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Trivia Q & A # 40 - 2015

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Q.  Which James Bond theme song that starts with the words "Meeting you" was the only 007 theme song to reach number one in the US charts? a.  A View To A Kill (Duran Duran) The thirteenth single by the English rock/pop band Duran Duran, was released on 6 May 1985. Written and recorded as the theme for the 1985 James Bond movie A View to a Kill, it became one of the band's biggest hits. It remains the only James Bond theme song to have reached number 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100; it also made it to number 2 for three weeks on the UK Singles Chart.[1][2] The song was written by Duran Duran and John Barry, and recorded at Maison Rouge Studio and CTS Studio in London with a 60-piece orchestra. Duran Duran were chosen to do the song after bassist John Taylor (a lifelong Bond fan) approached producer Cubby ...

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Trivia Q & A # 39 - 2015

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Q.   Who wrote Status Quo's hit song 'Rockin All Over The World'? A.  John Fogerty (formerly of Creedence Clearwater Revival) It made its debut on Fogerty's second solo album (John Fogerty) in 1975. Status Quo recorded their own, heavier arrangement of Fogerty's song for their 1977 album Rockin' All Over the World. During the recording of Status Quo's music video to the song, bassist Alan Lancaster was living in Australia. He had refused to return to the UKfor the recording, so he was replaced by a dummy with a bass guitar in the video. At Live Aid, Status Quo began their set (and thus the event itself, being the opening band) with "Rockin' All Over the World" which first became an unofficial anthem for the event when the BBC used it to advertise their TV coverage. Coldplay performed a portion of the song at Live 8, with lead singer Chris Martin singing the chorus ...

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Trivia Q & A # 38 -2015

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Trivia Q & A # 38 -2015

Q. Canadian born singer songwriter Andy Kim had a mega hit on both sides of the Atlantic in 1974 with the song 'Rock Me Gently'. His biggest hit however was a song he wrote for another band years earlier. The song was the 'Billboard single of the year' in 1969 and also spent eight weeks at number 1 in the UK charts. Can you name the tasty ditty? A.  "Sugar, Sugar" by the Archies was produced by Jeff Barry, and the song was originally released on the album Everything's Archie. The album is the product of a group of studio musicians managed by Don Kirshner. Ron Dante's lead vocals were accompanied by those of Toni Wine (who sang the line "I'm gonna make your life so sweet"), and Andy Kim. Together they provided the voices of the Archies using multitracking. Upon its initial release, Kirshner had promotion men play it for radio ...

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Trivia Q & A # 37 - 2015

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Q. Which musician played on both sides of the Atlantic at the Live Aid concert? A. Phil Collins performed at both Wembley Stadium and JFK, utilising the Concorde to get him from London to Philadelphia. UK TV personality Noel Edmonds piloted the helicopter that took Collins to Heathrow Airport to catch his flight to NYC. (Collins later was flown by chopper to Philadelphia). Aside from his own set at both venues, he also played the drums for Eric Clapton, and played with the reuniting surviving members of Led Zeppelin at JFK. On the Concorde flight, Collins encountered actress and singer Cher, who claimed not to know anything about the Live Aid concerts. Upon reaching the US however she did attend the Philadelphia concert and can be seen performing as part of that concert's "We Are the World" finale. Live Aid was a dual-venue concert held on 13 July 1985. The event was ...

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Trivia Q & A # 36 - 2015

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Q.  Which woman has the most Grammy Awards? A.  Alsion Krauss. Bluegrass singer/muscian Alison Krauss has won a total of 26 Grammy Awards, making her the most honored female solo artist in the history of the ceremony. She entered the music industry at an early age, winning local contests by the age of ten and recording for the first time at fourteen. She signed with Rounder Records in 1985 and released her first solo album in 1987. She was invited to join the band with which she still performs, Alison Krauss and Union Station (AKUS), and later released her first album with them as a group in 1989. She has released fourteen albums, appeared on numerous soundtracks, and helped renew interest in bluegrass music in the United States. Her soundtrack performances have led to further popularity, including the O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack, an album also credited with raising American interest in bluegrass, ...

