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Quiz about Classic Rockers Introduce Their Backup Groups

Classic Rockers Introduce Their Backup Groups Quiz

A panel of ten pop and rock artists (some in rock 'n roll heaven) are here to talk about their act and their backup groups. Participate with them in recalling the full name of their act.

A multiple-choice quiz by oscarguy. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
oscarguy

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
135,607

Updated
Jun 08 23

# Qns
10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Hi, Frankie Lymon here. You may remember me and my backup group from such hits as "Why Do Fools Fall in Love?" and "I Want You to Be My Girl". Give a big hand to me and four great guys! We call ourselves Frankie Lymon and the _________. Hint

Teenagers

Goody Goodys

Juvenile Delinquents

Gees

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Question 2 of 10

2. Hey everyone, I'm Buddy Knox from Happy, Texas. I had huge hits in the 50's with "Party Doll", "Hula Love" and a few others. I give credit to three other great guys, all members of a college glee club, who made it all happen. We were known as Buddy Knox and the ___________. Hint

Party Guys

Serenaders

Lovey Doveys

Rhythm Orchids

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Question 3 of 10

3. Jimmy Gilmer on the line here. Along with a group who happened to have an instrumental hit in 1963, we collaborated on "Sugar Shack" which became the biggest hit of the same year. The records show we were Jimmy Gilmer and the _________. Hint

Fireballs

Torchers

Rank Men

Firemen

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Question 4 of 10

4. Hey, all you guys out on Garden Street and Prospect Avenue, and the rest of you in the Bronx, it's me, Dion Di Mucci! I wonder why I haven't heard from you. No one knows where or when we last talked. Sure miss the days when they called us Dion and the __________. Hint

Sabinas

Regents

Belmonts

Roosevelts

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Question 5 of 10

5. It's me, Domingo Samudio. Recognize me? Oh, OK, how about Sam the Sham? All right, that rang a bell! The guys and I had a good time recording several hits including one of the jumpiest songs of all time, "Wooly Bully". I can still picture those outrageous album covers with me in my turban. My memory fails me for the moment, let's see, what were we called? Hint

The Pharaohs and Sam "the Shammin'" Man

Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs

Sham Man and the Sheiks

Sam the Sham and the Tutankhamans

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Question 6 of 10

6. Yo! I'm Cannibal. Don't be afraid, it's only a nickname. Actually, I'm Frankie Garcia. We knocked 'em dead in 1965 with an infectious dance song. I can't recall the title, but I must have sung it a 1000 times. Help me out here, I also can't remember what our group was called. What was it? Hint

Hannibal and the Lambs

Cannibal and the Cretins

Cannibal and the Carnivores

Cannibal and the Headhunters

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Question 7 of 10

7. Hi panel! I'm the one! Gerry Marsden's the name. I took some time off from my behind the scenes work to be here, but I like it. Years ago, my bandmates and I paddled across the Mersey to record a series of hits. Thank goodness they never turned us away. Back then we were called Gerry and the __________. Hint

Merseybeats

Heartbreakers

Pacemakers

Transplants

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Question 8 of 10

8. Ahem, guys! The girls are here, too. I'm Rosie, from San Diego. A group of great guys and I had a huge hit with "Angel Baby" in 1960. The group was already formed when I came along. The members were Noah Tafollah, Carl von Goodat, David Ponci, and Tony Gomez. Everyone slow danced to our hits and we were called: Hint

Rosetta and the Duplicates

Rosa and the Klebbs

Rosina and the Cupids

Rosie and the Originals

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Question 9 of 10

9. I'm representing the girls, too. Brenda's the name. My group and I had several hits in the sixties and seventies including "Dry Your Eyes" and "Who's Loving You". We called ourselves Brenda and the ___________. Hint

Cupcakes

Del Rons

Tabulations

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Question 10 of 10

10. Greetings everyone, Sandra Rouse chiming in. I'm better known as Sandi. We are another San Diego-based group who recorded on a couple national labels and did very well with "You Better Watch Out Boy". Opening for the Rolling Stones in the mid-sixties was a particular thrill. There was our name on the marquee: Hint

Sandra and the Accidents

Sandi and the Accents

Sandi and the Accent Marks

The Ac-Cent-Chu-Ates

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Teenagers

The Teenagers are Herman Santiago, Jimmy Merchant, Joe Negroni and Sherman Garnes. Behind the scenes production chaos eventually separated Frankie from The Teenagers. They went on to meet with only minimal success. Confirmed deceased are Negroni (cerebral hemorrhage 1978) and Garnes (died in prison, cause unknown 1977). Regrettably, the enormously influential Lymon died of a drug overdose in 1968.

