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* In 2001, this artist had pretty much done it all...but this album pretty much blended all of those styles in extraordinary fashion. He had help combining blues and pop coming in the form of Billy Preston and The Impressions with their excellent contributions. Name the artist...extra credit for the name of the album...
*Do you know the names of all three members of the band America? One member in particular was born in Panama City, Florida, had a short stint in Pakistan before ending up in London where he met the other two members and formed the band. He was the major influence in the group (although they all played key roles) with his singing and songwriting skills. He passed at the age of 60 just about 10 years ago. Name the artist...extra credit for the names of the other 2 as well... *Very cool fact...one of our regular listeners was hitchhiking in a freezing blizzard in Pennsylvania and finally got a lift...on the tour bus of America...name revealed later today... *The last track on this band's first album in 1969 is a searing song about a man who has been betrayed by his woman to the point where he feels like he's helpless...even awaiting more punishment. The bandmember writer of the track, wrote it on an ironing board using burnt matches as he couldn't find a pen in the middle of the night when he got the inspiration. Name the band and the song...extra credit for the songwriter's name... *We'll play a track about a very seductive woman with expensive tastes that she uses men to satisfy. Much like the line, "Her mind is Tiffany twisted" in the Eagles son, 'Hotel California', the lyrics to this song use a luxury brand to develop the character as she is described as "a she-cat tamed by the purr of a Jaguar". referring to the high-end automobile. This 1982 track spent 4 weeks at #1 in America and was the biggest hit of the '80's to feature a saxophone solo... Name the band and the song... Battle Of The Bands! Spill The Wine by War vs Dance to the Music by Sly and The Family Stone Answers: 1. Eric Clapton, Reptile 2. Dan Peek, Gerry Beckley, Dewey Bunnell 3. The Allman Brothers Band, Whipping Post, Gregg Allman 4. Hall and Oates, Maneater Sly and The Family Stone track was the winner with 53% of the votes
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No quiz this week, but here is recap of segments *Then And Later... Last Sunday was a classic Hall & Oates track from 1982 (One On One) with a later track from Daryl Hall's solo album (Crash And Burn) in 2011...very nice! This week we go back to a band's 1973 eponymous album and follow it up with a great track from an album of theirs in 2018. Nicely done. *Battle Of The Bands... 2 songs that could have easily been Sing-Alongs last Sunday pitted The Beach Boys (Help Me Rhonda) vs. Jan & Dean (The Little Old Lady From Pasadena) and it was hotly contested. The Beach Boys jumped out to a big lead, only to have Jan & Dean come back and take the lead 2/3's of the way through. The Beach Boys, however, closed strong for the narrow victory. Later today, we'll go back to California for a battle between bands from the North and the South from the late 60's. *Cover Me Up... In a unique move this cover was combined with the Sing-Along segment as The Doors, Light My Fire served as the original last Sunday with a quite unique cover by Manfred Mann. This week a classic California group and song from 1966 gets a refresh from an unlikely source 48 years later... *Sing Along... Jim Morrison and The Doors Light My Fire could be heard throughout all tuned in households in one of our longest sing-alongs that yielded some singing breaks with great instrumental parts. This week, another classic from 1966 is on the docket. Get those voices ready! * This artist's first band, The Monarchs, formed when he was just 15. By the age of 19, he was already a vastly experienced performer and recording artist, playing guitar, keyboards, sax and singing. With his father's vast collection of jazz, blues and R&B, his band released a cover of the Delta Blues classic, Baby, Please Don't Go, inspired by John Lee Hooker's 1949 version. The 'B' side turned out to be even more popular. Name the artist and extra credit for the song title.
