Folk Music Trivia Quizes

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Folk Music Quizzes and Folk Music Trivia -- Fun Trivia
FolkSongsoftheFiftiesandSixties
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Questionsabouttheartistsandthesongsofthefolkmusic
crazeofthe1950sand1960s.Theinformationisfrommy
collectionofvinylfolkalbums.
NewChristyMinstrelsAlumni
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TheNewChristyMinstrelswasapopularandsuccessfulfolk
groupbetween1961and1971,reforminglaterinthe
seventies.Severalnotablesingersandmusicianshavebeen
partoftheband.Thisquizdealswithsomeofthem.
Thisisaquizaboutoldtimefolksingers.Somehaveleftus,
somearestillaround,butallhavemadeimportant
contributionstotheworldoffolkmusic.
Rockandrollhadsomecompetitioninthe60s.Howmuch
doyouknowaboutthetimesthatwereachangin?
shanteyman
Jun1109
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daver852
Jan0209
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CmdrK
Jan2010
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Quiz_Beagle
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Bruyere
Aug1901
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gentlegiant17
Apr0808
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habitsowner
Oct0713
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10 Passingthroughthelyricsofhisfolkclassic"BluesRunThe
Game",youareinvitedtopaytributetothelifeandmusicof
JacksonC.Frankthemostfamous60sfolksingerthatno
onehaseverheardof.
BluegrassBanter
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Asfolksongsvarywidelyfromoneplacetoanother(that's
whytheyarewhattheyare!),I'llrelyonthemostcommon
versions.Thesesongsarefromthe'classics'offolk.
BluesRunTheGame
daver852
Nov1908
1269plays
Ifyou'veeverattendedasportingeventintheUKorIreland,
youmayhaveheardthislovelysongrisingfromtheterraces.
Buthowmuchdoyouknowofthestory?Another'Anatomy'
quiz,inspiredbyFussBudget.
FolkSongHootenanny
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AnatomyofaSong:"TheFieldsofAthenry"
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shvdotr
Jun1513
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MostofmymisspentyouthwasspentasasailorintheUS
Navy.Sailorshavealwayshadtheirownsongswork
songs,songstopassthelonelyhoursatsea,andsongsto
boastabouttheirdeedsatsea.Ihopeyouenjoythisquiz
abouttheirmusic.
1960sFolkMusicRevival
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Overthepastfiftyyearsfolkartistshaveoccasionallyplaced
songsatthetopoftheUSBillboardcharts.Thisquizisabout
thesefolkartistsandsongs.
Sailors'SongsandSeaShanties
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shanteyman
Oct2209
333plays
NumberOneFolkSongsandSingers
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IwasgoingthroughsomealbumsIboughtwhenIwasin
collegeandshortlyaftergraduatingin1970.Canyouidentify
someoftheartistsoralbums?Havefun.
Hootenanny:FamousFolkSingers
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shanteyman
Dec1607
4074plays
SixtiesandSeventiesFolkAlbums,Solo
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11 WhenIwasaboutthirtyfiveIheardmyfirstbluegrassmusic
andIfellmadlyinlove.Herearesomeofthepeoplewith
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whomIfellIlove.
SixtiesFolkAlbums,DuetsandGroups
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PeopleseemedtoenjoytheSinglesFolkAlbumquiz,soI
hopeyoulikethisoneaswell.Havefun.
Michael,RowYourBoatAshore
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shvdotr
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logcrawler
Jul3013
276plays
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nutmeglad
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zippolover
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droombolus
Sep2405
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sku
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Suerreal
Nov2508
468plays
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McGruff
Jan1606
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jacobite1745
Jun2304
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collect
Oct0205
486plays
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Steamhammer
Feb2604
993plays
"Michael,RowYourBoatAshore"isQuizNumber5ofa
seriesbasedonmyteammates'names.Theyvolunteeredto
bemyguineapigs.Ivolunteeredto"experiment"onthem!
(Bwaahaahaaa!)Hopeyouenjoythisseries!
JustPlainFolks
14 Therewasmoretothefolkmusicrevivaloftheearly'60s
thanTheRooftopSingerssotimetopickuptheol'axe,
strumafewchordsandseehowwellyouknowyourfolks.
AnatomyofaSong"OnIlklaMoorBaht'at"
15 ThisYorkshiredialectsong,consideredtobethe"Yorkshire
Anthem",issunginmanyplaces.Itwasalwaysthemost
popularsongatthemanyBeerFestivalsthatIattended
duringmyyoungerdays.Howmuchdoyouknowaboutit?
FolkGoesElectric
16 InthewakeofTheByrds'versionofDylan's"Mr.
TambourineMan"alotofacousticalfolkmusicwasrecorded
inelectricsettingsandfolkrockwasborn.Here'safewother
fineexamplesinfolkrockandbeyond.
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AmericanFolkMusic
GadzooksDaddyo,timeforafolkmusicquiz.
AnatomyofaSong:"OneTinSoldier"
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"OneTinSoldier"isanantiwarsongfromtheVietnamWar
era.Seehowmuchyouknowaboutit!
FolkDuosofthe'60s
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Seehowmanyofthesepopularmusicalduosyourecognize
fromthefolkrevivaloftheearly1960s.
Fo'c'sleandHalyardsandCapstan...oh,my!
20 Hereisaquizonavarietyofchanteysforavarietyof
purposes,inadditiontoballadsandfo'c'slesongsandall
mannerofseamusic.I'llgiveyoualineortwoofthesong,
andyougivemethenameofthesong.
AManNamedCharlie...
21 Manyyearsago,acampaignsongbecameamajorhit
record.Thisquizisaboutthatsong,andpoorCharlieand
theMTA.
BritishFolkRockMusic
22 DoyouknowthedifferencebetweenDonovanandDylan,
FairportConventionandFairfieldParlour?Iftheansweris
yes,slipyourclogsoffandtrythese10questions.Good
luck!
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Thechildren'ssongoftodayhaschangedconsiderablysince
itwasfirstrecordedbyHarryMcClintockin1928.All
questionshavebeentakenfromthe1949BurlIvesversion
ofthesong.
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jimpimslim1
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collect
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froggyx
Mar1613
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NamesinTraditionalSongs
24 Manyofthepopulartraditionalandfolksongshaveaproper
nameinthetitlehereisyourchancetoshowjusthowwell
youremembertheseclassicsongs.
TheOldGrayMare
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Thisisamixedquestionsquizabouttheenduringandwell
knownfolksong'TheOldGrayMare'.Havefun!
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Folk Songs of the Fifties and Sixties Game - Play Fun Trivia Quiz
1.WhichfolktriohadsuccesswithacoverofBob
Dylan's"Blowin'inTheWind"in1963?
ChadMitchellTrio
Peter,PaulandMary
TheThreeD's
SerendipitySingers
2.Whichfolktriohitchartsuccesswith"Walk
RightIn?"
TheNewLostCityRamblers
TheGreenwoodCountySingers
TheSwagmen
TheRooftopSingers
3.TheHighwaymenwereafolktriowhowere
attendingcollegewhentheyscoredahitby
revivinganoldslavesong.Whatwasthenameof
thesong?
Michael
TomBolynn
TheThreeBells
TheMeanestManintheWorld
4.WhichfolkgroupstartedinSanFranciscointhe
late1950'sandhadanumberonehitinNovember,
1958,with"TomDooley?"
JimKweskinandTheJugBand
TheGreenbriarBoys
TheKingstonTrio
5.Whichgrouphadahitwith"GreenGreen?"
TheNewChristyMinstrels
PaulButterfieldBluesBand
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TheSerendipitySingers
TheStapleSingers
6.ManyfolkgroupsrevivedsongsofAmerican
folksingers.Whoiscreditedwithwritingsuch
songsas"WhereHaveAllTheFlowersGone?"and
theByrds'hit"Turn,Turn,Turn?"
JackElliot
DocWatson
JohnHammond
PeteSeeger
7.Whichnotedfolksingersang"WeShall
Overcome"attheWoodstockFestival?
JoanBaez
JudyCollins
Odetta
BuffySainteMarie
8.Whichfolktriorecorded"TheJohnBirch
Society"andsimilarsocialcommentarysongs?
CountryJoeandtheFish
ClaraWardandHerSingers
TheThreeD's
TheChadMitchellTrio
9.Whichgrouphadsuccesswith"AWorldofOur
Own"andthemovietheme"GeorgyGirl?"
SteeleyeSpan
TheSearchers
TheSeekers
WeFive
10.WhichtriofrontedbyGlenYarbroughsang
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hitssuchas"ADollarDown?"
TheCarterFamily
TheLimeliters
TheIanCampbellGroup
TheSpringfields
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Folk Songs of the Fifties and Sixties
ResultsforFolkSongsoftheFiftiesandSixties
1.WhichfolktriohadsuccesswithacoverofBobDylan's
"Blowin'inTheWind"in1963?
YourAnswer:Peter,PaulandMary
BobDylanwrotethesongin1962whenhewaspartofthe
GreenwichVillagefolkscene.Hismanager,AlbertGrossman,was
groomingafolksupergroupwithablondandtwoguysandthoughtit
wouldbeagoodsongforthemtorecord.Theirfirstalbum"Peter,
PaulandMary"included"500Miles,""LemonTree,""IfIHada
Hammer,"and"WhereHaveAlltheFlowersGone?"Itwaslistedon
theBillboardTopTenlistfortenmonthsandintheTopOneHundred
foroverthreeyears.Peter,PaulandMaryreceivedtheSammyCahn
LifetimeAchievementAwardfromTheSongwritersHallofFamein
2006.TheThreeD'swereaCapitallabelfolktrio,TheChadMitchell
TriowasaCaliforniabasedfolkgroup,andtheSerendipitySingers
sang"CrookedLittleMan."
96%ofplayershaveansweredcorrectly.
2.Whichfolktriohitchartsuccesswith"WalkRightIn?"
YourAnswer:TheRooftopSingers
ErikDarling,LynneTaylorandBillSvanoecomprisedTheRooftop
Singers.Darlingputthegrouptogethertorecordanuptempoversion
ofatwentieseraGusCannonfolksong,"WalkRightIn".Therecord
reachednumberoneontheUSchartsinJanuary,1963.Erikwas
proficientonseveralinstrumentsandwasindemandasasession
player.Lynnestartedsingingatage14inthePhiladelphiaarea,
performingalongsidesuchnotablesasFrankSinatraandDean
Martin.BillSvenoewasastudentatOberlinwherehelearnedthe
guitarandstartedplayinginlocalclubs.TheNewLostCityRamblers
wereastapleofthehootenannyscene,TheSwagmenwasa
ParkwaylabelfolkgroupandTheGreenwoodCountySingerswere
theKapplabel'sfolkgroup.
3.TheHighwaymenwereafolktriowhowereattending
collegewhentheyscoredahitbyrevivinganoldslave
song.Whatwasthenameofthesong?
YourAnswer:TheThreeBells
ThecorrectanswerwasMichael
"Michael"reachednumberoneinSeptemberof1961.The
HighwaymenwerefraternitybrotherswhoauditionedforUnited
Artists.Theirfirstalbumcontainedthesongaboutslaveswhohadto
rowfromanoffshoreislandtoworkinGeorgia.Therecordprompted
offerstotourbuttheboyspreferredtofocusontheirstudiesand
aftercollegetheydisbanded."TheThreeBells"wasbytheBrowns.
"TomBolynn"wasrecordedbyTheSwagmenand"TheMeanest
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ManInTheWorld"isaTomPaxtonsong.
4.WhichfolkgroupstartedinSanFranciscointhelate
1950'sandhadanumberonehitinNovember,1958,with
"TomDooley?"
YourAnswer:TheKingstonTrio
TheKingstonTriowentontohavemanytoptwentyhitsintothe
1970s.AnagentforBobHope'stelevisionshowsawthegroup
performandtheirappearanceontelevisionwasfollowedbya
Columbiarecordscontract.Theyarecreditedwithpavingthewayfor
otherfolksingers.DaveGuard,BobShaneandNickReynoldswere
collegestudentswhentheybeganplayingatTheCrackedPotas
DaveGuardandTheCalypsonians.TheNewLostCityRamblersdid
"RollinMySweetBaby'sArms"attheNewportFolkFestivalin1960.
TheGreenbriarBoysdid"DarbyRam"andTheJimKweskinandThe
JugBandperformedasongappropriatelytitled"JugBandMusic."
5.Whichgrouphadahitwith"GreenGreen?"
YourAnswer:TheNewChristyMinstrels
TheNewChristyMinstrelsstartedatHollywood'sTroubadourClub
andwentontoperformregularlyon"TheAndyWilliamsShow."They
recordedthetitlesongfortheMGMmovie"WheelerDealers."Group
memberandleadvocaliston"GreenGreen,"BarryMcGuire,later
recorded"EveofDestruction."TheSerendipitySingerssang"Don't
LetTheRainComeDown,"ThePaulButterfieldBluesBandcovered
WillieDixon's"MellowDownEasy"andTheStapleSingersdid"I
WishIhadAnswered."
6.ManyfolkgroupsrevivedsongsofAmericanfolksingers.
Whoiscreditedwithwritingsuchsongsas"WhereHaveAll
TheFlowersGone?"andtheByrds'hit"Turn,Turn,Turn?"
YourAnswer:PeteSeeger
PeteSeegerwasaprolificsongwriterwhohadmanyhitschartedby
otherartists.Hecarriedthepoemfrom"TheBookofEcclesiastes"
aroundwithhimandinaburstofinspirationhepenned"Turn,Turn,
Turn.""WhereHaveAllTheFlowersGone?"wasinspiredbyanold
Ukrainianfolksongcalled"KokodaDuda."JackElliotdidafolk
versionof"HouseoftheRisingSun."JohnHammondwasanotable
folksingerwhodidarenditionof"TravelingRiverside"andDoc
WatsonwasknownforrecordingAppalachianfolkmusic.
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7.Whichnotedfolksingersang"WeShallOvercome"atthe
WoodstockFestival?
YourAnswer:JoanBaez
JoanChandosBaezisanAmericanfolksingerandsongwriter
knownforheruniquethreeoctavevocalstyle.Manyofhersongs
dealwithsocialissues.Sheisbestknownforhitssuchas
"Diamonds&Rust"and"TheNightTheyDroveOldDixieDown."
SheisalsowellwellknownbecauseofherassociationwithBob
Dylan.OdettaisanAfricanAmericansingerwhoserepertoire
consistsoffolkmusicandspirituals.In1961,22yearoldJudy
Collinsreleasedherfirstalbum,"AMaidofConstantSorrow."Buffy
SainteMarieisaCanadianIndianfolksinger.Hersong,"UntilIt's
TimeforYoutoGo,"hasbeenrecordedbyartistssuchasasElvis
Presley,BarbraStreisand,NeilDiamond,RobertaFlack,Cher,and
BobbyDarin.
8.Whichfolktriorecorded"TheJohnBirchSociety"and
similarsocialcommentarysongs?
YourAnswer:TheChadMitchellTrio
OrganizedinSpokane,Washington,in1958,TheChadMitchellTrio
wasverypopularonthecollegecampuscircuit.Theoriginal
memberswereChadMitchell,MikeKobluck,andJoeFrazier(notthe
fighter).WhenMitchellleftthegrouptopursueasolocareerhewas
replacedbyayoungJohnDenver.RogerMcGuinn,laterofthe
Byrds,wastheiraccompanistforseveralyears.CountryJoeandThe
Fishperformed"IFeelLikeI'mFixin'ToDieRag"atWoodstock.The
ThreeD'srecordedaversionof"IWon'tBeWorriedLong,"and
ClaraWardandHerSingersdid"TwelveGatestotheCity."
9.Whichgrouphadsuccesswith"AWorldofOurOwn"and
themovietheme"GeorgyGirl?"
YourAnswer:TheSeekers
Fateplayedahandinearly1964whenTheSeekerswereoffereda
chancetoperformoncruises.AcruisebroughtthemtoLondonin
Mayof1964foratenweekstay.Whentheyarrived,theylearned
thatatoptalentagencyinLondonhadalreadybookedthemonthe
strengthoftheirrecordings.TheSearcherswereaBritishgroupwho
recorded"WhatHaveTheyDonetotheRain?"WeFivehadsuccess
with"YouWereonMyMind."SteeleyeSpanwasasuccessfulBritish
folkrockband.TheycombinedtraditionalBritishfolkmaterialwith
rockarrangementsandfeaturedanexcellentfemaleleadsinger,
MaddyPrior.
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10.WhichtriofrontedbyGlenYarbroughsanghitssuchas
"ADollarDown?"
YourAnswer:TheLimeliters
AlongwiththeKingstonTrio,theLimeliterswereoneofthemost
successfulfolkgroupsoftheearly1960s.Theoriginalgroup
consistedofGlennYarbrough,LouGottlieb,andAlexHassilev.
Between1961and1963,theLimeliterswereoneofthehottestacts
inshowbusiness,makingappearancesontelevision,commercials,
andembarkingonanexhaustivetouringschedule.Yarbroughwas
thefirsttoleavetostartasolocareer.Hehadanumber12hitwith
"BabytheRainMustFall."TheCarterFamilywasarenowned
countryact.TheIanCampbellGroupisarespectedfolkmusicgroup
fromBirmingham,England.TheSpringfieldssang"SilverThreads
andGoldenNeedles"beforeDustywentonherown.
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New Christy Minstrels Alumni Game - Play Fun Trivia Quiz
1.Whichfoundingmemberandguitarplayerfor
TheByrdswasamemberofTheNewChristy
MinstrelsbeforehittingitbigwithTheByrds?
MichaelClarke
DavidCrosby
GeneClark
RogerMcGuinn
2.KennyRogerswasoneofthemostsuccessful
soloartiststoemergefromTheNewChristy
Minstrels.WhichotherformermemberofTheNew
ChristyMinstrelsdidRogerssingaduetwithtitled
"Don'tFallinLoveWithADreamer"in1980?
KimCarnes
DottieWest
DollyParton
SheenaEaston
3.Whichactress,knownforrolesinsuchfilmsas
"BurntOfferings"(1976),"It'sAlive3"(1987)and
"FiveEasyPieces"(1970)wasonceamemberof
TheNewChristyMinstrels?
GoldieHawn
MargotKidder
KarenBlack
SusanSarandon
4.LarryRamoswasabanjoplayerfortheNew
ChristyMinstrelsforfouryearsbeforejoininga
groupthatenjoyedseveralmajorhitsinthemid
sixtiesandwastheopeningbandforthe1967
MontereyPopFestival.WhichbanddidLarryjoin
thatalsoincludedTerryKirkman,JulesAlexander
andBrianCole?
BigBrotherandTheHoldingCompany
QuicksilverMessengerService
CaptainBeefheartandTheMagicBand
TheAssociation
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5.MikeSettle,TerryWilliamsandThelma
CamacholefttheNewChristyMinstrelsalongwith
KennyRogerstoformTheFirstEditionin1967.
WhatwasthefirstUSTopTenhitbyTheFirst
Edition?
ButYouKnowILoveYou
Something'sBurning
Ruby,Don'tTakeYourLovetoTown
JustDroppedIn(ToSeeWhatConditionMy
ConditionWasIn)
6.WhichmemberofTheNewChristyMinstrels
wasMissAmericain1973andlaterbecameaco
hostof"The700Club"onCBN?
TerryAnneMeeuwsen
DorothyBenham
RebeccaKing
ShirleyCothran
7.WhichformermemberofTheChristyMinstrels
hadaUSTopFortysolosinglein1969withthetitle
songfromhis"EchoPark"album?
TyroneDavis
GarlandGreen
JoeDavis
KeithBarbour
8.SingerBarryMcGuiresangleadvocalsonthe
band'shit,"GreenGreen".Whichsolopropelled
McGuireintotheNumberOnespotin1965?
AChangeIsGonnaCome
DawnofCorrection
WhatColorisAMan
EveofDestruction
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9.WhichmemberofTheNewChristyMinstrels
wentontoworkwithGramParsonsandcowrote
"HickoryWind"withParsons?
BobBuchanon
MikeClough
MikeCrumm
P.F.Sloan
10.WhichmemberoftheNewChristyMinstrels
hadbeenafoundingmemberofTheWayfarersTrio
withBillCheatwoodandMasonWilliamsbefore
joiningthegroupin1962?
ShelSilverstein
BobbyBareSr
BarryKane
BaxterTaylor
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New Christy Minstrels Alumni
ResultsforNewChristyMinstrelsAlumni
1.WhichfoundingmemberandguitarplayerforTheByrds
wasamemberofTheNewChristyMinstrelsbeforehittingit
bigwithTheByrds?
YourAnswer:GeneClark
MissourinativeGeneClarkwasperformingattheCastawaysLounge
inKansasCityin1963whenhewashiredbytheNewChristy
Minstrels.Heperformedwiththemforlessthanayearbefore
relocatingtoLosAngeles,meetingfellowfolkrockerRogerMcGuinn
andbecomingafoundingmemberoftheByrds.Inadditiontoplaying
theguitarandharmonicawiththebandhecomposedorcowrote
severaloftheirhitsincluding"EightMilesHigh","I'llFeelaWholeLot
Better"and"SetYouFreeThisTime".
LosAngelesnativeDavidCrosbyworkedinGreenwichVillagewith
LesBaxter'sBalladeersandrecordedhisfirstsoloeffortin1963
beforejoiningupwiththeByrds.SpokanenativeMichaelClarke
hitchhikedtoLosAngelestobepartofthemusicsceneandbecame
thedrummerforTheByrdsin1964.Ironically,Byrds'bassplayer
ChrisHillmanhadperformedwithanoffshootbandoftheNew
ChristyMinstrelscalledTheGreenGrassRevivalbeforejoiningThe
Byrds.McGuinnwasalsorecruitedbutdecidedtoworkwithBobby
DarinbeforeTheByrdswasformed.
2.KennyRogerswasoneofthemostsuccessfulsolo
artiststoemergefromTheNewChristyMinstrels.Which
otherformermemberofTheNewChristyMinstrelsdid
Rogerssingaduetwithtitled"Don'tFallinLoveWithA
Dreamer"in1980?
YourAnswer:KimCarnes
KimCarnesjoinedTheNewChristyMinstrelsin1967.Whilewiththe
groupshemarriedsongwritingcollaboratorDaveEllingson.She
releasedaneponymousdebutalbumin1975thatfeaturedherfirst
hit,"You'reAPartOfMe."In1980shereleased"Don'tFallinLove
WithaDreamer"withKenny.ThesongreachedNumberFouronthe
USBillboardchartsandtoppedoutatNumberThreeontheCountry
Charts.Kimfollowedupwithherbiggesthit,"BetteDavisEyes",the
followingyear.
In1983KennyandSheenaEastoncoveredBobSeger's"We'veGot
Tonight"."EveryTimeTwoFoolsCollide"wasoneofseveralduets
KennyrecordedwithDottieWest.In1983"IslandsintheStream"
withDollyPartonbecameoneofKenny'sbiggestsellingduets.
3.Whichactress,knownforrolesinsuchfilmsas"Burnt
Offerings"(1976),"It'sAlive3"(1987)and"FiveEasy
Pieces"(1970)wasonceamemberofTheNewChristy
Minstrels?
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YourAnswer:MargotKidder
ThecorrectanswerwasKarenBlack
KarenBlackwaswasbornKarenZieglerinParkRidge,Illinois.She
wasagiftedstudentbutlefttheacademicworldtopursueacareerin
thearts.ShewaspartofTheNewChristyMinstrelsinthesixties
beforeheadingtoBroadwayanddoingShakespearepartsuntilshe
wascastin"EasyRider"(1969).
MargotKidderbecomeknownforherroleasLoisLaneinthe
"Superman"seriesoffilms.OneofSusanSarandon'sfirstmajor
roleswasinthe1975cultfavorite,"TheRockyHorrorPictureShow".
GoldieHawntrainedasadancerandfirstcametonationalattention
aspartofthe"RowanandMartinLaughIn"ensemblebeginningin
thelatesixties.
4.LarryRamoswasabanjoplayerfortheNewChristy
Minstrelsforfouryearsbeforejoiningagroupthatenjoyed
severalmajorhitsinthemidsixtiesandwastheopening
bandforthe1967MontereyPopFestival.Whichbanddid
LarryjointhatalsoincludedTerryKirkman,JulesAlexander
andBrianCole?
YourAnswer:TheAssociation
HawaiianbornLarryRamosplayedseveralinstrumentsbutwasa
banjoplayerduringhistenurewithTheNewChristyMinstrels.He
recordedanunsuccessfulsoloeffortafterleavingtheband.
TheAssociationhadtheirfirstTopTenintheUSin1966with"Along
ComesMary"andfollowedwiththeNumberOne"Cherish"laterthe
sameyear.WhenfoundingmemberJulesAlexanderleftthe
Association,LarryRamosreplacedhim.ThefirsthitthatLarrysang
onwasthe1967NumberOnehit,"Windy"."NeverMyLove"wasa
NumberTwohitthesameyear.Larryhascontinuedtoremainwith
thebandthroughthesuccessivedecadesandpersonnelchanges.
CaptainBeefheartandTheMagicBandactuallycanceledtheir
appearanceatthefestival.QuicksilverMessengerServiceperformed
onSaturdayandJanisJoplinperformedwithBigBrotherandThe
HoldingCompanyonSunday.
