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Quiz about I Love Rock And Roll But PreRock Matters Too
Quiz about I Love Rock And Roll But PreRock Matters Too

I Love Rock And Roll... But Pre-Rock Matters, Too! Quiz


Like Joan Jet and the Blackhearts, "I Love Rock and Roll", but this quiz covers the era BEFORE rock became popular, and even as rock was being born. Music that influenced the rock era is important, too!

A multiple-choice quiz by logcrawler. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
logcrawler
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
357,377
Updated
Jul 18 22
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
485
Awards
Top 20% Quiz
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Question 1 of 10
1. What quartet from the late 1940s through the 1950s had such hits as "Hawaiian War Chant", "The Naughty Lady of Shady Lane", and "Rag Mop"? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Walden Robert Cassotto. Who? Yeah, that's right, Walden.
This man had some major hits in the 1950s and early 1960s. He got his start by writing music for Concetta Rosa Maria Franconero (Connie Francis). He had suffered a severe bout of rheumatic fever as a child, and his weakened heart condition contributed to his demise at the age of 37.

Who was this singer/songwriter who was responsible for such hits as "You're the Reason I'm Living", "Mack the Knife", and "Splish Splash"?
Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Belt 'em out, Ella! This "Queen of Jazz", Ella Fitzgerald, could really grab folks' attention with her unique and soulful sound. What were the names of her first two hit tunes, both sung in 1938? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Anthony Dominick Benedetto told us that he left one of his body organs in a city on the West Coast: "I Left My Heart In San Fransisco". Oh, so you didn't recognize Tony Bennett's actual name? Sorry 'bout that! (...Right.)

So, tell me this - What famous battle did he fight in during WW2?
Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. In 1951, a popular husband and wife team sold over six million records. The couple had been introduced to each other by Gene Autry in 1946. From 1950 to 1954 they produced such hits as "Tennessee Waltz", "Mockin' Bird Hill", "How High the Moon", "The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise" and "Whispering". They also made it big with "My Baby's Coming Home", "Lady of Spain", "Bye Bye Blues", "I'm Sitting on Top of the World" and "Vaya Con Dios".

Can you tell me the names of this most prolific singing duet?
Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. This man was a baritone singer, a trumpeter, a big band leader and an actor.
Some of his hits include 1939's "In the Still of the Night" "There I Go" in 1941, "There I've Said It Again" from 1945, and in the following year, "Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow".
What was this multi-talented man's name?
Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. "Gonna take a Sentimental Journey,
Gonna set my heart at ease.
Gonna make a Sentimental Journey,
to renew old memories."

What female music artist and actress had her first smash hit with this tune in 1944?
Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Charles Eugene "Pat" Boone was second only to Elvis Presley in charting songs during the 1950s.

Quickly now: Can you tell me who his father-in-law was?
Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Hey! I've got an idea! Why don't I just give you some song titles and you tell me which male artist sang these songs? I'll even play fair, (uh-huh, right), and give you as one of the options the name you know him by!

"High Noon", "Rawhide", "Mule Train" and the theme to the Mel Brooks film, "Blazing Saddles".
Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Which crooner/blues artist popularized the songs, "Ramblin' Rose", "Dear Lonely Hearts", "That Sunday, That Summer", "When I Fall In Love" and "Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days Of Summer"? Hint



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1. What quartet from the late 1940s through the 1950s had such hits as "Hawaiian War Chant", "The Naughty Lady of Shady Lane", and "Rag Mop"?