*A couple of folk singers in Los Angeles were performing one night in a coffee house in 1970 and in the dressing room, had some time, so they just started jamming, entertaining themselves. They got together the next day to some picking and started back with what they were messing with the previous night. An hour later, they had this song, considered their only hit. They had no idea it would become a big hit or released as a single, but it did. Name the duo (after their last names) and extra credit for the name of the track. *This famous artist recorded a track that was influenced by art classes he was taking with a popular teacher, Norman Raeben in New York. It made him look at things from a 'nonlinear' perspective, something reflected in his songs. The artist introduces this track on stage by saying it took 'Ten years to live and two years to write.' Name the artist and extra credit for the name of the song... *This artist grew up in London, where open spaces were rare..children got little exposure to open air. In 1970 he read a story about how green spaces were vanishing in towns and it prompted him to write this song as a reminder that progress shouldn't come at the expense of nature. Name the artist and of course, extra credit for the name of the song... Battle Of The Bands! Mainstreet by Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band vs Small Town by John Mellencamp Answers: 1. Van Morrison with Them, Gloria 2. Brewer & Shipley, One Toke Over The Line 3. Bob Dylan, Tangled Up In Blue 4. Cat Stevens, Where Do the Children Play? Bob Seger’s track was the winner with 52% of the votes *This 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). it is the only track off this this great 1970 album where there have been no known live performances and there have been plenty of opportunities. Name the artist and extra credit for the name of the song and the album...
*The subject of this great 1979 track is about a guy who thinks he's really cool, but it seems that he is the only one who thinks that. This implies that the hero avoids ever coming off the road so he has more moments of being alone with his dreams...where he is a superstar. It's really a plea to change the route home. Name the band and the song... *We'll play a track that is one of this band's lesser-known songs, but a favorite among their hard-core fans. The leader of this popular band also produced albums for an elite cast of artists and also recorded with some of them in a Supergroup. A one-word title, promoting color in flight that is seen fairly regularly here in Big Canoe...Name the band, the artist and extra credit for the name of the track... *This track was written by the performer that provided him his biggest hit as a solo artist. He wrote it though, for Kim Carnes and there is so much more to this story that will be shared later today... Due to these (to be mentioned) circumstances, he recorded and released this classic in 1981. The only reason this #2 smash did not rise to #1...first class irony...Name the artist, the song and all kinds of extra credit... Battle Of The Bands! Call Me The Breeze by Lynyrd Skynyrd vs Heard It in a Love Song by Marshall Tucker Band Answers: 1. Elton John, Son of your Father, Tumbleweed Connection 2. Supertramp, Take The Long Way Home 3. Electric Light Orchestra, Bluebird 4. Smokey Robinson, Being with You, Never mad #1 because Kim Carnes run of #1 hit Betty Davis Eyes Marshall Tucker Band, who played 2nd, was the winner with 55% of the votes *This outstanding band lost its leader in 1979 with his unfortunate passing and was able to carry on a few more years before breaking up. And then in 1987, several long-time bandmembers decided to reconvene with a brand-new line-up. They cut an album that put them back on the map the next year...Name the leader and band...
*This British band's guitarist wrote the song that tells the story about a lovelorn guy stuck in his lonely room. The track is one of a handful of their hits and their highest charting song in America. The story turned tragic when in 1975, after a dispute with their record label over missing money, the guitarist committed suicide...Name the band and the artist... *Don Cornelius was the host of Soul Train...but then you all knew that. He pretty much controlled which groups got on the show. In 1975 a groundbreaking event...Cornelius chose the first white artist ever to appear on the show...Name the artist... *This artist who was born in New Jersey in 1943 is a former child actor who appeared on Broadway in a production of Fanny, had a huge hit in 1976. He had bands all through High School before turning his attention to psychology, completing his studies at Frei University in Berlin, Germany. A stint with a name band that temporarily disbanded in 1970 led to his dream solo career. Name the artist... Battle Of The Bands! American Woman by Guess Who vs Riders on the Storm by The Doors Answers: 1. Lowell George, Little Feat 2. Badfinger, Pete Ham 3. Gino Vannelli 4. Gary Wright Guess Who was the winner by a single vote *In this 1968 song, there are secrets the singer simply will not reveal to the girl he loves. He's obsessed with her, thinks about her all the time and tormented because he can't have her. This L.A. band charted frequently between 1965 and 1975. Name the band and extra credit for the name of the song (one with a time reference in the title)...