5.MikeSettle,TerryWilliamsandThelmaCamacholeftthe
NewChristyMinstrelsalongwithKennyRogerstoformThe
FirstEditionin1967.WhatwasthefirstUSTopTenhitby
TheFirstEdition?
YourAnswer:Ruby,Don'tTakeYourLovetoTown
ThecorrectanswerwasJustDroppedIn(ToSeeWhatCondition
MyConditionWasIn)
TerryWilliamsandThelmaCamacholeftthegroupalongwithMike
SettleandKennyRogerstoformTheFirstEditionin1967.After
signingwithRepriseRecordstheyhadtheirfirstTopTenhitwhen
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"JustDroppedIn(ToSeeWhatConditionMyConditionWasIn)"
reachedNumberFivethesameyear.
MikeSettlewrote"ButYouKnowILoveYou",aTopTwentyforthe
groupin1968."ReubenJames"onlyreachedNumber26in1969
and"Ruby,Don'tTakeYourLovetoTown"wasaTopTenforthe
groupintheSummerof1969.
Thegrouphadseveralhitsbeforebreakingupinthemidseventies.
KennyRogersbeganasuccessfulsolocareerwhen"Lucille"was
releasedin1975.
MikeSettlewentontoworkinjournalismandbecameamusiccritic.
OperatrainedThelmaComachosubsequentlyreleasedsoloefforts.
TerryWilliamsenjoyedacareersingingChristianmusic.
6.WhichmemberofTheNewChristyMinstrelswasMiss
Americain1973andlaterbecameacohostof"The700
Club"onCBN?
YourAnswer:RebeccaKing
ThecorrectanswerwasTerryAnneMeeuwsen
MissWisconsinTerryAnneMeeuwsenwasamemberofthenew
ChristyMinstrelsandwentontoacareerintelevisioninherhome
statein1978.Eightyearslatersheleftthemediabusinesstobegina
family.InthelateeightiesshebecameaffiliatedwiththeChristian
BroadcastingNetworkandbecameasohostof"The700Club"with
PatRobertsonin1993.Shehasauthoredfourbooksandreleaseda
recordingtitled"EyesofMyHeart".
RebeccaKingwasMissAmericain1974.DorothyBenhamwasMiss
AmericaandwentontoasingingcareeronBroadway.MissTexas
ShirleyCothranwonthecrownin1975.
7.WhichformermemberofTheChristyMinstrelshadaUS
TopFortysolosinglein1969withthetitlesongfromhis
"EchoPark"album?
YourAnswer:TyroneDavis
ThecorrectanswerwasKeithBarbour
NewYorkNativeKeithBarbourlefttheNewChristyMinstrelsin1969
topursueasolocareer.HesignedwithEpicrecordsandrecorded
the"EchoPark"album.HisonlyTopFortyhitwasthe"EchoPark"
singlefromthealbum.
"CanIChangeMyMind"wasa1969NumberFivebyTyroneDavis.
JoeSimonhadaTopTwentyreleasewith"TheChokin'Kind"the
sameyearand"JealousKindofFella"wenttoNumber20for
GarlandGreen.
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8.SingerBarryMcGuiresangleadvocalsontheband'shit,
"GreenGreen".WhichsolopropelledMcGuireintothe
NumberOnespotin1965?
YourAnswer:EveofDestruction
TheByrdswereoriginallyoffered"EveofDestruction"butdeclinedto
recordthesong.TheTurtlesalsorecordedaversionontheir1965"It
Ain'tMeBabe"albumbeforeBarryMcGuirereleaseditasasolo
effort.Barryrecordedthesonginonetakeanditbegangetting
airplaywithinaweekofrecording,eventuallytoppingthecharts.
BarrywentontoacareerinChristianmusicbutcontinuedtoinclude
thesonginhisrepertoire.ItwashisonlysoloUSTopFortysingle.
"AChangeIsGonnaCome"wasrecordedbySamCookein1965.
BobbyVintonhadaTopFortyin1965with"WhatColorisAMan?".
"DawnofCorrection"wasananswersongto"EveofDestruction"
recordedbyTheSpokesmenthathitthechartswhile"Eveof
Destruction"wasstillonthecharts.
9.WhichmemberofTheNewChristyMinstrelswentonto
workwithGramParsonsandcowrote"HickoryWind"with
Parsons?
YourAnswer:MikeClough
ThecorrectanswerwasBobBuchanon
BobBuchanonwasamemberofTheNewChristyMinstrelsbefore
workingwithParsons.ParsonshadformedTheInternational
SubmarineBandinanefforttoentertheFolkmusicsceneandget
hiscompositionsonmoviesoundtracks.Whenthebanddissolved,
BuchanonandParsonsplayedLosAngelesareavenuesasaduo.
WhenthebandreformedBuchanonbecameamemberandplayed
rhythmguitarandsangbackingvocalsontheir1968"SafeatHome"
LP.ThebanddissolvedwhenParsonswasinvitedtoworkwithThe
Byrdslaterthesameyear.
P.F.Sloanwrote"EveofDestruction"aswellasothersixtieshits.
MikeCrummandMickCloughwerepartyofTheBackPorch
Majority.
10.WhichmemberoftheNewChristyMinstrelshadbeena
foundingmemberofTheWayfarersTriowithBill
CheatwoodandMasonWilliamsbeforejoiningthegroupin
1962?
YourAnswer:BarryKane
ThecorrectanswerwasBaxterTaylor
BaxterTaylorformedTheWayfarersTrioin1959withCheatwood
andWilliams.In1961TheWayfarersTriorecordedanalbumtitled
"SongsoftheBlueandtheGray"forMercuryRecords.Taylorjoined
TheNewChristyMinstrelsthefollowingyear.AfterleavingtheNew
ChristyMinstrelsTaylorbecameateacherandoperatedarecording
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studioinTexas.
TaylorcollaboratedwithShelSilversteinasasongwriteron"Marie
Lavaux".BobbyBareSr,recordedaversionof"MarieLavaux",in
1973.Dr.HookandtheMedicineShowBandhadrecordedthesong
twoyearsearlierastheflipsideto"Sylvia'sMother".NewChristy
MinstrelsmemberBarryKanewasneveramemberofThe
WayfarersTrio.
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Sixties Folk Albums, Duets and Groups Game - Play Fun Trivia Quiz
1.Releasedin1964ontheMercuryredlabel,this
album'slasttrackwasamedleyoftwosongssung
followingthedeathsofJFK("IntheSummerofhis
Years")andAbrahamLincoln("RallyRoundthe
Flag").Myfavoriteisthefirsttrack,"Barry'sBoys,"
ashotatthefollowersofthe1964Republican
Presidentialnominee.Namethegroupandalbum
whichalsoincludes"TheFirstTimeEver"and"The
SinkingoftheReubenJames."
Peter,Paul,andMary,"IntheWind"
TheKingstonTrio,"AtLarge"
TheLimeliters,"SingOut!"
TheChadMitchellTrio,"Reflecting"
2.Thetitleofmynextalbumincludesthegroup's
name,whichIamaskingyoutoidentify.Itis"
(Group'sName)SingofOurTimes"andincludes
songslike"BeansTasteFine,""TakeThis
Hammer,"and"PlaneWreckatLosGatos
(Deportees)"onSideTwo.SideOneincludes
"SevenDaffodils"and"TheSpringHillMine
Disaster."Namethegroup.
TheBrothersFour
Peter,Paul,andMary
TheWeavers
3.Again,releasedin1964,thetitletrackofthis
albumbegins,"Icanhearthesoftbreathingofthe
girlthatIlove,/Assheliesherebesidemeasleep
withthenight..."Whorecordedthisalbumwhich
alsoincludedsongslike"Benedictus,""Bleeker
Street,""LastNightIHadtheStrangestDream,"
and"HeWasMyBrother,"nottomentionthetitle
track,"WednesdayMorning,3A.M."andthefinal
trackonSideOne,"TheSoundsofSilence"?
ChadandJeremy
SonnyandCher
SimonandGarfunkel
TheWeavers
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4.AlthoughadmittedlynotfromtheSixties,the
nextalbumclaimedtobe"TheRecordThat
LaunchedtheFolkRenaissance,"andreferredto
itselfas"theLegendaryCarnegieHallConcert."So
whatgroupwasrecordedatthisconcerton
ChristmasEveof1955withsongslike"Darling
Corey,""KissesSweeterThanWine,"
"Greensleeves,""SixteenTons,""Goodnight
Irene,""Wimoweh,"and"RockIslandLine"?
TheWeavers
TheKingstonTrio
WeFive
5.Thisgroup'sbighitwas"Guantanamera,"which
wasthefirsttrackontheir1966albumtitled
"SpanishAlbum."Othersongsincludedwere"La
Bamba,""Michelle,""YLaQuiero"("AndILove
Her"),"Ayer"("Yesterday"),and"OjosEspanoles"
("SpanishEyes"),nottomention"Louie,Louie."
Whoisthisgroup,whowasoftenalsoclassifiedas
"EasyListening"?
TheLimeliters
TheSandpipers
TheCoasters
TheKingsmen
6.Albumnumbersixonourquizwasreleasedin
1963.FoundedbyRandySparksin1961asagroup
of14,bythereleaseofthealbumentitled
"Ramblin',"thegrouphadonlytensingersand
featuredthevoiceofBarryMcGuire.Whorecorded
thisrecordwithsuchhitsas"Green,Green,""Hi
Jolly,""TheDrinkingGourd,""Rovin'Gambler,"
"DowntheOhio,""LastFarewell,"andthetitle
song?
TheNewSeekers
TheBackPorchMajority
TheChieftains
7.Icanonlyfindonealbumofminebythisgroup,
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anditis"TheBestOf....,Vol.III"Soherearesome
oftheirthirdtierbestsongs:"Hangman,""500
Miles,""LemonTree,""ItWasaVeryGoodYear,"
and"ThisLandisYourLand."hint:appearingon
"Bestof...,VolumeI,"nodoubt,were"TomDooley"
and"M.T.A."
TheClancyBrothers
TheKingstonTrio
IanandSylvia
TheNewSeekers
8.OK,here'salittletwist.Thealbumis"Violetsof
Dawn"bytheMitchellTrio,releasedin1965.Two
tracksincludethetitlesongand"YourFriendly,
Liberal,NeighborhoodKuKluxKlan."Canyou
identifywhichofthefollowingpairsofsongsis
alsoonthisalbum?
"Aquarius"and"WalkinginSpace"
"PufftheMagicDragon"and"LeavingonaJet
Plane"
"GreenbackDollar"and"WhereHaveAllthe
FlowersGone?"
"BellsofRhymney"and"TheSoundofProtest
(HasBeguntoPay)"
9.OK,namethegroupwhose"GreatestHits"
albumwasreleasedin1962.Amongthesehits
were"TheGreenLeavesofSummer,""Eddystone
Light,""NobodyKnows,""MyTani,""Frogg,"and
"BlueWaterLine."
TheLettermen
TheKingsmen
TheSeekers
TheBrothersFour
10.MyfinalSixtiesfolkalbumforthisquizwas
recordedin1967.AccordingtoWikipedia,this
group"arewidelycreditedwithpopularizingIrish
traditionalmusicintheUnitedStates."This
album'stitleis"HeartyandHellish"andwas
recordedliveinanightclubinChicago.Songs
includedare"IrishRover,""GodBlessEngland,"
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"Whiskey,You'retheDevil,""TheRisingofthe
Moon,""MountainDew,"and"TheJollyTinker."
TheClancyBrothersandTommyMakem
Clannad
CelticThunder
TheHighKings
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Sixties Folk Albums, Duets and Groups
ResultsforSixtiesFolkAlbums,DuetsandGroups
1.Releasedin1964ontheMercuryredlabel,thisalbum's
lasttrackwasamedleyoftwosongssungfollowingthe
deathsofJFK("IntheSummerofhisYears")andAbraham
Lincoln("RallyRoundtheFlag").Myfavoriteisthefirst
track,"Barry'sBoys,"ashotatthefollowersofthe1964
RepublicanPresidentialnominee.Namethegroupand
albumwhichalsoincludes"TheFirstTimeEver"and"The
YourAnswer:Peter,Paul,andMary,"IntheWind"
ThecorrectanswerwasTheChadMitchellTrio,"Reflecting"
Somemightsayanothersongonthealbum,"WhatDidYouLearnin
SchoolToday,"hasneverlostitsrelevance.Thealbumalsoincludes
"Stewball,""TheHipSong(ItDoesNotPaytobeHip),"and"TellOld
Bill."ThisversionofthetrioincludedChadMitchell,MikeKobluk,and
JoeFrazier.
2.Thetitleofmynextalbumincludesthegroup'sname,
whichIamaskingyoutoidentify.Itis"(Group'sName)
SingofOurTimes"andincludessongslike"BeansTaste
Fine,""TakeThisHammer,"and"PlaneWreckatLos
Gatos(Deportees)"onSideTwo.SideOneincludes
"SevenDaffodils"and"TheSpringHillMineDisaster."
Namethegroup.
YourAnswer:TheWeavers
ThecorrectanswerwasTheBrothersFour
Alsoreleasedin1964,thisalbumfeaturedtheoriginalquartetof
JohnPaine,BobFlick,MikeKirkland,andDickFoley,whowere
fraternitybrothersattheUniversityofWashington.Thiswastheir
tenthalbum.Theirsecondsingle,andbiggesthit,was"Greenfields,"
releasedin1960.
3.Again,releasedin1964,thetitletrackofthisalbum
begins,"IcanhearthesoftbreathingofthegirlthatIlove,/
Assheliesherebesidemeasleepwiththenight..."Who
recordedthisalbumwhichalsoincludedsongslike
"Benedictus,""BleekerStreet,""LastNightIHadthe
StrangestDream,"and"HeWasMyBrother,"notto
mentionthetitletrack,"WednesdayMorning,3A.M."and
thefinaltrackonSideOne,"TheSoundsofSilence"?
YourAnswer:SimonandGarfunkel
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Garfunkelwrotethelinernotesinwhichhesaid,"TheSoundsof
Silenceisamajorwork.Wewerelookingforasongonalarger
scale,butthiswasmorethaneitherofusexpected."
4.AlthoughadmittedlynotfromtheSixties,thenextalbum
claimedtobe"TheRecordThatLaunchedtheFolk
Renaissance,"andreferredtoitselfas"theLegendary
CarnegieHallConcert."Sowhatgroupwasrecordedatthis
concertonChristmasEveof1955withsongslike"Darling
Corey,""KissesSweeterThanWine,""Greensleeves,"
"SixteenTons,""GoodnightIrene,""Wimoweh,"and"Rock
IslandLine"?
Formedin1948,theoriginalWeaversincludedPeteSeeger,Ronnie
Gilbert,LeeHays,andFredHellerman.Butthegroupbrokeupwhen
SeegerandHayswerefalselydenouncedasmembersofthe
CommunistParty.ThegroupreunitedfortheCarnegieHallconcert.
OnthealbumnotesisaquotationbyCarlSandburgincludingthe
words,"WhenIhearAmericasinging,theWeaversarethere."
5.Thisgroup'sbighitwas"Guantanamera,"whichwasthe
firsttrackontheir1966albumtitled"SpanishAlbum."Other
songsincludedwere"LaBamba,""Michelle,""YLaQuiero"
("AndILoveHer"),"Ayer"("Yesterday"),and"Ojos
Espanoles"("SpanishEyes"),nottomention"Louie,Louie."
Whoisthisgroup,whowasoftenalsoclassifiedas"Easy
Listening"?
YourAnswer:TheSandpipers
Releasedin1969,the"SpanishAlbum"wascompiledmostlyof
songspreviouslyreleasedonearlieralbums,withseveralbeing
translatedintoSpanish.OriginallycallingthemselvesTheFour
Seasons,theoriginaltrioofJimBrady,MikePiano,andRichard
SchoffchangedthenametoTheGradssincetherewasalreadya
groupbythatname.TheythenadoptedthenameTheSandpipers,
althoughtherewasalsoalreadyagroupwiththatname.
6.Albumnumbersixonourquizwasreleasedin1963.
FoundedbyRandySparksin1961asagroupof14,bythe
releaseofthealbumentitled"Ramblin',"thegrouphadonly
tensingersandfeaturedthevoiceofBarryMcGuire.Who
recordedthisrecordwithsuchhitsas"Green,Green,""Hi
Jolly,""TheDrinkingGourd,""Rovin'Gambler,""Downthe
Ohio,""LastFarewell,"andthetitlesong?
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Throughtheyears,theNewChristyMinstrelshaveincluded"nearly
300members,"accordingtoWikipedia.AlumnihaveincludedKenny
Rogers,KimCarnes,actressKarenBlack,andtwocofoundersofthe
FirstEditionalongwithRogersinThelmaCamachoandTerry
Williams.
7.Icanonlyfindonealbumofminebythisgroup,anditis
"TheBestOf....,Vol.III"Soherearesomeoftheirthirdtier
bestsongs:"Hangman,""500Miles,""LemonTree,""ItWas
aVeryGoodYear,"and"ThisLandisYourLand."hint:
appearingon"Bestof...,VolumeI,"nodoubt,were"Tom
Dooley"and"M.T.A."
Thisalbumcameoutin1966.TheoriginalKingstonTrioincluded
NickReynolds,BobShane,andDaveGuard,butontwosongson
thisalbum("500Miles"and"Jane,Jane,Jane")JohnStewarthad
replacedthedepartedGuard.
8.OK,here'salittletwist.Thealbumis"VioletsofDawn"
bytheMitchellTrio,releasedin1965.Twotracksinclude
thetitlesongand"YourFriendly,Liberal,NeighborhoodKu
KluxKlan."Canyouidentifywhichofthefollowingpairsof
songsisalsoonthisalbum?
YourAnswer:"BellsofRhymney"and"TheSoundofProtest(HasBeguntoPay)"
TheMitchellTriocameaboutwhenJohnDenverreplacedChad
Mitchellin1965."Aquarius"and"WalkinginSpace"werefromthe
rockopera"Hair.""GreenbackDollar"and"WhereHaveAllthe
FlowersGone?"werehitsbytheKingstonTrio,and"PufftheMagic
Dragon"and"LeavingonaJetPlane"werehitsbyPeter,Paul,and
Mary.Ironically,"JetPlane,"PPM'sonlynumberonehit,waswritten
byJohnDenver.
9.OK,namethegroupwhose"GreatestHits"albumwas
releasedin1962.Amongthesehitswere"TheGreen
LeavesofSummer,""EddystoneLight,""NobodyKnows,"
"MyTani,""Frogg,"and"BlueWaterLine."
YourAnswer:TheBrothersFour
Asof2013,TheBrothersFourarestillperforming,57yearsafterthe
originalquartetbeganin1956.The2013editionincludedoriginal
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memberBobFlick,plusMikeMcCoy,MarkPearson,andKarlOlsen.
10.MyfinalSixtiesfolkalbumforthisquizwasrecordedin
1967.AccordingtoWikipedia,thisgroup"arewidely
creditedwithpopularizingIrishtraditionalmusicinthe
UnitedStates."Thisalbum'stitleis"HeartyandHellish"and
wasrecordedliveinanightclubinChicago.Songs
includedare"IrishRover,""GodBlessEngland,""Whiskey,
You'retheDevil,""TheRisingoftheMoon,""Mountain
Dew,"and"TheJollyTinker."
YourAnswer:TheClancyBrothersandTommyMakem
"HeartyandHellish"wasthegroup'ssixthalbum.TheClancy
brothersbegansingingtogetherinNewYorkCityintheearly'50s
andMakemjoinedthemin1956.TheHighKingswereorganizedin
2008,whileClannadwasformedin1970.CelticThunderhas
appearedintwoseparategroups,oneasabanddoingitsfirstshow
in1977,andtheotherasanensemblegroupthatwasformedin
2007.
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Hootenanny: Famous Folk Singers Game - Play Fun Trivia Quiz
1.PerhapsthebestknownIrishfolkgroupofthe
60'sand70'sconsistedofthreebrothersfrom
CarrickonSuir,CountyTipperary,andtheirfriend,
TommyMakem.Whatwasthenameofthisgroup?
TheIrishRovers
TheDubliners
TheWolfeTones
TheClancyBrothers
2.ThissingerwasborninNewBedford,
Massachusettsin1931.Herecordedmanyalbums
offolkmusic,andwasamajorinfluenceonBob
Dylan(whowasaccusedofstealingseveralofhis
songs).Mostofhisalbumshaveneverbeen
releasedonCD,butone,"WhalingandSailing
SongsFromtheDaysofMobyDick,"isavailable,
andisperhapsthedefinitiveworkinitsgenre.Who
washe?
LukeKelly
AndrewCalhoun
PaulClayton
DaveVanRonk
3.Bornin1920,thisCanadianfolksingerisstill
goingstrongattheripeoldageof88.Heisbest
knownforhisrisquematerial,includingaseven
volumecollectioncalled"BawdySongsand
BackroomBallads."Morerecently,heattracted
noticebyrecordinganalbumofPresidential
campaignsongs.CanyounamethisCanadian
crooner?
Ramblin'SammyPitnik
BurlIves
OscarBrand
GordonLightfoot
4.Oneofthemostsuccessfulcommercialfolk
groupsofthe50'sand60'swasformedin1957by
DaveGuard,NickReynoldsandBobShane.The
groupisstillaroundtoday,althoughthemembers
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havechanged.Althoughthegrouphadonlya
singlenumberonehit,atonetimetheyhadfourof
thetoptensellingalbumsintheUnitedStates.
Whatisthenameofthisenduringensemble?
BigTwistandtheMellowFellows
TheFolksmen
TheKingstonTrio
5.ThisCanadianhusbandandwifeduoisthought
bymanytobetheinspirationfor"Mitchand
Mickey"inthefilm"AMightyWind."Theirbiggest
hitwasasongcalled"FourStrongWinds."What
aretheirnames?
GillianWelchandDavidRawlings
JacobandLily
PaulaandStuartTindall
IanandSylviaTyson
6.Thissingerisbestknownforhisantiwarsongs
fromtheVietnamera.Hissongsinclude"TheDraft
Dodger'sRag,""IAin'tMarchingAnymore"and
"ThereButForFortune."Whowasthissingerwho
metatragicend?
TomSmothers
BobDylan
PhilOchs
EricBogle
7.Thissingerissometimesknownas"America's
Troubadour."Canyounamethemanwhowrote
"ThisLandIsYourLand,""RollOn,Columbia,Roll
On,"and"PasturesofPlenty?"
JoshWhite
PerryComo
BobGibson
WoodyGuthrie
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8.ThisEnglishgroupcombinesfolkmusicwith
moderninstruments.Theyaresometimesrefered
toasan"electricfolkband."Theirleadsingeris
MaddyPrior.Formedin1969,theyarestillaround
today.Theiralbumsinclude"BelowtheSalt,"
"PleasetoSeetheKing,"and"BackInLine."
Amongtheirsuccessfulsinglesare"AllRoundMy
Hat"and"Gaudete."Whatisthisnameofthisfolk
rockgroup?
Pentangle
SteeleyeSpan
FairportConvention
TheMothersofInvention
9.Forsomereason,Canadaseemstoproduce
morethanitsshareofgreatfolksingers.Thisman
isbestknownforsongsabouthisnativeNova
Scotia.Hisfirstalbumwas"Fogarty'sCove."His
lastwas"FromCoffeeHousetoConcertHall."A
folkmusicfestivalhonoringhismemoryisheld
everyyearinCanso,NovaScotia.Doyou
rememberthismanwhowrotesuchclassicsongs
as"TheFieldBehindthePlow,""Barrett's
Privateers"and"NorthwestPassage?"
GlennYarbrough
Stompin'TomConners
GordonLightfoot
StanRogers
10.Thissingerstartedoutasafoundingmember
oftheWeavers.Hehaswrittenmanysongs,
including"WhereHaveAlltheFlowersGone?"and
"IfIHadaHammer."Whoisthiscontroversial
singerwhowasonceamemberoftheCommunist
Partyandisstillanactivevoiceformanyleft
leaningcauses?
LeadBelly
PeteSeeger
LoganEnglish
AlanLomax
11.Anotherleftleaningsinger,thismanishas
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probablyhadmoreinfluenceasasongwriterthan
asasinger,althoughhecansing,andsingvery
well.HewasonceamemberofthetrioBestof
FriendswithAnnHillsandBobGibson.Hissongs
havebeencoveredbyartistsasdiverseasDolly
PartonandthePogues.One,"MyDog'sBigger
ThanYourDog"wasevenusedinadogfood
commercial.WhoisthisChicagonativewhowrote
"TheLastThingOnMyMind"and"Bottleof
Wine?"
LeonardCohen
TomPaxton
EricAndersen
NickJones
12.Nearlyeveryoneshouldbefamiliarwiththis
nextsinger.Herbiggestcommercialhitwas"The
NightTheyDroveOldDixieDown,"butshealso
scoredsomesuccesswith"DiamondsandRust"
and"ForeverYoung."Whoisthiswomanwhowas
onceromanticallylinkedwithbothBobDylanand
SteveJobs?
MimiFarina
Melanie
JoanBaez
JoniMitchell
13.ThisScottishsinger/songwriterisoneofthe
menmainlyresponsibleformakingfolkmusic
popularintheUnitedStatesandGreatBritain.He
recordedwellover100albumsoffolkmusic,
includinganeightvolumesetoftheChildBallads
withfellowsingerA.L.Lloyd.Hiswife,Peggy
Seeger,isafamoussingerinherownright.But
he'sperhapsbestrememberedasasongwriter.
