time for a music quiz! . . .

[OneBlueSky]

I'll name the players, you name the band . . . here we go . . .



1. Terry Kirkman, Gary Alexander, Brian Cole, Jim Yester, Ted Bluechel, Jr., Russ Giguere

2. Clyde McPhatter, Gerhart Thrasher, Andrew Thrasher, Bill Pinkney

3. Eugene Record, Robert Lester, Marshall Thompson, Creadel Jones

4. Sandy Denny, Ashley Hutchings, Martin Lamble, Simon Nicol, Richard Thompson

5. Levi Stubbs, Renaldo Benson, Lawrence Payton, Abdul “Duke” Fakir

6. Freddie Garrity, Derek Quinn, Roy Crwesdon, Peter Birrell, Bernie Dwyer

7. Chad Allan, Randy Bachman, Garr Peterson, Bob Ashley, Jim Kale

8. Allan Clarke, Graham Nash, Tony Hicks, Eric Haydok, Don Rathbone

9. David LaFlamme, Linda LaFlamme, Mitchels Homan, Hal Wagenet, Patti Santos, Val Fuentes

10. Joe Walsh, Jim Fox, Tom Kriss

11. Paul Barrere, Lowell George, Bill Payne, Richie Hayward, Kenny Gradney, Sam Clayton

12. William Robinson, Emerson Rogers, Bobby Rogers, Ronnie White, Warren “Pete” Moore

13. Terry Cox, Bert Jansch, Jacqui McShee, John Renbourn, Danny Thompson

14. Tony Williams, David Lynch, Paul Robi, Herb Reed, Zola Taylor

15. Rusty Young, Richie Furay, Jim Messina, Randy Meisner, Goerge Grantham, Timothy B. Schmit

16. Alvin Lee, Leo Lyons, Chick Churchill, Ric Lee


have fun . . .

[Donkeyboy75]

1. What, no easy ones?

I only know that Sandy Denny sang on Zeppelin's "The Battle of Evermore"

Tough quiz

[OneBlueSky]

22. well, since no one has gotten #6 yet, here's the whole list . . .

of correct answers . . . when I have the time, I'll see if I can come up with a second quiz . . . congrats to all those who participated and collectively got all but one correct . . .

1. Association - Terry Kirkman, Gary Alexander, Brian Cole, Jim Yester, Ted Bluechel, Jr., Russ Giguere

2. Drifters – Clyde McPhatter, Gerhart Thrasher, Andrew Thrasher, Bill Pinkney

3. Chi-Lites – Eugene Record, Robert Lester, Marshall Thompson, Creadel Jones

4. Fairport Convention – Sandy Denny, Ashley Hutchings, Martin Lamble, Simon Nicol, Richard Thompson

5. Four Tops – Levi Stubbs, Renaldo Benson, Lawrence Payton, Abdul “Duke” Fakir

6. Freddie & the Dreamers – Freddie Garrity, Derek Quinn, Roy Crewsdon, Peter Birrell, Bernie Dwyer

7. Guess Who – Chad Allan, Randy Bachman, Garr Peterson, Bob Ashley, Jim Kale

8. Hollies – Allan Clarke, Graham Nash, Tony Hicks, Eric Haydok, Don Rathbone

9. It’s A Beautiful Day – David LaFlamme, Linda LaFlamme, Mitchels Homan, Hal Wagenet, Patti Santos, Val Fuentes

10. James Gang – Joe Walsh, Jim Fox, Tom Kriss

11. Little Feat – Paul Barrere, Lowell George, Bill Payne, Richie Hayward, Kenny Gradney, Sam Clayton

12. Miracles – William Robinson, Emerson Rogers, Bobby Rogers, Ronnie White, Warren “Pete” Moore

13. Pentangle – Terry Cox, Bert Jansch, Jacqui McShee, John Renbourn, Danny Thompson

14. Platters – Tony Williams, David Lynch, Paul Robi, Herb Reed, Zola Taylor

15. Poco – Rusty Young, Richie Furay, Jim Messina, Randy Meisner, Goerge Grantham, Timothy B. Schmit

16. Ten Years After – Alvin Lee, Leo Lyons, Chick Churchill, Ric Lee

[Fenris]

2. Here's an attempt.

1. Terry Kirkman, Gary Alexander, Brian Cole, Jim Yester, Ted Bluechel, Jr., Russ Giguere

The Association.

2. Clyde McPhatter, Gerhart Thrasher, Andrew Thrasher, Bill Pinkney

The Drifters. McPhatter was as his name suggests, large.

3. Eugene Record, Robert Lester, Marshall Thompson, Creadel Jones

No clue.

4. Sandy Denny, Ashley Hutchings, Martin Lamble, Simon Nicol, Richard Thompson

Fairport Convention.

5. Levi Stubbs, Renaldo Benson, Lawrence Payton, Abdul “Duke” Fakir

Four Tops?

6. Freddie Garrity, Derek Quinn, Roy Crwesdon, Peter Birrell, Bernie Dwyer

No clue.

7. Chad Allan, Randy Bachman, Garr Peterson, Bob Ashley, Jim Kale

The Guess Who.

8. Allan Clarke, Graham Nash, Tony Hicks, Eric Haydok, Don Rathbone

Named in honor of Buddy Holly.

9. David LaFlamme, Linda LaFlamme, Mitchels Homan, Hal Wagenet, Patti Santos, Val Fuentes

No clue.

10. Joe Walsh, Jim Fox, Tom Kriss

James Gang.

11. Paul Barrere, Lowell George, Bill Payne, Richie Hayward, Kenny Gradney, Sam Clayton

No clue on this one.

