Ask a question about a band & see if anyone can answer it without using Google

[red dog 1]

What city did The Kingsmen come from?

[louis-t]

1. San Francisco?

[red dog 1]

4. Nope

[Glorfindel]

2. Seattle?

[red dog 1]

5. Nope

[jpak]

3. Seattle?

[red dog 1]

6. Nope

[jpak]

14. LouieLouieLouisiana?

[red dog 1]

20. lol

[Ritabert]

7. Boston?

I saw them there in 1967.

[red dog 1]

8. Nope

[jmowreader]

9. What is the nickname of the first US radio station to play Rush?

That’s Rushthe Canadian rock band, not Rush “Pigboy” Limbaugh.

[Ohio Joe]

18. I want to say Detroit... But I think that may be wrong

I watched a youtube docu a few weeks ago that covered that but my memory is a bit fuzzy.

[jmowreader]

19. It was in Cleveland. This station broke a LOT of new bands.

[jmowreader]

10. Here's a hint about the Kingsmen

They would have been a local band in a famous movie about college.

[Brother Buzz]

12. Eugene, Ore?

[jmowreader]

15. Go north

[Brother Buzz]

16. Johnny Horton north?

[jmowreader]

17. No, only about a hundred miles north

[Brother Buzz]

11. Palo Alto

Oh, wait, that's the The Kingston Trio.

[msongs]

13. what is axl rose's shoe size? nt

[red dog 1]

21. Credence Clearwater Revival first started out as a junior high school trio....What were they called?

[Brother Buzz]

23. And what record label changed their name without their permission?

John Fogerty regrets he didn't sign with Arhoolie Records, convinced Chris Strachwitz would given him an honest shake. What's more, Arhoolie Records (Down Home Music Store) was in his home town, El Cerrito, Calif.

[red dog 1]

24. Never knew that, thanks.

I think I once met the lady who co-owned that music store...Her husband had died but she ran a little music store in Clearlake, CA. & said that she & her hubby had sold CCR their amps, guitars etc. back in the early '60s down in the East Bay somewhere
(I think she was telling the truth)

[Brother Buzz]

26. I would be curious who that might have been

Strachwitz owns the whole enchilada, the years are all wrong, and Down Home Music only sells recordings. I'm thinking your lady friend might have been talking about another music store in El Cerrito.

Down Home Music was established in 1976 by Arhoolie Records founder Chris Strachwitz as a (brick & mortar) retail outlet for Roots music releases from various labels throughout the world.

Curiously, Chris paid cash for the brick and mortar building from the profit from one song he 'owned': I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-to-Die Rag. Chris Strachwitz ultimately gave the rights back to Country Joe McDonald, and ironically saved Country Joe a boatload of money in legal expenses over the nasty copyright lawsuit.

On Edit: Chase down This Ain't No Mouse Music (it's on Netflix); Chris tells the whole story of Country Joe McDonald and how he ended up owning the funny little song.

[red dog 1]

29. Yeah, she might have co-owned a smaller music store that sold the boys their first guitars, amps etc

(Probably also in El Cerrito)

[red dog 1]

25. What was their band name in junior high school?

When they were a trio, John Fogerty, Doug Clifford, Stu Cook.

[Brother Buzz]

27. Blue Velvet, or something like that

Fantasy Records, without their knowledge tried to change it to The Golliwogs.

Golliwogs?

[red dog 1]

28. Yeah, it was the Blue Velvets

Later on, in high school, Fantasy Records co-owner re-named the group The Golliwogs

[Brother Buzz]

30. That might have been Saul Zaentz

John Fogerty totally despised the man and wrote Vanz Kant Danz to piss him off. That is, after he changed his name a bit to avoid, still, another lawsuit

Vanz can't dance, but he'll steal your money,
Watch him or he'll rob you blind
Watch him or he'll rob you blind
Watch him or he'll rob you blind
Watch him or he'll rob you blind

[red dog 1]

31. No, it was Fantasy co-owner Max Weiss

Zaentz sued Fogerty over "The Old Man Down the Road" claiming that it was "a blatant re-write of Fogerty's own "Run Through the Jungle" which Fantasy Records owned the rights to."
Zaentz essentially sued Fogerty for plagiarizing himself.
The jury ruled in favor of Fogerty)

[Brother Buzz]

33. There you go!

Truth be told, I've forgotten more stuff than I remember, what with my Swiss cheese brain, and all. It is what it is.

[red dog 1]

35. CCR is one of my top five favorite rock & roll bands

[Brother Buzz]

39. One of my favorites from the get-go, too.

I'm always amused that the kids from Northern California totally defined "Southern rock". Not unlike what Buck Owens and Merale Haggard's "Bakersfield sound" did to Country music.