Canyoutellmewhowrote"DirtyOldTown"and
"TheFirstTimeEverISawYourFace?"
EwanMcColl
AndyStewart
DominicBehan
HamishHenderson
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14.Sometimesthelinesbetweencountry,folkand
popmusicbecomeblurred.Thissingerhashad
successinallthesefields.Shesangthesong
"BarbaraAllen"onthesoundtrackofthemovie
"Songcatcher,"andisknownforheralbumslike
"EliteHotel"and"LuxuryLiner."Shepairedwith
DollyPartonandLindaRonstadttoproduce"Trio."
Whoisthis"BlueKentuckyGirl?"
EmmylouHarris
RoseannCash
IrisDeMent
CarolynHester
15.BluegrassisauniquelyAmericanformoffolk
music,anditowesitspopularitytothisman,
universallyacknowledgedas"TheFatherof
Bluegrass."
Canyounamethismandolinplayerwhosang
"BlueMoonofKentucky?"
LesterFlatt
GrandpaJones
VassarClements
BillMonroe
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Hootenanny: Famous Folk Singers
ResultsforHootenanny:FamousFolkSingers
1.PerhapsthebestknownIrishfolkgroupofthe60'sand
70'sconsistedofthreebrothersfromCarrickonSuir,
CountyTipperary,andtheirfriend,TommyMakem.What
wasthenameofthisgroup?
YourAnswer:TheClancyBrothers
TheClancyBrothersPaddy,TomandLiamandTommyMakem
werelargelyresponsibleformakingIrishmusicpopularintheUnited
States.TheysangsongsinbothEnglishandGaelic,andTommy
wasaprolificsongwriteraswell.
PaddyClancy,TomClancyandTommyMakemhaveallpassedon,
butLiamClancycontinuestohaveasuccessfulcareer.His
autobiography,"TheMountainoftheWomen,"isveryinteresting
reading.
2.ThissingerwasborninNewBedford,Massachusettsin
1931.Herecordedmanyalbumsoffolkmusic,andwasa
majorinfluenceonBobDylan(whowasaccusedofstealing
severalofhissongs).Mostofhisalbumshaveneverbeen
releasedonCD,butone,"WhalingandSailingSongsFrom
theDaysofMobyDick,"isavailable,andisperhapsthe
definitiveworkinitsgenre.Whowashe?
YourAnswer:DaveVanRonk
ThecorrectanswerwasPaulClayton
Paul"Pablo"ClaytonwasbornPaulClaytonWorthingtononMarch
3,1931.Hewasamajorinfluenceonmanymorefamous
performers.HetraveledextensivelyintheSouth,collectingsongs
whichhelaterrecorded.Someofhisalbumsinclude"Bloody
Ballads"and"DulcimerSongsandSolos."Hissong,"Who'sGoin'To
BuyYouRibbonsWhenI'mGone?"wasreworkedbyBobDylaninto
hishit"Don'tThinkTwice,It'sAllRight."Thisledtoalawsuitandthe
endoftheirfriendship.
PaulClaytoncommittedsuicideonMarch30,1967bydroppingan
electricheaterinhisbathtub.Itisthoughtbymanythathisriftwith
BobDylanwasamajorfactorleadingtohisdeath.
3.Bornin1920,thisCanadianfolksingerisstillgoing
strongattheripeoldageof88.Heisbestknownforhis
risquematerial,includingasevenvolumecollectioncalled
"BawdySongsandBackroomBallads."Morerecently,he
attractednoticebyrecordinganalbumofPresidential
campaignsongs.CanyounamethisCanadiancrooner?
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YourAnswer:GordonLightfoot
ThecorrectanswerwasOscarBrand
OscarBrandwasbornFebruary7,1920inWinnipeg,Manitoba.He
hasrecordedalmost100albums.Inadditiontohis"BawdyBalads,"
herecordedasetofhilariousalbumsofUSmilitarysongs,including
"TellIttotheMarines,"and"EveryInchaSailor."Mostofhisearly
albumsaremarked"NOTforradioplay."Heisthehostof"Oscar
Brand'sFolksongFestival"onWNYCAM820inNewYorkCity.The
showbeganonin1945,andisthelongestrunningradioshowin
historywiththesamehost.Brandstilltoursoccasionally.Youcan
checkouthiswebsiteatwww.oscarbrand.com.
4.Oneofthemostsuccessfulcommercialfolkgroupsof
the50'sand60'swasformedin1957byDaveGuard,Nick
ReynoldsandBobShane.Thegroupisstillaroundtoday,
althoughthemembershavechanged.Althoughthegroup
hadonlyasinglenumberonehit,atonetimetheyhadfour
ofthetoptensellingalbumsintheUnitedStates.Whatis
thenameofthisenduringensemble?
TheKingstonTrioburstontothescenein1958withthesmashhit
"TomDooley,"andneverlookedback.Otherfamoussongsbythem
include"ScotchandSoda,""WhereHaveAlltheFlowersGone?"and
"AWorriedMan."DaveGuardleftthegroupin1961,andwas
replacedbyJohnStewart.Thegroupdisbandedin1967,butwas
reformedin1969asTheNewKingstonTriobyoriginalmemberBob
Shane.Reynoldsrejoinedthegroupin1988,andcontinuedto
performwiththemuntil1999.Thepresentmembersofthegroupare
GeorgeGrove,BillZornandRickDougherty.DaveGuarddiedin
1991oflymphaticcancer,andNickReynoldspassedawayon
October1,2008.BobShanesufferedaheartattackin2004,andis
nowretiredandlivinginArizona.
5.ThisCanadianhusbandandwifeduoisthoughtbymany
tobetheinspirationfor"MitchandMickey"inthefilm"A
MightyWind."Theirbiggesthitwasasongcalled"Four
StrongWinds."Whataretheirnames?
YourAnswer:IanandSylviaTyson
IanTysonwasbornonSeptember25,1933inVictoria,British
Colombia.Hisfirstcareerwasasarodeocowboyhetookupmusic
whilerecoveringfrominjuriessustainedinafall.HemetSylvia
Frickerin1960,andtheybegansingingtogether.Thecouplewere
marriedin1964.Theirbiggesthit,"FourStrongWinds,"whichwas
writtenbyIan,wasreleasedin1963.Ianalsowrote"Someday
Soon,"alovelysongthathasbeencoveredbymanyartists.Sylvia
wasalsoasongwriterhersong"YouWereOnMyMind,"becamea
hitforthegroupWeFive.IanandSylviadivorcedin1974.Theywere
inductedintotheCanadianMusicHallofFamein1992.
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6.Thissingerisbestknownforhisantiwarsongsfromthe
Vietnamera.Hissongsinclude"TheDraftDodger'sRag,""I
Ain'tMarchingAnymore"and"ThereButForFortune."Who
wasthissingerwhometatragicend?
YourAnswer:PhilOchs
PhilOchswasbornDecember19,1940inElPaso,Texastoa
JewishfatherandaScottishmother.Hisfamilymovedfrequently,
eventuallysettlinginColumbus,Ohio.AfterattendingtheStaunton
MilitaryAcademyandOhioStateUniversity,OchsmovedtoNew
YorkCityin1962andbecamepartoftheGreenwichVillagefolk
musicscene.Hebecameactiveintheantiwarmovementafterhis
death,itwasrevealedthattheCIAhada500pagefileonhimand
hisactivities.Afterthewarwasover,Ochsbegandrinkingheavily
andbeganusingdrugs.HehangedhimselfonApril9,1976.Though
hewasnevercommerciallysuccessfulasasinger,heremainsa
powerfulinfluenceasasongwritertothisday.
7.Thissingerissometimesknownas"America's
Troubadour."Canyounamethemanwhowrote"ThisLand
IsYourLand,""RollOn,Columbia,RollOn,"and"Pastures
ofPlenty?"
YourAnswer:WoodyGuthrie
WoodrowWilson"Woody"GuthriewasbornonJuly14th,1912in
Okemah,Oklahoma.
HecameofageduringtheGreatDepression,andspentmuchofhis
youthtravelingwithmigrantfarmworkers.Manyofhissongsare
concernedwiththeproblemsfacedbyworkingclasspeopleduring
thosetryingtimes.Hewrotehundredsofsongsnooneknowshow
many,becausehewascarelessaboutcopywritinghissongs,and
neverseemedtocareifhemademuchmoneyoffthem.Guthriedied
onOctober3,1967fromHuntington'sChorea,aninherited,
degenerativediseaseofthenervoussystem.Hisson,ArloGuthrie,is
alsoafamousfolksinger.AmovieofGuthrie'slife,called"BoundFor
Glory,"starringDavidCarradineasWoody,wasreleasedin1976.
8.ThisEnglishgroupcombinesfolkmusicwithmodern
instruments.Theyaresometimesreferedtoasan"electric
folkband."TheirleadsingerisMaddyPrior.Formedin
1969,theyarestillaroundtoday.Theiralbumsinclude
"BelowtheSalt,""PleasetoSeetheKing,"and"BackIn
Line."Amongtheirsuccessfulsinglesare"AllRoundMy
Hat"and"Gaudete."Whatisthisnameofthisfolkrock
group?
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YourAnswer:FairportConvention
ThecorrectanswerwasSteeleyeSpan
SteeleyeSpanisoneofmyfavoritebands.Theyareknownfor
takingtraditionalEnglishfolkballadsandperformingtheminmodern
rockarrangements.Theyhavereleasedovertwodozenalbums,and
whilethebandhasseennumerouschangesinpersonnel,ithas
alwaysmaintainedadistinctivesound.MaddyPriorhasalovely,
versatilevoicethatalwaysseemstobringoutthebestinher
material.Theirmostrecentalbumis"BloodyMen,"releasedin2006.
9.Forsomereason,Canadaseemstoproducemorethan
itsshareofgreatfolksingers.Thismanisbestknownfor
songsabouthisnativeNovaScotia.Hisfirstalbumwas
"Fogarty'sCove."Hislastwas"FromCoffeeHouseto
ConcertHall."Afolkmusicfestivalhonoringhismemoryis
heldeveryyearinCanso,NovaScotia.Doyouremember
thismanwhowrotesuchclassicsongsas"TheField
BehindthePlow,""Barrett'sPrivateers"and"Northwest
Passage?"
YourAnswer:StanRogers
StanRogerswasbornNovember29,1949inHamilton,Ontario.His
voiceissomethingthathastobehearditcan'tbedescribed.He
wasaconsummatesongwriter.Manyofhissongshavebecome
classics,andhavebeencoveredbyotherartists.Hewasabigman,
standingwelloversixfeettall.Ihadtheprivilegeofmeetinghim
oncewhenhewasperforminginChicago.OnJune2,1983,while
returningfromaconcertinTexas,Rogers'planehadtomakean
emergencylandinginCincinnati,Ohio.Afirehadbrokenoutinone
oftheplane'sbathrooms.23peoplediedofsmokeinhalationwhile
theplanesatontherunway.WitnesseslatersaidthatRogerslosthis
lifewhilehelpingotherstosafety.StanRogersproducedonlynine
albumsduringhisbrieflife,fourofthemposthumously,buteachone
isajewel.Ifyou'veneverheardofStanRogers,givehimalisten.
10.Thissingerstartedoutasafoundingmemberofthe
Weavers.Hehaswrittenmanysongs,including"Where
HaveAlltheFlowersGone?"and"IfIHadaHammer."
Whoisthiscontroversialsingerwhowasonceamemberof
theCommunistPartyandisstillanactivevoiceformany
leftleaningcauses?
PeteSeegerwasbornintoamusicalfamilyonMay3,1919in
Patterson,NY.Hisfatherwasamusicologistwhocollectedfolk
songs,andhismothertaughtviolin.AfterdroppingoutofHarvard,
SeegerworkedfortheLibraryofCongresscollectingAmericanfolk
songs.HeservedintheArmyduringWWII,spendinghistourofduty
entertainingtroops"strumminghisbanjo."Seegerhadjoinedthe
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CommunistPartyin1942,andwascalledtotestifybeforetheHouse
UnAmericanActivitiesCommitteein1955.Herefusedtoanswer
theirquestions,whichledtoanindictmentforcontemptofCongress.
Hiscareerwasseriousyhampered,buthereemergedduringthe
1960'sasanoutspokencriticoftheVietnamWar.Todayheis
involvedinenvironmentalissues,particularlythecleanupofthe
HudsonRiverinhisnativeNewYork,andisrecordingalbumsof
AmericanfolkmusicfortheSmithsonianontheFolkwayslabel.
11.Anotherleftleaningsinger,thismanishasprobably
hadmoreinfluenceasasongwriterthanasasinger,
althoughhecansing,andsingverywell.Hewasoncea
memberofthetrioBestofFriendswithAnnHillsandBob
Gibson.Hissongshavebeencoveredbyartistsasdiverse
asDollyPartonandthePogues.One,"MyDog'sBigger
ThanYourDog"wasevenusedinadogfoodcommercial.
WhoisthisChicagonativewhowrote"TheLastThingOn
MyMind"and"BottleofWine?"
YourAnswer:TomPaxton
TomPaxtonwasbornOctober31,1937inChicago,Illinois.In1948,
hisfamilymovedtoOklahoma.AftergraduatingfromtheUniversity
ofOklahomain1959,heenlistedintheArmyReserve,andwas
stationedatFt.Dix,NewJersey(despitewritingnumerousantiwar
songs,PaxtonneverservedinVietnam).Afterreceivingan
HonorableDischarge,hemovedtoNewYorkCity,wherehebecame
involvedintheGreenwichVillagefolkmusicscene.Duringthis
periodhewrote"Ramblin'Boy"and"WhatDidYouLearninSchool
Today?"
Hebecameactiveinthecivilrightsmovement,andwrote"Goodman,
SchwernerandChaney"aboutthreecivilrightsactivistsmurderedin
Mississippi.Heisstillperformingandwritingsongstoday.Manyof
hissongs,suchas"OutwardBound,""Can'tHelpButWonderWhere
I'mBound,"and"MyLady'saWildFlyingDove"areconsidered
classics.Healsowritesalotofsatiricalsongsaboutcurrentevents,
oneofhislatestbeing"I'mChangingMyNametoFannieMae."
12.Nearlyeveryoneshouldbefamiliarwiththisnextsinger.
Herbiggestcommercialhitwas"TheNightTheyDroveOld
DixieDown,"butshealsoscoredsomesuccesswith
"DiamondsandRust"and"ForeverYoung."Whoisthis
womanwhowasonceromanticallylinkedwithbothBob
DylanandSteveJobs?
YourAnswer:JoanBaez
JoanBaezwasbornJanuary9,1941inStatenIsland,NewYork.
HerfatherwasateacheratMIT,andshebeganhercareersingingin
clubsintheBostonarea.SheappearedattheNewportFolkFestival
in1959andrecordedherfirstalbumin1960.In1965,hercoverof
thePhilOchssong"ThereButForFortune"reachedthe#8spoton
theBritishpopcharts,andhercoverofTheBand's"TheNightThey
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DroveOldDixieDown"reached#3intheUSin1971.Likemany
otherfolksingers,Baezhasbeenactiveanyanynumberofleftwing
causes,opposingwarandthedeathpenalty,andcampaigningfor
gayrightsandtheenvironment.SheandBobDylanhadarather
stormyrelationshipwhichlastedfrom1962to1965,andeachhas
writtensongsabouttheother.Joan'syoungersister,MimiFarina
(died2001),wasalsoanotedsinger.
13.ThisScottishsinger/songwriterisoneofthemenmainly
responsibleformakingfolkmusicpopularintheUnited
StatesandGreatBritain.Herecordedwellover100albums
offolkmusic,includinganeightvolumesetoftheChild
BalladswithfellowsingerA.L.Lloyd.Hiswife,Peggy
Seeger,isafamoussingerinherownright.Buthe's
perhapsbestrememberedasasongwriter.Canyoutellme
whowrote"DirtyOldTown"and"TheFirstTimeEverISaw
YourFace?"
YourAnswer:AndyStewart
ThecorrectanswerwasEwanMcColl
EwanMcCollwasbornJanuary25,1915inLancashiretoScottish
parents.HisbirthnamewasJamesHenryMillerhechangeditin
1949forreasonsthatarenotclear,althoughitmayhavebeendueto
thefactthathewasunderscrutinybythegovernmentforbeinga
CommunistlaboragitatorandalsoanArmydeserterduringWWII.
Hebeganhiscareerasaplaywright,butinthe1950'sheleftthe
theatretoconcentrateonhismusic.In1959helefthissecondwife
andmarriedPeggySeeger,thehalfsisterofAmericansingerPete
Seeger.Theyhadbeenhavinganaffairsince1956,anditwasfor
Peggythathewrotehismostfamoussong,"TheFirstTimeEverI
SawYourFace."McCollremainedadedicatedCommunistuntilhis
deathonOctober22,1989,althoughinhispersonallifeheseemsto
havehadnoqualmsaboutmakingandkeepingasmuchmoneyas
hecould.Oneofhischildren,KirstyMcColl,wasalsoafamous
singer.ShediedinatragicboatingaccidentinMexicoin2001.
14.Sometimesthelinesbetweencountry,folkandpop
musicbecomeblurred.Thissingerhashadsuccessinall
thesefields.Shesangthesong"BarbaraAllen"onthe
soundtrackofthemovie"Songcatcher,"andisknownfor
heralbumslike"EliteHotel"and"LuxuryLiner."Shepaired
withDollyPartonandLindaRonstadttoproduce"Trio."
Whoisthis"BlueKentuckyGirl?"
YourAnswer:EmmylouHarris
EmmylouHarriswasbornonApril2,1947inBirmingham,Alabama.
Shehasalovely,clearandexpressivevoice,andinheryounger
daysshewasalsoquitebeautiful.Inthedaysofmyyouth,Ispentan
inordinateamountoftimethinkingimpurethoughtsabouther.
EmmylouHarrisbeganhercareerworkingwiththelegendaryGram
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Parsonsafterhistragicdeathin1973,sheformedherownbandand
releasedherfirstmajoralbum,"PiecesoftheSky,"in1975.Thisled
toacontractwithWarnerBrothersRecords,andadecadeofhit
songs.Herlatermusicislesscommercialandmoretraditional.
EmmylouHarrishaswon12GrammyAwards,includingtwoforBest
ContemporaryFolkAlbum.Sheisactiveintheanimalrights
movement,andamemberofPETA.
15.BluegrassisauniquelyAmericanformoffolkmusic,
anditowesitspopularitytothisman,universally
acknowledgedas"TheFatherofBluegrass."
Canyounamethismandolinplayerwhosang"BlueMoon
ofKentucky?"
YourAnswer:BillMonroe
WilliamSmithMonroewasbornSeptember13,1911inthewestern
KentuckytownofRosine.Aftersinginginagroupwithhisbrothers,
BirchandCharie,BillformedthetheBlueGrassBoysin1938.By
1939,hewasplayingintheGrandOldOpry,andduringWWIIhe
developedthe"highandlonesome"soundwenowknowas
Bluegrass.ThemusichasitsrootsinthetraditionalBritishandIrish
balladsbroughttoAmericabyScotsIrishimmigrantsaroundthetime
oftheRevolutionaryWar.ManyAmericanswereintroducedto
Bluegrassmusicbythetelevisionshow"TheBeverlyHillbillies,"
whichfeaturedLesterFlattandEarlScruggs,formermembersofthe
BlueGrassBoys,asfrequentgueststars.BillMonroeisamemberof
theCountryMusicHallofFame,theNashvilleSongwritersHallof
Fame,andeventheRockandRollHallofFame.BillMonroedied
September9,1996fromcomplicationsfollowingastroke.
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Number One Folk Songs and Singers Game - Play Fun Trivia Quiz
1.FolksingerJohnDenverchartedseveralUS
NumberOnehits.WhichFolkgroupwasJohna
memberoffrom1965to1969?
TheSwagmen
TheBrothersFour
ChadMitchellTrio
2.TheHighwaymenscoredaNumberOneUS
BillboardhitintheFallof1961withtheirversionof
anoldspiritualsong.Whichsongdidthegroup
taketothetopofthecharts?
WingsOfADove
BlessYou
Michael(RowtheBoatAshore)
Sacred
3.DonovanwasaFolksingerfromScotlandwho
waspopularinthesixties.Whatwashisfirstand
onlyUSNumberOnehit?
MellowYellow
WearYourLoveLikeHeaven
CatchtheWind
SunshineSuperman
4.Peter,PaulandMarybeganchartingFolkhitsin
1962withtheTopFortysingle,"LemonTree".In
1969theyhadtheironlyNumberOnesingleonthe
USBillboardHot100.Whichsonghadthat
distinctionforthetrio?
IDigRockandRollMusic
Blowin'intheWind
LeavingonaJetPlane
Puff(TheMagicDragon)
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5.TheKingstonTriohadthefirstFolkgenre
NumberOnehitontheUSBillboardchartsin1958.
WhatsongwastheirfirstandonlyNumberOne
hit?
WhereHaveAlltheFlowersGone?
TheTijuanaJail
TheReverendMr.Black
TomDooley
6.DuringChristmasof1971aFolksongtitled
"BrandNewKey"wasatthetopoftheUSBillboard
Hot100.Whichfolksingerrecordedthesong?
BettyWright
BobbiMartin
Dawn
Melanie
7.In1964anactornamedLorneGreenetooka
Folkballadaboutagunfightertothetopspotinthe
USduringthemiddleoftheBritishInvasion.Which
WesterntelevisionshowdidLorneGreenestarin?
Bonanza
TheVirginian
TheHighChaparral
TheWild,WildWest
8.Duringthefirstmonthof1963afolkgrouptook
asongtitled"WalkRightIn"toNumberOneinthe
US.WhichFolktrioreleasedthesingle?
TheLimeliters
TheSeekers
TheRooftopSingers
9.Asongtitled"Dominique"wasafolksong
releasedbySoeurSourireofBelgiumin1963.The
singerreleasedtheUSNumberOnesongunderthe
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nameofTheSingingNun?WhowasSaint
Dominque?
TheFounderoftheDominicanOrder
AFifteenthCenturyPope
TheHeadoftheSpanishInquisition
ThePatronSaintofSingers
10.BobDylanhasneverhadaNumberOnesingle
ontheUSBillboardcharts.
True
False
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Number One Folk Songs and Singers
ResultsforNumberOneFolkSongsandSingers
1.FolksingerJohnDenverchartedseveralUSNumber
Onehits.WhichFolkgroupwasJohnamemberoffrom
1965to1969?
YourAnswer:TheSwagmen
ThecorrectanswerwasChadMitchellTrio
NewMexiconativeJohnDenver'sfamilyrelocatedtoTexas.After
graduatingfromhighschoolhewenttoLosAngeleswherehebegan
hismusicalcareerperformingincoffeehouses.HejoinedtheChad
MitchellTrioandsangwiththemforapproximatelyfouryearsuntilhe
lefttoembarkonasolocareer.
TheChadMitchellTrioformedinthestateofWashingtonandcame
tonationalattentionwhentheyappearedonthe"ArthurGodfrey
Show".HarryBelafontefeaturedthetrioasbackingmusiciansinhis
1960CarnegieHallconcert.Theyalsohadtheirownnumbersduring
theshow.WhenWilliamChadbourneMitchellleftthebandtheyhired
JohnDenverafteranauditionofseveralprospectivemembers.
TheSwagmenweresixtiesrecordingartistsfortheParkwaylabel.
JohnPaine,BobFlick,MikeKirklandandDickFoleywerePhi
GammaDeltafraternitymemberswhometattheUniversityof
WashingtonandnamedthemselvestheBrothersFour.AlumniofThe
NewChristyMinstrelsincludedBarryMcGuire,KennyRogers,Kim
CarnesandGeneClarkofTheByrds.
2.TheHighwaymenscoredaNumberOneUSBillboardhit
intheFallof1961withtheirversionofanoldspiritualsong.
Whichsongdidthegrouptaketothetopofthecharts?
YourAnswer:Michael(RowtheBoatAshore)
Theoriginsofthesong"Michael(RowtheBoatAshore)"began
duringtheCivilWararoundtheSeaIslandsoffthecoastofSouth
Carolina.Theownersoftheslavesabandonedtheislandsrather
thandefendthemagainstaUnionblockade.AbolitionistCharles
Wareassumedsupervisionofthemainisland,SaintHelenaIsland,
andheardtheformerslavessingingthesong.Hememorializedthe
songintomusicnotationanditenduredafterthewar.
TheHighwaymenformedintheearlysixtiesatWesleyanUniversity
andfollowed"Michael(RowtheBoatAshore)"withtheTopTwenty
song,"Cottonfields",beforedisbandingtopursuetheirstudies.
"BlessYou"wasaNumber15releasebyTonyOrlandoin1961.
"Sacred"byTheCastellsreachedNumber20thesameyearand
"WingsOfADove"wasa1961Number12Countrycrossoverhitby
FerlinHusky.
3.DonovanwasaFolksingerfromScotlandwhowas
popularinthesixties.WhatwashisfirstandonlyUS
NumberOnehit?
