MUSIC QUIZ FROM LOONEY’S TUNES SHOW Nov 10, 2024 #294

*We'll enjoy a track by a somewhat underappreciated rock & roll hero who has been living in New York's Greenwich Village since the early 1970's.  Now in his mid-70's, he hasn't stopped rocking as he and his music have aged like fine wine.  He, of all rockers, is most qualified to sing about the city that never sleeps.  Name the artist...
 
*A song that was released in 1965 came from a band that had just toured the U.S.  The tour did not go well and the band and frontman needed some recovery time.  Back to the U.K and a vacation at the English resort town of Torquay, Devon the frontman went.  Being recognized by another guest, he was invited to a round of golf...something he refused  with great offense.  He would not lend his celebrity identity to just anyone.  Name the artist and band he fronted...
 
*Following on the heels of an album where this artist repudiated his past with his greatest backing band, his 1975 album found himl, in a way, retreating to the past, recording a largely quiet, acoustic-based album.  Forget nostalgia...this is the sound of an artist returning to his strengths, something familiar, accepting the human situation that included the breakdown of his marriage.  Name the artist and extra credit for the title of the album...
 
*This artist who gained much notoriety primarily in the 70's-80's loved the process of songwriting, something he did constantly.  He never thought in terms of album cycles, preferring to continuously write songs and then record when he had enough of them ready.  Born in Peoria, IL, this artist gained much inspiration in his teen years.in the solitude of the surrounding forests.  Clive Davis then of Columbia Records signed the artist to a record deal in 1971.  Name the artist...
 
BATTLE OF THE BANDS
If You Could read My Mind by Gordon Lightfoot vs I Just Wanna Stop by Gino Vanelli
 
ANSWERS
1. Willie Nile
2. Ray Davies, Kinks
3. Bob Dylan, Blood On The Tracks
4. Dan Fogelberg
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Battle of the Bands : Gordon Lightfoot won the Battle with 51% of votes