Ask a question about a band & see if anyone can answer it without using Google..Part 3

[red dog 1]

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1) Who played pedal steel guitar in the New Riders of the Purple Sage's first album? (answered)

2) During the early days of the Beatles, which Beatle was most popular with the girls? (answered)

3) Who was the female lead singer for Fairport Convention? (answered)

4) What city did Sonic Youth come from?

5) What city did Iggy and the Stooges come from? [Also known as "The Stooges"]?

6) What city are The Smashing Pumpkins from? (answered)

7) What's the name of the first band Mick Jagger and Keith Richards were in?

8) What was the first band Jackson Browne joined? (answered)

9) What was the name of the band formed by Elvis Presley, Scotty Moore, and Bill Black in 1954?

10) What was the first girl group to release a number 1 R&B hit that also made the pop top 10?

11) What was the Coasters' only number one hit?

12) What city is Journey from? (answered)

13) What's the name of the first band Neil Young formed?

14) What was the name of the band John Belushi & friends formed in high school?

15) What was Dire Straits' original name?

16) What was Cheap Trick's original name?

17) What city did Third Eye Blind come from?

18) What was the name of the first band Rod Stewart formed?

19) What band did Bryan Adams join as lead vocalist when he was 15?

20) What was the name of the first band Johnny Depp was in?






More band questions from Part 2:
https://democraticunderground.com/10181397547

[JDC]

1. 6) Chicago

I don't have any idea on the others, so this is my only shot.

[red dog 1]

6. You got it!

[ProfessorGAC]

53. Fun Fact About That Band

The first band the drummer (Jim Chamberlin) ever played in & got paid for it, was my band.
Around 1977 or 8.
I was looking for a new drummer. He was the 3rd one who came in. I think he was 15. (I was 19.)
It was obvious in one song that this kid was different.
I drove him home to meet his parents so they knew some degenerate wasn't corrupting their son. I had already graduated college, was in grad school & working in a laboratory.
His older brother was in a central Illinois band of some renown, so his parents were used to the "son as musician" trip.
He stayed with us for a couple years, then left to go with a band that was gigging even more & was a bit heavier.
I dissolved that band after he left. I didn't want to be the total leader any longer. Wanted something more democratic.
But, I heard him play for 3 minutes and knew he was going to be a monster.

[jkirch]

2. 2

Was it Pete Best?

[red dog 1]

4. Ding!

You got it!

[LiberalLoner]

3. Was 18

Small Faces?

[red dog 1]

5. No, much earlier

[brewens]

7. What was Blue Oyster Cult's first name? And was that the band Jackson Browne first

joined? I know he was hanging out with those guys. That was before Eric Bloom hooked up with them.

[red dog 1]

10. No, he joined another well-known band first.

[Mr.Bill]

20. Soft White Underbelly.

[brewens]

27. Yup. I have that huge BOC live compilation. It's starts with SWU doing Dr. Music. It really sounds

about the same as the later versions.

[pitchforksandtorches]

8. #1 Jerry Garcia

played pedal steel guitar on The New Riders of the Purple Sage first album, and their early concerts.

[red dog 1]

9. Correctamundo!

[Harker]

11. 5. Detroit.

12. San Francisco.

[red dog 1]

15. Ding!

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The Stooges weren't formed in Detroit; but you're close.

[red dog 1]

40. Re: The Stooges...you're about 43 miles off

Care to make a guess, Hark?

[Bradshaw3]

12. 8. Jackson Browne joined the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

I think he was only 16 at the time.

[red dog 1]

16. You got it!

[Bradshaw3]

19. I recently watched the PBS show about the band

Jackson was on it. That's the only reason I knew it. He mentioned on there that he wrote "These Days" when he was 16, about the time he joined the band. That to me was incredible because it's a song about looking back, and the lyrics have such depth and are so beautiful. And he was friggin 16! Just a naturally talented songsmith.

[red dog 1]

25. Do you have a favorite Jackson Browne song?

(Red Neck Friend is mine)

[Bradshaw3]

31. Hard to pick one but i like his ballads

Probably "In the Shape of Heart" because it is very personal and honest, I believe anyway, and it's beautiful.

[Brother Buzz]

13. #12 San Francisco

But by the mid seventies they had mostly migrated north to Marin County, much like the Grateful Dead. In fact, Journey stored their road equipment in The New Riders of The Purple Sage's warehouse space in San Rafael for a bit.

[red dog 1]

24. Ding!

(Thanks for that trivia about NRPS)

[Brother Buzz]

30. My cabinet shop was two bays over from the NRPS's

I saw a lot of cool, and sometimes bizarre things happen there. NRPS had an informal recording studio/jamming space, Hard Truckers had their speaker shop shoehorned in there, a road equipment graveyard of enormous proportion, and it was famous for their Friday afternoon kickoff cocktail hour when someone had a gig going on that night. Everyone who was anyone in the Bay Area music scene ultimately dropped in; Jerry was ALWAYS was in attendance, holding court.

[red dog 1]

32. Wow!

Must have been something being so close to all that!

[cachukis]

14. Sandy Denny for No. 3

[red dog 1]

17. Yes

(What a great voice she had!)

[cachukis]

22. Mighty fine guitarist too. Richard Thompson.

[red dog 1]

23. Yes, I agree!

I have two Fairport Convention albums, and they're well-worn out from being played so much.
(I love that band)

[cachukis]

26. Left mine behind when I moved away. Pentangle.

[red dog 1]

18. What was the first band Debbie Harry was in?

[Mr.Bill]

21. Why was the Dave Clark Five formed?

(the reason was financial)

[rurallib]

28. Story I heard was to make money so they could keep their soccer team going

heard that back in the mid-60s.

