Sounds Of The Sixties Rewound Part 36 Quiz

Answer: The Four Seasons

In 1967, "Beggin'" topped out at number 16 on the US Hot 100.

Sources differ on how many records The Four Seasons sold. The Ed Sullivan website claims over 175 million sales

The same site notes: "Originally known as The Four Lovers, the group landed their first major record deal with Vee Jay Records, a predominantly black record label. They had a minor hit with Otis Blackwell's "Apple of my Eye", which they performed on one of their two appearances on 'The Ed Sullivan Show' in 1956.

"In 1959, the group changed their name to The 4 Seasons, after a New Jersey bowling alley where they had failed an audition."

Answer: Dale & Grace

Dale Houston and Grace Broussard recorded "I'm Leaving It Up To You" in 1963. It was number one on the Billboard Hot 100 the day that John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. It reached number 42 in the UK.

Answer: Gerry and the Pacemakers

Hailing from Liverpool, Gerry and the Pacemakers and The Beatles were the first acts to sign for Brian Epstein.

"I Like It" was a UK number one in 1963 and reached number 17 in the USA.

The Pacemakers had two other number ones in the UK, and a total of six in the top 10.

Answer: The Everly Brothers

"The Price of Love" was a UK number two in the UK in 1965, but the single went nowhere in the USA.




Answer: Bobby Goldsboro

In 1968, "Honey" was a US and Canadian number one and a UK number two. It was Goldsboro's only chart-topper. The album of the same name topped the Billboard 200.

Answer: Sonny & Cher

In 1964, "Baby Don't Go"was a UK number 11, a US number eight and a number one in Canada

Sonny Bono wrote the song, but was broke at the time and sold the rights to Phil Spector for $500.

Answer: Leapy Lee

"Little Arrows" was an early composition for the English songwriting duo Albert Hammond and Mike Hazelwood and became their first hit. It was a number two in the UK and a number 16 in the USA in 1968. It topped the country charts in Canada and made number two in Australia.

They wrote a lot of songs that Hammond put on his own albums and became hits for others. In a radio interview, Hammond said their partnership broke up when Hazelwood said he had fallen in love with him.

Songs that Hammond co-wrote sold more than 360 million copies worldwide. As he said in that same radio interview: "Where's the money?"

Leapy Lee was an English singer who had modest success before "Little Arrows".

Of course you already knew that Albert Hammond was the father of the Strokes guitarist, Albert Hammond Jr. Going the extra mile to bring you interesting information, senior and junior have performed and recorded together. You're welcome.

Answer: Buddy Holly

Written by Buddy Holly and Bobby Montgomery, this was intended as a song for the Everly Brothers, although they passed on recording it.

Buddy's version was released in 1963, four years after his death, and reached number ten in the UK.

Incredibly for someone who so influenced early rock and roll, Buddy Holly only released 18 songs in his lifetime, but left behind a legacy of over 300 recordings.

Holly left behind an estate of $60,000, all going to his wife - she gave half to his parents. By 2025, the estate was worth an estimated $25 million.

Answer: Nat King Cole

"Ramblin' Rose" reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1962 and was a number five in the UK and a number two in Canada. It was nominated for a Grammy.

Behind his music, Nat King Cole worked quietly in support of black civil rights in the USA.

He refused to play in segregated music theatres. Cole was a member of the NAACP and performed at benefit concerts.

Answer: Lee Hazlewood and Nancy Sinatra

This quiz author has a memory of being home sick from school at a very young age and hearing "Jackson" on the radio.

Memory does not recall if it was the 1967 recording by Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood that made number 14 on the US pop charts, or the Johnny Cash and June Carter version that reached number two on the US country charts.

Answer: The Righteous Brothers

Covered by so many artists, but has anyone sung "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" better than The Righteous Brothers?

The song was written by Phil Spector, Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil and is known to have been covered more than 100 times.

According to BMI music publishing, "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" - in all its covers - was played on American radio and television more than any other song in the 20th century, over eight million plays between 1964 and 2000.

The Righteous Brothers took it to the top of the charts in the UK, Canada and the USA in 1964.

Answer: Glen Campbell

Jimmy Webb wrote "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" for Paul Peters, but his record company did not like it. Eventually Webb went to a new company and the first to cover the song was was Johnny Rivers in 1965.

Glen Campbell heard the song and thought he could do it better and made a US number 26 out of it in 1967, as well as winning two Grammy awards.

Glen Campbell died in 2017, and if you visit the burial plot at Campbell Family Cemetery in Billstown, Arkansas, you can hear a recording of "Amazing Grace" sung by Campbell.

Answer: The Shangri‐Las

"Leader Of The Pack" was written by Ellie Greenwich, Jeff Barry and Shadow Morton.

A teenaged Billy Joel played on the recording (he didn't get paid) and a real motorcycle was recorded on the street via a long microphone cable.

The song was banned in the UK, but still reached number 11. It was a number three in Canada and hit the top of the Hot 100 in 1964.

Answer: Dave Brubeck

"Take Five" was not only the first jazz single to sell more than one million copies, but became the higest-selling jazz single of all time.

In June 2025, BBC music magazine placed Dave Brubeck at number 15 in a list of "the best jazz pianists". It said he was an "intuitive pianist who defied categories - and proved that jazz, at its best, dares to go beyond the expected."
"Take Five" reached number six in the UK and number 25 in the USA in 1961.

Answer: The Johnny Mann Singers

While The 5th Dimension first sang "Up, Up And Away", the Johnny Mann Singers eclipsed their performance in the UK, reaching number six. Their version also won a Grammy.

The song was written by Jimmy Webb.