MUSIC QUIZ FROM LOONEY’S TUNES SHOW MAR 24, 2024 #266

*This American Mid-Western band had five charting hits, but the most unique thing about that is...they all occurred in 1967.  Billboard magazine labeled  them, 'the most listened to band of the year!  Only one of this band's charting hits made it to #1 and that is the one we'll enjoy this evening.  Name the band and extra credit for the name of the band's #1 hit...
 
*We'll enjoy a track that is considered this exceptional artist's musical autobiography.  After touring relentlessly on the East Coast, a record deal was secured signalling an achievement that gave the artist some stability and success, proving his naysayers wrong.  This song represents a 'kiss-off' to everybody that counted him out.  The artist also considers this his best love song he's ever written.  Name the artist and extra credit for the name of the track...
 
*This artist's live album released in early 1974, in its original form, featured 5 songs, 4 of which were initially recorded by his earlier band. The Rolling Stone editor at the time, claimed this album as a 'record to be played loud'!   We'll play the opening track of the album and you may want to have the volume control handy.  Name the American artist who was born in 1942 and passed away in 2013, and extra credit for the name of the track we'll enjoy...
 
*This 1989 song is about sudden change in a city that lives it.  The sounds of sirens, trains and a famous landmark all indicate the city it's about.  Name the artist that performs the song and extra credit for the name of the track...
 
BATTLE OF THE BANDS
A Whiter Shade Of Pale by Procol Harum vs The Dock Og The Bay by Otis Redding
 
ANSWERS
1. The Buckinghams, Kind Of A Drag
2. Bruce Springsteen, Rosalita
3. Lou Reed, Intro / Sweet Jane
4. Don Henley, New York Minute
Battle of the Bands : Otis Redding won with 54% of the votes