You just know John Foggerty spent late nights listening to AM radio stations in the Central Valley beaming in that "Bakersfield sound" when he wasn't cranking up the dinosaur Victrola.



Just got home from Illinois, lock the front door, oh boy!
Got to sit down, take a rest on the porch
Imagination sets in, pretty soon I'm singin'
Doo, doo, doo, lookin' out my back door

Giant doin' cartwheels, statue wearin' high heels
Look at all the happy creatures dancin' on the lawn
Dinosaur Victrola list'nin' to Buck Owens
Doo, doo, doo, lookin' out my back door

[Harker]

102. Fantasy?

[Brother Buzz]

107. Yes

Fantasy Records studio was in a old warehouse in West Berkeley near the Oakland train line; they had to stop recording whenever the trains rumbled past.

[Harker]

108. I still remember that Suzie Q took up

both sides of the 45.

[red dog 1]

22. What popular singing group was Phil Spector in?

[musette_sf]

50. The Teddy Bears

[red dog 1]

51. One of my all-time favorite songs.

(Thanks for posting that video)

[red dog 1]

32. What was the original name of the band that became The Beach Boys'

[Brother Buzz]

40. Weren't they named after that heavy winter jacket that was all the rage in Southern California?

I was cool and wore a few in my daze, too. Hell, I still have one.

On edit: Here they are with their matching heavy winter jackets:

[red dog 1]

43. They were!

[red dog 1]

34. Who replaced "Sex Pistols" bass player Glen Matlock in 1977?

[TexasBushwhacker]

54. Sid Vicious n/t

[Tikki]

36. Richard Berry's (1957)"Louie, Louie" was recorded by a NorthWest group in 1961...

Name the group?



Tikki

[red dog 1]

37. The Kingsmen?

[Tikki]

38. Hi, the Kingsmen released their "Louie, Louie" in 1963.

There is a reason why "Louie, Louie" is considered a NorthWest anthem.
It was played by virtually every band and recorded by many.

But in 1961 a recording made it's way onto local radio by an early NW band.

Tikki

[qwlauren35]

41. Earth Wind and Fire fans.

Who sang the solos.

[ProfessorGAC]

96. Phillip Bailey

Maurice White (band leader) also sang leads.
Good example is "September".
Maurice sings the verses, Phillip sings the choruses.

[qwlauren35]

42. Isley Brothers fans

Who played bass guitar.

[red dog 1]

44. Little Richard had at least two backing bands...name one.

[Tikki]

46. The Upsetters..

And, maybe, also the Clowns.

Tikki

[red dog 1]

48. Ding!

The Upsetters

[Mendocino]

101. Jimi Hendrix

played in Little Richards band.

[Major Nikon]

45. What is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?

[jmowreader]

47. African or European?

[Major Nikon]

52. I'm asking the questions

[red dog 1]

49. Who plays lead guitar in the Brian Adams Band?

[Wolf Frankula]

53. What was the name of the musician who replaced Paul McCartney in the Beatles

Last edited Fri Jul 17, 2020, 07:35 PM - Edit history (1)

after Paul McCartney died?

Hint. He took Paul McCartney's name.

Wolf

[dawg]

66. The one and only Billy Shears.

[Wolf Frankula]

67. You Got it!

Wolf

[red dog 1]

55. What was Johnny Cash's backup band called?

[Tikki]

57. He played as The Tennessee Three at some point.

Never met a baby who didn’t love his voice and music.


Tikki

[red dog 1]

58. Tennessee Three is correct.

[red dog 1]

56. What was Dire Straits original name?

[red dog 1]

59. How many albums did The Traveling Wilburys release?

[Mad_Dem_X]

70. Two - Volume 1 and Volume 3

[red dog 1]

72. Correctamundo!

[red dog 1]

60. Which band was the first ever to put up a billboard to promote a new album?

[red dog 1]

61. What was the name of the band Gram Parsons started while at Harvard?

[Mendocino]

106. International Submarine Band

[red dog 1]

115. Ding!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

62. How many of Spinal Tap's drummers died under mysterious circumstances,

and what were they?

[jmowreader]

63. Five that I know of

One died in a gardening accident that the authorities decided was "better left unsolved."

One choked on vomit. They don't know whose vomit it was, because Scotland Yard can't dust for vomit.

One spontaneously combusted on stage at the Isle of Lucy jazz-blues festival. The band wasn't overly upset about this one because hundreds of people spontaneously combust every year.