He influenced a number of performers including Ronnie Spector who sounded quite a bit like him.

Answer: Rhythm Orchids

Buddy was backed by the Rhythm Orchids which originally included Don Lanier, Dave Alldred, and Jimmy Bowen. Bowen recorded his own hit, "I'm Stickin' With You" and became his own stand-alone rock entity.

Answer: Fireballs

The Fireballs were George Tomasco, Stan Lark, and Eric Budd. The group had a cool instrumental hit entitled "Torquay". After the success of "Sugar Shack" neither Gilmer or The Fireballs made much further impact, except for the Fireballs release of 'Bottle of Wine' in 1969.

Answer: Belmonts

The Belmonts were Angelo D'Abo, Freddie Milano, and Carlo Mastrangelo. Dion and his group all came from around Belmont Ave. in the Bronx. They had a few extremely memorable hits before Dion embarked on his highly successful solo career. On their own, The Belmonts had lesser success.

Their early work was impressive enough to get the group booked in 1958 as fourth billing on the Winter Dance Party Tour after Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, and the Big Bopper. The tragic events following the show on February 3 at the Surf Ballroom in Cedar Lake, Iowa changed the course of rock history in various ways forever.

Answer: Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs

The Pharaohs were Ray Stinnet, David Martin, Jerry Patterson, and Butch Gibson. Butch was the sax player added last in the group. They had a number of fun hits including "Lil Red Riding Hood", "JuJu Hand", and "Red Hot". By the late sixties the group had disbanded. Sam released an album in the seventies entitled "Sam, Hard and Heavy".

Answer: Cannibal and the Headhunters

Cannibal and the Headhunters was one of several Latin-rock groups from Los Angeles in the mid-sixties. The Headhunters had terrific names: Robert "Rabbit" Jaramilo, Joe "Yo-Yo" Jaramilo, and Richard "Scar" Lopez.
Their big 1965 hit was a live cover of a 1963 hit by Chris Kenner called "Land of a 1000 Dances". Frankie Garcia reportedly earned the name "Cannibal" when he bit an opponent during a fight.

Answer: Pacemakers

The Pacemakers consisted of (aside from Gerry): Leslie Maguire, Leslie Chadwick, and Fred Marsden. The group rose to fame in the wake of Beatlemania and managed to hit it big in America with "Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying", "It's Gonna Be Alright", and "How Do You Do It?", among others.

His brother Freddie was part of the group. They originally played as a skiffle group as so many British groups did. Early on Gerry and brother Freddie formed a group calling themselves, amusingly, "The Mars Bars".

Answer: Rosie and the Originals

Rosie and the Originals charted again in 1961 with "Lonely Blue Nights". Rosie Hamalin was quite flattered to be cited by John Lennon in a 1969 interview as one of his favorite singers. Rosie was born in Alaska but considers San Diego her hometown where she generously volunteers today with young people in the area of music.

Answer: Tabulations

Brenda and the Tabulations hailed from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The group did well with a series of hits including "The Touch of You" and "When You're Gone". The Tabulations were: Jerry Jones, Deborah Martin, Eddie Jackson, Maurice Coates, Pat Mercer, and Bernard Murphy.

Answer: Sandi and the Accents

The Accents were Don Beck, Tony Johnson, Gabe Lapano, Don Lovas, Frankie Mannix, and Doug Myers. They recorded singles from 1964 to 1966. The group disbanded when Myers was drafted into the Army. They did manage a 30-year reunion in 1996. Their other smooth sides with Sandi's lilting voice included "I've Got Better Things to Do" and "Then He Starts to Cry".

Source: Author oscarguy

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