[Mr.Bill]

29. Correct!

Either Soccer or Rugby, I can't be sure.

[red dog 1]

33. Who was the original female vocalist for Jefferson Airplane?

(First name will suffice)

[MatthewHatesTrump2]

34. Signe?

[red dog 1]

37. Yes

She quit the band to be a mom. (She had a great voice)

[ProfessorGAC]

54. Last Name Was Anderson, Right?

[BlueNProud]

35. #19 Whiskeytown?

[red dog 1]

38. Nope

(Hint; He's Canadian)

[uriel1972]

36. A cow, a computer and a cello...

in this British duo's film clip. Who are they?

[Mad_Dem_X]

68. Eurythmics (Sweet Dreams)

[uriel1972]

70. yeppers

[red dog 1]

39. What city are The Doobie Brothers from?

[red dog 1]

41. What city are The Moody Blues from?

[MatthewHatesTrump2]

42. They're British, I think, so

I'll guess either Liverpool or Birmingham, England?

[red dog 1]

43. You got it!

(Birmingham)

[red dog 1]

44. What hard rock band was Sammy Hagar in before Van Halen?

[jayfish]

47. Well, Before His Solo Career, it Would Be...

...Montrose?

[red dog 1]

50. That's it!

[red dog 1]

45. The Quarrymen evolved into The Beatles; but what name did they go by originally?

(Before they were called The Quarrymen)

[red dog 1]

46. What band is considered to be the first of the underground San Francisco bands of the '60s?

[jayfish]

48. #16

Dinner & a Movie?

[red dog 1]

49. Ha!

[red dog 1]

51. Before Eddie Cochran became a solo rock star, what duo was he a part of?

[ProfessorGAC]

52. #5 Iggy Was From Detroit, No?

[red dog 1]

55. What city is "It's a Beautiful Day" from?

[MatthewHatesTrump2]

75. San Francisco?

[red dog 1]

81. Ding!

[jayfish]

56. What Band and Album is My Avatar From?

[red dog 1]

57. What group was Marty Balin in before he co-founded Jefferson Airplane?

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[red dog 1]

58. What's the only song "Ten Years After" performed at Woodstock that was successfully filmed?

[Mendocino]

63. "I'm Going Home"

NPS-most Notes Per Second!

[red dog 1]

64. Ding!

Alvin Lee, fastest guitar in the West

[red dog 1]

59. What city are the Cowboy Junkies from?

[red dog 1]

60. Who was the original lead vocalist for The Seeds?

[red dog 1]

61. What was the original name of "Paul Revere and the Raiders"?

[red dog 1]

62. What was the name of the band that backed-up Rick Nelson?

(aka Ricky Nelson)

[red dog 1]

65. What band is considered to be the first true punk rock group?

[red dog 1]

66. What was Dire Straits original name?

[red dog 1]

67. Who was the lead singer for The Runaways?

[Mad_Dem_X]

69. Cherie Curie (not sure if I spelled it right)

[red dog 1]

71. You got it!

(Cherie Currie)

[Mad_Dem_X]

73. Yay, me!

[red dog 1]

72. What was the name of the first band Bruce Springsteen was in?

[red dog 1]

74. Which Commander Cody founding member is now a regular on "A Prairie Home Companion"?

[red dog 1]

76. Name the four members of the country supergroup "The Highwaymen"

[Mendocino]

77. Johnny Cash

Willie Nelson
Waylon Jennings
Kris Kristofferson

[red dog 1]

79. That's them!

[uriel1972]

78. 18 Small Faces?

[red dog 1]

80. Sorry, no.

[uriel1972]

82. 18 Little Feet?

[red dog 1]

83. Nope, good guess though

[red dog 1]

84. Name the first band David Bowie formed

[uriel1972]

85. David Jones and the King Bees

Probably wrong.

[red dog 1]

88. Close, but no cigar

He left the band he formed to join the King Bees.

[MatthewHatesTrump2]

86. Who was the original female lead vocalist for the Jefferson Airplane?

[Wolf Frankula]

89. Signe Anderson

She was replaced by Grace Slick, whose birthday is today.

Wolf

[red dog 1]

87. What was the name of the group Chuck Berry played with before he went solo?

[red dog 1]

90. What was the original name of "Queen"?

[red dog 1]

91. What band was Mickey Dolenz in before he joined The Monkees?

[red dog 1]

92. What was the name of Bob Seger's first band?

[red dog 1]

93. What was the band "Blondie" originally known as?

[red dog 1]

94. What was the original name of Danny & the Juniors?

[red dog 1]

95. What was the name of Ike Turner's band?

[Dave Starsky]

96. Who were the two Beach Boys performers who contributed vocals to Pink Floyd's "The Wall"?

[red dog 1]

97. Who was the original front man and singer for the Grateful Dead?

[red dog 1]

98. What city were the 13th Floor Elevators from?

[red dog 1]

99. What 1960s San Francisco band broke up in 1972 without making an album, then re-formed to make

an album released in 2018 that included contributions from:
- Jorma Kaukonen
- Jack Casady
- David Freiberg
- Barry Melton
- David Grisman
- Charlie Musselwhite
and others as well

and lead vocal turns from:
- Bob Weir
- Taj Mahal
- Buffy Sainte-Marie
- Peter Coyote