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YourAnswer:CatchtheWind
ThecorrectanswerwasSunshineSuperman
EpicRecordsreleased"SunshineSuperman"intheUSin1966six
monthsbeforeitwasreleasedintheUKonthePyelabel.Itpeaked
atNumberTwointheUK.Thesuccessofthesinglewasafactorin
namingDonovan'sthirdalbum"SunshineSuperman".Donovan's
rootswereintheBritishFolkMusicscenebuthegradually
incorporatedaspectsofvariousgenresintohissongs.Donovan
enjoyedaclosepersonalfriendshipwiththeBeatles,JoanBaezand
othertopactsofthesixties.WhenPunkmusiccameintovoguein
theearlyseventiesDonovan'sappealwanedandhetookahiatus
fromthemusicbusiness.Hereleasedanalbumtitled"BeatCafe"in
2004.
"MellowYellow"peakedatNumberTwoin1966intheUS."Catch
theWind"wasDonovan'sfirstUSchartentryin1965andpeakedat
Number23."WearYourLoveLikeHeaven"reachedthesamespot
ontheUSchartsin1967.
4.Peter,PaulandMarybeganchartingFolkhitsin1962
withtheTopFortysingle,"LemonTree".In1969theyhad
theironlyNumberOnesingleontheUSBillboardHot100.
Whichsonghadthatdistinctionforthetrio?
YourAnswer:IDigRockandRollMusic
ThecorrectanswerwasLeavingonaJetPlane
"LeavingonaJetPlane"wasthetrio'sonlyNumberOneonthe
BillboardHot100.TheydidplacethreeNumberOnesongsonthe
AdultContemporarycharts."LeavingonaJetPlane"waswrittenby
JohnDenverwiththetitle"OhBabeIHateToGo"untilhisproducer
convincedhimtorenamethesong.Hecomposedthesongwhenhe
waswiththeChadMitchellTrioin1967andthegrouprecordeda
version.SpankyandOurGangrecordedaversionthesameyearas
wellasotherartistsbutnoneofthemenjoyedthesuccesswiththe
tunethatPeter,PaulandMarydid.Thesongwasfromtheir"Album
1700"LP.
"Puff(TheMagicDragon)"and"Blowin'intheWind"madeitto
NumberTwoin1963."IDigRockandRollMusic"wasa1967Top
Tenhitforthetrio.
5.TheKingstonTriohadthefirstFolkgenreNumberOne
hitontheUSBillboardchartsin1958.Whatsongwastheir
firstandonlyNumberOnehit?
YourAnswer:TomDooley
"TomDooley"wasaNorthCarolinafolksongaboutthemurderofa
girlaftertheCivilWar.Themurderwastheresultofalovetriangle
involvingaConfederatesoldiernamedTomDula.Hewashangedin
May,1868,stillproclaiminghisinnocence.Thefirstrenditionofthe
songwasrecordedinthelatetwenties.
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BobShane,DaveGuardandNickReynoldsformedtheKingstontrio
in1957inPaloAlto,California.Theywerediscoveredwhile
performingatcollegeengagementsandbecameregularsatThe
hungryinightclubinSanFrancisco.Theysecuredaonerecorddeal
withCapitolRecordsbutwhen"TomDooley"toppedthechartsthey
wentontorecordseveralmoresuccessfulalbums.
"WhereHaveAlltheFlowersGone?"reachedNumber21in1962.
"TheReverendMr.Black"wastheFolkgroup'sonlyotherTopTen
hit,peakingatNumberEightin1963."TheTijuanaJail"wasa
Number12hittheyearafter"TomDooley".
6.DuringChristmasof1971aFolksongtitled"BrandNew
Key"wasatthetopoftheUSBillboardHot100.Whichfolk
singerrecordedthesong?
YourAnswer:Melanie
NewYorknativeMelanieSafka'sbiggesthitwas"BrandNewKey",a
singlereleasefromher"GatherMe"album.Thesongalsocameto
beknownas"TheRollerSkateSong".Thetunealsoreachedthetop
slotinCanadaandAustralia.OtherhitsforMelanieincluded"Lay
Down(CandlesintheRain)"and"WhatHaveTheyDoneToMy
Song,Ma?".WhensheperformedatWoodstockmanyattendeeslit
candleswhichinspired"LayDown(CandlesintheRain)".Thesong
becameherfirstUSTopTenhittheyearafterWoodstock.She
releasedfivemoresinglesbefore"BrandNewKey"toppedthecharts
andhasreleasedalbumsfrequentlysincethen.
"CleanUpWoman"wasaNumberSix1971hitbyBettyWright.
"SummerSand"wasa1971releasebyDawnthatreachedNumber
33."FortheLoveofHim"reachedNumber13forBobbiMartin.
7.In1964anactornamedLorneGreenetookaFolkballad
aboutagunfightertothetopspotintheUSduringthe
middleoftheBritishInvasion.WhichWesterntelevision
showdidLorneGreenestarin?
YourAnswer:Bonanza
LorneGreeneplayedthepatriarchoftheCartwrightfamilyon
"Bonanza"beginningin1959.Afterdecidingnottocompletehis
studiesinchemicalengineering,Greenebecameabroadcasterfor
theCBC.Hisonlymajorfilmrolebeforebeingcastin"Bonanza"was
asaprosecutorinthe1957movie,"PeytonPlace".When"Bonanza"
becamepopular,Greenerecordedanumberofalbumssuchas
"PortraitoftheWest","AmericanWest"and"Welcometothe
Ponderosa"inwhichhepartiallysangandnarratedstories."Ringo"
wasasurprisehitfromoneofthealbums,"LorneGreenetheMan".
Theballadnarratedtherelationshipbetweenalawmanandan
outlaw.Theflipsidecontainedavocalversionofthe"Bonanza"
themesong.
"TheHighChaparral"featuredLeifEricksonandCameronMitchell.
JamesDrurywasthestarof"TheVirginian"andRobertConradwas
featuredin"Wild,WildWest".
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8.Duringthefirstmonthof1963afolkgrouptookasong
titled"WalkRightIn"toNumberOneintheUS.WhichFolk
trioreleasedthesingle?
YourAnswer:TheSeekers
ThecorrectanswerwasTheRooftopSingers
"WalkRightIn"wasoriginallyrecordedinthetwentiesbyGus
CannonandHisJugStompers.TheRooftopSingers'"WalkRightIn"
albumwasnominatedforaGrammyAwardforBestFolkRecording.
ErikDarlingwasacreativeforceintheband.Whenhedecidedto
recordthesonghehadfellowguitaristBillSvanoeplayanother12
stringguitaralongwithhis12string.LynneTaylorwasthethird
memberofthegroup.Theirvocalarrangementsanddual12string
guitarsoundgavethesongauniquedimension."WalkRightIn"
stayedattheNumberOnespotfortwoweeksin1963andthetrio
performedattheNewportFolkFestivalthesameyear.
GlennYarbrough,LouGottliebandAlexHassilevformedthe
Limelitersin1959.TheNewLostCityRamblersformedinNewYork
in1958.TheSeekersformedinAustraliain1962.
9.Asongtitled"Dominique"wasafolksongreleasedby
SoeurSourireofBelgiumin1963.Thesingerreleasedthe
USNumberOnesongunderthenameofTheSinging
Nun?WhowasSaintDominque?
YourAnswer:TheFounderoftheDominicanOrder
JeanineDeckerswasaBelgiannunandmemberoftheDominican
FichermontConvent.SheassumedthenameSoeurSourire,
meaningsistersmile,whilewiththeconventbutbecameknownas
theSingingNun.Sherecordedthesongonanalbumasatributeto
thefounderoftheDominicanOrderwhilewiththeconvent.Whenthe
songbecamesuccessfulsheappearedonthe"EdSullivanShow"in
1964.Sheeventuallylefttheorderandranaschoolforautistic
childreninBelgiumuntilherdeathin1985.
TomasdeTorquemadawastheInquisitorGeneralofSpainduring
theSpanishInquisition.HewasaSegovianDominican.Noneofthe
popesduringthe15thcenturywerenamedDominique.In1478Pope
SixtusIVpreparedthedecreeestablishingtheInquisition.Saint
CeciliawasthePatronSaintofsingers.
10.BobDylanhasneverhadaNumberOnesingleonthe
USBillboardcharts.
YourAnswer:False
ThecorrectanswerwasT
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"LikeaRollingStone"reachedNumberTwoin1965and"RainyDay
Women#12and35"hitthesamespotthefollowingyear.Theywere
thetwohighestchartingsinglesforBobDylanontheUSBillboard
Hot100."LayLadyLay"and"Positively4thStreet"werebothTop
TenhitsforDylan.DespiteastringofpopularsongsDylan'sfirst
NumberOnealbum,"PlanetWaves",didn'ttopthealbumchartsuntil
1974.Hisfirstalbum,"BobDylan"failedtochartin1962,buthis
followup,"TheFreewheelin'BobDylan",wasinstrumentalinthe
resurgenceofFolkmusicinthesixties.ClassicDylansongssuchas
"Blowin'intheWind","Don'tThinkTwice,It'sAllRight"and"AHard
Rain'saGonnaFall"wereamongthetracksonthealbum.
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Sailors' Songs and Sea Shanties Game - Play Fun Trivia Quiz
1."Ihavegold,andIhaveland/AndIhavea
daughterfairfortogiveatmycommand/Ifyou'll
sinktheminthatlonely,lonesomewater/Ifyou'll
sinktheminthatlonesomesea."Whatisthename
ofthissongaboutacruelseacaptainthatdates
backtothe16thcentury?
TheGoldenVanity
Bring'EmDown
TheCruelShip'sCaptain
BloodRedRoses
2."InAmsterdamtherelivedamaid,markwell
whatIdosay/InAmsterdamtherelivedamaid,she
wasalwayspinchingthesailors'trade."Whatisthe
nameofthisratherbawdysongthattellsthestory
ofasailorwhomeetsupwithaDutchgirl?
I'llGoNoMoreARoving
TheLowlandsLow
QuareBungleRye
NancyWhisky
3."ThecoldcoastofGreenlandisbarrenand
bare/Noseedtimenorharvestiseverknown
there/Andbirdsheresingsweetlyonmountainand
dale/Butthere'snobirdinGreenlandtosingtothe
whale."CanyounamethisScottishsongthatdates
fromthe1850s?
TheGreenlandWhaleFisheries
OfftoSeaOnceMore
SallyBrown
FarewelltoTarwathie
4."FromLiverpooltoFriscoarovingIwent/To
stayinthatcountryitwasmyintent/Butgirlsand
strongwhiskylikeotherdamnfools/Isoonwas
transportedbacktoLiverpool."Thissongis
sometimescalled"TheLiverpoolJudies."Whatisit
betterknownas?
ReubenRanzo
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LeaveHer,Johnny
HaulontheBowline
Row,Bullies,Row
5."Shavehisbellywitharustyrazor/Shavehis
bellywitharustyrazor/Shavehisbellywitharusty
razor/Earlyinthemorning!"Whatisthenameof
thissong,oneofthemostfamousofallsailor's
ditties?
AroundtheCorner,Sally
WhatShallWeDoWiththeDrunkenSailor?
TheIrishRover
AnchorsAweigh
6."AsIwalkeddownthroughChathamStreet,a
fairmaidIdidmeet/SheaskedifIwouldseeher
home,shelivedinBleekerStreet."Whatisthe
nameofthissongthattellshowapoorsailoris
robbedbyaladyofquestionablevirtue?
OutwardBound
Home,Boys,Home
YarmouthTown
NewYorkGirls
7."ItofttimeshasbeentoldhowtheBritish
seamenbold/CouldtrouncethetarsofFranceso
neatandhandyo/Theynevermettheirmatchtilthe
Yankeesdidthemcatch/Oh,theYankeeboysat
fightingarethedandyo!"Whatisthenameofthis
songaboutabattlebetweentwoBritishand
Americanwarships?
TheBattleofLakeErie
TheChesapeakeandtheShannon
TheConstitutionandtheGuerriere
TheCoastofHighBarbary
8."Farewelltoyou,myowntruelove/Iamgoing
faraway/IamboundforCalifornia/ButIknowthat
I'llreturnsomeday."Whatisthenameofthissong,
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asailor'sfarewelltohissweetheart?
JohnnyTodd
TheLeavingofLiverpool
TheHolyGround
Mary,I'mFarFromtheLand
9."Wewerehomewardboundonenightonthe
deep/SwinginginmyhammockIfellasleep/I
dreamedadreamandIthoughtittrue..."Canyou
namethissongaboutabravesailorwhogavehis
lifeinthelineofduty?
OldStormalong
LadyFranklin'sLament
PaddyWest
TheBayofBiscay
10."OnatrimBlackBalllinerIfirstservedmy
time..."Canyounamethissongabouttheharsh
conditionsthesailorshadtoendureonboardthe
shipsofonefamousshippingcompany?
BlowtheManDown
SpanishLadies
TheCrewoftheEssex
BlowYeWInds
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Sailors' Songs and Sea Shanties
ResultsforSailors'SongsandSeaShanties
1."Ihavegold,andIhaveland/AndIhaveadaughterfair
fortogiveatmycommand/Ifyou'llsinktheminthatlonely,
lonesomewater/Ifyou'llsinktheminthatlonesomesea."
Whatisthenameofthissongaboutacruelseacaptain
thatdatesbacktothe16thcentury?
YourAnswer:Bring'EmDown
ThecorrectanswerwasTheGoldenVanity
Thereareendlessvariationsofthissong,whichissometimescalled
"TheGoldenWillowTree,"or"TheSweetTrinity."Aversionfirst
appearedinprintin1635,butitisprobablymucholder.Most
versionstellthesamestory:anEnglishshipisattackedbyaTurkish
(sometimesSpanish)ship,andthecaptainfearshewillbetaken.He
offersarewardtoanymemberofhiscrewwhowillhelphimsinkthe
enemy.Ayoungsailorvolunteerstoswimtotheenemyshipandsink
herbyboringholesinherhullbelowthewaterline.Whenhehas
doneso,thecruelcaptainrefusestotakehimbackonboard,and
sailsaway,leavingthebravesailortodrown.Somesourcesname
SirWalterRaleighasthecaptain,butthereisnohistoricalevidence
tosupportthistheory.
2."InAmsterdamtherelivedamaid,markwellwhatIdo
say/InAmsterdamtherelivedamaid,shewasalways
pinchingthesailors'trade."Whatisthenameofthisrather
bawdysongthattellsthestoryofasailorwhomeetsup
withaDutchgirl?
YourAnswer:TheLowlandsLow
ThecorrectanswerwasI'llGoNoMoreARoving
"Aroving,aroving,sinceroving'sbeenmyruin/I'llgonomorea
rovingwithyou,fairmaid."Aversionofthissongcanbeheardinthe
1956movie"MobyDick."Ittellsthestoryofasailorwhomeetsup
withaladyofeasyvirtueashore,withpredictableconsequences:
"WhenIgotbackonboardmyship,markwellwhatIdosay/WhenI
gotbackonboardmyship,mywatch,myring,mymoneyI
missed/I'llgonomorearovingwithyou,fairmaid."
3."ThecoldcoastofGreenlandisbarrenandbare/Noseed
timenorharvestiseverknownthere/Andbirdsheresing
sweetlyonmountainanddale/Butthere'snobirdin
Greenlandtosingtothewhale."Canyounamethis
Scottishsongthatdatesfromthe1850s?
YourAnswer:FarewelltoTarwathie
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TarwathiewasafarmnearthevillageofStricheninAberdeenshire.
ThislovelysongwaswrittenbyamannamedGeorgeScroggie(born
March18,1826).Itwasfirstpublishedin1857.Scroggieworkedasa
miller,butlikemanypoorScotshemayhavesupplementedhis
incomebyworkingasawhalerwhentimeswerehardandworkwas
scarce.ItbecamepopularwhenJudyCollinsincludeditononeof
herearlyalbums,"WhalesandNightingales."Itcontainsthelines:
"ThecoldcoastofGreenlandmylovewillnotchill/Andthelongermy
absence,morelovingshe'llfeel,"provingthatwhileMr.Scroggie
mayhavehadsomeknowledgeaboutwhales,heknewlittleor
nothingaboutwomen.
4."FromLiverpooltoFriscoarovingIwent/Tostayinthat
countryitwasmyintent/Butgirlsandstrongwhiskylike
otherdamnfools/IsoonwastransportedbacktoLiverpool."
Thissongissometimescalled"TheLiverpoolJudies."What
isitbetterknownas?
YourAnswer:Row,Bullies,Row
ThissongappearstohavebeenwrittenbyIrishsailorsduringthe
daysoftheCaliforniagoldrush.Thebothtitlescomefromthesong's
chorus:"Andit'srow,row,bullies,row/ThemLiverpoolJudieshave
gotusintow."EwanMcColl'sversionofthissongcanbeheardon
thealbum"Sailors'SongsandSeaShanties,"whosetitleIborrowed
forthisquiz.Onethingsailorsliketodoiscomplain(Iexcelledat
this,whichsometimesbroughtmetoattentionofmysuperiors).Their
complaintswereseldomdirectedattheCaptainitwasusuallythe
juniorofficerswhoweretheobjectsoftheirwrath:"Goodlucktoour
Captain,wheree'erhemaybe/He'safriendtothesailorsonshore
andatsea/ButasfortheFirstMate,thedirtyoldbrute/Ihopewhen
hedies,straighttoHellhe'llskyhoot."
5."Shavehisbellywitharustyrazor/Shavehisbellywitha
rustyrazor/Shavehisbellywitharustyrazor/Earlyinthe
morning!"Whatisthenameofthissong,oneofthemost
famousofallsailor'sditties?
YourAnswer:WhatShallWeDoWiththeDrunkenSailor?
"Wey,hey,andupsherises/Wey,heyandupsherises/Wey,hey
andupsherises/Earlyinthemorning."Therearedozensofverses
tothispopularsong,someofthemquitebawdy.Thesongwasfirst
recordedin1841,butisprobablymucholderthanthat.Itwasasong
thecrewwouldsingwhilehoistingthesails,orraisingtheanchor,
whichiswhatthe"upsherises"refersto.Wikipediasaysthemelody
derivesfromtheIrishsong"Oro,SedoBheathaBhaile."Iadmitto
havingatinear,butthesongssoundnothingaliketome.Iread
somewherethatduringtheFalklandsWar,Britishsailorsintroduced
aversethatwent"ThrowhiminbedwithMaggieThatcher."
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6."AsIwalkeddownthroughChathamStreet,afairmaidI
didmeet/SheaskedifIwouldseeherhome,shelivedin
BleekerStreet."Whatisthenameofthissongthattells
howapoorsailorisrobbedbyaladyofquestionable
virtue?
YourAnswer:Home,Boys,Home
ThecorrectanswerwasNewYorkGirls
"Andaway,Santy,mydearAuntie/Oh,oh,youNewYorkgirls/Can
youdancethepolka?"Inthe19thcentury,sailorswereverywell
paidcomparedtoothertrades,andwhentheycameashorewithsix
monthsorayear'swagesintheirpockets,therewereplentyof
youngwomenwaitingtoseparatethemfromtheirmoney.Thissong
tellsthestoryofasailorwhoisdruggedandrobbedbyaninnocent
appearingyounggirl,whoeventakeshisclothes!Nowadays,of
course,thingsaremuchdifferent.Nothinglikethiseverhappenedto
me.Well,therewasthatgirlattheLollipopClubinHonolulu.Andthe
timesomeofmymatesandIwentonaspreeinNaples.Anditis
truethatIgotthrowninjailonceinBenidorm,Spain,butthatwasall
duetoamisunderstandingand...well,nevermind.SteeleyeSpan
recordedthissongontheiralbum"Commoner'sCrown,"withPeter
Sellersplayingtheukulele.
7."ItofttimeshasbeentoldhowtheBritishseamen
bold/CouldtrouncethetarsofFrancesoneatandhandy
o/TheynevermettheirmatchtiltheYankeesdidthem
catch/Oh,theYankeeboysatfightingarethedandyo!"
Whatisthenameofthissongaboutabattlebetweentwo
BritishandAmericanwarships?
YourAnswer:TheChesapeakeandtheShannon
ThecorrectanswerwasTheConstitutionandtheGuerriere
OnAugust19,1812theUnitedStatesfrigate"Constitution,"
commandedbyCaptainIsaacHull,encounteredtheBritishfrigate
"Guerriere,"underthecommandofCaptainJamesDacres.The
shipswereaboutequallymatchedonpaper,butsuperiorAmerican
seamanshipandgunnerysoonreducedtheGuerrieretoamastless
hulk.ManyoftheshotsfromtheBririshcannonbouncedharmlessly
offtheConstitution'sthickhull,earningtheshipitsenduring
nickname,"OldIronsides."TheAmericansufferedsevenkilledand
sevenwoundedinthebattle,whileBritishcasualtiesnumbered
almost100.ThevictorydidmuchtoraiseAmericanmoraleduring
theearlydaysoftheWarof1812.Andthevictorywasnoflukeafew
monthslatertheConstitutionfoughtanddefeatedanotherBritish
frigate,HMSJava.WhereastheWarof1812wasadisasteronland
fortheUnitedStates,herfledglingNavywasabletomorethanhold
itsownagainsttheBritishwhenfightingonanythinglikeequalterms.
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8."Farewelltoyou,myowntruelove/Iamgoingfaraway/I
amboundforCalifornia/ButIknowthatI'llreturnsome
day."Whatisthenameofthissong,asailor'sfarewellto
hissweetheart?
YourAnswer:TheLeavingofLiverpool
"Sofaretheewell,myowntruelove/AndwhenIreturnunitedwewill
be/It'snottheleavingofLiverpoolthatgrievesme/ButmyDarling,
whenIthinkofthee."Lifewasroughforsailorsduringtheageofsail.
Avoyagemightlastanywherefromsixmonthstothreeyearsor
more.Therewaslittleopportunitytocommunicatewithfriendsor
family.Therearemanysongslikethisoneaboutpartingfromloved
ones.Thissonghasbeenrecordedbymanyartists,butIpreferthe
versionbytheClancyBrothers.
9."Wewerehomewardboundonenightonthe
deep/SwinginginmyhammockIfellasleep/Idreameda
dreamandIthoughtittrue..."Canyounamethissong
aboutabravesailorwhogavehislifeinthelineofduty?
YourAnswer:PaddyWest
ThecorrectanswerwasLadyFranklin'sLament
"ConcerningFranklinandhisgallantcrew."SirJohnFranklinwas
bornApril16,1786inSpilsby,Lincolnshire.HeenlistedintheRoyal
Navyatage14,andin1818participatedinCaptainDavidBuchan's
Arcticexpedition.FranklinledArcticexpeditionsofhisownin1819
and1822.In1836hewasnamedLieutenantGovernorofTasmania,
andwasrecalledfromthatpostin1843.
In1845theBritishgovernmentdecidedtosponsoranexpeditionto
seekthefabledNorthwestPassage,asearoutetoAsiaaroundthe
NorthPole.Withtwoships,HMSTerrorandHMSErebus,and134
officersandmen,FranklinsailedfromGreenhithe,EnglandonMay
19,1845.HisshipswerelastseeninAugust,1845byawhalerin
BaffinBay.NeitherFranklinnoranyofhismenwereeverseen
again.
In1848thegovernmentofferedareward20,000poundstoany
personwhocoulddiscoverthefateofoftheFranklinexpedition.In
April,1859amessagewasfoundthatsaidbothofFranklin'sships
hadbecometrappedintheicenearKingWilliamIsland.Itsaidthat
FranklinhaddiedonJune11,1847,andthatsurvivorswereplanning
tostrikeoutsouthwardonfoot.
Tothisday,noonereallyknowswhathappenedtothemembersof
theFranklinexpedition.Onetheoryisthattheycontractedlead
poisoningfrompoorlysolderedcansthatheldtheirfoodsupplies.
Despitehisfailure,SirJohnFranklinisregardedasahero,andmany
songshavebeenwrittenabouthim.Thisparticularsongissungto
thetuneofanIrishsongcalled"TheCroppyBoy."
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10."OnatrimBlackBalllinerIfirstservedmytime..."Can
younamethissongabouttheharshconditionsthesailors
hadtoendureonboardtheshipsofonefamousshipping
company?
YourAnswer:BlowYeWInds
ThecorrectanswerwasBlowtheManDown
"Tomewayaye,blowthemandown."TheBlackBalllinewas
foundedbyagroupofNewYorkQuakersin1817.Itsfleetwas
composedofsocalled"packetships,"fastsailingvesselsthatcould
completethevoyagebetweenEnglandandAmericainlessthanfour
weeks.Thefasterthecrossing,thehighertheprofit.Asaresult,
BlackBallcaptainsworkedtheircrewstothelimit,andconditionson
theseshipswereveryharsh.To"blowamandown"meanttoknock
himdownsometimeswithafist,sometimeswithamarlinespikeor
belayingpin.TheBlackBalllinegotitsnamefromthecompany's
flag:ablackcircleonaredbackground.
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1960s Folk Music Revival Game - Play Fun Trivia Quiz
1.Folkmusicgotheardoncommercialradio
becauseofmusicianswhoappealedtomainstream
listeners.Onegrouphadhitswithsongslike"Tom
Dooley"and"M.T.A."Whatwasthenameofthat
group?
TheChadMitchellTrio
TheHighwaymen
TheKingstonTrio
2.Thisbanjoplayingsingerpreviouslyplayedwith
theWeavers.HewasinvestigatedbytheU.S.
HouseCommitteeonUnAmericanActivitiesand
laterfoundacausesailingthesloop"Clearwater".
Whoishe?