12. William Robinson, Emerson Rogers, Bobby Rogers, Ronnie White, Warren “Pete” Moore

William Robinson went by Smokey.

13. Terry Cox, Bert Jansch, Jacqui McShee, John Renbourn, Danny Thompson

I just found my copy of "Basket of Light." The Pentangle. Great fol group.

14. Tony Williams, David Lynch, Paul Robi, Herb Reed, Zola Taylor

The Platters

15. Rusty Young, Richie Furay, Jim Messina, Randy Meisner, Goerge Grantham, Timothy B. Schmit

My dad's a Poco fan. I find them nauseating.

16. Alvin Lee, Leo Lyons, Chick Churchill, Ric Lee

Yech. Ten Years After.

[Whitacre D_WI]

5. #3 is the Chi-Lites.

Eugene Record is a genius.

[OneBlueSky]

17. right you are! . . . n/t

.

[Happy Eddie]

13. Got one!

9. David LaFlamme, Linda LaFlamme, Mitchels Homan, Hal Wagenet, Patti Santos, Val Fuentes

It's a Beautiful Day. "White birrrrrrrrrdddd....in a golden cage...."

[OneBlueSky]

18. excellent! . . . that was the toughest one on the list! . . . n/t

.

[OneBlueSky]

16. great job, Fenris! . . .

I tried to mix them up, with a little something for everyone . . . you got 12 out of 16, which is excellent! . . .

[MGKrebs]

3. #11 is Little Feat I believe.

[PVnRT]

6. Yep

Lowell George = Mississippi Queen riff, that's about all I know about them.

[OneBlueSky]

19. another winner! . . . Little Feat it is! . . . n/t

.

[PVnRT]

4. I know very few:

7 is The Guess Who

10 is The James Gang

16 is Ten Years After

[CrownPrinceBandar]

7. Don't know 'em all....

1) Association
2) N/A I know McPhatter did "A Lover's Question"
3) Nope.
4) Fairport Convention.
5) The Four Tops (??)
6) Bzzt. Try again.
7) BTO.
8) The Hollies.
9) Uh....
10) James Gang.
11) Little Feat
12) Ronnie White sounds familiar...
13) The Pentangle.
14) The Platters.
15) Quicksilver Messenger Service.<----- on edit: That one's wrong!!!!
16) Ten Years After.

I didn't cheat and it shows! This was a toughie!!

[PVnRT]

8. BTO

was formed after The Guess Who broke up by Randy Bachman and others. SO & should be The Guess Who unless I'm a dingbat.

[Fenris]

9. No, you're right. Notice there's no Turner in the list.

Bachman-Turner Overdrive...no Turner listed.

[CrownPrinceBandar]

11. I am?

sweet. I haven't gone to look up any of the answers yet. Then disregard my post below.

[CrownPrinceBandar]

10. Yup... Leaving out Burton Cummings threw me. n/t

[jpgray]

12. Allan Clarke is one of my favorite male vocalists

Immensely talented guy. Oh, and nice avatar, by the way.

[Elidor]

14. #10 is the James Gang

And yes, #11 is my beloved FEAT.

[Dees]

15. 1) The Association 15) Poco..I think 10) James Gang 5) The Four Tops

8) Maybe the Hollies 9) The Platters?

[Richardo]

20. #1 is the Association and #11 is Little Feat....

let me see...

[OneBlueSky]

21. great job, gang! . . . the only one not yet identified is #6 . . .

I'll hold back for now and give you all some more time . . . it'll come to you . . . :)

[Whitacre D_WI]

23. I thought the first name in #6 gave it away.

I mean, his name is part of the name of the band and all....

[OneBlueSky]

24. right you are . . . here's the complete list of correct answers . . .

1. Association - Terry Kirkman, Gary Alexander, Brian Cole, Jim Yester, Ted Bluechel, Jr., Russ Giguere

2. Drifters – Clyde McPhatter, Gerhart Thrasher, Andrew Thrasher, Bill Pinkney

3. Chi-Lites – Eugene Record, Robert Lester, Marshall Thompson, Creadel Jones

4. Fairport Convention – Sandy Denny, Ashley Hutchings, Martin Lamble, Simon Nicol, Richard Thompson

5. Four Tops – Levi Stubbs, Renaldo Benson, Lawrence Payton, Abdul “Duke” Fakir

6. Freddie & the Dreamers – Freddie Garrity, Derek Quinn, Roy Crewsdon, Peter Birrell, Bernie Dwyer

7. Guess Who – Chad Allan, Randy Bachman, Garr Peterson, Bob Ashley, Jim Kale

8. Hollies – Allan Clarke, Graham Nash, Tony Hicks, Eric Haydok, Don Rathbone

9. It’s A Beautiful Day – David LaFlamme, Linda LaFlamme, Mitchels Homan, Hal Wagenet, Patti Santos, Val Fuentes

10. James Gang – Joe Walsh, Jim Fox, Tom Kriss

11. Little Feat – Paul Barrere, Lowell George, Bill Payne, Richie Hayward, Kenny Gradney, Sam Clayton

12. Miracles – William Robinson, Emerson Rogers, Bobby Rogers, Ronnie White, Warren “Pete” Moore

13. Pentangle – Terry Cox, Bert Jansch, Jacqui McShee, John Renbourn, Danny Thompson

14. Platters – Tony Williams, David Lynch, Paul Robi, Herb Reed, Zola Taylor

15. Poco – Rusty Young, Richie Furay, Jim Messina, Randy Meisner, Goerge Grantham, Timothy B. Schmit

16. Ten Years After – Alvin Lee, Leo Lyons, Chick Churchill, Ric Lee

thanks for playing . . . hope you all enjoyed it . . . :)