One Word Name Artists Trivia Quiz

Answer: Keith

Although James Keefer broke the Top Forty early in 1996 with the Number 39 "Ain't Gonna Lie" as Keith, his highest charting sixties chart success was "98.6" later the same year. The following year he had a Number 37 single with "Tell Me To My Face" then fell from the charts.
Tony Powers and George Fischof composed "98.6" when Keith was recording for Mercury Records. When the song became a hit Keith happened to meet John Lennon backstage at a show who told him how much he admired the song. After failing to realize further chart success Keith toured with Frank Zappa's band in the early seventies and changed his name to Bazza Keefer in 1988 as a tribute to his mother.
Love released the Number 33 "7 and 7 Is' in 1966. David and Jonathan had a Number 18 single with a cover of The Beatles' "Michelle" in 1966.

Answer: Runaround Sue

Dion's first solo Top Forty was the 1961 Number 12 single "Lonely Teenager". Later that year he hit Number One with "Runaround Sue" and Number Two with "The Wanderer". Dion had over a dozen Top Forty hits in the sixties before The British Invasion changed musical tastes.
The Bronx native admired Country music growing up. He got a chance to add lead vocals to a song titled "The Chosen Few" that already had the backing vocals recorded under the name Dion and the Timberlanes. Although he hadn't met The Timberlanes he wasn't impressed with them and recruited his own backing band with his friends from Belmont Avenue.
"A Teenager in Love" (1959), "Where or When" (1960) and "I Wonder Why" (1958) were all Top Forty singles released by Dion and the Belmonts.

Answer: Hermann Hesse

Producer and songwriter Gabriel Mekler suggested the name Steppenwolf after being inspired by the Hermann Hesse novel with the same title. The Palestinian native produced hits for the band including "Magic Carpet Ride" and "Born to Be Wild". In 1967 singer John Kay, drummer Jerry Edmonton and keyboardist Goldy McJohn of The Sparrows placed notices around the Los Angeles area recruiting a guitar player and a bass player. Michael Monarch became the guitarist while Rushton Moreve was recruited to play bass.

The following year "Born to Be Wild" from their eponymous debut album climbed to Number Two followed later that year by "Magic Carpet Ride". Despite their success the band underwent many personnel changes during the next few years until performing a farewell concert in 1972. Various incarnations of the band have touring throughout the past few decades.

Answer: Mashmakhan

In 1965 Montreal based band The Triangle was backing singer Trevor Payne. In 1969 the band got signed with Toronto based Columbia Records and began recording demo tapes. They renamed themselves Mashmakhan after a nickname for the drug hashish. Their release of "As the Years Go By" became an international hit and the band was invited to be part of The Festival Express concerts in 1970.

The documentary of the festival shows the band performing "As the Years Go By" and "Comin' Home Baby". "Come And Get It" was a 1970 Top Ten from England's Badfinger. British band Christie had a Top Forty with "Yellow River" and "Games" by LA band Redeye made it to Number 27.

Answer: Love Fire

British group Jigsaw was fronted by Clive Scott and Des Dyer. They had to be dubbed British Jigsaw in Australia because a group already existed with the name Jigsaw. The group formed in the mid-sixties and named themselves after a popular club. In 1970 the group was invited to back Arthur Conley during a European tour and they developed a high energy stage act.
Before "Love Fire" the group had already scored a US Top Ten in 1975 with "Sky High" which was remade in 1989. By 1978 some band members began to depart and in 1981 the group dissolved.
"Love Ballad" by L.T.D. reached Number 20 in 1976. Yvonne Elliman took "Love Me" to Number 14 the same year. Diana Ross took "Love Hangover" to Number One in 1976.

Answer: Bass

Bass player Randy Meisner was a founding member of both bands. Richie Furay and Jim Messina were among the former members of Buffalo Springfield who went on to form Poco in 1968, initially known as Pogo. Randy performed on their debut album, "Pickin' Up the Pieces" but left the band shortly after the album was released.

The following year he toured with Rick Nelson's Stone Canyon Band and in 1971 became a forming member of Eagles. Timothy B. Schmit played in Folk and Surf bands early in his career in Southern California.

Although he was passed over during the initial bass auditions for Poco he was called back when Meisner left the band. He also worked with artists including Steely Dan, Firefall and Andrew Gold before replacing Randy in 1977 with Eagles after their tour in support of the "Hotel California" LP.

Answer: Vienna, Austria

Holzel showed indications of musical talent at a young age and auditioned for the Vienna Music Academy in his home town when he was five years old. It was learned that he had perfect pitch. When he was 20 years old he relocated to West Berlin where he began performing at local clubs.

He returned to Vienna performing under the name Falco and worked with a couple of local bands before releasing "Der Kommissar" in 1982 as a solo artist. Four years later he was inspired to compose "Rock me Amadeus" after watching the biographical film "Amadeus".

The song peaked at Number One in the UK and stayed at the top for three weeks in the US. He continued to have success internationally but did not have any further major chart hits in the US.

Answer: "Baby Come Back" - Player

Peter Beckett and J.C. Crowley of the Los Angeles based Player composed "Baby Come Back". The song was a single release from their eponymous 1977 debut album. Like most bands Player was made up of various members of other bands. They began their road touring opening for Boz Scaggs and Gino Vannelli during the beginning of the stadium rock phenomenon in the seventies and developed a unique sound.

When "Baby Come Back" became a Number One hit Eric Clapton invited Player to join him on his 1978 tour before they became headliners. Between 1977 and 1982 the group released four albums and had three Top Forty singles. "Always and Forever" by Heatwave peaked at Number 18 in 1978. Foxy took "Get Off" to the Number Nine slot in 1978 and "There'll Never Be" by Switch came in at Number 36 the same year.

Answer: Kyper

"Tic-Tac-Toe" was done by rapper, dee-jay and actor Randall S. Kiper recording as Kyper. "Tic-Tac-Toe" reached Number 14, becoming Kyper's biggest hit in the nineties. The million selling song sampled instrumental sections of Yes' "Owner of a Lonely Heart" (1983). The Baton Rouge, Louisiana artist released four albums between 1987 and 1995 but "Tic-Tac-Toe" (1990) was the only album to make it into the Billboard Top 100.
"Jerk Out" was a 1990 release by Time. Dino had a 1990 hit single with "Romeo" and "Giving You The Benefit" was by Pebbles.

Answer: Lobo

Gram Parsons and Jim Stafford were among the band mates LaVoie played with early in his career in Florida. In 1969 he released his debut solo album on Laurie Records. Two years later he changed his name to Lobo when he switched labels. He released "Me and You and a Dog Named Boo" on the fledgling Big Tree Records.

The record reached the US Top Ten becoming the first major hit for the record label. He followed with his biggest hit,"I'd Love You to Want Me" (1972) and "Don't Expect Me To Be Your Friend" (1973).

He left Big Tree Records and signed with a number of labels over the following ten years without enjoying another US Top Ten single. "Motorcycle Mama" by Sailcat reached 12 in 1972. Malo released the Number 18 "Suavecito" the same year. "White Lies, Blue Eyes" was a 1972 Top Forty by Bullet.