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*This artist was raised in Brooklyn, N.Y. and at first tried becoming a police officer like his father and brother...it didn't take. He took off for San Francisco and Cal-Berkely where he met a sorority girl (an Alpha Pi), whose mother did everything in her power split the two. She wanted her daughter to meet a nice doctor or lawyer or CPA...anything but a musician. He wrote this song about taking a bus ride to the California Redwoods...but it could be to anywhere...he would provide the tickets. Name the artist and the song
*This song is about an aspiring actress, with the director/photographer promising her a big break. Was he just leading her on or not is unknown. The song is named after the aspiring actress and comes from a band known for exceptional quality and musicianship. Michael McDonald joined them on this track, singing backing vocals and they went through7 or 8 guitar players before they found the right one for the solo. Name the band and the song. *This daughter of a late great artist wanted a career in music but her early gigs were highlighted by fears and insecurities that kept her from fully committing to the lifestyle. Enter the Father, who scooped her up in her mid-20's and put her in his blues band. Eventually she got her "road-dog" status with him and it forced her into deciding...music was 'it' for her. Her father wasn't just part of any band...but the band... Name the father artist and the daughter... *The band, Cream, didn't last that long due to some strange dynamics between members, but they did have a very successful farewell tour. They had an opening act for the tour and it basically turned out to be a bit of a 'coming out party' for the group. The band went on to hold the record for most performances at Madison Square Garden during the decade of the 70's. Name the band... Battle Of The Bands! For What It’s Worth by Buffalo Springfield vs I’ll Feel A Whole Lot Better by The Byrds Answers: 1. Eddie Money, Two Tickets To Paradise 2. Steely Dan, Peg 3. Levon Helm, Amy Helm 4. Yes Listeners picked Buffalo Springfield with 53% of the votes
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* This artist made a huge name for himself with his band back from 1977 to 1988 before a breakup due primarily to burnout. A recharge period led to a solo career and now the artist has a completely different attitude about writing songs (writes them alone and then records with the band) and says they are best played to a live audience (he now enjoys the whole circus surrounding touring). Name the artist
*Marvin Gaye co-wrote this song which became the biggest hit and trademark song for this group. The idea came to the writing team while they were riding through Detroit. During the summer, the city would sometimes open fire hydrants and let folks cool off....it looked a bit like they were dancing. The song was written during the height of the civil rights movement in the US and many African Americans interpreted it as a call to 'demonstrate in the streets' in many of the cities mentioned in the song...Chicago, New Orleans, New York, Philadelphia and a few others. Name the song and group that recorded it *This song was inspired by the writer and performer watching the movie American Graffiti, released in 1973, but set in 1962. The song is actually about a couple losing their virginity in the back seat of a Chevy and the writer says the song is autobiographical. This midwestern artist did a number of songs about his experiences growing up as a kid. Name the artist and song... *This artist was preparing music for a new album in 1975 and he decided that he would write a song for his once fellow bandmate and friend. He played the song for him and the two of them decided to collaborate again in the studio on this track. It was released as a single that year...a song about someone who hates the town he grew up in...somebody happy to get out. And the performer for whom it was written confirmed that he grew up in an area where a career in music was not seen as either desirable or exciting. Name the artists and the song... Battle Of The Bands! Levon by Elton John vs Wooden Ships by Crosby, Stills & Nash Answers: 1. Mark Knopfler 2. Dancing In The Streets by Martha and the Vandellas 3. Bob Seger, Night Moves 4. Simon & Garfunkel, My Little Town Listeners picked C,S & N going away with 54% * The incredible Aretha Franklin recorded this song in 1974, 7 years after the co-writer and original recorder of it released it in 1967. Her version became a #1 hit on the R&B charts. The storyline...Aretha has decided to beg her man to come back, and she'll do whatever it takes to get his attention. He might just be a little freaked out when she taps on his window pane. Name the song and the artist who wrote and originally released it...
*A terrific track tells of an argument between two men (one blind) on 'an East Virginia farm'. After a while, their argument leads to death because the two men did not follow the golden rule as stated in the lyrics (but in different words). Name the song and album that it came from...an album created by the genius collaboration of Elton John and Bernie Taupin... *A song can come from any inspiration, even the mundane, ordinary events of life. This band made a hit based on such an experience, when the bandmember who wrote it was riding a train as it pulled slowly out of the station past house after house...a gawker's paradise. Name the band and the song released in 1965... *This artist received a Grammy Award nomination and a top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 with this track that covered nearly a half-century of headline news and pop culture from 1949 to the recording date of the album in 1989. The lyrics were written first...the music came later...a first for this musician. Name the artist and song... Battle Of The Bands! Rosanna by Toto vs Help Is On its Way by Little River Band Answers: 1. Until You Come Back To Me (That’s What I’m Gonna Do), Stevie Wonder 2. Son of Your Father, Tumbleweed Connection 3. Hollies, Look Through Any Window 4. Billy Joel, We Didn’t Start the Fire Listeners picked Toto by a single vote * The legendary Bob Dylan took up many causes with his library of music. For this one, Dylan performed 2 concerts in support of this cause....one at Madison Square Garden in December of 1975 along with Joan Baez, Joni Mitchell and Roberta Flack. The following month he took The Rolling Thunder Review to the Houston Astrodome with Stevie Wonder and Isacc Hayes. Name the cause and the song in support of the cause...