DocWatson
GrandpaJones
PeteSeeger
BurlIves
3.Awriterforafolkmusicmagazinecalledthis
NewHampshirenative"Bostonsanswertothe
leagueleadingBobDylan."Towhomwasthewriter
referring?
EricvonSchmidt
TomRush
Ramblin'JackElliott
CiscoHouston
4.Fromwhereweretheduowhowentbythename
"Ian&Sylvia"?
England
Canada
Venezuela
Scotland
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5.WhatdidBobDylandotocreateastormof
controversyatthe1965NewportFolkFestival?
Hevomitedonstage
Heplayedanelectricguitar
Hesmasheda1937MartinD28guitar
HesaidJoanBaezhadnotalent
6.Whatisthenameoftheinstrument
affectionatelyknownasthe"hubcapguitar"?
Dobro
Guitarron
Banjo
Dulcimer
7.Manyfolkmusiciansplayedwithseveralgroups.
MariaMuldaurisusuallyassociatedwithJim
Kweskin&theJugBand.Whatwasanothergroup
sheplayedwith?
TheEvenDozenJugBand
TheFugs
TheWeavers
8.ManyMississippiDeltamusicianswhowere
knownmostlytoblackaudiencesgotatasteof
stardomwhenwhitefolksingerssangtheirsongs
andbroughtthemnorthtoperform.Whichofthese
musicianswasnot"anoldbluesman"?
LightninHopkins
TajMahal
MississippiJohnHurt
SunnylandSlim
9.YouknowaboutprotestsongsbyBobDylan
andprobablyPhilOchs,butwhich
singer/songwriterwrote"WhatDidYouLearnin
SchoolToday?","BeauJohn"and"BuyaGunfor
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YourSon"?
ArloGuthrie
TomPaxton
TomSmothers
BuffySaintMarie
10.Folkmusicianssometimesuseastringed
instrumentcalledanautoharp,astapleof
musiciansfromAmericasAppalachiaregion.How
manystringsdoesithave?
23to25
10or12
Atleast36
18
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1960s Folk Music Revival
Resultsfor1960sFolkMusicRevival
1.Folkmusicgotheardoncommercialradiobecauseof
musicianswhoappealedtomainstreamlisteners.One
grouphadhitswithsongslike"TomDooley"and"M.T.A."
Whatwasthenameofthatgroup?
Criticizedbysome,theKingstonTrioopenedthedoorforotherfolk
artistswiththeir"boysnextdoor"appearance.
2.Thisbanjoplayingsingerpreviouslyplayedwiththe
Weavers.HewasinvestigatedbytheU.S.House
CommitteeonUnAmericanActivitiesandlaterfounda
causesailingthesloop"Clearwater".Whoishe?
Seegersailedthesloop"Clearwater"onNewYorksHudsonRiverto
drawattentiontowaterpollution.
3.AwriterforafolkmusicmagazinecalledthisNew
Hampshirenative"Bostonsanswertotheleagueleading
BobDylan."Towhomwasthewriterreferring?
YourAnswer:TomRush
RushwasafavoriteoftheBostonareafolkclubsandintroduced
songsbynewartists,amongthemJoniMitchellandJackson
Browne.
4.Fromwhereweretheduowhowentbythename"Ian&
Sylvia"?
YourAnswer:Canada
IanTysonisfromBritishColumbiaSylvia(Fricker)Tysonisfrom
Ontario.
5.WhatdidBobDylandotocreateastormofcontroversy
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atthe1965NewportFolkFestival?
YourAnswer:Heplayedanelectricguitar
Playinganelectricguitaristhemostcommonreasongivenforthe
uproarbutthereareotheropinions.Fortyplusyearslateritwasstill
beingdebatedintheblogosphere!
6.Whatisthenameoftheinstrumentaffectionatelyknown
asthe"hubcapguitar"?
YourAnswer:Dobro
Thedobrofeaturesalargeornatemetaldisc(whichlookslikea
hubcap)overitssoundhole.Ithasadifferentsoundthanaregular
guitarandisusuallyplayedslidestyle.
7.Manyfolkmusiciansplayedwithseveralgroups.Maria
MuldaurisusuallyassociatedwithJimKweskin&theJug
Band.Whatwasanothergroupsheplayedwith?
YourAnswer:TheEvenDozenJugBand
AfterKweskinsjugbandbrokeup,Muldaurhadasolocareerher
song,"MidnightattheOasis",reachednumber6onthe"Billboard
Hot100"in1974.
8.ManyMississippiDeltamusicianswhowereknown
mostlytoblackaudiencesgotatasteofstardomwhen
whitefolksingerssangtheirsongsandbroughtthemnorth
toperform.Whichofthesemusicianswasnot"anold
bluesman"?
YourAnswer:MississippiJohnHurt
ThecorrectanswerwasTajMahal
TajMahal(HenrySaintClairFredericks)wasborninHarlem,New
YorkCityin1942andraisedinSpringfield,Massachusetts.
9.YouknowaboutprotestsongsbyBobDylanand
probablyPhilOchs,butwhichsinger/songwriterwrote
"WhatDidYouLearninSchoolToday?","BeauJohn"and
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"BuyaGunforYourSon"?
YourAnswer:BuffySaintMarie
ThecorrectanswerwasTomPaxton
PaxtonwasgivenalifetimeachievementawardattheGrammy
Awardsin2009.
10.Folkmusicianssometimesuseastringedinstrument
calledanautoharp,astapleofmusiciansfromAmericas
Appalachiaregion.Howmanystringsdoesithave?
YourAnswer:Atleast36
Whilemostautoharpshave36or37strings,somehave47andone
oldexamplehas48.Havefuntuningoneofthose!
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Folk Song Hootenanny Game - Play Fun Trivia Quiz
1.Wheredidthislyriccomefrom?'Ispentmylast
hundreddollarsonthatirongraymare'
'GoTellAuntRhody'
'TheHouseoftheRisingSun'
'Stewball'
'TheWabashCannonball'
2.Wheredidthissadlinecomefrom?'OhIfeelso
breakup,Iwannagohome'
TheSloopJohnB
MichaelRowtheBoatAshore
SailingSailing
MyBonnie
3.Fromwhichsongdidthislinecome?'Iasked
mylovetogowithme,totakeawalk,alittleway'
'Ineverwillmarry'
'TheGreatSilkie'
'OntheBanksoftheOhio'
4.Whichofthesesongsdidthislamentcome
from?'Burymebeneaththe_________'?
Titanic
Rosewoodtree
Willow
Wildwoodflower
5.Wheredidthisendinglinecomefrom?'Ihang
myheadandmournfulcry'
'Goin'DowntheRoadFeelin'Bad'
'GoodNews'
'DownintheValley'
'Evr'yNightWhentheSunGoesDown'
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6.Wheredidthisflowerylinecomefrom?'Iwill
twinewithyourminglesofravenblackhair,with
therosessoredandthelilacssofair'
'WildwoodFlower'
'OldMaid'sSong'
'RosewoodCasket'
'HouseCarpenter'
7.WheredidthislinefromtheHebridescome
from?'LittlekenImybairny'sfather,furlessthen
thelandhestepsin'
'TheFourMaries'
'TheGreatSilkie'
'TheHousecarpenter'
'TheWillowTree'
8.Wheredidthislinecomefrom?'Wellmet,well
met,myowntruelove,wellmet,wellmetcriedhe.
I'vejustreturnedfromthesaltsaltseaandit'sall
forthesakeofthee'
HouseCarpenter
NobodyKnowstheTroubleI'veSeen
IfIHadaHammer
SwingLowSweetChariot
9.'Lateintheevening,hearthewindblow'
'NewRiverTrain'
'OnTopofOldSmokey'
'DownintheValley'
'Shenandoah'
10.'Inevereatcookiesbecausetheyhaveyeast,
andamanwhoeatscookiesturnsintoabeast,O
canyouimagineasadderdisgrace,thanamanin
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thegutterwithcrumbsonhisface?!'
'AwaywithRum'
'Goin'DowntheRoadFeelin'Bad'
'Mammatoldmenottocome!'
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Folk Song Hootenanny
ResultsforFolkSongHootenanny
1.Wheredidthislyriccomefrom?'Ispentmylasthundred
dollarsonthatirongraymare'
YourAnswer:'Stewball'
Rhodywasaboutagoose,thecannonballwasatrain,thehouse
waswheresomeonelostmoney!
2.Wheredidthissadlinecomefrom?'OhIfeelso
breakup,Iwannagohome'
YourAnswer:TheSloopJohnB
Belafontedidaversionofthis,andlatertheBeachBoys.
3.Fromwhichsongdidthislinecome?'Iaskedmyloveto
gowithme,totakeawalk,alittleway'
YourAnswer:'OntheBanksoftheOhio'
Thisseemedtobelikeplaying'HeartandSoul'onthepianofor
anyonewhosatdown,butonadulcimerorguitar.
4.Whichofthesesongsdidthislamentcomefrom?'Bury
mebeneaththe_________'?
YourAnswer:Rosewoodtree
ThecorrectanswerwasWillow
Verysentimentalsong,butbeautifulinitsownway.
5.Wheredidthisendinglinecomefrom?'Ihangmyhead
andmournfulcry'
YourAnswer:'Evr'yNightWhentheSunGoesDown'
HarryBelafontedidaversionofthisonetoo.
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6.Wheredidthisflowerylinecomefrom?'Iwilltwinewith
yourminglesofravenblackhair,withtherosessoredand
thelilacssofair'
YourAnswer:'RosewoodCasket'
Thecorrectanswerwas'WildwoodFlower'
Baezdidaversionofthis.Sunginthelate19thcenturyinparticular.
7.WheredidthislinefromtheHebridescomefrom?'Little
kenImybairny'sfather,furlessthenthelandhestepsin'
YourAnswer:'TheGreatSilkie'
Thesilkiewassupposedtobeasealpersonwhocameupfromtime
totimeandhadchildrenwithhumans.
8.Wheredidthislinecomefrom?'Wellmet,wellmet,my
owntruelove,wellmet,wellmetcriedhe.I'vejustreturned
fromthesaltsaltseaandit'sallforthesakeofthee'
YourAnswer:HouseCarpenter
Thissadballadendswiththesestarklines:"Whathills,whathills,are
those,mylove,Thataresodarkandlow?
ThosearethehillsofHell,mylove,WhereyouandImustgo."
Becauseshegaveupherweebabeforhim,they'reheadingtowards
hell.
9.'Lateintheevening,hearthewindblow'
YourAnswer:'DownintheValley'
Beautifulsong,andgreatforcrowdsasyoucanalwayscatchup.
10.'Inevereatcookiesbecausetheyhaveyeast,anda
manwhoeatscookiesturnsintoabeast,Ocanyou
imagineasadderdisgrace,thanamaninthegutterwith
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crumbsonhisface?!'
YourAnswer:'AwaywithRum'
TheothertitleisthesongoftheSalvationArmy.Althoughthe
temperanceunionisoftenseenasanegativething,itactuallyserved
apurpose,asawomanstuckwithadrunkenhusbandhadtoface
enormousdifficulties.Thissongisfunnythough.
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Blues Run The Game Game - Play Fun Trivia Quiz
1."CatchaboattoEngland,baby/Maybeto
Spain"
In1965,JacksonC.FranksetsailfromtheUSto
England.InLondonhewasmetbyafewfellow
Americanfolksingers,oneofwhomwasso
impressedbyJackson'sstylethatheproposedto
produceanalbumforhim.Whoishe?
TomPaxton
PaulSimon
BobDylan
ArtGarfunkel
2."WhereverIhavegone/WhereverI'vebeenand
gone/WhereverIhavegone/Thebluesareallthe
same"
WhatcalamitydidJacksonCFrankexperienceat
theageof11?
Hewasrunoverbyaschoolbus
Heaccidentallyshothismother
Hecontractedleukemia
Hewasbadlyinjuredinaschoolfire
3."Sendoutforwhiskey,baby/Sendoutforgin/
Meandroomservice,honey/Meandroomservice,
babe/Meandroomservice,wellwe'relivingalife
ofsin"
HowcouldJacksonC.Frankaffordtheluxurious
lifestyledescribedabove?
Hereceivedalargeinheritance
HewontheUSLottery
Hereceivedalargesumfromaninsurance
company
HerobbedabankinBuffalo
4."WhenI'mnotdrinking,baby/Youareonmy
mind/WhenI'mnotsleeping,honey/WhenIain't
sleeping,mama/WhenI'mnotsleeping,youknow
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you'llfindmecrying"
Whichofthefollowingartistscovered"BluesRun
TheGame"?
SandyDenny
NickDrake
Allofthese,andmore
BertJansch
5."Tryanothercity,baby/Anothertown/
WhereverIhavegone/WhereverI'vebeenand
gone/WhereverIhavegone/Thebluescome
followingdown"
By1969,Jackson'sinfluencewasalloverthe
evolvingfolkscenebuthiscareerwaspractically
over.Whichofthefollowinghappenedtohiminthe
next25years?
Hewasshotandlostaneye
HegotdivorcedandlosthissontoCystic
Fibrosis
Allofthese
Hewasinstitutionalized
6."Livin'isagamble,baby/Lovin'smuchthe
same"
FolkfanJimAbbott'sfatewastosaveJackson
fromthestreets.In1983,anamazingchainof
eventswasignitedwheninasecondhandrecord
shop,Abbottfoundanalbumwithasigned
dedication"RegardstoJackson.TheBluesRun
TheGame,Al.".WhoisthisAl?
AlStewart
AlDiMeola
AlJarreau
AlanJackson
7."WhereverIhaveplayed/WheneverIthrow
themdice/WhereverIhaveplayed/Theblues
haverunthegame"
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Jackson'salbumcontainsonesillyhappysong
whichwasdescribedbyhimas"acomicrelief"
fromtheheaviersongs.Whatisthenameofthis
track?
PrimaDonnaOfSwans
OnMyWayToTheCanaanLand
BullMen
JustLikeAnything
8."Maybetomorrow,honey/Someplacedownthe
line/I'llwakeupolder/Somucholder,mama/I'll
wakeupolderandI'lljuststopallmytrying"
InhislastyearsintheWoodstockseniorcitizen
centre,JacksonCFrankneverreturnedtoplaying
theguitar.
True
False
9."CatchaboattoEngland,baby/Maybeto
Spain"
InMarch3rd,1999,JacksonC.Frankdiedof
cardiacarrest.Howoldwashewhenhedied?
26
46
36
56
10."WhereverIhavegone/WhereverI'vebeen
andgone/WhereverIhavegone/Thebluesareall
thesame"
WhichofthefollowingdoestheCastleMusic
doubleCDcompilationfrom2003NOTcontain?
"BluesRunTheGame"single
APeelsessionon"NightRide"(BBC1,1968)
"Peaches&Crust"recordingsfrom1960
Studiosessionsfrom1975
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ResultsforBluesRunTheGame
1."CatchaboattoEngland,baby/MaybetoSpain"
In1965,JacksonC.FranksetsailfromtheUStoEngland.
InLondonhewasmetbyafewfellowAmericanfolk
singers,oneofwhomwassoimpressedbyJackson'sstyle
thatheproposedtoproduceanalbumforhim.Whoishe?
YourAnswer:PaulSimon
ItisbelievedthatPaulSimonproducedJacksonC.Frank'sfirst(and
onlyastimewouldtell)albumoffthefirstbatchofroyaltieshegotfor
"SoundsOfSilence".
SimonandFrankmetthroughJudithPiepe,afolkmusicdevotee
whoseLondonflatbecameameltingpotforyoungfolksingers.
"JacksonC.Frank"(releasedDec.1965)wasrecordedinabout3
hoursinaCBSstudioonLondon'sNewBondStreetwiththeshy
Frankplayingandsingingbehindacurtain.
Paxton,GarfunkelandSimonallbelongedtothepioneergroupof
AmericanfolkmusicianswholandedinLondonin1964.Bythattime,
Dylanwasalreadyplanningthenextrevolution,changingcolours
fromacousticfolktoelectricrock.
2."WhereverIhavegone/WhereverI'vebeenandgone/
WhereverIhavegone/Thebluesareallthesame"
WhatcalamitydidJacksonCFrankexperienceattheage
of11?
YourAnswer:Hewasrunoverbyaschoolbus
ThecorrectanswerwasHewasbadlyinjuredinaschoolfire
JacksonCareyFrankwasbornin1943inBuffaloandgrewupin
Elyria(OH)beforehisfamilymovedbacktotheupstateNewYork
townofCheektowaga.
InMarch31st1954,afurnaceblewupintheClevelandHillhigh
school,killing15ofFrank'sclassmatesandleavingFrankseverely
scarredandhospitalizedforthenext7months.Theaccidentwould
haunthishealthtillhisdeath.
TwopositiveeventsthatresultedfromthefirewereJacksongettinga
guitarfromhisschoolteacherandaninspiringtriptoGracelandwith
hismotherin1956,meetingElvis.
3."Sendoutforwhiskey,baby/Sendoutforgin/Meand
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roomservice,honey/Meandroomservice,babe/Meand
roomservice,wellwe'relivingalifeofsin"
HowcouldJacksonC.Frankaffordtheluxuriouslifestyle
describedabove?
YourAnswer:HerobbedabankinBuffalo
ThecorrectanswerwasHereceivedalargesumfromaninsurance
company
In1964,attheageof21,Jacksonreceivedaninsuranceinstallment
of$110,500(lesslegalfees)fortheCheektowagafire.Atfirsthe
wentonaspendingrampagewithhisfriendJohnKay(laterof
Steppenwolffame),nexthetookthetriptoEngland(onboardthe
QueenElizabeth).Accordingtohim,hismaingoalingoingto
Englandwasbuyingfancycarsandindeedatonestageheissaidto
haveownedafewofthem.But,theemergingLondonfolkscene
soonsuckedhimin.
4."WhenI'mnotdrinking,baby/Youareonmymind/
WhenI'mnotsleeping,honey/WhenIain'tsleeping,
mama/WhenI'mnotsleeping,youknowyou'llfindme
crying"
Whichofthefollowingartistscovered"BluesRunThe
Game"?
YourAnswer:BertJansch
ThecorrectanswerwasAllofthese,andmore
AfewofthediverseartistswhocoveredthisclassicareJohn
Renbourn,CountingCrows,TheDecemberists,EddiReader,Derek
BrimstoneandSimon&Garfunkel.
SandyDennywasJacksonC.Frank'sgirlfriendforawhile.Shealso
coveredJackson's"MilkandHoney"and"YouNeverWantedMe"
fromhisalbum.Itissaidthathersong"NextTimeAround"isabout
herrelationshipwithFrank.
NickDrakewasstronglyinfluencedbyJackson'scompositions.Inhis
posthumouslyfoundhometapesrenditionsof"MilkandHoney"and
"HereCometheBlues"werealsofound.
5."Tryanothercity,baby/Anothertown/WhereverIhave
gone/WhereverI'vebeenandgone/WhereverIhave
gone/Thebluescomefollowingdown"
By1969,Jackson'sinfluencewasallovertheevolvingfolk
scenebuthiscareerwaspracticallyover.Whichofthe
followinghappenedtohiminthenext25years?
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YourAnswer:Hewasinstitutionalized
ThecorrectanswerwasAllofthese
Notbeingabletocompleteasecondalbum,FranklastleftEngland
in1969leavinghisseatattheLesCousinsfolkclubinSohotoRoy
Harper(whoissaidtodedicatethesong"MyFriend"tohim).
Soonafter,hismarriagetoaformerEnglishfashionmodelbrokeup
andtheirbabysondiedofCF.Hesufferedamentalbreakdownand
spenttimeinandoutofmentalcare.Anattemptedcomebackinthe
mid70sfailed,leavingafewrecordingsontapesandareissueofhis
1965album.HereturnedtoBuffaloandlivedwithhisparents,until
hesetofftoNewYorkto"lookforPaulSimon",aquestwhichleft
himlivingintheNYstreetsofforthemostpartofthe80s.Itwasthen
whenhewasshotintheeyebyateenager,apparentlyjustfor"the
funofit".
6."Livin'isagamble,baby/Lovin'smuchthesame"
FolkfanJimAbbott'sfatewastosaveJacksonfromthe
streets.In1983,anamazingchainofeventswasignited
wheninasecondhandrecordshop,Abbottfoundanalbum
withasigneddedication"RegardstoJackson.TheBlues
RunTheGame,Al.".WhoisthisAl?
YourAnswer:AlStewart
EversinceJacksonarrivedinEngland,AlStewarthasbeenintouch
withhim.Infact,itisStewartplayingsecondguitarinthesong
"YellowWalls"fromJackson's1965album.
In1968,StewartvisitedJacksonintheUSandconvincedhimto
returntoEnglandtorecordasecondalbum.Amentalblockanda
failuretoadjusthismaterialtothe1969folkzeitgeistprevented
realizationofthealbumandJacksonreturnedtotheUS.
IttookJimAbbottafewyearstocompletethepuzzle,but
somewhereinthebeginningofthe90shesucceededinlocating
Frank.Hefoundhiminanextremelydismalconditionandarranged
respectablehousinginaseniorcentreinWoodstockforhim,aswell
asroyaltieshewasentitledtofrompastyears.
7."WhereverIhaveplayed/WheneverIthrowthemdice/
WhereverIhaveplayed/Theblueshaverunthegame"
Jackson'salbumcontainsonesillyhappysongwhichwas
describedbyhimas"acomicrelief"fromtheheaviersongs.
Whatisthenameofthistrack?
YourAnswer:PrimaDonnaOfSwans
ThecorrectanswerwasJustLikeAnything
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"Justlikeanything/Tosing/ToSing/ToSing/Isastateofmind"
Acharmingtune.Somehowthesaddestpeoplemanagetocreate
thehappiesttunes.
"OnMyWayToTheCanaanLand"isfroma1960recordingofan
unreleasedcollectionofAmericanCivilWarsongstitled"Peaches&
Crust".
"PrimaDonnaOfSwans"isfromthe1975sessionsand"BullMen"is
froma1997homesession.
8."Maybetomorrow,honey/Someplacedowntheline/I'll
wakeupolder/Somucholder,mama/I'llwakeupolder
andI'lljuststopallmytrying"
InhislastyearsintheWoodstockseniorcitizencentre,
JacksonCFrankneverreturnedtoplayingtheguitar.
YourAnswer:True
Thecorrectanswerwasf
Asmallvictory,maybe.Jacksondidwakeupolder,somucholder,
butdidnotstophistrying.JimAbbottarrangedforaguitarand
Jacksonevenrecordedafewnewsongsinastudio(1994)andat
home(1997).
AbbottcommentedonJackson'svoice:"Sometimeshisvoicedoesn't
soundtoobad.Nothinglikeitusedtothough.It'smoregrittyand
gravelly,sortoflikeTownesVanZandt.It'salivedinvoice".
9."CatchaboattoEngland,baby/MaybetoSpain"
InMarch3rd,1999,JacksonC.Frankdiedofcardiac
arrest.Howoldwashewhenhedied?
YourAnswer:56
Born1943,died1999.Aparathyroidmalfunctionstemmingfromthe
fireresultedinexcessweightgainwhichledtoaterminalcardiac
arrest.
10."WhereverIhavegone/WhereverI'vebeenandgone
/WhereverIhavegone/Thebluesareallthesame"
WhichofthefollowingdoestheCastleMusicdoubleCD
compilationfrom2003NOTcontain?
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YourAnswer:Studiosessionsfrom1975
ThecorrectanswerwasAPeelsessionon"NightRide"(BBC1,
1968)
TheBBC1sessionisbelievedtohavebeenlost.
TheCastleMusic2CDisthedefinitiveJacksonCFrankcollection,a
onestopshopwiththe1965albumandsingle,andthesessions
from1960,1975,1994and1997.
Forthefullstory,http://www.blueangel.demon.co.uk/jcfrank/isan
excellenthub.Besuretodelveintothemesmerizingmemoriespage.
Foronlineaudio,IrecommendtheMySpacepageat
http://www.myspace.com/jacksoncfrank
Thankyoufortakingthistributequiz,whatlittleIcoulddoforthis
greatartist.
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1.Oneofthefathersofbluegrassmusicisafellow
buythenameofBillMonroe.Whatwasthenameof
hisband?
PickandPlayboys
Monroe'sPickers
BlueGrassBoys
Bill'sBluegrassPlayers
2.Themanwhomadethesong"TheDevilWent
DowntoGeorgia"intohisfirstnumberonecountry
hit,wasalsoknownforhisbluegrassaswellashis
countrymusic.Whatwashisname?
WebbPierce
HankThompson,Sr.
CharlieDaniels
VernonDalhart
3.Bluegrassmusicwasthoughtsomewhat
subversivebysomeofthepoliticaleliteinthe
1960sinthiscountrywheretheDruhaTrava
bluegrassbandcomesfrom.Whatcentral
Europeancountrymightthatbe?
Estonia
CzechRepublic
Turkey
Portugal
4.In1973,whowasthefirstbluegrassbandto
performattheWhiteHouse,wheretheynodoubt
playedandsang"RockyTop",whichthey'd
probablyclimbedtogether?
TheKendalls
TheHutchinsonFamilySingers
TheOsborneBrothers
TheAndrewsSisters
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5.Oneofthemembersofthefirst"generation"of
thisbandlefttobecomeacartographerwith
NationalGeographicandoneofthesecond
"generation"wasafellowthatwouldbeknown
lateronhisown,RickySkaggs.Whatwasthename
ofthesebluegrassgentlemen?