Answer: The Ames Brothers

The Ames Brothers - Joe, Gene, Vic and Ed - sang popular tunes in the 1950s. Their parents, David and Sarah Urick, were Ukrainian Jewish immigrants. Originally known as the "Amory Brothers", they had simply adopted Vic's middle name as the name of their group.
Although they disbanded in the early 1960s, Ed went on with a successful singing and acting career in his own right, and on the '60s television series "Daniel Boone", he played the part of the native American, Mingo.
2. Walden Robert Cassotto. Who? Yeah, that's right, Walden. This man had some major hits in the 1950s and early 1960s. He got his start by writing music for Concetta Rosa Maria Franconero (Connie Francis). He had suffered a severe bout of rheumatic fever as a child, and his weakened heart condition contributed to his demise at the age of 37. Who was this singer/songwriter who was responsible for such hits as "You're the Reason I'm Living", "Mack the Knife", and "Splish Splash"?

Answer: Bobby Darin

After a brief romantic affair with Connie Francis, she and Bobby Darin split up. Connie later said that she had made a terrible mistake by not pursuing their relationship.

In the 1960s Bobby became very active in the political campaign efforts of another Bobby; Robert "Bobby" Kennedy. Bobby Darin was present in Los Angeles when Robert Kennedy was assassinated during the campaign.

Bobby Darin and Don Kirshner co-wrote several songs together.

While Bobby Darin turned the song "Mack The Knife" into a number one hit in 1959, Louis Armstrong had first brought it to American popularity back in 1956.
3. Belt 'em out, Ella! This "Queen of Jazz", Ella Fitzgerald, could really grab folks' attention with her unique and soulful sound. What were the names of her first two hit tunes, both sung in 1938?

Answer: "A-Tisket A-Tasket," and "I Found My Yellow Basket"

A master of "scat", Ella struck pay-dirt with "A Tisket A Tasket" and later that year, "I Found My Yellow Basket".
(Scat singing can probably best be described as a vocal improvisation with wordless vocals; nonsense syllables, or even with a complete lack of any words at all. It gives singers the opportunity to improvise melodies and rhythms by simply making crooning noises or other "instrumental" type sounds with their voice.)

Ella Fitzgerald was born in 1917 in Newport News, Virginia and had a hard early childhood, after her mother moved to Yonkers, New York. Ella began working at some odd jobs of less than an appropriate or desirable nature for a child, in an effort to help her financially strapped family.

After the death of her mother in 1932, she appeared at the Apollo Theater, where she managed to launch her singing career with the Hoagy Carmichael tune "Judy".
4. Anthony Dominick Benedetto told us that he left one of his body organs in a city on the West Coast: "I Left My Heart In San Fransisco". Oh, so you didn't recognize Tony Bennett's actual name? Sorry 'bout that! (...Right.) So, tell me this - What famous battle did he fight in during WW2?

Answer: The Battle Of The Bulge

Tony Bennett served in the "Blood and Fire" Division; The 63rd Infantry Division, during WW2. His unit arrived in France in late 1944/early 1945 and made its way across Europe and eventually into Germany itself in March of '45. Tony later described his wartime experience as a "front-row seat in hell".

After his return home from the war, he attended the American Theater Wing, where he learned a type of voice control called "bel canto" style. His first big hit was "Because Of You", which managed to stay at the number one position on the music charts for 10 weeks in 1951.

Tony has released over 70 albums in his long career as a singer.
5. In 1951, a popular husband and wife team sold over six million records. The couple had been introduced to each other by Gene Autry in 1946. From 1950 to 1954 they produced such hits as "Tennessee Waltz", "Mockin' Bird Hill", "How High the Moon", "The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise" and "Whispering". They also made it big with "My Baby's Coming Home", "Lady of Spain", "Bye Bye Blues", "I'm Sitting on Top of the World" and "Vaya Con Dios". Can you tell me the names of this most prolific singing duet?

Answer: Les Paul and Mary Ford

Lester William Polsfuss (Les Paul) and his wife, Mary Ford (the former Iris Colleen Summers) were married on December 29, 1949. Both had been married previously; Les once and Mary twice. Les had originally called his wife and singing partner "Mary Lou" to avoid confusion among her earlier country music fans, but later he chose the name "Mary Ford" from a telephone directory so her name would be as short as his own.

