1960s Music Trivia

91. Who are the "two silhouettes on the shade" seen by Herman's Hermits?

From Quiz 60s All the Way

Answer: two random strangers

First done by the Rays in 1957, Herman's Hermits released "Silhouettes" again in 1965.

From Quiz Sing-A-Long With The 60s

Answer: 'Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh! (A Letter from Camp)' - Allan Sherman

'Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh! (A Letter from Camp)' - Allan Sherman. This comical song reached number 2.

From Quiz Personal Theme Songs

Answer: Bobby Fuller

Hurrah for Watergate.

From Quiz Oldies But Goodies, Pre-70s Mixture

Answer: 'I'm Henry the Eighth I Am'

There are many different variations on the name of this Herman's Hermits hit.

From Quiz Remember the 60s?

Answer: Bag

The "bag" in the title of this song refers to the older man in the lyrics who shows that he is brave enough to get up on the dance floor and dance to the new style of music that is being played. "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" was written and sung by James Brown on the single that was released in 1965. It did well on the charts, and won Brown his first Grammy Award for Best Rhythm and Blues Recording in the year that it was released.

From Quiz More 1960s Deja Vu

Answer: Isley Brothers

From Quiz 60s Deja Vu

Answer: Drifters

Surprised???

From Quiz Do You Know Your '60s Albums?

Answer: The Doors

This 1968 album was the Doors' third, and their only one to go to number one on the Billboard 200 album list. The band found themselves in a bit of a hole because they didn't have many good songs to record. One standout song was "Hello, I Love You" which became their second number one single.

From Quiz Songs Of The Late 60s

Answer: Tammy Wynette

From Quiz Baby Boomers 1960s Music

Answer: Troggs

From Quiz Music Of The 60s

Answer: James Brown

Dave Marsh, Rolling Stone Magazine said: 'No record before 'Papa' sounded anything like {it;} no record since - certainly no dance record - has been unmarked by it.'

From Quiz Jammin' to That '60s Music

Answer: The Amboy Dukes

From Quiz Songs From the 1960s

Answer: The Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones is a British rock band that was established in 1962. Some albums by The Rolling Stones include "Tattoo You", "Some Girls", "Out of Our Heads", and "Sticky Fingers". "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" ranked number three on the US Billboard Hot 100 charts at the end of 1965. "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" was written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards.

From Quiz Which one was it?

Answer: Del Shannon

Del Shannon's fourth single release in 1961 was "Hey Little Girl"; it was a solid rocker that reached number two in the UK in early 1963. The record made the top forty on the Billboard Hot 100 and number sixteen in Australia.

From Quiz US Billboard Hot 100 Hits of the 60s

Answer: Stranger on the Shore

"Stranger on the Shore" was an instrumental by the British clarinettist Mr. Acker Bilk (1929-2014). The single spent one week at the top in May 1962. It reached number two on the UK charts. "Roses Are Red (My Love)" was recorded by Bobby Vinton and had four weeks perked on top in July/August 1962. "Monster Mash" was a novelty song that had two weeks at the top in October for Bobby "Boris" Pickett & the Crypt-Kickers. "Telstar" was another instrumental from the UK by the band The Tornados, which spent three weeks at the top in December/January 1962-63.

From Quiz The Fabulous '60s

Answer: Be My Baby

"Be My Baby" was the group's only top ten hit, reaching number two in October of 1963. The Ronettes consisted of Veronica "Ronnie" Bennett, her older sister Estelle Bennett and their cousin Nedra Talley, but on this particular recording Ronnie was the only member to perform. The "Wall of Sound" was a technique developed by Spector which utilized orchestral instruments, such as strings, woodwinds and brass, giving the recording a fuller and richer sound. Many of the musicians who played on the song were members of "The Wrecking Crew", a group of session players who appeared on thousands of studio recordings during the '60s and early '70s.

From Quiz Between Rock 'n' Roll and Beatlemania

Answer: Billy Fury

"Halfway To Paradise" written by Gerry Goffin/Carole King peaked at number three on the UK singles chart for Billy Fury in 1961. It did not chart in the USA. Billy Fury was the same age as John Lennon and also hailed from Liverpool, England. While Fury was having his first hit "Maybe Tomorrow" (number 18 in 1959), The Silver Beetles were still unknown nationally. In 1960 they auditioned to be Fury's backing group but got turned down. A story by their then manager Allan Williams goes, Fury's manager didn't want Stuart Sutcliffe but Lennon told him, all of us or none of us.

From Quiz My Boomerang Just Came Back (& hit me in the face)

Answer: The Monster Mash

Performed by Bobby "Boris" Pickett and the Crypt Kickers, this novelty classic reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in October of 1962. Pickett, an aspiring actor at the time, got inspiration for the song after imitating Boris Karloff during a nighttime gig with his band and getting a positive reaction from the audience and band members. Absurdly, the BBC originally banned the record as "too morbid," but it was re-released in 1973 and rose to number three in the UK.

From Quiz Billboard Hot 100 Hit Songs 1967 - 1969

Answer: Desmond Dekker And The Aces

It was Desmond Dekker And The Aces who released "The Israelites" in 1968. The song peaked at number nine on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1969. Desmond was from Kingston, Jamaica and he had a hard-to-understand Jamaican patois accent. Lyrics to "The Israelites" were misunderstood quite a bit because of this. It was very unusual for a ska song to be a top ten hit and "The Israelites" was one of the first to do so. It was also the first ska song to peak at number one on the U.K. Singles Chart. Of the wrong answers, Timmy Thomas was known for "Why Can't We Live Together", Prince Buster was known for his songs "Al Capone" and "Whine and Grine", and The Beginning Of The End was known for their song "Funky Nassau".