*Graham Nash wrote this song on a bet. He was home in Hawaii about to go off on tour and the guy taking him to the airport said...'We've got 15 minutes...I'll be you can't write a song in that amount of time.' The bet was taken as he was traveling to the airport on that day of travel and he named the song aptly...for his friend who made him the bet. Can you name the song? *Back to Mr. Dylan again...he once famously said the following about this artist, saying that every time he heard one of his songs...'It's like I wish it would last forever.' As Dylan was not a big talker...this was some very high praise. Name the artist Dylan was inspired by... *Back in 1967, this artist opened for The Monkees on their tour. When he played this particular song, the young girls who came for The Monkees and really had no interest in the opening act, shouted 'Davy' when the artist sang 'Lady' and turned the song into a tribute to their idol, Davy Jones. A movie character by the name of Garth really liked the song as well. Name the artist and the song... Battle Of The Bands! White Room by Cream vs Inside Out by Traveling Wilburys Answers: 1. Rubin Carter Benefit, Hurricane 2. Just A Song Before I Go 3. Gordon Lightfoot 4. Jimi Hendrix, Foxy Lady Listeners picked Cream by 59% * This singer/songwriter wrote this 1975 classic song on a farm in Minnesota after touring with the group, The Band earlier that year. The inspiration for the song came from art classes he was taking from Norman Raeben who promoted looking at things from a 'nonlinear' perspective and reflect that in his songs. The song deals with all things going on in his life at the time. Name the artist and the song...that according to the artist took 'Ten years to live and two years to write'...
*Born in Anchorage, Kentucky, (yes there is such a place), this performer has done it all, including putting herself through college and then moved to NYC to make a name for herself in the music business. Her 1st solo album produced a hit single and she eventually garnered 7 Grammy Awards. She founded her own record company, Womanly Hips. Name the artist... *The story behind this song has been passed down countless times and is no stranger to being changed each time. The artist sailed into the British Virgin Islands, experiencing some hard weather along the way. Tired and hungry and with few options for gourmet restaurants, he discovered the brand new Village Cay Marina and Restaurant in Roadtown. Turns out...it turned out to be paradise...Name the artist and the song.... *An album that is considered to be the best work by this band and frontman contained a picture of what appears to be the scene from the movie, The Wizard Of Oz. The track we'll enjoy was the first Top 40 hit for the band and was the result of an argument between the songwriter and his father. Name the band, the album and extra credit for the name of the song... Battle Of The Bands! I Put A Spell On You by Credence Clearwater Revival vs Sultans Of Swing by Dire Straits Answers: 1. Bob Dylan, Tangled Up In Blue 2. Joan Osborne 3. Jimmy Buffett, Cheeseburger in Paradise 4. Electric Light Orchestra, “Eldorado”, Can’t Get It Out Of My Head Listeners picked Dire Straits by 55% The Band had a song released as a single in 1975. It goes together quite nicely with this scene shot at a certain time of day from the back of Chateau Looney here in the Canoe.... Name the song...
*Earth, Wind And Fire wrote a song for a low-budget movie of the same name about the corruption of a record label. It starred Harvey Keitel. Stevie Wonder performed an a cappella version of the song at the Grammy Awards in 2016 in honor of one of the band members who had passed 2 months earlier. Name the song and extra credit to you Earth, Wind and Fire fans that can name the band member Wonder was honoring... *The closest comparison to this artist in the world of rock is Bruce Springsteen. Both have gravelly voices, both have worked as solo artists with consistent backing bands, with those bands having similar instrumentation...keyboards, guitar and saxophone. Both are known for their empathy with the working class and go the extra yard to please audiences during live performances. Name the artist... *One of the 1st songs written by this artist at the age of 17 was 1st recorded by Peter, Paul & Mary in 1966. The artist herself recorded her own version in 1967. We'll play the Blood, Sweat & Tears version of the song, a track that reflects on the cycles of life and death. Name the singer/songwriter who passed away at the young age of 49 in 1997 and the song... Battle Of The Bands! The Letter by Joe Cocker vs Bluebird by Leon Russell Answers: 1. Twilight 2. That’s The Way Of The World, Maurice White 3. Bob Seger 4. Laura Nyro, And When I Die After last week’s one vote difference, Listeners chose Joe Cocker by 57% * We'll play a track from 1970 by a band originally named, Chocolate Hair. Once they signed with a record label they had to change their name because managers were nervous about the potentially racist interpretation...not to mention it may have permanently branded them as '60s psychedelics'. They chose this name which is after a local Colorado ski resort. Name the band...
