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NightTrain Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-16-03 01:33 PM
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Another *&!@#$% music-trivia quiz

1. What vocal-group recording inspired James Brown's 1956 debut release, "Please, Please, Please"?

2. Who recorded the original version of Elvis Presley's Sun debut, "That's All Right (Mama)"?

3. What famous duo first recorded in the late 1950s as Tom & Jerry?

4. Singer, songwriter and record producer Harvey Fuqua came to Motown in the early 1960s when he married Berry Gordy's sister. Which doo-wop group did Fuqua previously lead, and which highly successful '70s soul group did he go on to manage and produce?

5. True or false: the early '80s New Wave duo, Soft Cell, did *not* record the original version of "Tainted Love."

6. How many #1 pop hits did Chuck Berry have before 1970?






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TlalocW Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-16-03 01:35 PM
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1. 3
is Simon and Garfunkel.
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Richardo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-16-03 01:36 PM
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2. I know #3...
Simon and Garfunkle

Highlight above to see answer.
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LSdemocrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-16-03 01:39 PM
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3. 5. True
"Tainted Love" was a minor R&B/Blues hit in the late 60's I believe.
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RememberJohn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-16-03 01:42 PM
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4. hmmm...
1. The Flames (recorded in my hometown of Macon!)
2. Jim Murphy?
3. Simon and Garfunkle
4. Sylvester and Two Tons of Fun (AKA Weather Girls)?
5. True
6. ZERO!

How did I do?
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ForrestGump Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-16-03 01:43 PM
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5. Win some, lose some
1. No idea - the Ink Spots?

2. Arthur 'Big Boy' Crudup

3. Simon and Garfunkel

4. The Mother Fuquas?

5. True (I'm guessing...)

6. Zero - "My Ding A Ling" was his first and only, and that SOB kept Elvis' classic "Burning Love" out of the Billboard #1 slot. Grrrrrr....
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