From Quiz 1960s Music: Hits on Either Side of "The Pond"

Answer: Australia

The Seekers were a folk pop quartet originally from Melbourne, Australia. They were the first Australian pop group to achieve success in the UK and USA. "I'll Never Find Another You" peaked at number four in the USA. They had other hits with "A World of Our Own", "Morningtown Ride", Someday, One Day" and their highest ranking on the US Billboard Hot 100 was at number two with "Georgy Girl" in 1967.

From Quiz 1960s Music: Female Solo Artists

Answer: Mary Wells

Mary Wells (1943-1992) was from Detroit, Michigan and was one of the first artists to introduce the music industry to Motown. Before "My Guy" she had a number of other Top Ten hits with "The One Who Really Loves You" (8), "Two Lovers" (7) and "You Beat Me to the Punch" (9). Mable John was the first female signed by Berry Gordy for Motown's Tamla label. Mable was a blues vocalist. Gladys Knight was part of the R&B/soul musical act from Atlanta, Georgia called Gladys Knight & The Pips. They won a number of musical awards in the 1970s. Diana Ross was from Detroit, Michigan and as lead singer of the vocal group The Supremes became Motown's most successful act with twelve number one hits on the US Billboard Hot 100.

From Quiz 1960s Music: Male Solo Artists

Answer: Bobby Lewis

Bobby Lewis is originally from Indianapolis, Indiana but was adopted when he was twelve and moved to Detroit, Michigan. He had learned to play the piano at the age of six. "Tossin and Turnin*" was featured on the soundtrack of the movie "Animal House" in 1978. He had a second Top Ten hit with "One Track Mind" that peaked at number nine.

From Quiz 1960s Music: Male Groups

Answer: I Get Around

"I Get Around" was written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love and was released in May 1964. It was their first number one hit. Their second number one hit was "Help Me Rhonda" in 1965. Also in 1965 "California Girls" peaked at number three. "Good Vibrations" was their last number one in the decade being in 1966. They did have another number one hit in 1988 with "Kokomo" which appeared in the Tom Cruise movie "Cocktail". The group consisted of the three brothers Brian, Carl and Dennis Wilson, Al Jardine and Mike Love. Their original group name was "The Pendletones".

From Quiz 1960s Music: Female Groups

Answer: He's So Fine

"He's So Fine" was written by Ronald Mack, a friend of The Chiffon members and the song has that classic "Doo-lang doo-lang doo-lang" background vocals. "One Fine Day" reached number five on the Billboard Hot 100 and was written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King. In 1970 George Harrison (ex-Beatle) released a song "My Sweet Lord" which had similarities to "He's So Fine". The estate of Ronald Mack took Harrison to court over copyright infringement. The final ruling was that Harrison had unintentionally plagiarized "He's So Fine". "Luck Me" and "Sweet Talkin' Guy" were also hits by The Chiffons. The group in 1960 originally consisted of Judy Craig, Patricia Bennett and Barbara Lee who were schoolmates and in 1962 added Sylvia Peterson.

From Quiz Duets in the 1960s

Answer: I Got You Babe

"I Got You Babe" reached number one in 1965. "The Beat Goes On" charted at number six in 1967. "All I Ever Need Is You" reached number seven in 1971. "Baby Don't Go" got to number eight in 1965. Their only other Top Ten song was "A Cowboy's Work Is Never Done", number eight in 1972.

From Quiz Key 1960s Rock and Roll Groups

Answer: The Midnighters

Hank Ballard and The Midnighters had seven Billboard Top 40 hits in 1960-61. There two top songs were "Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go" (Number Six in 1961) and "Finger Poppin' Time" (Number Seven in 1960).

From Quiz The Beatles vs The Four Seasons

Answer: Anna (Go To Him)

"Anna (Go To Him)" was written by Arthur Alexander. It was a number 68 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 for Arthur Alexander in 1962. It did not chart in the UK. The most famous version of the song was recorded by The Beatles in February 1963 for their UK debut album for Parlophone records "Please Please Me" with John Lennon singing lead vocal. In the US Vee Jay Records released it on the "Introducing... The Beatles" album (version two) and also on the E. P. "Souvenir of Their Visit to America The Beatles" in 1964. Capitol Records released it on the album "The Early Beatles" in March 1965.

From Quiz The Other Side Of Music:The '60s B-sides.

Answer: Walkin' With My Angel

Bobby Vee reached number 53 on the US pop chart with "Walkin' With My Angel" in 1962. It did not chart in the UK. This was the B-side of "Run To Him" with which he had a number two hit on the US pop chart in 1961. It reached number six on the UK chart the same year. "Walkin' Back To Happiness" was a number one hit for three weeks on the UK chart for Helen Shapiro in 1961. It reached number 100 on the US pop chart the same year. "A Walkin' Miracle" was a number 12 hit on the US pop chart for The Essex in 1963. It did not chart in the UK. "Walking Proud" was a number 26 hit on the US pop chart for Steve Lawrence in 1963. It did not chart in the UK.

From Quiz Can You Dig the Sixties? Part 4

Answer: Janis Joplin

The immortal Janis Joplin was the lead singer for the San Francisco psychedelic blues band Big Brother & The Holding Company. Joplin belted out "Piece of My Heart" in her distinctive vocal style. Other members of Big Brother included such musicians as James Gurley (guitar) and Peter Albin. "Piece of My Heart" was part of the highly successsful "Cheap Thrills" album, issued on Columbia Records.

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