*This single released in 1967 from a great album is considered one of the monumental cuts of this great band. The songwriter wrote the music after attending a Jimi Hendrix concert, developing a bass riff afterward, with an assist from one of his famous bandmates. A great song, Hendrix thought and even played it at some of his concerts, while expressing his highest praise for each of the bandmates of this famous group. Name the band and the song... *This band formed in Springfield, Missouri in 1972. Moderate success on their 1st album, motivated them to album #2 that yielded this notable track about a woman who is in pursuit of happiness but never gives anything a long enough time to make her happy. Bored, flighty or indifferent...it's just not going to happen. The name of the song is the female subject of the track, and was released in 1974. Name the band and extra credit for the name of the song... *This lazy, laid-back celebration of love on a summer's day originated when the writer attempted to rewrite The Supremes' Baby Love...though it turned into something quite different. The song was released with short term expectations of at least a Top Ten showing on the charts, but the track actually had a very long and prosperous run for years, even decades. Name the NYC band formed in 1965 lasted 4 years...with 2 later reunions...one of which carries on even today...Extra credit for the name of the song... Battle Of The Bands! Wild World by Cat Stevens vs Come Monday by Jimmy Buffett Answers: 1. The Grass Roots, Midnight Confessions 2. Cream, Sunshine of Your Love 3. The Ozark Mountain Daredevils, Jackie Blue 4. The Lovin’ Spoonful, Daydream Cat Stevens was the winner with 52% of the votes *This Northen European group's guitarist wrote a track we'll share today. Not originally written in English, when the song got translated, the writer wrote down the first line incorrectly and that error made it all through the recording process as the singer sang the incorrect line. No problem though as the song became a #1 hit. The word in question in the first line? Goddess was the correct word...Goddness was actually sung. Name the band and extra credit for the name of the song...
*This song from 1973 is one of this band's most famous. It was inspired by the events leading up to the final date of their U.S. tour...one fraught with problems. Most of the band flew to Memphis to do the gig, but the guitarist decided to drive while his guitar with all the other equipment went on the plane. The airline lost the guitar. That wasn't the only thing that went wrong, but they got it all together and put on a great concert that included a bit of a jam segment with Joe Walsh. Name the band and extra credit for the name of the song... *In 1960 this artist formed his first band, The Cavaliers with 3 friends. He played the drums and harmonica in the band, but it wasn't until the band's breakup a year later that he embarked on a singing career. He developed some famous performing antics as a singer...because he was no longer bound by playing a guitar or piano. Name the artist... *This artist's career received a huge boost when Roy Orbison chose to record a duet together. It won a Grammy for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals in 1989. The song was also used in the Jon Cryer film, Hiding Out. Name the artist and again...extra credit for the song title... Battle Of The Bands! Goodbye Stranger by Supertramp vs Eye in the Sky by Alan Parsons Project Answers: 1. Shocking Blue, Venus 2. Mott the Hoople, All The Way From Memphis 3. Joe Cocker 4. KD Lang, Crying Alan Parsons Project was the winner with 52% of the votes First, some highlights from the show:
- Trombone Shorty cover of Little Feat’s On Your Way Down - Santana featuring Rob Thomas playing Cream classic Sunshine of Your Love - Daryl Hall’s 2011 hit Talking to Myself that debuted on “Live from Daryl’s House” TV show - Bonnie Raitt’s cover of Gerry Rafferty hit right Down The Line - Bryan Ferry from Roxy Music using his unique voice singing (What A) Wonderful World *We'll play a track that contains the lyrics "satisfying her every need" that got the attention of censors. So much so that many radio stations either refused to play it or bleeped out the word 'night". The band also altered the lyrics when they sang it on The Ed Sullivan. Name the song and band that did it... * We'll share a song that is sung in a gospel style with 3 bandmember voices multitracked to sound like a choir. The gospel sound was inspired by Aretha Franklin. This was one of the most favorite tracks this band recorded...at least to the lead singer. Name the song...the band...the lead singer... *The frontman of this band wrote this song that became the trio's biggest hit. So big, in fact, that it is estimated to account for nearly 