Listening Quiz 4

Question 1

New York Artists (CBGB)

Answer 1

Patti Smith
Ramones
Talking Heads

Question 2

San Fran Artists

Answer 2

Sly and the Family Stone

Question 3

Los Angeles Artists

Answer 3

The Eagles

Question 4

England Artists

Answer 4

Yes
Sex Pistols

Question 5

Germany Artists

Answer 5

Kraftwerk

Question 6

Lead Vocalist of Parliament Funkadelic

Answer 6

George Clinton

Question 7

Lead Vocalist of Talking Heads

Answer 7

David Byrne

Question 8

Lead Vocalists of Sex Pistols

Answer 8

Johnny Rotten

Question 9

Bassist of Sly and the Family Stone

Answer 9

Larry Graham

Question 10

Bassist of Parliament Funkadelic

Answer 10

Bootsy Collins

Question 11

Sly and The Family Stone

Answer 11

Epic, Pop #1, Pop LP #2, R&B #1, “Thank you(Falett…)”, Sly Stone Comp

Question 12

Joni Mitchell

Answer 12

“Big Yellow Taxi”, Mitchell Comp, Reprise, Pop LP #27(33 weeks)

Question 13

Santana

Answer 13

“Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen”, Peter Green/Gabor Szabo Comp, Columbia, Pop #4, Pop LP #1, R&B LP #4

Question 14

Grateful Dead

Answer 14

“Truckin”, Warner Bros, Pop single #64, Pop LP #30

Question 15

Ike and Tina Turner

Answer 15

“Proud Mary”, John Fogerty Comp, Pop #4 , Pop LP #25, R&B #5, R&B LP #3, Grammy award 1872 for R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo Group, Grammy Hall of Fame song award (2003)

Question 16

Carole King

Answer 16

“It’s Too Late”, King Comp, A&M Studios, LA Pop #1, Pop LP #1(15 weeks #1, 302 on chart), Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

Question 17

Marvin Gaye

Answer 17

“What’s Going On”, Gaye, Al Cleveland, Renaldo Benson Comp, Tamla/Motown, Pop #2, Pop LP #6, R&B #1, R&B LP #1, #1 on ROlling Stones recent 500 greatest albums of all time

Question 18

Yes

Answer 18

Roundabout, Anderson & Howe Comp, Atlantic, Pop #13, Pop LP #4

Question 19

Eagles

Answer 19

“Take it Easy”, Jackson Browne, Frey, Asylum, Pop #12, PopLP #22, Recording Industry Association of American introduced platinum certification in ‘76 for albums selling 1mil copies, eagles was first to receive, long been number one best-selling album in US

Question 20

The O’Jays

Answer 20

“Love Train”, Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff Comp, Philadelphia International, Grammy Hall of Fame, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Pop #1, Pop LP #10, R&B #1, R7B LP #3

Question 21

Bruce Springsteen

Answer 21

“Rosalita”, Springsteen Comp, Columbia, Pop LP #59

Question 22

Stevie Wonder

Answer 22

“Living for the City”, Wonder Comp, Tamla, Pop #8, Pop LP #4, R&B #1, R&B LP #1, Grammy for Album of the Year

Question 23

Patti Smith

Answer 23

“Gloria In Excelsis Deo/Gloria”, Producer: John Cale, Arista, Pop LP #47

Question 24

Parliament

Answer 24

“P.Funk(Wants to Get Funked Up”, Clinton, Collins, Worrell Comp, Casablanca, Pop LP #13, R&B #33, R&B LP #4

Question 25

Ramones

Answer 25

"Blitzkrieg Bop", Ramones Comp, Sire, Pop LP #111

Question 26

Kraftwerk

Answer 26

"Trans-Europe Express", Capitol

Question 27

Donna Summer

Answer 27

"I feel Love", Donna Summer Comp, Pop #6, Pop LP #18, R&B #9, R&B LP #11

Question 28

Sex Pistols

Answer 28

"God Save the Queen", Cook, Jones, Rotten, Matlock Comp, Warner Bros, Pop #2 in UK, Pop LP #1 in UK, Pop LP #106 in US

Question 29

Talking Heads

Answer 29

"Artists Only", Byrne & Wayne Zieve Comp, Sire, Pop LP #29

Question 30

Chic

Answer 30

"Good Times", Composers: Rodgers & Edwards, Atlantic, Pop #1, Pop Lp #5, R&B #1, R&B LP #2

Question 31

Sugar Hill Gang

Answer 31

"Rapper's Delight", Music: Nile Rodgers & Bernard Edwards & Sugar Hill, R&B #4, Pop #36, R&B LP #32, After ‘Rapper’s Delight’ hit the charts in 1979, Edwards and Rodgers eventually sued and got full songwriting credit (and royalties) on the Sugar Hill Gang hit. The case was widely covered, but sampling still went on for years before attorneys really caught on to how lucrative sampling could be for the original sound creators