(The husband and wife duo of Ray Hildebrand and Jill Jackson were popularly known as Paul and Paula)
6. This man was a baritone singer, a trumpeter, a big band leader and an actor. Some of his hits include 1939's "In the Still of the Night" "There I Go" in 1941, "There I've Said It Again" from 1945, and in the following year, "Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow". What was this multi-talented man's name?

Answer: Vaughn Monroe

Vaughn Monroe had several nicknames which included "The Baritone with Muscles", "The Voice with Hair on Its Chest", "Ol' Leather Tonsils", and "Leather Lungs".
His signature tune was "Racing With the Moon" which was released in 1941.
7. "Gonna take a Sentimental Journey, Gonna set my heart at ease. Gonna make a Sentimental Journey, to renew old memories." What female music artist and actress had her first smash hit with this tune in 1944?

Answer: Doris Day

Doris Mary Ann Kappelhoff (Doris Day) was born in Evanston, Ohio, a suburb of Cincinnati. Her first career choice was dancing, but a car accident left her legs damaged to the point that she could no longer pursue that interest. Her mother noticed that she enjoyed singing, so she enrolled her in singing lessons. Grace Raine was employed to give her lessons, and was enthralled by her voice after only three lessons.

When she sang the song "Day After Day" on a radio program, it was suggested by Barney Rapp (an orchestra leader) that she adopt the surname "Day", as he felt the name Kappelhoff was too long.

Doris Day also became a film star, as well as a television actress, (much to her dismay). Her third husband had signed her up for "The Doris Day Show" without even asking her permission, just prior to his death. He had also committed her by contract to perform on several television specials, all without her knowledge. She was shocked, of course, but honored all the contracts anyway.

(The theme song to her television show was a personal favorite of mine, "Que Sera Sera", (Whatever Will Be, Will Be), and I looked forward to her show each week.)
8. Charles Eugene "Pat" Boone was second only to Elvis Presley in charting songs during the 1950s. Quickly now: Can you tell me who his father-in-law was?

Answer: Red Foley

Pat married one of Red Foley's daughters, Shirley Lee Foley, just before his 19th birthday in 1953. A native of Jacksonville, Florida, Pat Boone's family moved to Nashville, Tennessee when he was two years old.

Much of his career was devoted to covering black-influenced R&B songs for the white American market. (Segregation was still very strong in America, especially throughout much of the South.)

In spite of his 'squeaky clean' image, his marriage very nearly ended in divorce during the early 1960s due to his abuse of alcohol. His wife's influence and support and that of his Christian upbringing brought him back from the teetering edge of disaster during that time of his life.
9. Hey! I've got an idea! Why don't I just give you some song titles and you tell me which male artist sang these songs? I'll even play fair, (uh-huh, right), and give you as one of the options the name you know him by! "High Noon", "Rawhide", "Mule Train" and the theme to the Mel Brooks film, "Blazing Saddles".

Answer: Frankie Laine

Francesco Paolo LoVecchio is best know by his stage name, Frankie Laine. He was born on March 30, 1913 and passed away on February 6, 2007.
His singing, songwriting and acting career spanned an unbelievable 75 years!
10. Which crooner/blues artist popularized the songs, "Ramblin' Rose", "Dear Lonely Hearts", "That Sunday, That Summer", "When I Fall In Love" and "Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days Of Summer"?

Answer: Nat King Cole

Nat "King" Cole was born Nathaniel Adams Coles in 1919. Besides those hits mentioned in the question there was also his rendition of "Mona Lisa" and his signature song, "Unforgettable".

Although Nat King Cole died in 1965 of lung cancer, an 'unforgettable' version of "Unforgettable" was performed by his daughter, Natalie in 1991, when she and her father had a hit with Natalie's own voice track mixed with her father's 1961 version of "Unforgettable" in a new duet rendition, with video of her father running almost seamlessly in the background. That version won seven Grammy awards in 1992.
Source: Author logcrawler

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