One exploded on stage.

And another one exploded on stage whilst touring Japan after the band reformed.

It is more than apparent that being hired as a drummer for Spinal Tap is a deferred death sentence; anyone who plays drums for that band IS going to die horribly and there's absolutely nothing anyone can do about it.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

64. Bravo!

[red dog 1]

71. Hilarious!

[Mendocino]

104. The drummers should be called

Red Shirts or The Ensign Rickys.

[jmowreader]

65. What was the name of the band Dimebag Darrell Abbott was in when he was shot?

[jayfish]

68. Damageplan.

RIP Darrell and Vinnie.

[jmowreader]

69. Yes

[red dog 1]

73. What was Dion & the Belmonts' first hit song?

[red dog 1]

74. Can you name one of the three original members of Buddy Holly's backing band the Crickets?

[Harker]

75. Jerry Allison...Joe Mauldin...

Nikki (dammit)

edited to add... Sullivan!

[red dog 1]

76. Ding! Ding! Ding!

[Mendocino]

105. Jerry Allison

is still living.

[Harker]

109. 80.

Buddy would've been 83 now.

[red dog 1]

77. Besides Paul McCartney, who were the other two musicians who formed the "core" of "Wings"?

Wings was noted for frequent personnel changes, but the core trio remained intact throughout the band's existence (1971-1981)

[Harker]

131. Ronnie Lane?

[red dog 1]

132. No, he was a founding member of both "Small Faces" and later "Faces"

[Harker]

133. Agh.

[Harker]

134. Howzabout Denny La(I)ne?

[red dog 1]

142. Ding!

Denny Laine is correct!

(former Moody Blues guitarist)

[red dog 1]

78. What/who was the inspiration for the band name "Fleetwood Mac"?

[jmowreader]

85. The rhythm section

The drummer was Mick Fleetwood and the bass player was John McVie.

[red dog 1]

87. Ding!

You got it.

[red dog 1]

79. What was Cheap Trick's original name?

[red dog 1]

80. In what city did The Grateful Dead play their first gig?

(Playing as The Grateful Dead)

[red dog 1]

81. Which member of The Beach Boys knew Charles Manson?

[Mendocino]

103. Dennis Wilson

He picked up some of The Family hitchiking.

[red dog 1]

116. Ding!

He picked up a couple of Manson's girls who were hitchiking

[red dog 1]

82. Who was the original lead guitarist for The Yardbirds?

[ProfessorGAC]

97. Eric Clapton

He left because he didn't like the change in direction on the album wit "For Your Love".
Beck replaced him. Page came in soon after on bass, but switched to 2 guitars.
Beck left the band after 1 or 2 shows on the US tour & Page became the only guitar player.

[Mendocino]

100. Top Topham

before Clapton.

[red dog 1]

118. Ding!

[red dog 1]

83. What city did Third Eye Blind come from?

[red dog 1]

84. Ace Frehley was a member of what famous band?

[Harker]

91. Kiss

[red dog 1]

117. You got it, Hark

[Tikki]

86. Original name of the early 80's L A psychedelic rock band 'The Three O'Clock?'

Tikki

[red dog 1]

88. Who was the lead singer for Santana?

[Harker]

90. At one point...

Gregg Rolie.

I loved journey pre- Steve Perry.

[red dog 1]

112. Ding!

[ProfessorGAC]

98. Harker Is Correct

Gregg was the original singer.
Other notable hits were sung by Alex Ligertwood (Winning), Greg Walker (Open Invitation), & Rob Thomas (Smooth).

[red dog 1]

89. What was the name of the first band Rod Stewart formed?

[Celerity]

92. London

[Tikki]

93. Carnaby Street..

Last edited Fri Aug 14, 2020, 07:48 PM - Edit history (1)

I am guessing.
There were, are fashion centers all over London.

Tikki

[red dog 1]

94. What city did The Byrds come from?

[Mendocino]

99. LA

Roger Mcguinn was from Chicago, Gene Clark from central Missouri. David Crosby and Chis Hillman both from California. Michael Clarke was from Spokane.

[red dog 1]

113. Ding!

[red dog 1]

95. What band did Bryan Adams join as lead vocalist when he was 15?

[Harker]

110. Who plays pedal steel guitar on

CSN&Y's "Teach Your Children"?

[Mendocino]

122. Jerry Garcia

[Harker]

123. Right.

Nice touch, certainly.

[Harker]

111. What guitarist was a member of both The James Gang

and Deep Purple?