*If you did not know, legendary football player, Jim Brown, had a hand in discovering a couple of bands back in the late 60's. One of those bands was Earth, Wind & Fire. Moving to California to pursue an acting career in the late 60's, one of his friends introduced him to members of this band. Long story short, they asked Jim Brown to manage them...and he agreed. Name the band... *This band can be somewhat defined by hard rocking rhythms, dual drummer power, very tight 3-part harmonies and success exceeding 5 decades. With more than 40,000,000 albums sold, one should wonder what took so long to get them into the Rock and Roll HOF. Name the band inducted this year... *The main songwriter for this great band wrote this track after a particularly exhilarating 4th of July spent in New York's Central Park, where there were steel drum players, singers, dancers and jugglers. The melody of the song is based on a Beatles track...You Won't See Me. Name the band and extra credit for the song name... Battle Of The Bands! Warm Ways by Fleetwood Mac vs Trouble Child by Joni Mitchell Answers: 1. Sugarloaf 2. Friends of Distinction 3. Doobie Brothers 4. Chicago, Saturday In The Park Listeners chose Joni Mitchell by a single vote * The 1st album produced after the artist and his entourage spent some time in the U.S. produced this classic track. The song had a couple of possible inspirations. It was either about the woman who traveled with the band, sewing costumes and repairing clothes...or....it may have been about all that the band experienced visiting clothing stores up and down the L.A. Strip and all the women they met throughout the process. Name the artist and the song if you can...
*In 1982, this group had not had a top ten hit in five years, but this song thankfully ended that string. This trio of artists enlisted the assistance of Timonthy B. Schmit to join them on this song, as if they needed any more help singing incredible harmonies. The track was released as a single and later included on their album, Daylight Again. Name the band and song... *This track was written in Eric Clapton's garden using one of Clapton's acoustic guitars. The song was inspired by the long winters in England (aren't they too long everywhere???), but on that day, it was sunny and it just released all of the built-up tension. I'll be playing a version of the song from another great performer who probably felt the same way. Name the artist who wrote the song and the track... *This band is largely identified as a West Coast group, but only one member of the 4 original founders was from California. If you did not know. this band was the very first band to charge in excess of $100 for a ticket in an arena show environment. The year that happened was in 1994. A sellout soon led other bands to follow suit with similar prices. Name the band that started the run on our wallets... Battle Of The Bands! Cheap Sunglasses by Z Z Top vs Excitable Boy by Warren Zevon Answers: 1. Elton John, Tiny Dancer 2. Crosby, Stills & Nash, Wasted on the Way 3. George Harrison, Here Comes The Sun, played Richie Havens version 4. Eagles Listeners chose Z Z Top with 56% of votes * Kenny Loggins has a 2nd cousin, also a singer/songwriter who wrote a number of songs for country artists like Tanya Tucker, Billy Ray Cyrus, Reba McEntire and Alabama to name just a few. His most famous song was Please Come To Boston. He also wrote a song for this American band I'll play this evening in 1972 that had some reference to a specific month of the year. Name the band and extra credit for the name of the song.
*This artist released his most successful solo album in 1977 that stayed on the Billboard Hot 200 list of albums for 49 weeks. He also released 3 nicely charted singles from that album. In 1967 at the age of 18, he got together with a number of talented musicians to form the band, Traffic. Name the artist who still performs today, pandemic willing of course.... *Chrissie Hynde wrote a song that describes the complexities of love from a female perspective...she's inconsistent, but wonderful, and wants her lover to know that he shouldn't get too worked up, because she could change quickly. There are more than a few weather references in the lyrics. Additionally, she wrote this song for a famous fan of her band. Name the song and extra credit if you can name the fan... *We'll play a track written and performed by an artist who grew up in London where open space was at a real premium. As a child, there was little opportunity to be a kid in the outdoors. It prompted him to write a song as a reminder that progress shouldn't come at the expense of nature. Name the artist and the song... Battle Of The Bands! Heard It in a Love Song by Marshall Tucker Band vs Hold on Loosely by 38 Special Answers: 1. Three Dog Night, Pieces of April, by Dave Loggins 2. Dave Mason 3. Don’t Get Me Wrong, John McEnroe 4. Cat Stevens, Where Do the Children Play? Listeners chose 38 Special with 52% of votes |
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