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*With a rhythmic salsa beat and distinctive horns, this artist's song quickly became a fan favorite. It describes a dream sequence that the artist had as a teenager of being a rock star. A quite late listen to his radio as he fell asleep led to a dream about walking down the street and then playing lead guitar in a band. The artist was a teen in his 60's and he did what many teens did back then with this 1981 song citing marijuana use. Name the artist and extra credit for the name of the song...
*This popular duo back in the 70's both hailed from Texas. They were both members of a kind of 1-hit wonder band in the late 50's, early 60's, but when that group dissolved in 1965, they worked with various other artists until they decided to go on as a duo, releasing their first album together in 1969. Their first hit single appeared on their 4th album in 1972. That started a string of rather large hits. Name the duo and extra credit for the name of their first hit... *After a great, but very brief run with a band this artist founded, he kicked around doing session collaboration work prior to starting a solo career. His 1994 album is a mostly instrumental collection of tracks on which the artist played organ, piano and the occasional guitar. This album, largely held as his best, in many ways conjured up distant relations to his old band's excellent album back in the late 60's. Name the artist. Extra credit for the name of the band he started back in the day... *A band who expertly mixed sweet and satisfying melodies with potent guitar crunch back in the late 60's were one of the best and most celebrated precursors to the power pop movement of the 70's. After the band broke up due to any number of problems, two of the members continued playing together in another band. Elektra records eventually approached that band and told them they'd sign them for a record deal, but they had to change their name back to their old band name. Name the band... BATTLE OF THE BANDS Old Time Rock & Roll by Bob Seger vs Centerfield by John Fogerty ANSWERS 1. Paul Simon Late In The Evening 2. Seals And Crofts Summer Breeze 3. Al Kooper Blood, Sweat & Tears 4. Badfinger Battle of the Bands : Bob Seger won the Battle with 54% of votes
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*We'll be enjoying the biggest hit for this band that came out in 1983, after a very slow build. The band released 9 albums between 1978 and 1986, but didn't have a hit until a song charted from their 6th album. The song we'll play came from their 8th album. For some, the band may be thought of as a 1-hit wonder group. As for the band leader he went on to write several novels and became the morning DJ at K-Fox FM in San Jose, California. Name the band and frontman...
*This 1971 hit for this band was written by Hoyt Axton, who originally released it on his own album the same year. The song finds the narrator ruminating about overseas locales that he has never visited, but about which he feels he has some proxy experience, primarily via the music. Name the band and extra credit for the name of the track... *Music is made despite strange circumstance. This band's follow-up album in 1975 to a quite successful album the year previous was plagued by creative and artistic differences, with several members of the band walking out of the studio on three occasions. One point of conflict was the band's mourning for the drug overdose death of their original drummer. Name the European band, which for the record, was the first song The LooneyMan played on my very 1st show... *With this artist's multi-instrumental chops, a most recognizable vocal style and a decade-plus resume as a most outstanding session musician behind him, he went on to establish himself as one of the leading purveyors of root-rock, Americana music. His 1975 album that we'll dip into showcase his wide variety of music styles including country, gospel, R & B, rock and even calypso. Name the artist... BATTLE OF THE BANDS Hand Me Down World by Guess Who vs Taking Care of Business by Bachman Turner Overdrive ANSWERS 1.The Greg Kihn Band…Greg Kihn 2.Three Dog Night…Never Been To Spain 3.Average White Band…Cut The Cake 4.Leon Russell Battle of the Bands : BTO won the Battle with 58% of votes * There is no mystery, no hidden meaning on this track. The artist wrote this song about an island country in the Caribbean sea. As it turns out, this artist who performed primarily as a session musician held this as his only real hit until passing at the age of 29 in 1974. Name the artist and extra credit for the name of his hit song...
*For those gracing the earth on November 22, 1963, we generally remember where we were the day, the moment of the assassination of John F. Kennedy. This incredible band wrote the song we'll play just before that tragic event, but were greatly influenced by that event as they were recording it. Name the American band and extra credit for the name of the track... *A 1994 song we'll play is very profound...with the writer examining our place in the Beach Boys-Warmth Of The Sunhis lyrics as 'nonsensical' and without any particular meaning. That said, this musically complex track combines acoustic guitar, harmonica, alto and tenor saxophones, flute, drums, bass and assorted percussion. Listen to the lyrics closely and you'll most likely agree. Name the band whose frontman's name is predominantly displayed and extra credit for the name of the track... *The subject of this 1982 song is a mysterious woman...who was actually a real person. The artist and co-writing buddy refused to reveal her identity...a woman who was almost at the top of the world in her profession and let it slip away. BATTLE OF THE BANDS While My Guitar Gently Weeps by Beatles vs Lyin’ Eyes by Eagles ANSWERS 1. Bobby Bloom- Montego Bay 2. Beach Boys-Warmth Of The Sun 3. Dave Mattews Band-What Would You Say 4. Steve Winwood...Valerie Battle of the Bands : Eagles won the Battle by 2 votes |
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