[red dog 1]

114. Tommy Bolin?

[Harker]

119. Yep. Got him, Red!

My unrivalled favorite at the time of his death. I'd seen him with DP, and the Tommy Bolin Band twice - last time opening for The BÖC in November of 1976, just weeks prior to his death.

[red dog 1]

129. I figured it was either him or Ritchie Blackmore.

[JimGinPA]

120. What Musician Recorded With Both The Beatles & The Stones?

[Mendocino]

121. Billy Preston

[JimGinPA]

124. Yes - I Guess That Was Easier Than I Thought

[Mendocino]

135. Who also played keyboards

for the Stones on Exile On Main Street?

[Harker]

125. The plane which crashed with Lynyrd Skynyrd

aboard had been considered for charter (and rejected) by staff members on behalf of what other band?

[Mendocino]

136. Aerosmith

[Harker]

139. Yep.

Fate is fickle.

[Harker]

126. What two British bands names

honored Buddy Holly and the Crickets?

[Mendocino]

137. The Hollies

and The Beatles.

[Harker]

140. You're on a roll.

[Harker]

127. What American musician's solo debut album

featured contributions from George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Mick Jagger, Charlie Watts, Bill Wyman, and... Eric Clapton?

[Harker]

128. What three men comprised Double Trouble..

Stevie Ray Vaughan's band?

[red dog 1]

130. What British band later became "10 Years After"?

[red dog 1]

141. Who was the original bass guitarist for The Kinks?

[Mendocino]

145. Pete Quaife

[red dog 1]

151. Ding!

[red dog 1]

143. What city did the Dead Kennedys come from?

[Codeine]

144. San Francisco

[red dog 1]

150. Ding!

[Harker]

147. I knew Jello Biafra's dad.

[Mendocino]

146. What former member of The Byrds

was killed by a drunk driver?

[rdmtimp]

164. Clarence White

[Harker]

148. Who was the first keyboardist for

Quicksilver Messenger Service?

A notable one.

[Mendocino]

153. David Frieberg?

[Harker]

158. Nicky Hopkins.

Big change, as he joined upon the departure of a second guitarist.

[Mendocino]

159. Nicky played with QSMS

in 69-70. David Freiberg was with them starting in 65. (I googled)

[Mendocino]

166. Nicky with a few of his friends

[Harker]

168. Nice lineup! n/t

[Harker]

160. Well, David Freiberg, bassist and vocalist...

did get album credit for piano prior to Hopkins joining as keyboardist.

[red dog 1]

154. Nicky Hopkins?

[Harker]

157. That's the man!

[Harker]

149. Before he hit it big with "Dream Weaver"

American singer/keyboardist Gary Wright was a member of what British rock band?

[Mendocino]

152. Spooky Tooth

[Harker]

156. Oh, yes.

I especially loved "Spooky Two."

[red dog 1]

155. Which band was the first S.F. Bay Area band to achieve international success?

[Harker]

172. I'll take stab...

Jefferson Airplane?

[red dog 1]

180. Ding!

[Harker]

181. Hey hey.

Thought for sure I was about to eat it raw on that one.

[red dog 1]

161. What famous cartoonist started a band?

[Harker]

162. R. Crumb.

[red dog 1]

163. You got it!

R.Crumb and his Cheap Suit Serenaders

[red dog 1]

165. What band was Raymond John Pepperell with and what was his stage name?

[Mendocino]

167. What rocker was known as The Owl?

[Harker]

169. Roy Orbison?

Those Coke bottle glasses...

[Mendocino]

174. Alan Wilson

of Canned Heat. He could barely see without glasses, a big round face, and had a scholarly introspective demeanor.

[Harker]

176. Thanks!

Love it.

[Mendocino]

177. He was also a member

of the 27 Club.

[Harker]

178. Ah.

I used to think I'd never make it.

Long past, now.

[Harker]

170. Uriah Heep drew their name from a fictional

character from what novelist?

Bonus credit for the novel.

[yardwork]

182. Charles Dickens, David Copperfield.

[Harker]

183. Very 'eavy, very 'umble!

Nicely done...

[Harker]

171. What poet provided guest vocals

on the track "Ghetto Defendant" on The Clash's "Combat Rock" record?

[Harker]

173. Who first recorded "Hey Joe"?

And yes... I had the 45.

[Mendocino]

175. Who wrote Wild Thing?

[red dog 1]

184. Was it one of The Troggs?

(I know it wasn't Hendrix)

[Mendocino]

185. The songwriter was Chip Taylor,

his real name was James Voight, brother of you know who.

[red dog 1]

186. Brother of Jon Voight?...The guy who bit Kramer on Seinfeld?