B S Weekend - Music Tour Trivia Quiz

Answer: Black Sabbath

"Paranoid" is one of Black Sabbath's signature songs. The title track from their second album in 1970 was released as a single by the UK heavy metal band and featured Ozzy Osbourne on lead vocals. "Lonely Is The Word" was released on Black Sabbath's ninth album and the first with Ronnie James Dio on lead vocals. There is an unbelievable Tony Iommi guitar solo on the track.

Answer: Britney Spears

Britney Spears released the softer pop hit, "Sometimes" on her 1999 debut album "....Baby One More Time". The music video featured a choreographed dance routine on a pier. "Toxic" has become one of Britney's most cherished uptempo hits. It was released in 2003 on her fourth album "In The Zone". Britney only won one Grammy Award in her career and it was for Best Dance Recording for "Toxic".

Answer: Barbra Streisand

Barbra Streisand has a legacy of incredible hits. "The Main Event" was a 1979 movie that starred Streisand and Ryan O'Neal. The film was a critic's flop but the movie's theme song earned Streisand a Golden Globe song nomination. "My Heart Belongs To Me" was released by Barbra in 1979. One of the more slept on big ballads of Streisand's career, the song was originally intended for the soundtrack of "A Star Is Born".

Answer: Bob Seger

Bob Seger released "Mainstreet" in 1977 on his album "Night Moves". The song went to number one on the Canadian singles chart and became one of Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band's more cherished singles. "Trying To Live My Life Without You" was a cover of a 1972 Otis Clay song. The funky, bluesy rocker reached number five on the Billboard Hot 100 for Seger in 1982.

Answer: Bowling For Soup

The Texas pop-punk band, Bowling For Soup, sing high energy tongue in cheek songs that have earned them a huge following since their debut album in 2000. "Girl All The Bad Guys Want" is the band's signature song and was released in 2003; it earned them a Grammy nomination. "Melt With You" is a cover of the 1980s hit by Modern English that Bowling For Soup released on the "Pop Goes Punk" series of albums.

Answer: Brian Setzer

The former lead singer of the Stray Cats, Brian Setzer, transitioned to playing vintage rockabilly with an orchestra. "Jump Jive An' Wail" won Setzer the Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals in 1999. "Sleepwalk" is a bluesy instrumental cover of a 1959 song by Santo and Johnny.

Answer: Bruce Springsteen

"Born To Run" may be Springsteen's most recognizable hit and album but "Badlands" from the follow-up album cuts just as deep. The 1978 single was released on The Boss' album "Darkness On The Edge of Town". Rolling Stone Magazine compared the song favorably to the punk singles being released in the late 70s. "Point Blank" is a powerful ballad on Side III of Springsteen's 1980 double album, "The River'.

Answer: Bubba Sparxx

"Ms. New Booty" featuring Mr. Collipark and the Ying Yang Twins reached number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 for southern hip hop artist, Bubba Sparxx. He's from Georgia and was first noticed as a featured artist on Archie Eversole's "We Ready". "Deliverance" was the title track from his third album and featured Timbaland.

Answer: Buffalo Springfield

Buffalo Springfield was a 1960s band that featured Neil Young, Bruce Palmer, Dewey Martin, Stephen Stills and Richie Furay. They're best known for "For What It's Worth" which is often called "Stop, Hey, What's The Sound?" Their song, "Mr. Soul", was written by Neil Young and amped up the guitars and saw a harder edge to the band.

Answer: Butthole Surfers

The Texas alternative-rock, punk band, Butthole Surfers, received major airplay on MTV for their bluesy hit, "Pepper". In 1996, the song reached number one on the Billboard Modern Rock song countdown. Led by band leader Gibby Haynes, the group built a cult following. "Who Was In My Room Last Night" was released in 1993 and could be described as grunge meets hard rock.

Answer: Billy Squier

In the early 1980s, rock radio loved Billy Squier, the Massachusetts singer/songwriter. His hits kept coming from his first three albums. "The Stroke", "Lonely Is the Night", "My Kinda Lover", "In the Dark", "Rock Me Tonite", and "Everybody Wants You" were all smash singles. He took it down a notch with singles like "Emotions In Motion" and "Nobody Knows".

Answer: Black Stone Cherry

When you think Southern Rock, you likely think of the 1970s and 1980s with bands like Lynyrd Skynyrd, Blackfoot, and .38 Special. But Black Stone Cherry has been keeping the genre alive since their debut album in 2006. "Lonely Train" is a bluesy rocker from the debut album and "Things My Father Said" was a powerful ballad on their second album.

Answer: Blake Shelton

In 2001, Blake Shelton burst onto the country music scene with his debut single, "Austin". The sweet song about a lost love raced up the charts. Jump ahead twenty five years later and Shelton is one of the biggest country music artists of his era. In addition to 30 number one singles, Shelton is a popular television personality from hosting "The Voice". "God's Country" went to number one on the Billboard Country charts in 2019.

Answer: Boz Skaggs

William Royce "Boz" Scaggs was originally a member of the Steve Miller Band before going solo. His high water mark was the release of the 1976 album, "Silk Degrees". The album combined rock, funk, soul, pop, and country. In 1980, his smash album "Middle Man" featured the funky hit "Breakdown Dead Ahead", a Billboard Hot 100 smash.

His love song, "Look What You've Done To Me" jumped up the chart after being used in the film "Urban Cowboy".

Answer: Brenda K Starr

Brenda K. Starr's breakout single in 1988 was the ballad, "I Still Believe". On the track, a young Mariah Carey sang backup vocals for Starr. Ten years later, Mariah recorded a cover of the song for her first greatest hits album. Brenda became a popular artist on the dance music charts and "What You See Is What You Get" cracked the top 25 of the Billboard Hot 100 in 1988.