KnightsofKentucky
TheBluegrassCountrymen
TheCountryGentlemen
BluegrassCavaliers
6.Lookeduponasoneofthepremierbluegrass
bands,thisgroupwasfoundedin1948byoneof
themusicianswhohadbeenplayingwithBill
MonroeandhisBlueGrassBoysandwhobrought
inapartnerwhohadbeenplayingbanjosincehe
wasfiveyearsofage.Inwhatgroupwouldyoufind
thesetwopeople?
TheAscendants
BuddyRichandhisCoins
TheFoggyMountainBoys
BiscuitBurners
7.Fromwhatnortherncountrydoestheverygood
bluegrassbandRautakourahail?
Canada
Finland
France
Madagascar
8.Anotherbrotherbluegrassband,whosangalot
ofgospelandoldtimehymns,aswellasmore
commercialsongs,wasonewhohadamember
wholaterfamously,sangasongcalled"ODeath".
Whatwasthisbandcalled?
TheStanleyBrothersandtheClinchMountain
Boys
TheSeldomSeenandtheDenaliDrifters
ArtThouBrothersandtheMountLogan
Mounties
TheBlueBillyGrits
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9.Whatwasthenameofthebluegrassbandofthe
1960swhichincludedaguitaristwhowaslaterwith
TheByrds,notTheChickens?
TheMcDonaldMajors
CrookedStill
BlackberrySmoke
TheKentuckyColonels
10.Fromtheageoftwelve,whatlovelyyoung
womanperformedwithJohnPennell,inaband
nowcalled"UnionStation"?
DollyParton
MaybelleCarter
AlisonKrauss
MinniePearl
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ResultsforBluegrassBanter
1.Oneofthefathersofbluegrassmusicisafellowbuythe
nameofBillMonroe.Whatwasthenameofhisband?
YourAnswer:BlueGrassBoys
WilliamSmithMonroe,borninKentuckyinSeptember,1911,played
themandolinandwasoneofthepeoplewhomadethegenreof
bluegrasspopular.Infact,thetypeofmusictakesitsnamefromthe
nameofhisoriginalband,theBlueGrassBoys.Heandhisbrother,
Charlie,signedwithRCAin1936andscoredahitwithanoldgospel
song"WhatWouldYouGiveInExchangeForYourSoul"?Atthat
timeheandCharliewererecordingas"TheMonroeBrothers"andby
1938whentheybrokeuptheyhadrecordedoversixtysongsfor
RCA.
AfterCharlieleft,BillheadedbandsinLittleRock,AR,Atlanta,GA,
wherethefirstversionofTheBlueGrassBoyscameabout,and
evenhadaspotontheGrandOleOpry.In1945anewversionof
TheBlueGrassBoys,whichcametobeknownas"TheOriginalBlue
GrassBoys"wasformedwiththeadditionofEarlScruggs.The
twentyeightsongsthegroupplayedbecameclassics,includingthe
mostfamousofMonroe'ssongs,"BlueMoonofKentucky"whichwas
coveredmanyyearslaterbyElvisPresley,which,also,becameahit.
Duringthe1950sthegenrebecameovershadowedbyrockandroll
butduringthe1960sfolkrevivalbluegrassagainbecamepopular,
andstayedthereevenafterfolkmusicfadedfromthehitscene.
ItisdoubtfultherewouldbesuchagenreasbluegrasswithoutBill
Monroe.Heplayed,sang,composed...hediditall,aswellaschose
thegreatplayers,suchasChubbieWise,tobeapartofhisband.
2.Themanwhomadethesong"TheDevilWentDownto
Georgia"intohisfirstnumberonecountryhit,wasalso
knownforhisbluegrassaswellashiscountrymusic.What
washisname?
YourAnswer:CharlieDaniels
CharlesEdwardDaniels,borninNorthCarolinainOctober,1936,
hasbeenasinger,songwriterandmusicianinvarioustypesof
countrymusicaswellasbluegrasssinceearlyinthe1950s.Heplays
theguitar,fiddleandbass,aswellassings,socouldbehisown
band.Additionally,inhiscareerheplayedelectricbassforthreeof
BobDylan'salbums,fiddlefortheMarshallTuckerBandand
producedanalbumfortheYoungbloods,amongothers.Hewona
Grammyfor"TheDevilWentDownToGeorgia"in1979andwas
inductedintotheGrandOleOpryinJanuary,2008.
Mr.Danielshasnotbeenknowntobereticentinhisbeliefs,
particularlypolitical,inbothhismusicandhiswords,asinhissong
"TheSouth'sGonnaDoItAgain"andhisbook"Ain'tNoRag:
Freedom,FamilyandtheFlag".Heisstill,in2013,appearinginlive
concertvenues.
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3.Bluegrassmusicwasthoughtsomewhatsubversiveby
someofthepoliticaleliteinthe1960sinthiscountrywhere
theDruhaTravabluegrassbandcomesfrom.Whatcentral
Europeancountrymightthatbe?
YourAnswer:CzechRepublic
DruhaTrava,whichmeans"SecondGrass"inCzech,isabluegrass
bandfoundedbyRobertKrestanin1991.WhenPeteSeegertoured
Europeinthe1960sthepeopleinmostofCentralEuropefellinlove
withfolkmusic,andbluegrasscamerightalongwithit.During1968,
andPragueSpring,bothgenreswerepopularamongthestudents
whichiswhythemusicwaslabeledassubversivebymembersofthe
Communistparty.TheoriginalDruhaTravawasmadeofKrestan,
whoplayedtheguitarandsangthelead,abanjoplayer,bothaguitar
andabassguitarplayer,andadobroplayer.In2004amandolin
playerwasadded,aswellachangeinsomeoftheotherinstrument
players.ThebandhasappearedlivewithCharlieMcCoy,amainstay
ofmusicinNashville,TN.Theyhavealsorecordedanallacoustic
albumofbluegrassentirelyinEnglishcalled"GoodMorning,Friend".
DruhaTravacanbeseenonyoutube.cominquiteafewrecordings,
including"TheOrangeBlossomSpecial"withMcCoy.Theyarereally
quitegood!
4.In1973,whowasthefirstbluegrassbandtoperformat
theWhiteHouse,wheretheynodoubtplayedandsang
"RockyTop",whichthey'dprobablyclimbedtogether?
YourAnswer:TheOsborneBrothers
TheOsbornes,SonnyandBobby,wereborninKentuckybutgrew
upinDayton,Ohio.WhileBobbywasinthemilitaryafterhavingbeen
draftedin1952,SonnywenttoworkforBillMonroe.WhenBobby
returnedthetwoofthemplayedvariousvenueswithdifferent
sidemenuntil1956whenthey,playingmandolinandbanjo,along
withalongwithRedAllen,ErnieNewton,ArtStamper,andTommy
Jackson,debutedforMGMRecords.Theirfirst45RPMwas"Ruby
AreYouMad"whichwasarunawayhit.Thatwasthefirsttimetwin
banjoshadbeenusedinabluegrassrecording.Thenextyearthey
addedadobroanddrums,alsoafirst.In1958,thelastmusicianto
receivebillingnexttotheOsbornes,RedAllen,leftthem.Theyhada
differentsoundinthatBobbysangtheleadinthehighestrange,with
Sonnysingingbaritone,andthethirdsingerplayingguitarand
singingtenor.Sincetheycouldusemostanystudiomusiciantobe
thethirdman,Allen'sleavingdidnotcauseamusicalproblemfor
them.
InadditiontobeingthefirstbluegrassbandtoperformattheWhite
House,itwasalsothefirsttoperformonacollegecampus,when
theyperformedatAntiochCollegeinOhio.Thebrothersalso
recordedtwosongsthatlaterbecameofficialstatesongs,"Rocky
Top",theirbighit,forTennessee,and"Kentucky"fortheirhome
state.
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5.Oneofthemembersofthefirst"generation"ofthisband
lefttobecomeacartographerwithNationalGeographicand
oneofthesecond"generation"wasafellowthatwouldbe
knownlateronhisown,RickySkaggs.Whatwasthename
ofthesebluegrassgentlemen?
YourAnswer:TheCountryGentlemen
TheCountryGentlemenwasagroupthatformedin,ofallplaces,
Washington,D.C.,inthe1950s.Theoriginalbandconsistedof
CharlieWallerwho,overtheyears,wastheband'spointmanand
leader,andplayedtheguitar,JohnDuffeyonmandolin,Eddie
Adcockonbanjo,andTomGrayonbass.Thisisthegroupthat
joinedtheInternationalBluegrassMusicHallofHonorin1966.
Duringthe1950sand1960stheytouredboththefolkaswella
bluegrasscircuits.In1964TomGrayleftforNationalGeographic
andin1969beforeatourofJapan,JohnDuffeyquitbecausehewas
afraidofflying.Thenext"classicgeneration"sawRickieSkaggsjoin
asthefiddleplayer.
TheCountryGentlemen'smusicrangedthegamutfromboth
traditionaltoprogressivebluegrass,topop,tofolkmusic.Anumber
oftheirsongshavebecomebluegrassstandardsincludingtwoofmy
favorites,"ARebelSoldier"and"TwoLittleBoys".Althoughthey
didn'tmakethenameforthemselvesthatothersdid,theydid
performwiththe"bignames"andrecordedwithanumberoflabels
includingSmithsonianFolkways.
6.Lookeduponasoneofthepremierbluegrassbands,this
groupwasfoundedin1948byoneofthemusicianswho
hadbeenplayingwithBillMonroeandhisBlueGrassBoys
andwhobroughtinapartnerwhohadbeenplayingbanjo
sincehewasfiveyearsofage.Inwhatgroupwouldyou
findthesetwopeople?
YourAnswer:TheFoggyMountainBoys
LesterFlatt,bornin1914inTennessee,leftBillMonroe'sbandand
alongwithEarlScruggs,born1924inNorthCarolina,andthetwo
formedtheFoggyMountainBoys.Although,overtheyears,other
musiciansmayhavecomeandgonewiththegroup,theguitarist,
Flatt,andthebanjopicker,Scruggs,playedtogetherforover21
years.DuringtheyearsofTheLesterFlattandEarlScruggsGrand
OleOpryShowtheothersinthebandwerePaulWarrenwhoplayed
thefiddleinbotholdtimeandbluegrassstyles,UncleJoshGraves
whoplayedthedobrointhestylethatitisplayedintoday,standup
bassplayerCousinJakeTullock,andCurlySeckleronthemandolin.
Scruggs,musichistoriansbelieve,isthebanjoplayerthathasmost
influencedothersinhisfield.
Inadditiontoplaying,themembersoftheFoggyMountainBoysalso
wrotemanyoftheirsongsandcreditedthemtoCertainandStacey,
whichwerethemaidennamesofFlattandScrugg'swives.Although
theonlyoneoftheirsongstogarnerthenumberonespotwas"The
BalladofJedClampett",theyalsorecorded"FoggyMountain
Breakdown"and"LittleCabinintheHills",aswellasmanyothervery
goodsongs.
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7.Fromwhatnortherncountrydoestheverygood
bluegrassbandRautakourahail?
YourAnswer:Finland
Rautakourawhosingsandplaysfolkmusicaswellasbluegrass
doesn'tneedtotakesecondplacestandingtoanybluegrassband.
ItsmembersincludeJuhoHameonbass,LauriHameonbanjo,
PekkaPyysaloonguitarandMattiMikkelaonmandolinandguitar.
Theyhavereleasedatleastfivealbumsandperhapsthealbum
plannedfor2013isoutbynow.FortheirattempttobetheFinnish
entranttoEurovison2013theysangaFinnishfolksongcalled
"Ilmalaivalla"whichmeans"airship".
8.Anotherbrotherbluegrassband,whosangalotof
gospelandoldtimehymns,aswellasmorecommercial
songs,wasonewhohadamemberwholaterfamously,
sangasongcalled"ODeath".Whatwasthisbandcalled?
YourAnswer:TheStanleyBrothersandtheClinchMountainBoys
CarterandRalphStanley,bornintheClinchMountainsof
southwesternVirginia,inAugust1925andFebruary1927,
respectively,grewupinanimpoverishedhouseholdinanequally
impoverishedareaofAppalachia.TheyformedTheStanleyBrothers
andtheClinchMountainBoysin1946.Ralphplayedthebanjo,first
twofingeredandthenthreefingered,emulatingEarlScruggs,and
Carterplayedtheguitar.In1949theybeganrecordingforColumbia
Records.Althoughthetwoperformedwiththeirbandfrom1946to
1966,theyalsohadaweeklythreehourradioshowthatwas
syndicatedallacrosstheSouth.AfteraEuropeantourin1966,
Carterdied.Ralphcontinuedonwithhismusicalcareerandone
time,whenarrivinglatetoashow,hemetRickySkaggswhowas
holdingthingstogetheruntilStanleygotthere.HegaveSkaggsand
KeithWhitely,whowerebothteenagers,ajob,ashesaid"togive
themachance".Itmightalsohavebeenbecausetheysoundedso
muchliketheStanleyBrothers.
RalphStanleysang"ODeath"inthe2000movie"OBrother,Where
ArtThou?"andforthatwonthe2002GrammyfortheBestMale
CountryVocalPerformance.HeisintheInternationalBluegrass
MusicHallofHonorandwasthefirstpersontojointheGrandOle
Opryinthethirdmillennium.Stanley'sautobiography,"Manof
ConstantSorrow"wasreleasedin2009.
9.Whatwasthenameofthebluegrassbandofthe1960s
whichincludedaguitaristwhowaslaterwithTheByrds,not
TheChickens?
YourAnswer:TheKentuckyColonels
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Roland,ClarenceandEricWhite,allborninMaine,begantheir
bluegrasscareerin1954,callingthemselvesthe"CountryBoys".By
1961RobertBushreplacedEric,othermemberswereadded,and
theychangedtheirnameto"TheKentuckyColonels".Inthe'60s
theywerewellknownonthebluegrassandfolksceneandplayed
manyofthefestivals.Theymadeninealbums,themostpopularof
whichwas"AppalachianSwing!",aplayonwordsofAaron
Copland'scomposition"AppalachianSpring".
Theband'slastperformancewasin1965althoughtheyreunitedwith
Clarencein1973andperformedforawhileas"TheNewKentucky
Colonels".Unfortunately,Clarencewaskilledin1973,notlongafter
theyhadrecordedthealbum"LiveInSweden1973".
10.Fromtheageoftwelve,whatlovelyyoungwoman
performedwithJohnPennell,inabandnowcalled"Union
Station"?
YourAnswer:AlisonKrauss
AlisonMariaKrauss,borninDecatur,Illinois,inJuly,1971,isamulti
talentedyounglady.Shesings,shewrites,andsheplaysbluegrass
andcountymusic.Fourteenalbumsandanumberofsoundtracks
later,shehasreraisedtheinterestinbluegrassmusic.Asof2012
shehadwon27Grammyawardsoutof41nominations.Thisisall
fromapersonwhowasbornonly41yearsearlier.
Alisonbeganstudyingclassicalviolinbutitdidn'ttakeherlongto
switchtoplayingthefiddle.Attheageof13shewonafiddle
championshipandwasnamedthe"MostPromisingFiddlerinthe
Midwest"byTheSocietyforthePreservationofBluegrassin
America.Atage16sheproducedherfirstalbum,backedbyUnion
Station,"TooLatetoCry"andin1989shefollowedupwithherfirst
groupalbumwithUnionStation,"TwoHighways".Krausshasbeen
nominatedforfourCountryMusicAwardsandhaswonallofthem.
Althoughherearlymusicalcareerwasplayinganinstrumentsheis
nowfocusingmoreonvocalswithherpuresopranovoice.Her2011
albumwithUnionStationchartednumberoneintheUS.
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1.Releasedin1964ontheMercuryredlabel,this
album'slasttrackwasamedleyoftwosongssung
followingthedeathsofJFK("IntheSummerofhis
Years")andAbrahamLincoln("RallyRoundthe
Flag").Myfavoriteisthefirsttrack,"Barry'sBoys,"
ashotatthefollowersofthe1964Republican
Presidentialnominee.Namethegroupandalbum
whichalsoincludes"TheFirstTimeEver"and"The
Peter,Paul,andMary,"IntheWind"
TheKingstonTrio,"AtLarge"
TheLimeliters,"SingOut!"
TheChadMitchellTrio,"Reflecting"
2.Thetitleofmynextalbumincludesthegroup's
name,whichIamaskingyoutoidentify.Itis"
(Group'sName)SingofOurTimes"andincludes
songslike"BeansTasteFine,""TakeThis
Hammer,"and"PlaneWreckatLosGatos
(Deportees)"onSideTwo.SideOneincludes
"SevenDaffodils"and"TheSpringHillMine
Disaster."Namethegroup.
TheBrothersFour
Peter,Paul,andMary
TheWeavers
3.Again,releasedin1964,thetitletrackofthis
albumbegins,"Icanhearthesoftbreathingofthe
girlthatIlove,/Assheliesherebesidemeasleep
withthenight..."Whorecordedthisalbumwhich
alsoincludedsongslike"Benedictus,""Bleeker
Street,""LastNightIHadtheStrangestDream,"
and"HeWasMyBrother,"nottomentionthetitle
track,"WednesdayMorning,3A.M."andthefinal
trackonSideOne,"TheSoundsofSilence"?
ChadandJeremy
SonnyandCher
SimonandGarfunkel
TheWeavers
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4.AlthoughadmittedlynotfromtheSixties,the
nextalbumclaimedtobe"TheRecordThat
LaunchedtheFolkRenaissance,"andreferredto
itselfas"theLegendaryCarnegieHallConcert."So
whatgroupwasrecordedatthisconcerton
ChristmasEveof1955withsongslike"Darling
Corey,""KissesSweeterThanWine,"
"Greensleeves,""SixteenTons,""Goodnight
Irene,""Wimoweh,"and"RockIslandLine"?
TheWeavers
TheKingstonTrio
WeFive
5.Thisgroup'sbighitwas"Guantanamera,"which
wasthefirsttrackontheir1966albumtitled
"SpanishAlbum."Othersongsincludedwere"La
Bamba,""Michelle,""YLaQuiero"("AndILove
Her"),"Ayer"("Yesterday"),and"OjosEspanoles"
("SpanishEyes"),nottomention"Louie,Louie."
Whoisthisgroup,whowasoftenalsoclassifiedas
"EasyListening"?
TheLimeliters
TheSandpipers
TheCoasters
TheKingsmen
6.Albumnumbersixonourquizwasreleasedin
1963.FoundedbyRandySparksin1961asagroup
of14,bythereleaseofthealbumentitled
"Ramblin',"thegrouphadonlytensingersand
featuredthevoiceofBarryMcGuire.Whorecorded
thisrecordwithsuchhitsas"Green,Green,""Hi
Jolly,""TheDrinkingGourd,""Rovin'Gambler,"
"DowntheOhio,""LastFarewell,"andthetitle
song?
TheNewSeekers
TheBackPorchMajority
TheChieftains
7.Icanonlyfindonealbumofminebythisgroup,
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anditis"TheBestOf....,Vol.III"Soherearesome
oftheirthirdtierbestsongs:"Hangman,""500
Miles,""LemonTree,""ItWasaVeryGoodYear,"
and"ThisLandisYourLand."hint:appearingon
"Bestof...,VolumeI,"nodoubt,were"TomDooley"
and"M.T.A."
TheClancyBrothers
TheKingstonTrio
IanandSylvia
TheNewSeekers
8.OK,here'salittletwist.Thealbumis"Violetsof
Dawn"bytheMitchellTrio,releasedin1965.Two
tracksincludethetitlesongand"YourFriendly,
Liberal,NeighborhoodKuKluxKlan."Canyou
identifywhichofthefollowingpairsofsongsis
alsoonthisalbum?
"Aquarius"and"WalkinginSpace"
"PufftheMagicDragon"and"LeavingonaJet
Plane"
"GreenbackDollar"and"WhereHaveAllthe
FlowersGone?"
"BellsofRhymney"and"TheSoundofProtest
(HasBeguntoPay)"
9.OK,namethegroupwhose"GreatestHits"
albumwasreleasedin1962.Amongthesehits
were"TheGreenLeavesofSummer,""Eddystone
Light,""NobodyKnows,""MyTani,""Frogg,"and
"BlueWaterLine."
TheLettermen
TheKingsmen
TheSeekers
TheBrothersFour
10.MyfinalSixtiesfolkalbumforthisquizwas
recordedin1967.AccordingtoWikipedia,this
group"arewidelycreditedwithpopularizingIrish
traditionalmusicintheUnitedStates."This
album'stitleis"HeartyandHellish"andwas
recordedliveinanightclubinChicago.Songs
includedare"IrishRover,""GodBlessEngland,"
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"Whiskey,You'retheDevil,""TheRisingofthe
Moon,""MountainDew,"and"TheJollyTinker."
TheClancyBrothersandTommyMakem
Clannad
CelticThunder
TheHighKings
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ResultsforSixtiesFolkAlbums,DuetsandGroups
1.Releasedin1964ontheMercuryredlabel,thisalbum's
lasttrackwasamedleyoftwosongssungfollowingthe
deathsofJFK("IntheSummerofhisYears")andAbraham
Lincoln("RallyRoundtheFlag").Myfavoriteisthefirst
track,"Barry'sBoys,"ashotatthefollowersofthe1964
RepublicanPresidentialnominee.Namethegroupand
albumwhichalsoincludes"TheFirstTimeEver"and"The
YourAnswer:Peter,Paul,andMary,"IntheWind"
ThecorrectanswerwasTheChadMitchellTrio,"Reflecting"
Somemightsayanothersongonthealbum,"WhatDidYouLearnin
SchoolToday,"hasneverlostitsrelevance.Thealbumalsoincludes
"Stewball,""TheHipSong(ItDoesNotPaytobeHip),"and"TellOld
Bill."ThisversionofthetrioincludedChadMitchell,MikeKobluk,and
JoeFrazier.
2.Thetitleofmynextalbumincludesthegroup'sname,
whichIamaskingyoutoidentify.Itis"(Group'sName)
SingofOurTimes"andincludessongslike"BeansTaste
Fine,""TakeThisHammer,"and"PlaneWreckatLos
Gatos(Deportees)"onSideTwo.SideOneincludes
"SevenDaffodils"and"TheSpringHillMineDisaster."
Namethegroup.
Alsoreleasedin1964,thisalbumfeaturedtheoriginalquartetof
JohnPaine,BobFlick,MikeKirkland,andDickFoley,whowere
fraternitybrothersattheUniversityofWashington.Thiswastheir
tenthalbum.Theirsecondsingle,andbiggesthit,was"Greenfields,"
releasedin1960.
3.Again,releasedin1964,thetitletrackofthisalbum
begins,"IcanhearthesoftbreathingofthegirlthatIlove,/
Assheliesherebesidemeasleepwiththenight..."Who
recordedthisalbumwhichalsoincludedsongslike
"Benedictus,""BleekerStreet,""LastNightIHadthe
StrangestDream,"and"HeWasMyBrother,"notto
mentionthetitletrack,"WednesdayMorning,3A.M."and
thefinaltrackonSideOne,"TheSoundsofSilence"?
YourAnswer:SimonandGarfunkel
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Garfunkelwrotethelinernotesinwhichhesaid,"TheSoundsof
Silenceisamajorwork.Wewerelookingforasongonalarger
scale,butthiswasmorethaneitherofusexpected."
4.AlthoughadmittedlynotfromtheSixties,thenextalbum
claimedtobe"TheRecordThatLaunchedtheFolk
Renaissance,"andreferredtoitselfas"theLegendary
CarnegieHallConcert."Sowhatgroupwasrecordedatthis
concertonChristmasEveof1955withsongslike"Darling
Corey,""KissesSweeterThanWine,""Greensleeves,"
"SixteenTons,""GoodnightIrene,""Wimoweh,"and"Rock
IslandLine"?
Formedin1948,theoriginalWeaversincludedPeteSeeger,Ronnie
Gilbert,LeeHays,andFredHellerman.Butthegroupbrokeupwhen
SeegerandHayswerefalselydenouncedasmembersofthe
CommunistParty.ThegroupreunitedfortheCarnegieHallconcert.
OnthealbumnotesisaquotationbyCarlSandburgincludingthe
words,"WhenIhearAmericasinging,theWeaversarethere."
5.Thisgroup'sbighitwas"Guantanamera,"whichwasthe
firsttrackontheir1966albumtitled"SpanishAlbum."Other
songsincludedwere"LaBamba,""Michelle,""YLaQuiero"
("AndILoveHer"),"Ayer"("Yesterday"),and"Ojos
Espanoles"("SpanishEyes"),nottomention"Louie,Louie."
Whoisthisgroup,whowasoftenalsoclassifiedas"Easy
Listening"?
YourAnswer:TheSandpipers
Releasedin1969,the"SpanishAlbum"wascompiledmostlyof
songspreviouslyreleasedonearlieralbums,withseveralbeing
translatedintoSpanish.OriginallycallingthemselvesTheFour
Seasons,theoriginaltrioofJimBrady,MikePiano,andRichard
SchoffchangedthenametoTheGradssincetherewasalreadya
groupbythatname.TheythenadoptedthenameTheSandpipers,
althoughtherewasalsoalreadyagroupwiththatname.
6.Albumnumbersixonourquizwasreleasedin1963.
