebag Darrell, guitarist for Pantera.
"I Want You to Want Me" was a 1979 release from Cheap Trick. Foreigner had a 1979 hit with "Double Vision". "After the Love Has Gone" was done by Earth, Wind and Fire the same year.

Answer: False

Lowell George and Fred Martin wrote "Rock and Roll Doctor" which was included on Little Feat's fourth studio album "Feats Don't Fail Me Now". Lowell George sang lead on the track. Lowell George and Bill Payne formed Little Feat in 1969 in Los Angeles.

The band underwent some personnel changes before disbanding ten years later. In 1979 Lowell passed from a heart attack while touring in support of his solo album "Thanks, I'll Eat It Here" at age 34. In 1976 Black Sabbath released their seventh album, "Technical Ecstasy", which featured "Rock 'n' Roll Doctor" on side two.

The group, which featured the lineup of Ozzy Osbourne on lead vocals, Geezer Butler on bass, Tony Iommi playing guitar and Bill Ward on drums composed the song. In his "I Am Ozzy" biography Osbourne related he was already considering leaving the group during the recording of the "Technical Ecstasy" album.

Answer: Feelgood

In 1989 "Dr. Feelgood" became Motley Crue's highest charting US single since they charted "Shout at the Devil" in 1983. "Dr Feelgood" was their fifth LP and the final album featuring Vince Neil on lead vocals until their 1997 album "Generation Swine". Steven Tyler of Aerosmith took a break from recording their "Pump" album to add vocals on the cut "Sticky Sweet".
The album received critical acclaim. "Without You", "Same Ol' Situation (S.O.S.)" and "Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)" were other single released from "Dr. Feelgood". MTV ranked "Dr. Feelgood" the Number Seven Greatest Air Guitar Song.
Motley Crue formed in 1981 in Los Angeles and were considering called themselves Christmas before settling on Motley Crue. In 1984 the band opened for Ozzy Osbourne's tour gaining national attention.

Answer: Kiss

Kiss' bass player Gene Simmons wrote and sang lead vocals on "Calling Dr. Love". It was the second single release from their fifth album, "Rock and Roll Over", and reached Number 16 on the US Billboard charts. The first release from the LP, "Hard Luck Woman" went to Number 15. "Rock and Roll Over" was recorded at Nanuet, New York's, Star Theatre. The New York based group still had the original lineup of Ace Frehley, Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley and Peter Criss when the album was recorded.
KISS also enjoyed Top Forty success in 1976 with "Shout It Out Loud" and "Beth" from their 1976 "Destroyer" album.
"Last Child" was released by Aerosmith in 1976. Styx broke the US Top Forty with the Number 38 "Mademoiselle" in 1976 and "Young Blood" from Bad Company reached Number 20.

Answer: England

Formed in London in the late seventies the original lineup of the group was Tom Bailey, Pete Dodd, Jon Podgorski and John Roog. They derived their named from characters in the book "The Adventures of Tintin" (1929). They underwent some member changes before releasing "A Product of (Participation)" in 1981. By 1983 the band had been reduced to a trio and broke the US Top Ten with "Hold Me Now" which was included on their "Into the Gap" album. "Doctor! Doctor!" from the same album made it to Number 11 in 1984.

They recorded another doctor song titled "Don't Mess with Doctor Dream" in 1985 from their "Here's to Future Days" album. In 1985 Madonna joined the group on the American portion of the "Live Aid" concert tour. The following year the band was reduced to a duo.

Their final US single was the Number 28 "Sugar Daddy" before breaking up.

Answer: Bad Case of Loving You

Moon Martin wrote and released "Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)" in 1978 but it failed to chart in the US. The following year Robert Palmer included the song on his "Secrets" album and it was released as a single. It was nominated for a Grammy for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance.

Born in Batley, West Riding of Yorkshire, England Palmer joined his first band when he was 15. In 1975 he relocated to New York, released "Pressure Drop" and toured with Little Feat. In 1978 he charted with "Every Kinda People" and followed in 1979 with "Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)". "Found A Cure" by Ashford and Simpson made it to Number 36 in 1979. Peter Frampton took "I Can't Stand It No More" to Number 14. "You Take My Breath Away" by Rex Smith was a Top Ten 1979 single.