MUSIC QUIZ FROM LOONEY’S TUNES SHOW Jul 27, 2025 #325

*This artist produced one of the most stunning debut albums of the 1980's.  Given the domination of synthesizer pop on the radio, she was a breath of fresh air with this roots rock album sung with a sensitive bravado sometimes compared to Janis Joplin.  And the guitar work ain't bad either!  Name the artist....
 
*This band released a track that almost wasn't...as Jerry Wexler at Atlantic Records thought it might hurt the band's career.  The song was inspired by a reaction to the murders of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert Kennedy...and a call for unity and understanding.  The co-writers insisted it be released and it became the group's biggest hit, reaching #1 in America in August of 1968.  Name the band and extra credit for the name of the song...
 
*This 1967 track came from an American band that only had a 2 year run and this song was, by far, their biggest hit.  The song is about liberation, involving an unnamed girl who is the daughter of a fisherman.  A young man tries to sway here to sail away with him...away from her over protective father.  Name the band and extra credit for the name of the track...
 
*This most incredible singer-songwriter who started in the 70's released this album in 2014, his first studio recording in 6 years.  No stranger to personal and political themes throughout his lengthy career of songs, this album found him lyrically inspired by some similar stylings of his most notable 1976 album.  This song shares a bit of directional advice for life.  Name the artist and real extra credit if you can name the track...
 
BATTLE OF THE BANDS
Ami by Pure Prairie League vs Heard It In A Love Song by Marshall Tucker Band
 
ANSWERS
1. Melissa Etheridge
2. The Rascals, People Got To Be Free
3. Every Mother's Son, Come On Down To My Boat 
4. Jackson Browne, The Long Way Around
Battle of the Bands : Pure Prairie League won the Battle with 51% of votes