FoundedbyRandySparksin1961asagroupof14,bythe
releaseofthealbumentitled"Ramblin',"thegrouphadonly
tensingersandfeaturedthevoiceofBarryMcGuire.Who
recordedthisrecordwithsuchhitsas"Green,Green,""Hi
Jolly,""TheDrinkingGourd,""Rovin'Gambler,""Downthe
Ohio,""LastFarewell,"andthetitlesong?
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Throughtheyears,theNewChristyMinstrelshaveincluded"nearly
300members,"accordingtoWikipedia.AlumnihaveincludedKenny
Rogers,KimCarnes,actressKarenBlack,andtwocofoundersofthe
FirstEditionalongwithRogersinThelmaCamachoandTerry
Williams.
7.Icanonlyfindonealbumofminebythisgroup,anditis
"TheBestOf....,Vol.III"Soherearesomeoftheirthirdtier
bestsongs:"Hangman,""500Miles,""LemonTree,""ItWas
aVeryGoodYear,"and"ThisLandisYourLand."hint:
appearingon"Bestof...,VolumeI,"nodoubt,were"Tom
Dooley"and"M.T.A."
Thisalbumcameoutin1966.TheoriginalKingstonTrioincluded
NickReynolds,BobShane,andDaveGuard,butontwosongson
thisalbum("500Miles"and"Jane,Jane,Jane")JohnStewarthad
replacedthedepartedGuard.
8.OK,here'salittletwist.Thealbumis"VioletsofDawn"
bytheMitchellTrio,releasedin1965.Twotracksinclude
thetitlesongand"YourFriendly,Liberal,NeighborhoodKu
KluxKlan."Canyouidentifywhichofthefollowingpairsof
songsisalsoonthisalbum?
YourAnswer:"BellsofRhymney"and"TheSoundofProtest(HasBeguntoPay)"
TheMitchellTriocameaboutwhenJohnDenverreplacedChad
Mitchellin1965."Aquarius"and"WalkinginSpace"werefromthe
rockopera"Hair.""GreenbackDollar"and"WhereHaveAllthe
FlowersGone?"werehitsbytheKingstonTrio,and"PufftheMagic
Dragon"and"LeavingonaJetPlane"werehitsbyPeter,Paul,and
Mary.Ironically,"JetPlane,"PPM'sonlynumberonehit,waswritten
byJohnDenver.
9.OK,namethegroupwhose"GreatestHits"albumwas
releasedin1962.Amongthesehitswere"TheGreen
LeavesofSummer,""EddystoneLight,""NobodyKnows,"
"MyTani,""Frogg,"and"BlueWaterLine."
YourAnswer:TheBrothersFour
Asof2013,TheBrothersFourarestillperforming,57yearsafterthe
originalquartetbeganin1956.The2013editionincludedoriginal
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memberBobFlick,plusMikeMcCoy,MarkPearson,andKarlOlsen.
10.MyfinalSixtiesfolkalbumforthisquizwasrecordedin
1967.AccordingtoWikipedia,thisgroup"arewidely
creditedwithpopularizingIrishtraditionalmusicinthe
UnitedStates."Thisalbum'stitleis"HeartyandHellish"and
wasrecordedliveinanightclubinChicago.Songs
includedare"IrishRover,""GodBlessEngland,""Whiskey,
You'retheDevil,""TheRisingoftheMoon,""Mountain
Dew,"and"TheJollyTinker."
YourAnswer:TheClancyBrothersandTommyMakem
"HeartyandHellish"wasthegroup'ssixthalbum.TheClancy
brothersbegansingingtogetherinNewYorkCityintheearly'50s
andMakemjoinedthemin1956.TheHighKingswereorganizedin
2008,whileClannadwasformedin1970.CelticThunderhas
appearedintwoseparategroups,oneasabanddoingitsfirstshow
in1977,andtheotherasanensemblegroupthatwasformedin
2007.
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Michael, Row Your Boat Ashore Game - Play Fun Trivia Quiz
1.Inthe1960's,apopularfolksongappeared.It
hadfirstbeenpublishedin1867's"SlaveSongsof
theUnitedStates"as"Michael,RowTheBoat
Ashore"whereitappearedasanAfrican/American
spiritual.
AnabolitionistnamedCharlesPickardWarefirst
hearditsungandwroteitdownatwhatlocationin
theU.S.intheyears18621865,duringtheU.S.
CivilWar?
Mobile,Alabama
Lawrence,Kansas
St.HelenaIsland,SouthCarolina
Harper'sFerry,Virginia
2.BobDylanwroteit.Healsosangitbutwhat
folk/popgroupfromtheearly1960'scovereditso
wellthatBobDylangainedalmostovernight
nationalrecognitionasaresultoftheirversionof
"Blowin'InTheWind"?
Peter,PaulandMary
TheMamasandThePapas
TheKingstonTrio
TheGrassroots
3.Whatwasthenameoffolksinger/songwriter
JoanBaez'firstalbum,whichwasreleasedin1960
onVanguardrecords?
JoanBaez
David'sAlbum
AnyDayNow
Baptism:AJourneyThroughOurTime
4.Which1960sfolksongstressservedasthe
inspirationfor"Suite:JudyBlueEyes"writtenby
StephenStillsofCrosby,StillsandNashfame?
JudyCollins
JudyHolliday
JudyGarland
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JudyJohnson
5.SongwriterMalvinaReynoldswroteasatirical
dittyaboutmiddleclassconformityasitpresented
itselfinAmericaintheearly1960s.Her1962song,
"LittleBoxes"waspopularizedbywhichfolksinger
in1963?
FredHellerman
BoDiddley
PeteSeeger
LeeHays
6."Hey,Mistertambourinemanplayasongfor
me..."
Well,ofcourse,BobDylanwroteandsang"Mr.
TambourineMan",buttellmethiswhatgrouphad
anumberonehitwithitinboththeU.S.andthe
U.K.in1965?
TheAnimals
TheByrds
TheTurtles
TheBeatles
7."Greenfields"wasanumbertwohitsinglefor
whichcollegebased"bandofbrothers"in1960?
TheRighteousBrothers
TheAmesBrothers
TheBrothersFour
TheBellamyBrothers
8.Thisgroup'sbestknownfolkhitwasa1965
coverofIanandSylviaTyson's"YouWereonMy
Mind,".Ifyourememberhowmanypeoplewerein
thegroup,youshouldhavenotroublewiththeir
name.
Whichofthefollowinggroupssang"YouWereOn
MyMind"?
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WeFive
TheFiveStairsteps
TheKingstonTrio
TheFourSeasons
9."TheBalladOfTheGreenBeret",whileperhaps
nota"folk"songinthetraditionalsense,
nonethelessdeservesmentionasaninfluentialand
powerfulsongofthe1960s.
AU.S.Armysoldier,BarrySadler,whohadthe
rankofStaffSergeantsangthispopularmilitary
balladin1966.
WhatrankdidthesongachieveontheBillboard
Hot100?
Three
Five
One
Ten
10.Noquizaboutfolkmusicfromthedecadeof
the60swouldreallybecompletewithout
mentioningoneofmyfavoritegroups,TheMamas
andThePapas.
WhatwerethenamesofthesefolkswhoSANG
"folk"forus?
DennisHopper,JohnPhilpot,CarrieGreenand
EvaGabor
JohnDoherty,CassPhillips,MichelleDoherty
andDennyElliot
JohnPhillips,MichellePhillips,DennyDoherty
andCassElliot
AbrahamMartin,JohnDeHenny,CarolArnaz
andLucilleBurnett
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Michael, Row Your Boat Ashore
ResultsforMichael,RowYourBoatAshore
1.Inthe1960's,apopularfolksongappeared.Ithadfirst
beenpublishedin1867's"SlaveSongsoftheUnited
States"as"Michael,RowTheBoatAshore"whereit
appearedasanAfrican/Americanspiritual.
AnabolitionistnamedCharlesPickardWarefirstheardit
sungandwroteitdownatwhatlocationintheU.S.inthe
years18621865,duringtheU.S.CivilWar?
YourAnswer:St.HelenaIsland,SouthCarolina
AbolitionistCharlesPickardWarehadgonetoSouthCarolinato
supervisesomeformerslaveswhohadbeenleftbehindaftertheir
whitemastershadfledduetotheimpendingarrivaloftheU.S.Navy
whichwasplanningablockadeofftheshoreofSt.HelenaIsland,
oneofthe"seaislands"offthesouthernU.S.Atlanticcoastline.
Ashiscousinhadheardthemsingingthesongastheyrowedacross
StationCreek,Charleslaterwrotethelyricsdown.
Many,manypeoplehavesincesungthissong,oroneofthevarious
versionsofitthroughtheyears,perhapsmostnotably,TheWeavers
(featuringPeteSeeger),HarryBellafonteandTheKingstonTrio.
2.BobDylanwroteit.Healsosangitbutwhatfolk/pop
groupfromtheearly1960'scovereditsowellthatBob
Dylangainedalmostovernightnationalrecognitionasa
resultoftheirversionof"Blowin'InTheWind"?
YourAnswer:Peter,PaulandMary
PeterYarrow,PaulStookeyandMaryTraverscomprisedthefolktrio
betterknownasPeter,PaulandMary.Oneoftheirbiggesthitswas
theBobDylansong"Blowin'intheWind",althoughtheysangother
tunesthathehadwrittenaswell.Theyweregreatlyinfluencedby
folkmusiciansPeteSeegerandWoodyGuthrie(ArloGuthrie's
father).
3.Whatwasthenameoffolksinger/songwriterJoanBaez'
firstalbum,whichwasreleasedin1960onVanguard
records?
YourAnswer:AnyDayNow
ThecorrectanswerwasJoanBaez
JoanBaez'firstalbumwastheselftitled"JoanBaez".Latershe
released"JoanBaez,Vol.2".Alltheotherchoicesthatwere
presentedwerealsotitlesofsomeofherlaterworks.
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BornonStatenIsland,NewYork,in1941,thedecadeofthe1960s
providedherwithamplematerialtoworkwith.Thatwastheeraof
theCivilRightsMovement,antiwarsentimentsconcerningAmerican
involvementinVietnam,andahostofothermomentsofangst,
includingtheassassinationsofsomeofthenation'sleaders.
4.Which1960sfolksongstressservedastheinspirationfor
"Suite:JudyBlueEyes"writtenbyStephenStillsofCrosby,
StillsandNashfame?
YourAnswer:JudyCollins
JudyCollinswasanativeofSeattle,Washington.She,likemany
otherfolkmusiciansofthetime,wasgreatlyinfluencedbytheworks
ofherpredecessorsinthegenre.SingerslikeWoodyGuthrieand
PeteSeegerpiquedherinterestearlyon,andsoonshejoinedtheir
ranksasafolksingerinherownright.
WithhitslikehercoverofJoniMitchell's"BothSidesNow"andIan
Tyson's"SomedaySoon",Judybecameafavoriteofageneration
thatwasinsearchofanswerstosomeoflife'shardquestions.
5.SongwriterMalvinaReynoldswroteasatiricaldittyabout
middleclassconformityasitpresenteditselfinAmericain
theearly1960s.Her1962song,"LittleBoxes"was
popularizedbywhichfolksingerin1963?
Lyricstothesociallysatirical"LittleBoxes"
"Littleboxes,littleboxes
Littleboxesonthehillside
Littleboxesmadeoftickytacky
Littleboxes
Littleboxes
Littleboxesallthesame
There'sagreenoneandapinkone
Andablueoneandayellowone
Andthey'reallmadeoutoftickytacky
Andtheyalllookjustthesame.
Andthepeopleinthehousesallgototheuniversity
Wheretheyallgetputinboxes,littleboxesallthesame
Andthere'sdoctorsandthere'slawyers
Andbusinessexecutives
Andthey'reallmadeoutoftickytackyandtheyalllookjustthe
same.
Andtheyallplayonthegolfcourseanddrinktheirmartinidry
Andtheyallhaveprettychildrenandthechildrengotoschool
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Andthechildrengotosummercamp
Andthentotheuniversity
Andtheyallgetputinboxes,andtheyallcomeoutjustthesame."
6."Hey,Mistertambourinemanplayasongforme..."
Well,ofcourse,BobDylanwroteandsang"Mr.
TambourineMan",buttellmethiswhatgrouphada
numberonehitwithitinboththeU.S.andtheU.K.in
1965?
YourAnswer:TheByrds
TheU.S.mediacoinedtheterm"folkrock"inconjunctionwiththe
releaseofTheByrd'smegahit,"Mr.TambourineMan".Agroupof
sessionmusicianswholaterbecameknownasTheWreckingCrew
assistedinrecordingthesong.
Whilethesinglehadbeenreleasedafewmonthsaheadofthealbum
ofthesamename,itbecameanumberonehit,whereasthealbum
itselfonlydidslightlypoorer,cominginatnumbersixonthemusic
charts.
7."Greenfields"wasanumbertwohitsingleforwhich
collegebased"bandofbrothers"in1960?
YourAnswer:TheAmesBrothers
"Greenfields"madeittothenumbertwoslotontheU.S.charts,but
onlymadeittothenumber40positionontheU.K.chartshoweverit
managedtobecomeanumberonehitinNorway.
Thegroupderiveditsnamefromafraternitythattheyhadalljoined
in1956whentheyattendedtheUniversityofWashingtoninSeattle
thePhiGammaDeltafraternityinwhichtheyallbecame"brothers".
8.Thisgroup'sbestknownfolkhitwasa1965coverofIan
andSylviaTyson's"YouWereonMyMind,".Ifyou
rememberhowmanypeoplewereinthegroup,youshould
havenotroublewiththeirname.
Whichofthefollowinggroupssang"YouWereOnMy
Mind"?
YourAnswer:WeFive
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Thesong"YouWereOnMyMind"reachednumberoneonthe
Cashboxchart,numberthreeontheBillboardHot100,andnumber
oneontheAdultContemporarychartintheU.S.
OriginallyknownasabandcalledTheRidgerunners,thefolkgroup,
WeFiveconsistedofmembersMichaelStewart,BeverlyBivens,
JerryBurgan,PeterFullertonandBobJones.
9."TheBalladOfTheGreenBeret",whileperhapsnota
"folk"songinthetraditionalsense,nonethelessdeserves
mentionasaninfluentialandpowerfulsongofthe1960s.
AU.S.Armysoldier,BarrySadler,whohadtherankof
StaffSergeantsangthispopularmilitaryballadin1966.
WhatrankdidthesongachieveontheBillboardHot100?
YourAnswer:Three
ThecorrectanswerwasOne
WhilethereweremanywarprotestsongsthroughouttheU.S.during
theeraoftheVietnamWar,"TheBalladOfTheGreenBeret"not
onlybecameanumberonehitontheBillboardcharts,italsogrewto
beacrossoversmashhit,reachingnumberoneonBillboard'sEasy
ListeningchartsandnumbertwoonBillboard'sCountrysurvey.
ArmyStaffSergeantBarrySadlerandaWW2veteran,RobinMoore,
wrotethissongwhileStaffSergeantSadlerwasrecuperatingfroma
legwoundthathehadreceivedincombatwhileondutyasamedic
inVietnam.
10.Noquizaboutfolkmusicfromthedecadeofthe60s
wouldreallybecompletewithoutmentioningoneofmy
favoritegroups,TheMamasandThePapas.
WhatwerethenamesofthesefolkswhoSANG"folk"for
us?
YourAnswer:JohnPhillips,MichellePhillips,DennyDohertyandCassElliot
TheMagicCirclewasalmostthenamethegroupchosebeforefinally
settlingonthenamebywhichtheybecamefamous.CassElliot,
DennyDoherty,andthehusbandandwifeduoofJohnandMichelle
Phillipscomprisedthefolkgroupof"TheMamasandthePapas."
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Just Plain Folks Game - Play Fun Trivia Quiz
1.Onhisfirstalbum,BobDylantellsusthathe
"firstlearnedthissongfromRickVonSchmitt",
whohadasuccessfulcareerasEricVonSchmitt.
Namethattune.
Baby,LetMeFollowYouDown
HouseoftheRisingSun
BuyYouaCadillac
Corina,Corina
2.Onhisfirstalbum,thisfolkiefromBoston
playedawicked,slideguitarpiececalled"Panama
Limited".Rememberhisname?
RandyBurns
TomPaxton
TomRush
RichardFarina
3.Thefolkmusicrevivalwentmainstreamwhen
thisshowappearedonnetworkTV.Canyouname
it?
HeeHaw
Hoedown
Hootenanny
Shindig
4.Thisbearofamanwasamajorleaguefolkie
whoownedarecordstoreinGreenwichVillage.His
tunesinclude"Mr.Noah"and"Cocaine".Canyou
namehim?
Rev.GaryDavis
EricVonSchmitt
PaulButterfield
DaveVanRonk
5.Thismanrecognizedtheuniquequalitiesof
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Americanfolkmusicandtravelledthroughthe
Southrecordingandcollecting"therealdirt",that
is,genuinemusicofthefolk.Canyounamehim?
AlanLomax
CiscoHouston
WoodyGuthrie
AllenSherman
6."Thislandisyourland,thislandismyland..."
Wealllearnedthisfolksonginschool,butwho
wroteit?
WoodyGuthrie
ArloGuthrie
BobDylan
IrvingBerlin
7."WhereHaveAllTheFlowersGone"wasananti
waranthemallthroughtheVietNamWarera.Who
authoredthistouchingfolksong?
JoniMitchell
JoanBaez
PeteSeeger
JudyCollins
8.Anotherantiwartunethatcrossedovertothe
mainstreamwas"Baby,theRainMustFall".Who
hadahitwiththissong?
GlenCampbell
GlenYarborough
JohnnyCash
NoelStookie
9.Withtheadditionofelectricguitarandother
instruments,thefolkrevivalledtotheadventof
folkrock.Whichofthefollowinggroupsepitomized
thefolkrocksound?
TheMoodyBlues
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TheByrds
TheWeavers
Peter,PaulandMary
10.Finally,MariaMuldaurof"Midnightatthe
Oasis"famestartedoutasthefrontforthisfolk
group.Canyounameit?
MotherEarth
Koerner,RayandGlover
TheJimKweskinJugBand
TheWeavers
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ResultsforJustPlainFolks
1.Onhisfirstalbum,BobDylantellsusthathe"first
learnedthissongfromRickVonSchmitt",whohada
successfulcareerasEricVonSchmitt.Namethattune.
YourAnswer:Baby,LetMeFollowYouDown
Baby,letmefollowyoudown,I'lldoanythinginthisGodAlmighty
worldifyou'lljustletmefollowyoudown."
2.Onhisfirstalbum,thisfolkiefromBostonplayeda
wicked,slideguitarpiececalled"PanamaLimited".
Rememberhisname?
YourAnswer:RandyBurns
ThecorrectanswerwasTomRush
EverykidwithaGuildD35triedtomasterthismasterpieceandif
youain'theardit,youain'theardnothin'yet.
3.Thefolkmusicrevivalwentmainstreamwhenthisshow
appearedonnetworkTV.Canyounameit?
YourAnswer:Hootenanny
Ahootenannyisagatheringoffolkiesplayingtogether.And,if
there'sanaudience,everyonejoinsinsinging"Mygirlknowsthe
bowlingscore,Hallelujah"orsomethinglikethat.
4.Thisbearofamanwasamajorleaguefolkiewhoowned
arecordstoreinGreenwichVillage.Histunesinclude"Mr.
Noah"and"Cocaine".Canyounamehim?
YourAnswer:DaveVanRonk
"TurningdownBealeStreet,turningupMain,lookingforthegalwho
sellscocaine.Cocaine,runall'roundmybrain"VanRonk'sdeep,
gravellyvoicewasperfectfortheblues.Ifyou'dliketohearhimat
hisbest,checkout"DaveVanRonk,Folksinger".Fine,finemusic.
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5.ThismanrecognizedtheuniquequalitiesofAmerican
folkmusicandtravelledthroughtheSouthrecordingand
collecting"therealdirt",thatis,genuinemusicofthefolk.
Canyounamehim?
YourAnswer:AlanLomax
Lomaxtravelledthe"hollarsandhills"ofAppalachiarecordingthe
likesofAlmedaRiddleandTheHolyRollers.Hisworkisavailableas
abookandinvariouscollectionsofrecordedfolkmusic.
6."Thislandisyourland,thislandismyland..."Weall
learnedthisfolksonginschool,butwhowroteit?
YourAnswer:WoodyGuthrie
Guthrie,whotravelledthat"ribbonofhighway"wasthereason
RobertZimmermanofHibbing,MinnesotabecameBobDylan.
Thanks,Woody.
7."WhereHaveAllTheFlowersGone"wasanantiwar
anthemallthroughtheVietNamWarera.Whoauthored
thistouchingfolksong?
ThistunewascoveredbyPeter,PaulandMary,TheKingstonTrio
andjustaboutanyonewhocouldpickoutthesimplemelody.Oh,
anditwasamainstayathootenannies,too.
8.Anotherantiwartunethatcrossedovertothe
mainstreamwas"Baby,theRainMustFall".Whohadahit
withthissong?
YourAnswer:GlenYarborough
SincethewarinVietNamwasstillacceptedbymostAmericans,
songwritersdisguisedtheirantiwarsentimentsinsweetsongslike
thisone.Thatis'tilDylantoldusall"thetimestheyareachangin'"
9.Withtheadditionofelectricguitarandotherinstruments,
thefolkrevivalledtotheadventoffolkrock.Whichofthe
followinggroupsepitomizedthefolkrocksound?
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YourAnswer:TheByrds
Witha12stringRickenbacherguitarandsongswrittenbyBob
Dylan,(Mr.Tamborineman)TheByrdscapitalizedonthefolkrevival
beforeturningintoadynamiterockgroupwithsongslike"8Miles
High".
10.Finally,MariaMuldaurof"MidnightattheOasis"fame
startedoutasthefrontforthisfolkgroup.Canyounameit?
YourAnswer:TheJimKweskinJugBand
Longbeforeherhit,Mariamadesomedownhome,footstompin'
musicwiththisecclecticgroupthatemployedtraditional,mountain
folkinstrumentsincludingajug,banjo,autoharp,dulcimerand
acousticbass.
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Folk Goes Electric Game - Play Fun Trivia Quiz
1.QuicksilverMessengerServicestartedofftheir
firstalbumwiththisgreatHamiltonCampsong,
whichalsowasrecordedbyGordonLightfootand
ShawnPhillips.
WhoDoYouLove
It'sBeenTooLong
ShadyGrove
PrideOfMan
2.AgreatversionofthisDavidAcklessongwas
recordedbySpookyToothfortheir"LastPuff"
album.Itmusthavehadspecialappealtothe
BritishbecauseLindaThompsonandTheHollies
recordedtheirownversions.
RoadToCairo
Society'sChild
TobaccoRoad
DownRiver
3.TheYoungbloodsrecordeditfortheirfirst
albumandscoredahitwiththishippieanthem
writtenbyChetPowers(a.k.a.DinoValenti).Albeit
withaslightlydifferenttitle,itwasalsocomittedto
vinylbythelikesoftheJeffersonAirplane,the
CryanShamesandH.P.Lovecraft.
FreshAir
GetTogether
GrizzlyBear
TheOtherSideOfThisLife
4.JudyHenskerecordedBillyEddWheeler's
minerssongforhersecondalbum.Herversionis
oftencreditedtobethefirststepfromfolktofolk
rockbecausedrumsandbasswereusedinthe
arrangement.Thesongwasastapleoftheearly
JeffersonAirplane'slivesetandwasrecordedby
theAuGoGoSingers(arrangedbySteveStills
whoalsoprovidedtheleadvocal),IllWind,and
H.P.Lovecrafttoo.
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LittleBitOfRain
That'sTheBagI'mIn
HighFlyingBird
SongToTheSiren
5.Rod"TheMod"StewartrecordedTimHardin's
songintheearly70sforhisbreakthroughalbum
"EveryPictureTellsAStory".TheYoungbloods,
BobbyDarinandGaryLewis&ThePlayboys(to
nameafew)hadalreadyrecordedtheirown
versionsbythen.
Don'tMakePromises
MandolinWind
HowCanWeHangOnToADream
ReasonToBelieve
6.ThisgreatFredNeilsongbecameahugehitfor
HarryNilssonbecauseitwasonthesoundtrackof
the"MidnightCowboy"movie.Otherversionswere
recordedbyRayConniff(!),NeilDiamond,Lena
Horne&GaborSzaboandEmmylouHarris,indeed
amixedcrowd...
TheDolphins
Everybody'sTalking
WithoutYou
One
7.GratefulDeadrecordedabeautifulversionof
thisTimRose/BonnieDobsonsongfortheirfirst
album.Amongtheothergreatversionsare
recordingsbyJeffBeck,EpisodeSix(withpre
DeepPurpleIanGillanandRogerGlover),
BlackfootandEinsturzendeNeubauten.
MorningDew
ColdRainAndSnow
ViolaLeeBlues
ShapesOfThings
8.TheSearchers,oneoftheinspirationsforJim
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McGuinntopickupthe12stringelectricguitar,
scoredahitwiththissongpennedbyMalvina
Reynolds.
WhereHaveAllTheFlowersGone
WhatHaveTheyDoneToTheRain
FourStrongWinds
AllMySorrows
9.HoytAxtonwrotethissongwhichgottobea
greatsuccessforSteppenwolf,whohadrecordedit
fortheirfirstalbum,throughthe"EasyRider"
soundtrack.ItwasalsorecordedbyNinaSimone
andmorerecentlybyBlindMelon.
