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Quiz about Buried Treasures of Rock and Roll Volume I
Quiz about Buried Treasures of Rock and Roll Volume I

Buried Treasures of Rock and Roll, Volume I Quiz


There are many rock and roll songs that are seldom heard on "Classic Rock" radio. Here are some long-buried but great examples of the twists and turns on the long, strange trip that is Rock and Roll.

A multiple-choice quiz by CmdrK. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
CmdrK
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
369,035
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
5 / 10
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3723
Awards
Editor's Choice
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Question 1 of 10
1. What was the first rock and roll song? Some people think it was a car song credited to Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats. Do you know its name?
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Question 2 of 10
2. If you asked a 1960s San Francisco, California disk jockey to name the first recognizable song of the psychedelic era, he might say it was one first recorded by the Leaves, then by the Byrds and later by Jimi Hendrix. Yo bro, can you name it?
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Question 3 of 10
3. A song taken from the movie "Go Johnny, Go!" was performed by Chuck Berry. What hidden treasure of rock and roll was about a girl who was "too cute to be a minute over 17"?
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Question 4 of 10
4. "Sing a Song of Sixpence" is hardly a rock and roll treasure, hidden or otherwise, but John Lennon had it in mind when he wrote a song that ended up on the "The Beatles", aka the White Album. Do you remember the name of the song about the King of Marigold and the piano-playing queen?
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Question 5 of 10
5. Which singer wanted to obey his mother but sang that he didn't want to "Hang Up My Rock and Roll Shoes"?
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Question 6 of 10
6. His Maserati may have done 185 but we don't know how fast his bomber went. If hard rock music isn't your thing, how about adding a little of "Cast Your Fate to the Wind" and Ravel's "Bolero"? The song in question is "The Bomber: Closet Queen". Who sang it?
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Question 7 of 10
7. An aspiring opera singer didn't make the grade and so became a shock rocker. Only in rock and roll! Who is the man whose greatest hit was a grunting, screaming, drunken wail titled "I Put a Spell on You"?
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Question 8 of 10
8. Some people go to Telluride, Colorado to ski; some go for the off road driving trails; some have more nefarious purposes. Who gave us some inside information in the "Smuggler's Blues"?
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Question 9 of 10
9. This man considers himself "the necessary talent behind every rock and roll band". We might wonder, then, why he gets around Los Angeles by bus rather than in an expensive sports car. The song is "Under Assistant West Coast Promotion Man"; who sang it?
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Question 10 of 10
10. A song that never reached any top 100 lists but is one of the band's best known songs is "Thirty Days in the Hole". Oh, right, who is that unassuming band?
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1. What was the first rock and roll song? Some people think it was a car song credited to Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats. Do you know its name?

Answer: Rocket 88

While the label for "Rocket 88" lists Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats as the band, the song was really recorded by Ike Turner's Kings of Rhythm in the first week of March, 1951. Over the years, Turner maintained it was not rock and roll but a rhythm and blues song; it was, however, of a style that led to rock and roll. That sounds a bit esoteric but that's what he said. Bill Haley and his pre-Comets band, the Saddlemen, recorded a version in June, 1951, changing one of the lyrics which was "everybody in my car is gonna take a little pill".

The song was supposedly about an Oldsmobile model 88 convertible with the Rocket V-8 engine option.
2. If you asked a 1960s San Francisco, California disk jockey to name the first recognizable song of the psychedelic era, he might say it was one first recorded by the Leaves, then by the Byrds and later by Jimi Hendrix. Yo bro, can you name it?

Answer: Hey Joe

The Leaves learned "Hey Joe" from the Byrds but recorded it before they did in 1965; it became a favorite of garage bands. Originally fast-paced, Jimi Hendrix slowed the tempo down and got the definitive hit record. Why would a song about a man who shot his wife become identified with the psychedelic era? Maybe it was the paisley design on the record jacket of the Leaves' version, or maybe it was homage given to a band that inspired Hendrix. Stranger still, perhaps, the Leaves were discovered by straight-arrow singer Pat Boone, who got them their first recording contract.
3. A song taken from the movie "Go Johnny, Go!" was performed by Chuck Berry. What hidden treasure of rock and roll was about a girl who was "too cute to be a minute over 17"?

