*This artist cut his teeth in the music business at a young age in '50s, playing a variety of instruments from guitar to saxophone for various Irish showbands. He specialized in covering some of the classic tunes of the era...very good practice for when his solo career started and flourished. He does not like to discuss his personal life, but is willing to talk about his craft, leaving people to speculate about his personal life...through his music...for which he is best known. Name the artist.
*Francis Ford Coppola, the renowned film director did a movie, You're A Big Boy Now, a coming of age story about an awkward young man looking for love in New York City. The frontman for this band was responsible for the whole movie's soundtrack, but more importantly was tasked to write this specific song for an important love scene, where the guy is waiting for his girlfriend to come home. Name the artist, his band and the song *The Netherlands was never really considered a hotbed of recognizable rock artists to many of us in the United States. But this song, by this band topped the charts in 9 different countries, including the US in January of 1970. Name the band and the song. *A duo of artists moved to Kansas City in 1968 and began playing gigs consistently in small college towns throughout a stretch of road in Northwestern, Missouri. Dealing with their own share of 'hair-raising' experiences with rednecks, nosy police, slapstick mishaps and bad sound systems, they found one venue where they connected. They named an album and it's title track after the road they took to get there. Name the band, the album and the song. Battle Of The Bands! Can’t Stop Rockin’ by ZZTop vs Call Me the Breeze by Lynyrd Skynyrd Answers: 1. Van Morrison 2. John Sebastian, Lovin’ Spoonful, Darling Be Home Soon 3. Venus by Shocking Blue 4. Brewer & Shipley, Tarkio, Tarkio Road Lynyrd Skynyrd won the Battle with 57% of the votes
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