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*There have been more than a few brother combinations in bands...Brian, Dennis Wilson, Steve & Muff Winwood, The Everlys, Ray & Dave Davies, Duane & Gregg Allman and the Fogerty Brothers...we could go on and on. This West coast band had brothers who debuted with an eponymous album in 2004. Name the band...
*This artist grew up in Virginia...not exactly where one would expect a song about racial and economic tolerance to originate...but these values were ingrained in him. He cut a song in 1986 that deals with the Civil Rights Movement in the U.S. The track had unique appeal...grown-ups loved it and their kids could tolerate it as it climbed nicely on charts important to both age groups. Name the artist and extra credit if you can name the song. *A 1977 track contains words that are often a trite cliche used for comic effect. The song's writer and frontman of the band shared the song to be about the elusive nature of love. The song tracks a relationship from its start to an inevitable finish...all due to words unspoken. Name the band and extra credit for the name of the track... *This great artist never got the chance to follow through on his plan to visit Prince Edward Island. The next best thing was to link it to one of the final songs he recorded. He had a friend, a fellow singer/songwriter who had stayed at his house. The friend then extended an invitation to visit his home on the Island...something that time simply did not allow. Name the artist... BATTLE OF THE BANDS So Far Away by Carole King vs Raised On Robbbery by Joni Mitchell ANSWERS 1. Los Lonely Boys 2. Bruce Hornsby, The Way It Is 3. Meatloaf, Two Out Of Three Ain’t Bad 4. Jimmy Buffett Battle of the Bands : Carole King won the Battle with 53% of the votes
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*Few singer/songwriters are as individual and eclectic as this artist, a vocalist with a most expressive and smoky instrument. As a composer she can weave jazz, folk and even R & B into songs with a distinct pop sensibility. Her debut album in 1979 included the track most folks associate with her. Name the artist and extra credit for the name of the song...
*This 1983 album by a most significant L.A. artist included a song often mistaken for social satire on 80's materialism, but that was not the artist's intentions. It was actually about nuclear detente and the way world leaders play games with the lives of innocent citizens. Ex-Fleetwood Mac guitarist Rick Vito contributed to this track. Name the artist and extra credit for the name of the song... *We'll play a track from 1968, one that predates Willie Nelson's song of the same title by 12 years. It's a forlorn bluesy tune about a lonely traveler and this version actually outcharted Nelson's (#20) popular version as it climbed to #16. The original version actually started as a 7 minute track with extended harmonica and guitar solos...but as we all know...radio stations back then were wussies who wouldn't play 7 minute songs. Name the band and extra credit for the name of the track... *An artist who in the last decade has helped push country to americana classification released a song in 2020 that bitterly addresses his former romantic partner. This mournful ballad opens with a somber piano line performed by former Heartbreaker keyboardist, Benmont Tench. Recorded partly in the vibe-creating Muscle Shoals, AL makes it even more worthy of inclusion in this evening's 5th segment. Name the artist... BATTLE OF THE BANDS Right Place, Wrong Time by Dr John vs Everybody's Talkin' by Harry Nilsson ANSWERS 1. Rickie Lee Jones…Chuck E’s In Love 2. Jackson Browne…Lawyers In Love 3. Canned Heat…On The Road Again 4. Chris Stapleton Battle of the Bands : Harry Nilsson won the Battle with 51% of the votes * This American mid-western artist was the subject of a compilation album that Sony Music executives thought was long overdue and needed to be created. It turned out to be the very best of his first 3 albums with music that leaned toward his softer and more country-oriented side. This great artist was taken from us in 2007 at 56 years of age. Name the artist...
*When this artist was 44 years old in 1994 he released his second and greatest solo album. Largely considered a crucial entry into his overall catalog, the songwriting is personal and intuitive. A combination of blues, country, folk and pop are connected by roads, both literal and figurative, that led him to where he found himself: lonely, middle-aged and digging through his consciousness trying to find what was lost. Name the artist and extra credit for the name of the album... *After his debut album in 1970, this prolific artist released an album a year from 1973 to 1977, culminating with his commercial and artistic breakthrough album that sealed his persona for the balance of a career and lifetime. We'll dig into the next album (his 7th) as he teamed with a new high-profile manager who is uniquely dressed and spread across the gatefold of the LP.. Name the artist and real kudos should you know the name of his new manager... *This artist's epic career is nothing short of legendary, with a discography that spans decades and genres. His 1989 release would be a true departure from much of his 80's output and one that would ultimately return him to the top of the charts. The focus of the album? The R & B sounds of the 60's and 70's as he paid homage to a bygone era that he desired to bring to a new audience. Name the artist and extra credit for the name of the album... BATTLE OF THE BANDS Legend In My Living Room by Annie Lennox vs Constant Craving by k. d. lang ANSWERS 1. Dan Fogelberg 2. Tom Petty, Wildflowers 3. Jimmy Buffett, Irving Azoff 4. Elton John, Sleeping With The Past Battle of the Bands : k. d. lang won the Battle with 53% of the votes *We'll enjoy a great song written by a trio of folks that included Phil Spector. It was actually written for a most popular group at the time, The Ronettes who first recorded it in 1966. But another group latched on to it and had even greater success with it. Name the group, one that idolized the talents of Phil Spector and extra credit for the name of the song, the most popular version recorded and released in 1969...
*If one goes to the Pacific Ocean, how can one not stare out over the vastness of it all and be somewhat mesmerized? Not many folks however think about doing a '180' and creating an entire album of music inspired by that move. Name the artist and extra credit for the name of the album.... *From 1981-1993, this artist successfully juggled a solo career and membership in a famous, quite successful band. 1993 was the year of the complete transition to a solo career, one that found the artist taking a fairly rootsy approach and avoiding the type of high-tech production gloss one typically heard in the 90's music scene. Name the artist and extra credit for the name of the former group... *Inspiration for this classic hit from the late 60's came from the Boys Town community formed in 1917 by Catholic priest, Father Edward Flanagan in Omaha, Nebraska. How this ended up being a huge hit for a group of the British Invasion is even more intriguing. Name the band that recorded and released it in 1969 and extra credit for the name of the track... BATTLE OF THE BANDS Tell Me Why by Neil Young vs Love The One You’re With by Steven Stills ANSWERS 1 Beach Boys, I Can Hear Music 2. Jackson Browne, Looking East 3. Stevie Nicks, Fleetwood Mac 4. The Hollies, He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother Battle of the Bands : Steven Stills won the Battle with 55% of the votes |
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