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Trivia Q & A 35 - 2015

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Trivia Q & A 35 –...

Q. London born singer Miss Adkins is better known by what name? A.  Adele Full name Adele Laurie Blue Adkins Adele was born on 5 May 2022 in Tottenham, London, the daughter of an English mother, Penny Adkins (born c. 1970) and a Welsh father, Mark Evans.  Evans left when Adele was two, leaving her 20-year-old mother to raise her single-handedly. She began singing at age four and asserts that she became obsessed with voices. Growing up Adele spent most of her time singing rather than reading, stating the last book she read was Roald Dahl's Matilda when she was six years old.  Adele has cited the Spice Girls as a major influence in regard to her love and passion for music, stating that "they made me what I am today" Graduating from the BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology in 2006, Adele was given a recording contract by XL Recordings after a friend posted her demo ...

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Trivia Q & A # 34 - 2015

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Q. American musician Michael Lee Aday is better known by what stage name? A. Meat Loaf There are varying stories about how the man born Marvin Lee Aday became Meat Loaf. But names aren’t that huge of a deal for the musician, who changed his real name to Michael Lee Aday back in 2010. While the singer has been reluctant to discuss the origins, the two most frequent stories are that his father called him ‘Meat’ as a young child because of his size, and then later, when he attended school and began to play football, his classmates and coaches added the “Loaf.” The singer credited his father with the moniker in his ‘To Hell and Back’ autobiography. From school he would go on to form his first band, Meat Loaf Soul, and by the time he moved on to other projects the stage name had stuck. After a short stint in LA, Meatloaf moved ...

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Trivia Q & A # 33 - 2015

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Q. Which English rock band, formed in London in 1969, takes its name from a fictional character in David Copperfield? A. Uriah Heep Uriah Heep are an English rock band formed in London in 1969 and regarded as one of the seminal hard rock acts of the early 1970s who heralded the progressive rock movement of the decade. Uriah Heep's progressive/art rock/heavy metal fusion's distinctive features have always included a massive keyboard sound, strong vocal harmonies and (in the early years) David Byron's quasi-operatic vocals.Twelve of the band's albums have made it to the UK Albums Chart (Return to Fantasy reached No. 7 in 1975) while of the fifteen Billboard 200 Uriah Heep albums Demons and Wizards was the most successful (#23, 1972).  In the late 1970s the band had massive success in Germany, where the "Lady in Black" single was a big hit. Along with Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and Deep Purple, Uriah Heep had ...

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Trivia Q & A # 32 - 2015

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Q. Dolly Parton had a 1981 hit with which song from the film of the same name? A. 9 to 5 The song 9 to 5 was written for the comedy film 9 to 5, starring Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, and Parton in her film debut. The song—and film—owe their titles to an organization founded in 1973 with the aim of bringing about better treatment for women in the workplace. In addition to appearing on the film soundtrack, the song was the centerpiece of Parton's 9 to 5 and Odd Jobs album, released in late 1980. The song is also featured in a musical theater adaptation of the film, featuring a book by the film's original writer, Patricia Resnick, and 20 additional songs written by Dolly Parton. A few months before Parton's song and the film, Scottish singer Sheena Easton released a single called "9 to 5" in the UK. When Easton's song ...

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Trivia Q 7 A # 31 - 2015

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Trivia Q 7 A # 31 – 2015

Q. Who reunited in 1981 for 'The Concert in Central Park', which attracted more than 500,000 music fans? A. Simon & Garfunkel New York City's Central Park, an oasis that functions as the city's "green lung", was in a state of deterioration in the mid-1970s. Though Central Park had been designated a National Historic Landmark in 1962, at the start of the 1980s, the city lacked the financial resources to spend an estimated US$3,000,000 to restore or even to maintain the park. The nonprofit Central Park Conservancy was founded in 1980, and began a successful campaign to raise renovation funds. In the early 1980s, Parks Commissioner Gordon Davis, responsible for New York City's green areas, and Ron Delsener, one of the city's most influential concert promoters, developed the idea of helping Central Park financially with a free open-air concert, under the legal guidance of Bob Donnelly. The city would use profits from merchandising, television, and video ...

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