Sounds Of The 60s Rewound Part 51 Quiz

Answer: The Spencer Davis Group

In 1966, The Spencer Davis Group took "Gimme Some Lovin'" to number two in the UK and number seven on the US. It topped the charts in Canada.

The song was written by Steve Winwood on a Hammond B-3 organ at the age of 17.

The song was later covered in the USA by The Jordan Brothers, the Grateful Dead and in 1980 by The Blues Brothers.

Answer: Harmony Grass

In 1968, the British band Harmony Grass were the first to release "Move In A Little Closer". It reached number 24 in the UK.

Cass Elliott later released it as "Move In A Little Closer Baby" and reached number 58 on the Hot 100.

Answer: Nancy Sinatra

In a 2022 feature "All 24 James Bond theme songs ranked from worst to best, based on musical merit": 'Classicfm' in the UK placed "You Only Live Twice" at number two.

John Barry composed the music and Leslie Bricusse wrote the lyrics.

In 1967, Nancy Sinatra took it to number 11 in the UK and number 44 in the US charts.

In September 2026, 'Rotten Tomatoes' placed "You Only Live Twice" at number 12 in its countdown of 27 Bond films. Of course you want to know they ranked "Goldfinger" at number one.

Answer: Dave Berry

Dave Berry recorded a cover of "Little Things" that Bobby Goldsboro had released in the USA. In 1965, Berry hit number five in the UK.

Dave Berry had ten songs reach the UK top ten in the 1960s, and three of those peaked at number five in the UK.

Answer: Dusty Springfield

In 1965, "In The Middle Of Nowhere" was a UK number eight and an Australian number 56. It failed to crack the Hot 100 in the USA.

In a 2022 feature "10 Most Popular Female Singers of the British Invasion" by Listverse, Dusty Springfield was placed at number one. On that list were some fine singers, but number five is one that you will NEVER see in this quiz series.

Answer: Doris Troy

Doris Troy had a Hot 100 number ten with "Just One Look" in 1963. In the UK, a cover by The Hollies reached number two.

You may remember the song from a television commercial for the second best-selling cola drink in the world (but it is number one in this quiz author's house.)

Answer: Lonnie Donegan

Lonnie Donegan co-wrote "My Old Man's a Dustman" - which was in the style of an earlier song, 'My Old Man's A Fireman. In 1960 it went to number one with a bullet and stayed at the top of the UK charts for four weeks.

Donegan started off in the skiffle style of music, a genre that developed in the USA in the early 1920s. Many of his early songs were imported from the USA - "Rock Island Line" and "Cumberland Gap" to give two examples.

Skiffle in the UK was, in effect, a stepping stone to the pop music of the 1960s. The Beatles were influenced by this type of music - John Lennon's Quarrymen started off in skiffle.

But British skiffle was short-lived, probably from about 1956 to 1958.

As Vintage Rock' magazine noted in January 2026: "Why did it end so soon? Essentially, skiffle was a bit lightweight and friendly. Once electric rock, with its pouting frontmen and dangerous glamour, got going, it couldn't compete.

"Yet there is still something exciting about hearing a line of acoustic guitars, a washboard and a string bass cracking along at a rapid pace. With an obvious kinship to rockabilly, skiffle still has a real buzz about it."



Answer: The Association

The Association were the first to record "Windy" and it was a US number one in 1967.

Now if Carly Simon introduced mystery characters into "You're So Vain", so too did Ruthann Friedman when she wrote "Windy".

"Who's peekin' out from under a stairway
Calling a name that's lighter than air
Who's bending down to give me a rainbow
Everyone knows it's Windy..."

The character was, reputedly, a singer/songwriter.

However, in a 2014 interview with the songfacts website, Friedman said: "These days, looking back at myself in my mid to late 20s, I finally realised I was talking about me in that song, and how I wanted to be."

"Windy" was the second US number one by The Association and they had five top 10s between 1965 and 1968. "Windy" also topped the charts in Canada. It almost became an unofficial anthem for the province of Alberta, because folks there thought it was about their weather. (Insert laughing emoji here.)

Answer: Graham Bonney

Graham Bonney and Barry Mason wrote "Super Girl", which reached number 19 in the UK in 1967 and was a number one in Germany.

This was his only hit in the United Kingdom, but he lived in Germany for many years and recorded in continental Europe.

Answer: Robert Parker

In 1965, "Barefootin'" reached number two on the US R&B chart. It was a number 24 in the UK.

Robert Parker was born and raised in Mobile, Alabama, and in the 1950s played saxophone in a number of bands. His first recording in his own right was in 1958, but "Barefootin'" was to be his biggest hit. Numerous solo artists and bands covered the song.

Answer: Jimmy Ruffin

In 1966, "I've Passed This Way Before" was a Hot 100 number 17 and reached number 29 in the UK and number seven in Canada.

Answer: Jimmy Crawford

In 1961, Jimmy Crawford turned to the traditional British tradition of importing "I Love How You Love Me" from the USA. He made number 18 on the UK charts.

That same year it was released in the US by the Paris Sisters and reached number nine on the Hot 100.

Answer: Barbara Lewis

Barbara Lewis took "Baby I'm Yours" to number 11 on the Hot 100 in 1965.
Lewis was not keen on the song and has admitted she did not really put her heart into the vocals until producer Ollie McLaughlin told her his younger sister could do it better.

Lewis later said: "When it became a hit, you couldn't tell me that wasn't a good song. Of course it was!"

Answer: Gerry and the Pacemakers

Gerry Marsden wrote "Ferry 'cross The Mersey" abut the river that runs past his native Liverpool. In 1964 it reached number eight in the UK and number six in the USA.

Gerry and the Pacemakers were a pre-Beatles outfit that came to be managed by Brian Epstein, who also managed the Fab Four. They had the distinction of having their first three singles reach number one in the UK.

Answer: The Four Tops

"You Keep Running Away" was one of more than 200 songs written by Lamont Dozier and brothers Brian and Eddie Holland for Motown. It is estimated that 25 topped the Billboard Hot 100.

"You Keep Running Away" did not reach the top, peaking at number 19 in 1967, and number 26 in the UK. The Four Tops had five songs reach the top ten of the Hot 100 in the 1960s.

At the time this quiz was written in October 2026, a Four Tops band was still performing, although the last of the original members died in 2024.
In 2026 they toured in the USA and the UK on the same bill as The Temptations.