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1. This 60s group's first, and biggest, hit "96 Tears" was recorded in the back of a house on Raymond Street in Bay City and released in 1966. Who were they?
2. Most people, especially her fans, know Madonna grew up in Rochester, Michigan, just north of Detroit. But in what city was she actually born?
3. This Michigan native and his backup band filled the houses of millions of T.V. viewers as the opening theme to "Happy Days" in its first season. You know the song: "Rock Around the Clock"; who recorded it?
4. This group was the best selling girl group of all time, whose lead singer eventually married Berry Gordy, founder of Motown Records.
5. This singer's family moved to Niles, Michigan, when he was aged 11. Here he formed his first band, Tornadoes. In 1966, the singer and his new group released the number one hit "Hanky Panky". Name the singer and the band.
6. This prolific hitmaker's songs have been covered by numerous artists including Linda Ronstadt and The Temptations. Both alone and with his backup group The Miracles, he's become a true Motown legend.
7. Weird, wild, even horrific could describe this Detroit-born rocker and his stage antics that often involved a snake and even a guillotine. Of course, I'm talking about Alice Cooper. Although 'Alice' is now his legal name, what name was he given at birth?
8. Easy one. The film "Eight Mile" was at least partially based on its the life of its star, rap artist Marshall Bruce Mathers III, who's better known as...
9. Signed as part of a new "progressive rock" division of Motown, this band released their first single "Get Ready" in 1969 and would chart several more hits over the next few years, including "I Just Want to Celebrate". What was the band's name?
10. We're going back in time again to Coopersville, Michigan, birthplace of Charles Westover. Under another name, he made Billboard's Top Song in 1961 with "Runaway", followed by "Hats Off to Larry" and "So Long Baby". Under what name did he record these hits?
11. Formed by Detroit native Doug Fieger, name the band that scored with the 80s 'anthem' "My Sharona".
12. "Jenny Take a Ride", "Devil With a Blue Dress On" and "Sock It to Me Baby" were '60s hits for the Detroit Wheels. The group's full name included the name of the lead singer, born William Levise Jr. in the predominantly Polish suburb of Hamtramck in 1945. By what name is he (as well as the band itself) better known?
13. Levi, Renaldo "Obie", Lawrence and Abdul are the first names of this soulful Detroit quartet who began singing together in 1956, but didn't hit the charts until 1965 with "I Can't Help Myself". Name the group that boasted a long string of hits from 1965 to 1972 and still have fans around the world.
14. This singer was the second woman to sign with the Motown label and has recorded with Smokey Robinson and Marvin Gaye. What's the name of this "First Lady of Motown" whose most famous single was "My Guy"?
15. Name the band whose biggest hit "Rock and Roll Music" found its largest audience in the Midwest, but did get national airplay.
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