Answer: Little Queenie

"Go Johnny, Go!" was a, shall we say, thinly-plotted movie starring pioneering rock and roll disk jockey Alan Freed about the search for a new rock and roll star. Chuck Berry performed "Little Queenie" for the 1959 movie. The Rolling Stones often perform the song in the small-stage portion of their concerts.
4. "Sing a Song of Sixpence" is hardly a rock and roll treasure, hidden or otherwise, but John Lennon had it in mind when he wrote a song that ended up on the "The Beatles", aka the White Album. Do you remember the name of the song about the King of Marigold and the piano-playing queen?

Answer: Cry Baby Cry

John Lennon wrote "Cry Baby Cry" in late 1967, based on an advertisement he had read; he was also thinking of the nursery rhyme "Sing a Song of Sixpence". The song was on side four of the 1968 "The Beatles" album.
5. Which singer wanted to obey his mother but sang that he didn't want to "Hang Up My Rock and Roll Shoes"?

Answer: Chuck Willis

Often cited as an important early rock and roll song, "Hang Up My Rock and Roll Shoes" (1958) was one of several hits by Chuck Willis. In the song, the singer's mother told him rock and roll was a fad; he noted that the kids were "rock and rollin' from 8 to 25". The rockers have gotten a little older since then. Willis kept his rock and roll shoes on long enough to become known as the King of the Stroll for the tempo of several of his songs which helped popularize the Stroll dance.
6. His Maserati may have done 185 but we don't know how fast his bomber went. If hard rock music isn't your thing, how about adding a little of "Cast Your Fate to the Wind" and Ravel's "Bolero"? The song in question is "The Bomber: Closet Queen". Who sang it?

Answer: James Gang

Joe Walsh got to be a member of the Eagles but when "The Bomber" was recorded he was with the James Gang; it was on the "james gang rides again" album. Walsh added a bit of "Bolero" and "Cast Your Fate to the Wind" in the middle of the song. Ravel's estate threatened to sue so that part was removed from reissues of the album for a few years, all the more reason for late night disk jockeys to play the original version.
7. An aspiring opera singer didn't make the grade and so became a shock rocker. Only in rock and roll! Who is the man whose greatest hit was a grunting, screaming, drunken wail titled "I Put a Spell on You"?

Answer: Screamin' Jay Hawkins

Originally planned as a refined ballad, Screamin' Jay Hawkins and his band were intoxicated when they recorded "I Put a Spell on You" in 1956; it emerged a raucous, wild rant. Hawkins later added funereal and voodoo elements to his act. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame named the song to its list of 500 that shaped rock and roll.
8. Some people go to Telluride, Colorado to ski; some go for the off road driving trails; some have more nefarious purposes. Who gave us some inside information in the "Smuggler's Blues"?

Answer: Glenn Frey

As the Eagles split up to do solo projects, Glenn Frey recorded "Smuggler's Blues" on his "The Allnighter" album. The lyrics revealed that smuggled goods were hidden in Telluride. The song inspired an episode of the same name on the "Miami Vice" TV show. Frey made his acting debut in the episode.
9. This man considers himself "the necessary talent behind every rock and roll band". We might wonder, then, why he gets around Los Angeles by bus rather than in an expensive sports car. The song is "Under Assistant West Coast Promotion Man"; who sang it?

Answer: The Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones put the song on the b-side of "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" in 1965. It was about a representative of Decca Records who was escorting the Stones on an American tour. Writing credits for the song were attributed to Nanker Phelge. This was a code used by the Stones to indicate that all members of the band would receive royalty payments for the song. Or maybe Mick and Keith just wanted to spread the blame around a little!
10. A song that never reached any top 100 lists but is one of the band's best known songs is "Thirty Days in the Hole". Oh, right, who is that unassuming band?

Answer: Humble Pie

"Thirty Days" was recorded by Humble Pie in 1972. It was about punishment received for possession of small amounts of marijuana and various drugs. It was included on the perhaps unintentionally-titled album "Smokin' ".
Source: Author CmdrK

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