Quiz answers

[NightTrain]

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

"Baby, Please Don't Go," Sonny Til & The Orioles (1953)

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

Arthur "Big BOy" Crudup (1946)

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

Simon & Garfunkel. They even charted nationally in 1957 with "Hey! Schoolgirl."

<<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?>>

Fuqua's original group was the Moonglows, whose biggest hit was 1954's "Sincerely." In the early '70s, when Fuqua left Motown, he took the Spinners with him and got them signed to Atlantic, where they immediately struck gold with "I'll Be Around."

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

True. It was originally waxed in 1964 by soul singer Gloria Jones.

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

None, if you can believe that!