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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 The roots of sitar blended into rock started in late 1964 when Brian Auger engineered the first recording of this classic song for this group. An authentic Indian sitar player was brought into the studio in addition to a tabla player. Unable to take them on the road for tours, the original version could not be played at concerts of this group...they did, however, improvise. Name the group and extra credit for the name of the track...
*We'll dip into a track from an album that perhaps demonstrated the best longevity and continued appeal of all the politically and socially charged music to arise from the late 60's. Just as pertinent today as it was back then, there are strong themes of environmentalism, generational divides and personal change and growth. The song explores the artist's own debate with his father as to whether a person should seek to change the world around them or try to carve out a place within it and live comfortably. Name the artist, extra credit for the name of the album and the song... *This band's front man wrote this song after the group's 1965 tour of the U.S., one that was plagued with infighting, fatigue and a big musician's union conflict that kept them performing in the U.S. for another 4 years. The track describes a pretentious gentleman born to good fortune and was the first 'word-oriented' song he ever wrote. Name the song, the songwriter and the band... *This artist cites composer Stephen Foster who wrote Oh Susanna and My Old Kentucky Home as his biggest musical influence. Born in Northern California, he was discharged from the Army Reserves in 1967 and celebrated by doing cartwheels in his front yard. After that, he embarked on an incredible career of music that continues today...Name the artist... Battle Of The Bands! Eight Miles High by The Byrds vs Up On Cripple Creek by The Band Answers: 1. Yardbirds, Heart Full of Soul 2. Cat Stevens, Tea For The Tillerman, Father And Son 3. A Well Respected Man, Ray Davies, The Kinks 4. John Fogerty The Band was the winner with 56% of the votes |
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