MUSIC QUIZ FROM LOONEY’S TUNES SHOW July 7,2024 #276

*In the throes of  summer back in the early 60's, a secretary at Motown Records caught a huge break.  She was enlisted to sing a song from the collaboration of Holland-Dozier-Holland...one that became the 1st Motown label song to ever receive a Grammy nomination.  Name the artist and extra credit for the name of the song...
 
*1971 was the year this British band was formed by members of the group The Move.  They wanted to create a band with traditional instruments, but also wanted to introduce some non-traditional sounds from instruments not typically used at the time.  Not just a studio challenge, but also quite difficult to reproduce the sound live.  Name the band...
 
*A song we'll play from 1965 was originally released two years earlier by an artist, Brian Hyland.  The song went absolutely nowhere.  His producer, Snuff Garrett also worked with the band who recorded and released the song in 1965 and this time, it became a big hit.  Name the group that made it a hit and extra credit for the name of the song...
 
*A member of this most notable 1960's band read a newspaper story about a runaway girl.  The girl dumped her car and left everything behind to the absolute amazement of her father.  Turns out the girl was a frequent visitor to the club scene where this band and others often played.  Name the band, the band member and extra credit for the name of the song...
 
BATTLE OF THE BANDS
Promises Made by Dan Fogelberg vs Everybody’s Talkin’ by Harry Nilsson
 
ANSWERS
1. Martha Reeves.   Heatwave 
2. Electric Light Orchestra  
3. Gary Lewis & The Playboys, Save Your Heart For Me 
4. The Beatles.  Paul McCartney , She’s Leaving Home
 
Battle of the Bands : Harry Nilsson won with 51% of the votes