1/3 of the frontman's very sizeable income. It won 2 Grammys and was written at the real-life James Bond's desk at the Goldeneye Estate in Jamaica. as he skipped out of London to escape the furor of his dalliance and overall publicity of his divorce. The year was 1983...Name the band, the frontman and the song... *We'll play a song played together by this band that actually has 3 different stories about where it was sung the very first time...Was either at the house of Cass Elliott, perhaps Joni Mitchell's home or the abode of John Sebastian, in the living room to be specific. We'll reveal the correct answer later today. Name the band, the location and extra credit for the song from back in 1969 Battle Of The Bands! Have I Told You Lately by Van Morrison vs Have I Told You Lately by Rod Stewart Answers: 1. Let’s Spend The Night Together, Rolling Stones 2. Somebody To Love, Queen, Freddie Mercury 3. The Police, Sting, Every Breath You Take 4. Crosby, Stills & Nash, Joni Mitchell’s Home, You Don’t Have To Cry Rod Stewart was the winner with 52% of the votes * We'll enjoy a track from 1979 about men who take advantage of lonely single women. While the men in the song take on a predator role, the woman appears to compromise her principles by putting herself in a bad situation. Her shoes, which apparently are high-heeled (and very uncomfortable) with "pretty little straps around the ankles are a metaphor for this compromise.
Name the band (one that was flying high, but about to crash and breakup) and extra credit for the song title... *With his choice of dark glasses and plaintive voice, this artist gave the impression that he was always longing and sometimes miserable, which was not the case. We'll play his last big hit as his career faded fast, but other great artists cited him as one of their huge influences and had him join in on various projects. A Rock And Roll HOF inductee...he passed too early in 1988 at the age of 52. Name the artist... *This song is about a real condition...an infectious disease for a type of pet that sometimes affects young children. The actual intended meaning of the song (sexual in nature) is something quite different. Name the artist and the song from 1977... *We'll go to a song that was one of five tracks included in this band's demo tape, trying to get a record contract. It worked...it actually started a bidding war with record labels for the rights to sign them. Name the band...a popular one from the mid-seventies and beyond... Battle Of The Bands! You’ve Got A Friend by James Taylor vs Oh, Pretty Woman by Roy Orbison Answers: 1. Eagles, Those Shoes 2. Roy Orbison 3. Ted Nugent, Cat Scratch Fever 4. Dire Straits, Sultans Of Swing Roy Orbison was the winner with 53% of the votes * This band hailed from Calgary, Alberta, Canada starting out in 1964 with the name...The Rebounds. They changed their lineup and had numerous name changes until 1971 when they released their only Top 40 hit in the US. They had much greater success in Canada with 6 other songs cracking the Canadian top 10 six times. The song features a banjo as a primary instrument. Name the band and extra credit for the name of the song...
*One of the most spontaneous origins for a song came courtesy of Randy Bachman who was playing a show when he broke a guitar string...putting a stop to the show until he could replace the string. The band left the stage while he replaced it and he used the piano to tune. As he did, he ventured into a riff that got the complete attention of the audience. He took the riff and finished it into this classic song by The Guess Who. Name the song... *Ray Davies wrote a great number of songs for this (his) band. Their first album contained the single, You Really Got Me and was followed up with All Day And All Of The Night. When it came time to write songs for their next album, Davies was running out of ideas, but remembered a track he'd written while being a student at Hornsey School of Art in London. They did record it and it became a big hit. The group is obvious, but name the song that he resurrected from his school days... *This artist's musical career is kind of (or alot of) synonymous with his early band...a group that was elected into the Rock And Roll HOF in 2000. The band started to implode after a marijuana drug bust (the artist was not part of the bust) and this artist went on to a semi-successful solo career as the band could not recover from the bust and resulting publicity. Name the artist and his band... Battle Of The Bands! 25 Or 6 To 4 by Chicago vs What A Fool Believes by The Doobie Brothers Answers: 1. The Stampeders, Sweet City Woman 2. American Woman 3. Tired of Waiting for You 4. John Sebastian, Lovin’ Spoonful Chicago was the winner with 54% of the votes |
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