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Southern Soul Music Trivia Quiz

Soul music recorded below the Mason-Dixon line.

A multiple-choice quiz by thestaxman. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
thestaxman

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
243,132

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
606

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. "Rolling Stone" magazine called this Stax Records house band, "The greatest and tightest backing band of all time". Hint

Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section

The Funk Brothers

Booker T. and the MGs

The Hodges Brothers

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Question 2 of 10

2. What Jackson, Mississippi company has been dubbed "The Last Soul Company"? Hint

Ace Records

601 Records

Trumpet Records

Malaco Records

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Question 3 of 10

3. Legendary tunesmith Dan Penn co-wrote the classic "Dark End of the Street" with this American Records founder. Who is he? Hint

Chips Moman

Al Bell

Jim Stewart

Willie Mitchell

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who is known as The Last Great Soul Singer? Hint

Al Green

Johnnie Taylor

Floyd Taylor

Tyrone Davis

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Question 5 of 10

5. Before he scored the smash hit "Knock On Wood", what singer was signed to Stax as a songwriter penning tunes for Otis Redding, Carla Thomas, and Wilson Pickett? Hint

Frederick Knight

Mack Rice

Eddie Floyd

Sam Moore

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Question 6 of 10

6. Distributed by Stax in the Seventies, KoKo Records' biggest hit, by far, was "If Loving You Is Wrong (I Don't Wanna Be Right)". Who sang that classic? Hint

James Ingram

Luther Ingram

Syl Johnson

William Bell

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Question 7 of 10

7. What was the song Otis Redding recorded at Stax that earned him a recording contract with the company and would become his first hit? Hint

I've Been Loving You Too Long

Hard to Handle

Pain in My Heart

These Arms of Mine

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who was the Otis Redding protoge' that became a one hit wonder with "Sweet Soul Music"? Hint

Arthur Alexander

Willie Clayton

William Bell

Arthur Conley

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Question 9 of 10

9. Dan Penn has co-written a lot of Soul standards. A frequent collaborator of his was keyboardist Spooner Oldham. What other keyboardist has he shared several successes with? Hint

Booker T. Jones

Marvell Thomas

Clayton Ivey

Carson Whitsett

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Question 10 of 10

10. What Soul superstar replaced the hugely influential Sam Cooke, with the Gospel outfit The Soul Stirrers? Hint

Johnnie Taylor

Little Johnny Taylor

R.H. Harris

Sam Moore

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. "Rolling Stone" magazine called this Stax Records house band, "The greatest and tightest backing band of all time".

Answer: Booker T. and the MGs

Motown had The Funk Brothers. Hi Records used the Hodges for Al Green and others. Booker T. and his Memphis Group played on virtually every Stax recording in the '60s.

2. What Jackson, Mississippi company has been dubbed "The Last Soul Company"?

Answer: Malaco Records

Ace and Trumpet were both legendary Jackson labels that are long since gone. Malaco keeps plugging away with Southern Soul icons such as Bobby "Blue" Bland, Johnnie Taylor, and Little Milton.

3. Legendary tunesmith Dan Penn co-wrote the classic "Dark End of the Street" with this American Records founder. Who is he?

Answer: Chips Moman

Moman started in the business at Stax. The American house band he formed played on hits by many artists, including Wilson Pickett, Dusty Springfield, and Elvis Presley.

4. Who is known as The Last Great Soul Singer?

Answer: Al Green

Johnnie Taylor's nickname was The Philosopher of Soul.

5. Before he scored the smash hit "Knock On Wood", what singer was signed to Stax as a songwriter penning tunes for Otis Redding, Carla Thomas, and Wilson Pickett?

Answer: Eddie Floyd

The Eddie Floyd and Steve Cropper composition "Knock On Wood" has been recorded hundreds of times by such diverse artists as David Bowie and Count Basie!

6. Distributed by Stax in the Seventies, KoKo Records' biggest hit, by far, was "If Loving You Is Wrong (I Don't Wanna Be Right)". Who sang that classic?

Answer: Luther Ingram

KoKo had two artists. Luther Ingram and Tommy Tate, who was once called America's best kept secret.

7. What was the song Otis Redding recorded at Stax that earned him a recording contract with the company and would become his first hit?

Answer: These Arms of Mine

Redding sang in a band with Georgia guitarist Johnny Jenkins, and had driven him to Memphis for a recording session at Stax. When Jenkins finished up, the Stax session players allowed the man who they figured was "Jenkins's valet" to sing.

8. Who was the Otis Redding protoge' that became a one hit wonder with "Sweet Soul Music"?

Answer: Arthur Conley

Although an enthusiastic performer, Conley never could match the success he had with the Redding produced "Sweet Soul Music".

9. Dan Penn has co-written a lot of Soul standards. A frequent collaborator of his was keyboardist Spooner Oldham. What other keyboardist has he shared several successes with?

Answer: Carson Whitsett

Penn and Oldham have written for the likes of Aretha Franklin and The Box Tops, while Solomon Burke, Etta James, and Irma Thomas, among others, have recorded songs by Penn and Whitsett.

10. What Soul superstar replaced the hugely influential Sam Cooke, with the Gospel outfit The Soul Stirrers?

Answer: Johnnie Taylor

Sam Cooke originally replaced R.H. Harris in the group. Cooke went secular, started his own label (SAR) and later signed Johnnie Taylor to his first solo contract.

Source: Author thestaxman

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