MUSIC QUIZ FROM LOONEY’S TUNES SHOW Aug 18, 2024 #282

*Sylvester Stewart turned into Sly Stone, but before he did so, he was producing music for this American rock group.  The band's lead guitarist wrote the song but Sly molded it into a high-charting single in 1964.  The song would later be played on a number of popular TV shows of the mid-60's...Hullabaloo, Shindig! and American Bandstand.  This band, this single would later be credited with setting one of the aesthetic foundations for the San Francisco sound...Name the band and extra credit for the name of the track...
 
*This band was among the more popular side of mid-70's country-rock outfits  They slotted nicely in chronologically and stylistically between Eagles and Firefall.  They survived in some form as a band into the 1990's and gave their just large enough fan base enough music to keep them satisfied. 2019 found them releasing an album that had some updated versions of their most popular tracks...this one specifically had after life ramifications.  Name the band and extra credit for the name of the song...
 
*A few months separated the release of albums with the same title, the first one in late 1970,,,the other most famous one in early 1971.  The 1970 effort was this artist's debut album and showcased his unique folk-rock style.  With a hit known by just about everyone in the free world, he was also prolific with 20 studio albums, he also wrote the Roy Orbison hit, Crying.  Name the artist...
 
*Have you ever felt in a state of delirium or perhaps a feeling of being detached from reality...it happens!   Although, this band has had a most difficult time disputing this song to be about drugs...It really isn't.  But you are still free to feel it might be...😀🎶.  A song about a state of mind and body from back in 1979...name the band and extra credit for the name of the track..
 
BATTLE OF THE BANDS
My Back Pages by Byrds vs The Weight by The Band
 
ANSWERS
1. The Beau Brummels. Laugh Laugh
2. The Ozark Mountain Daredevils, If You Wanna Get To Heaven
3. Don McLean
4. Pink Floyd, Comfortably Numb
 
Battle of the Bands : The Band won with 53% of the votes
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