BornToBeWild
ThePusher
Desperation
TheOstrich
10.ThisTomRushsongremainedahiddengem
untiltheWalkerBrothersscoredahugeUKhitwith
itinthelate70s.IttriggeredotherUKversionsby
unlikelyartistssuchasTheSelecterandUltravox.
Drivin'Wheel
NoRegrets
We'reAllAlone
TheLastThingOnMyMind
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1.QuicksilverMessengerServicestartedofftheirfirst
albumwiththisgreatHamiltonCampsong,whichalsowas
recordedbyGordonLightfootandShawnPhillips.
YourAnswer:PrideOfMan
"It'sBeenTooLong"waswrittenbyNick"TheGreek"Gravenitesbut
creditedtohismanagerRonPolte,aswerehissongsonTheElectric
Flag's"ALongTimeComing"album."ShadyGrove"isatraditional,
whichwasthetitletuneofQuicksilverMessengerService'sthird
album.
2.AgreatversionofthisDavidAcklessongwasrecorded
bySpookyToothfortheir"LastPuff"album.Itmusthave
hadspecialappealtotheBritishbecauseLindaThompson
andTheHolliesrecordedtheirownversions.
YourAnswer:RoadToCairo
ThecorrectanswerwasDownRiver
BothJohnD.Loudermilk's"TobaccoRoad"andJanisIan's"Society's
Child"wererecordedbySpookyToothfortheirfirstalbum:"It'sAll
About"."RoadToCairo"waswrittenbyDavidAckelsandwasthe
intendedfollowupofJulieDriscoll'sUKhit"ThisWheel'sOnFire",
whichofcoursewaswrittenbyBobDylan.
3.TheYoungbloodsrecordeditfortheirfirstalbumand
scoredahitwiththishippieanthemwrittenbyChetPowers
(a.k.a.DinoValenti).Albeitwithaslightlydifferenttitle,it
wasalsocomittedtovinylbythelikesoftheJefferson
Airplane,theCryanShamesandH.P.Lovecraft.
YourAnswer:GetTogether
JeffersonAirplane,theCryanShamesandH.P.Lovecraftrecorded
thesongas"Let'sGetTogether".
Boththeselfpenned"GrizzlyBear"andFredNeil's"TheOtherSide
OfThisLife"arealsoonTheYoungbloods'firstalbum."FreshAir"
waswrittenbyDinoValenti(althoughcreditedtoJesseOrisFarrow)
forQuicksilver's"JustForLove"album.
4.JudyHenskerecordedBillyEddWheeler'sminerssong
forhersecondalbum.Herversionisoftencreditedtobe
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thefirststepfromfolktofolkrockbecausedrumsandbass
wereusedinthearrangement.Thesongwasastapleof
theearlyJeffersonAirplane'slivesetandwasrecordedby
theAuGoGoSingers(arrangedbySteveStillswhoalso
providedtheleadvocal),IllWind,andH.P.Lovecrafttoo.
YourAnswer:HighFlyingBird
"That'sTheBagI'mIn"and"LittleBitOfRain"aresongsbyFred
Neil,thelatterwasthetitletuneofHenske'sthirdalbum."SongTo
TheSiren"waswrittenbythelategreatTimBuckleywhodidputthe
songoniceforyears,reportedlybecauseHenskehadmadefunof
oneofthelinesinthelyrics...
5.Rod"TheMod"StewartrecordedTimHardin'ssongin
theearly70sforhisbreakthroughalbum"EveryPicture
TellsAStory".TheYoungbloods,BobbyDarinandGary
Lewis&ThePlayboys(tonameafew)hadalready
recordedtheirownversionsbythen.
YourAnswer:ReasonToBelieve
"Don'tMakePromises"and"HowCanWeHangOnToADream"
wereamongthemanygreatsongsHardinpennedbut,ofcourse,are
noton"EveryPictureTellsAStory"."MandolinWind"is,butisa
Stewartoriginal.
6.ThisgreatFredNeilsongbecameahugehitforHarry
Nilssonbecauseitwasonthesoundtrackofthe"Midnight
Cowboy"movie.OtherversionswererecordedbyRay
Conniff(!),NeilDiamond,LenaHorne&GaborSzaboand
EmmylouHarris,indeedamixedcrowd...
YourAnswer:Everybody'sTalking
"TheDolphins"wasFredNeil'ssignaturesong."WithoutYou",
Nilsson'sotherbighit,waswrittenbyBadfinger'sPeteHamandTom
Evans.Harrydidwrite"One",itwasahitforThreeDogNightandis
alsoonAlKooper's1969debutsoloalbum"IStandAlone".
7.GratefulDeadrecordedabeautifulversionofthisTim
Rose/BonnieDobsonsongfortheirfirstalbum.Amongthe
othergreatversionsarerecordingsbyJeffBeck,Episode
Six(withpreDeepPurpleIanGillanandRogerGlover),
BlackfootandEinsturzendeNeubauten.
YourAnswer:ViolaLeeBlues
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ThecorrectanswerwasMorningDew
NoahLewis'"ViolaLeeBlues"and"ColdRainAndSnow"
(Traditional)werealsoontheDead'sdebut."ShapesOfThings"of
coursewasn't,thoughtheRelf/SamwellSmith/McCartypenned
YardbirdssongwasrevampedbyJeffBeckforhis"Truth"album..
8.TheSearchers,oneoftheinspirationsforJimMcGuinn
topickupthe12stringelectricguitar,scoredahitwiththis
songpennedbyMalvinaReynolds.
YourAnswer:WhereHaveAllTheFlowersGone
ThecorrectanswerwasWhatHaveTheyDoneToTheRain
TheSearchersrecordedanamazinglotoffolksongsbeforeit
becamefashionable,whichisanotherreasonthey'reoften
mentionedasinspiratorstotheByrds.PeteSeeger's"WhereHave
AllTheFlowersGone",IanandSylviaTyson's"FourStrongWinds"
andPeterYarborough's"AllMySorrows"wereamongthose.
9.HoytAxtonwrotethissongwhichgottobeagreat
successforSteppenwolf,whohadrecordeditfortheirfirst
album,throughthe"EasyRider"soundtrack.Itwasalso
recordedbyNinaSimoneandmorerecentlybyBlind
Melon.
YourAnswer:ThePusher
MarsBonfire's"BornToBeWild"wasalsoontheEasyRider
soundtrack.JohnKay's"Desperation"and"TheOstrich"wereon
Steppenwolf'sdebutalongwithboth"EasyRider"songs.
10.ThisTomRushsongremainedahiddengemuntilthe
WalkerBrothersscoredahugeUKhitwithitinthelate70s.
IttriggeredotherUKversionsbyunlikelyartistssuchas
TheSelecterandUltravox.
YourAnswer:NoRegrets
"Drivin'Wheel"isaDavidWhiffensongwhichTomRushrecorded
forhisfirst,selftitled,Columbiaalbumfrom1970."TheLastThing
OnMyMind"waswrittenbyTomPaxtonand"We'reAllAlone"was
theWalker'sfollowupto"NoRegrets"andwaspennedbyBoz
Scaggs.
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American Folk Music Game - Play Fun Trivia Quiz
1.OneofthefathersofthemodernAmericanfolk
revival,hisautobiographywasentitled"Boundfor
Glory."
WoodyGuthrie
Leadbelly
PeteSeeger
BobDylan
2.Whichpopularfolkmusicgroupofthe1950s
wascomprisedofPeteSeeger,LeeHays,Ronnie
GilbertandFredHellerman?
TheAlmanacSingers
TheWeavers
TheLimelighters
3.WhichhitfortheKingstonTriowasoriginallya
politicalcampaignsong?
WhereHaveAlltheFlowersGone
TomDooley
ScotchandSoda
MTA
4.TheappearanceofthisfolksingerinPeekskill,
NewYorkcausedariot.
PaulRobeson
MarianAnderson
WoodyGuthrie
BobDylan
5."ImarchedintheBattleofNewOrleansatthe
endoftheearlyBritishwar,theyounglandstarted
growing,theyoungbloodstartedflowing,butIain't
marchin'anymore,"sosaidthisfolksingerinthe
1960sanitwarballad"IAin'tMarchingAnymore."
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JoanBaez
VictorJara
PhilOchs
BobDylan
6.Whichofthefollowingsongswasnotwrittenby
BobDylan?
Don'tThinkTwice,It'sAlright
Blowin'intheWind
Mr.TamborineMan
IfIHadaHammer
7.BobDylansupposedlywrote"Positively4th
Street,"whichopenedwiththelyrics,"Yougota
lotta'nervetosayyouaremyfriend,"aboutwhich
folksinger?
PhilOchs
RichardFarina
JoanBaez
JohnLennon
8.Thispopularfolktriocriticizedpopmusicin
theirsong"IDigRockAndRollMusic."
Lambert,HendricksandRoss
TheKingstonTrio
Peter,Paul&Mary
TheChadMitchellTrio
9.WhichfolkgrouphadJohnDenverasa
member?
TheMitchellTrio
TheWeavers
TheKingstonTrio
TheRooftopSingers
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10.WhichChristopherGuestmovieparodies
1950s60sfolkmusic?
AMightyWind
WaitingforGuffman
ThisisSpinalTap
BoundforGlory
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1.OneofthefathersofthemodernAmericanfolkrevival,
hisautobiographywasentitled"BoundforGlory."
ThecorrectanswerwasWoodyGuthrie
Guthriewrote"ThisLandisYourLand"andwasakeyinfluenceto
BobDylanandmanyotherfolkmusicstars.
2.Whichpopularfolkmusicgroupofthe1950swas
comprisedofPeteSeeger,LeeHays,RonnieGilbertand
FredHellerman?
YourAnswer:TheAlmanacSingers
ThecorrectanswerwasTheWeavers
SeegerandHayswerealsomembersofthe1940sgroupthe
AlmanacSingers.TheWeavershadabighitswith"Tzena,Tzena,
Tzena"and"GoodnightIrene."
3.WhichhitfortheKingstonTriowasoriginallyapolitical
campaignsong?
YourAnswer:MTA
"MTA,"aboutthehikeinBostonsubwayfares,wasoriginallywritten
forWalterO'Brien's1949campaignformayorofBostononthe
ProgressivePartyticket.Tenyearslater,theKingstonTriochanged
thesong'slyricsfrom"voteforWalterO'Brien"to"voteforGeorge
O'Brien"becauseoftheProgressiveParty'sassociationwiththe
CommunistParty,andhadahit.
4.TheappearanceofthisfolksingerinPeekskill,NewYork
causedariot.
YourAnswer:BobDylan
ThecorrectanswerwasPaulRobeson
In1949,Robeson,anAfricanAmericanfolksinger,wasscheduledto
performinconservativePeekskill,NewYork.Onthedayofthe
performance,amobattackedthestagewhereRobesonwasto
perform.Theconcertwasrescheduledandperformed,butasthe
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performersandaudiencelefttheconcert,theywerepeltedwithrocks
andglassbythemob.
5."ImarchedintheBattleofNewOrleansattheendofthe
earlyBritishwar,theyounglandstartedgrowing,theyoung
bloodstartedflowing,butIain'tmarchin'anymore,"sosaid
thisfolksingerinthe1960sanitwarballad"IAin'tMarching
Anymore."
YourAnswer:JoanBaez
ThecorrectanswerwasPhilOchs
PhilOchswasoneofthemostpoliticalofthe1960sfolksingers.He
wrotemanysongsaboutVietnamandthecivilrightsmovement.
6.WhichofthefollowingsongswasnotwrittenbyBob
Dylan?
YourAnswer:IfIHadaHammer
"IfIhadaHammer"waswrittenbyPeteSeegerandLeeHays.
7.BobDylansupposedlywrote"Positively4thStreet,"
whichopenedwiththelyrics,"Yougotalotta'nervetosay
youaremyfriend,"aboutwhichfolksinger?
YourAnswer:JoanBaez
OthershavespeculatedthatthesongwasaboutTomPaxtonor
otherfolkmusicpuristswhodidnotlikeDylan'spopular,lesspolitical
music.
8.Thispopularfolktriocriticizedpopmusicintheirsong"I
DigRockAndRollMusic."
YourAnswer:Peter,Paul&Mary
ThesongpokedfunattheBeatles,DonovanandtheMama'sand
thePapasforbeingoverlycommercialandlackinginmessage
because"ifIreallysayit,theradiowon'tplayit,unlessIlayit
betweenthelines."
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9.WhichfolkgrouphadJohnDenverasamember?
YourAnswer:TheMitchellTrio
Originally,theChadMitchellTrio,DenverjoineduponceMitchell,
himself,hadleft.
10.WhichChristopherGuestmovieparodies1950s60s
folkmusic?
YourAnswer:AMightyWind
Inhisveryaccuratesendup,Guestparodiessomeofthepreppyfolk
groupssuchastheKingstonTrio.
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Anatomy of a Song: "One Tin Soldier" Game - Play Fun Trivia Quiz
1.Whowerethefirstacttorelease"OneTin
Soldier"?
JoniMitchell
Coven
OriginalCaste
JoanBaez
2.Whenwas"OneTinSoldier"firstreleased?
1969
1971
1967
1973
3.Withwhatmoviewas"OneTinSoldier"
associated?
ApocalypseNow
ButchCassidyandtheSundanceKid
TheLegendofBillyJack
BuryMyHeartatWoundedKnee
4.Accordingtothelyrics,wherewasthetreasure?
Inacave
Beneathastone
Buriedonthebeach
Inanabandonednest
5.Wheredidthepeoplewhocovetedthetreasure
live?
Inavalley
Acrosstheriver
Bythesea
Onanearbymountain
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6.Thesongincludestheselyrics:
"DoitinthenameofHeaven,
Youcanjustifyitintheend."
WhathistoricalUSpolicymightthisreferto?
ManifestDestiny
DominoTheory
MonroeDoctrine
MarshallPlan
7.Whatdidthevalleypeoplebelievethetreasure
was?
gems
gold
theLostArcoftheCovenant
magicalpowers
8.Howdidthemountainpeoplerespondtothe
valley'srequestfortheirtreasure?
Theyshotthemessenger.
Theyranawaytakingthetreasurewiththem.
Theytriggeredalandslidetodestroythevalley.
Theyofferedtosharethetreasure.
9.Howdidthevalleypeoplewinthetreasure?
Theykilledthemountainpeople.
Themountainpeopleranawayandleftit.
Theywonthelottery.
Theywonarockscissorspapergame.
10.Finally,whatwasthetreasuretheywon?
PeaceonEarth
magicalpowers
tonsofgold
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ResultsforAnatomyofaSong:"OneTinSoldier"
1.Whowerethefirstacttorelease"OneTinSoldier"?
YourAnswer:Coven
ThecorrectanswerwasOriginalCaste
"OneTinSoldier"waswrittenbyDennisLambertandBrianPotter.
OriginalCastewasthefirstacttorecordthesong.
Covendidreleaseitlater,andtheirversionwasbetterknowninthe
US.Althoughsearchesfor"OneTinSoldier"andeitherJoanBaezor
JoniMitchellwillturnupmanyhits,thisseemstobea
misidentificationas"OneTinSoldier"doesnotappearoneither
singer'sdiscography.Theymayhaveperformedthesonginconcert,
however.
2.Whenwas"OneTinSoldier"firstreleased?
YourAnswer:1969
Theoriginalreleasewasin1969.ItgotalittleairplayintheUS,
particularlyinareasneartheCanadianborder,butneverreally
becameahitintheU.S.
3.Withwhatmoviewas"OneTinSoldier"associated?
YourAnswer:ApocalypseNow
ThecorrectanswerwasTheLegendofBillyJack
Therewasafairbitofcontroversyaboutthisassociation.
In1971,JinxDawsonrecordedthesongwiththemovie'sorchestra
forthesoundtrackof"TheLegendofBillyJack".Sherequestedthat
herrockband,Coven,becreditedastheperformer,ratherthan
herself.Afteritwasreleased,argumentsoverrightstotherecording
causedthestudiotopullthesongofftheradiojustasitwasclimbing
thecharts.
Later,thebandCovendidrecordthesong,andreleaseditontheir
ownalbum.TheCovenrenditionwasincludedonthesoundtrackfor
themoviesequel"TheTrialofBillyJack"andwasbackonthecharts
in1973and1974.
4.Accordingtothelyrics,wherewasthetreasure?
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YourAnswer:Beneathastone
"Onthemountainwasatreasure
Burieddeepbeneathastone."
TheJinxDawsonversionof"OneTinSoldier"reachednumber17on
Billboardin1971.
5.Wheredidthepeoplewhocovetedthetreasurelive?
YourAnswer:Inavalley
"Andthevalleypeopleswore
They'dhaveitfortheirveryown."
TheCovenversionof"OneTinSoldier"reachednumber21in1973
andarereleasein1974topromote'TheTrialofBillyJack'charted
atnumber73.
6.Thesongincludestheselyrics:
"DoitinthenameofHeaven,
Youcanjustifyitintheend."
WhathistoricalUSpolicymightthisreferto?
YourAnswer:ManifestDestiny
ManifestDestinywasthebeliefthattheUnitedStateswasdestined
toexpandfromtheAtlanticOceantothePacificOcean.Many
thoughtthiswasGod'sdesignforAmerica.Thiswasusedasa
justificationforourtreatmentofNativeAmericansandMexicansin
the19thcentury.Itappliestothissongbecausehumanshavea
remarkableabilitytobelievethatwhattheywantiswhatGodwants
forthem,andtojustifyalmostanyactionasGod'swork.Another
songthatexploresthisthemeis"TheLastResort"bytheEagles
fromtheir'HotelCalifornia'album.
TheMonroeDoctrinewasthephilosophythattheUSshouldstayout
oftheaffairsofEuropeandtheworld,andthatEuropeandtheworld
shouldstayoutoftheaffairsoftheUSandotherWestern
Hemispherenations.
ThedominotheorywasoneofthejustificationsforUSinvolvementin
VietnamtopreventthespreadofcommunismtoVietnam,therest
ofsoutheastAsiaandultimatelytoIndiaandevenAustralia.
TheMarshallPlanwastheideathattheAlliesshouldprovidemoney
andmanpowertohelprebuildGermanyandtopreventtheisolation
anddeprivationthatGermanyexperiencedafterWWIwhich
ultimatelyledtotheriseofHitlerandWWII.
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7.Whatdidthevalleypeoplebelievethetreasurewas?
YourAnswer:magicalpowers
Thecorrectanswerwasgold
"So,thepeopleofthevalley
Sentamessageupthehill,
Askingfortheburiedtreasure,
Tonsofgoldforwhichthey'dkill"
AmericanRadioBroadcastersnamed"OneTinSoldier"themost
requestedsongfor1971.Andfor1973!
8.Howdidthemountainpeoplerespondtothevalley's
requestfortheirtreasure?
YourAnswer:Theyshotthemessenger.
ThecorrectanswerwasTheyofferedtosharethetreasure.
"Cameananswerfromthekingdom,
'Withourbrothers,wewillshare
Allthesecretsofourmountain,
Alltherichesburiedthere.'"
LongbeforeMTV,Chercreatedavideotoaccompanythesongon
theSonny&CherComedyHour.YoucanseeitonYouTubehere:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vg84L84uop8
Yes,theChristmashymnintroissupposedtobethere.
9.Howdidthevalleypeoplewinthetreasure?
YourAnswer:Theykilledthemountainpeople.
"Now,thevalleycriedwithanger,
'Mountyourhorses,drawyoursword!'
Andtheykilledthemountainpeople.
So,theywontheirjustreward."
SkeeterDavis's1972versionwasnominatedforaGrammyforBest
CountryFemaleVocalPerformance.
10.Finally,whatwasthetreasuretheywon?
YourAnswer:gems
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ThecorrectanswerwasPeaceonEarth
"Now,theystoodbesidethetreasure
Onthemountain,darkandred,
Turnedthestoneandlookedbeneathit...
'PeaceonEarth'wasallitsaid."
Intruth,theywonnothing,becausein"winning"thetreasurethrough
violence,theyhaddestroyed"PeaceonEarth",andthuswereleft
emptyhanded.
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Folk Duos of the '60s Game - Play Fun Trivia Quiz
1.Thissisteractachievedminorsuccesswitha
songcalled"Winken,BlinkenandNod"beforeone
wentontosuperstardomasapopsingerand
songwriter.JamesTaylorwasoncemarriedtothe
morefamoussister,andtheHeinzcompanyused
oneofherbighitsongsinaketchupcommercial.
Whowerethesesingingsiblings?
TheSingingSimons
CarlyandLucrettia
TheSimonSisters
LucyandPeppermintPatty
2.Songspennedbybothmembersofthis
influentialCanadianduofoundgreatersuccess
whencoveredbyactsliketheSearchersandthe
WeeFive,andlaterbyJudyCollinsandSuzy
Bogguss.Howweretheyprofessionallyknownin
theearly'sixties?
JimandJean
TheTysonTwins
IanandSylvia
FrickerandTyson
3.Theuntimelydeathofoneinacaraccident
abruptlysilencedthispopularfolkgospelduoin
Augustof1966.Whowerethey?
JimandGene
JoeandEddie
JacksonandHewitt
GilbertandBrown
4.HalfofthisduowasJoanBaez'syoungersister,
andtheotherhalfwasCarolynHester'sex
husband,RichardFaria.Whatwasherfirstname?
Jean
Lulu
Mimi
Gigi
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5.Althoughaccomplishedmusiciansandsingers,
thisduocouldneverseemtofinishasong.Which
oneusedtosay,"Momalwayslikedyoubest"?
DickieSmothers
TommySmothers
Neitheroneeversaidthat.
Thephraseisactually,"Momlikedyoualot
betterthanme."
6.Whatwasthenameofthefolkduoin
ChristopherGuest'smockumentary"AMighty
Wind"playedbyEugeneLevyandCatherine
O'Hara?
MitchandMickey
MickeyandMinnie
BarbieandKen
TheMitchMillerSingers
7.Althoughthiscoupleperformedandtoured
together,andwerethoughttoberomantically
linkedintheearly'sixties,theydidnotrecord
togetherasasingleact.Whowerethey?
ArloGuthrieandAliceBrock
PeteSeegerandMalvinaReynolds
BobDylanandJoanBaez
TomPaxtonandCarolynHester
8.Whatduo'srecording"AttheGateofHorn"was
oneofthemostinfluentialfolkalbumsoftheearly
'sixties?
HamiltonandCamp
GibsonandCamp
TheTwoBobs
JimandJean
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9.Jim&JeanwereJimGloverandJeanRay,who
recordedacoupleofalbumsforVerveinthe
'sixtiesbutneverachievedmuchcommercial
success.Jim,whoalsoplayedguitar,hadbeenina
duocalledtheSundownerswithwhichmorewell
knownsongwriter?
PhilOchs
BobGibson
BobDylan
PeteSeeger
10.WhenfolkrockduoSimonandGarfunkelfirst
begantocollaborate,theywereknownbyanother
name,alsothenameofwellknowncartoonduo.
Whatwasit?
RockyandBullwinkle
ChipandDale
TomandJerry
MickeyandMinnie
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Folk Duos of the '60s
ResultsforFolkDuosofthe'60s
1.Thissisteractachievedminorsuccesswithasongcalled
"Winken,BlinkenandNod"beforeonewentonto
superstardomasapopsingerandsongwriter.James
Taylorwasoncemarriedtothemorefamoussister,andthe
Heinzcompanyusedoneofherbighitsongsinaketchup
commercial.Whowerethesesingingsiblings?
YourAnswer:TheSimonSisters
CarlyandLucySimonrecordedafewobscurealbumsforKapp
recordsbeforeLucymarriedinthelate'sixties,breakinguptheact.
Carly'shit"Anticipation"becametheHeinzKetchupsong.She
marriedTaylorinNovemberof1972,andtheydivorcedin1983.
Father,RichardSimon,cofoundedtheSimonandSchuster
publishingcompany.LucylaterwrotethemusicfortheBroadway
show"TheSecretGarden."
2.Songspennedbybothmembersofthisinfluential
Canadianduofoundgreatersuccesswhencoveredbyacts
liketheSearchersandtheWeeFive,andlaterbyJudy
CollinsandSuzyBogguss.Howweretheyprofessionally
knownintheearly'sixties?
YourAnswer:IanandSylvia
Aftersplittingup,bothprofessionallyandpersonally,IanandSylvia
continuedtopursueindependentrecordingcareers.IanTyson,an
exrodeocowboy,divideshistimebetweenmusicandhisranchin
Alberta,andSylvia(Fricker)Tysonwentintobroadcasting.Ian's
song"SomedaySoon"wasahitforbothJudyCollinsandSuzy
Bogguss,and"YouWereonMyMind,"writtenbySylvia,hitbigfor
theWeeFive.TheSearchersareoneofthemany,manyactswho
haverecordedIan'sbeautiful"FourStrongWinds."
3.Theuntimelydeathofoneinacaraccidentabruptly
silencedthispopularfolkgospelduoinAugustof1966.
Whowerethey?
YourAnswer:JoeandEddie
Beingblack,theduoofJoeGilbertandEddieBrownweresomewhat
unusualforthe1960sfolkscene.Theiruniquearrangementsand
deliverymadethemimmenselypopularinthe'sixties,andstillhighly
collectabletoday.ItwastenorJoeGilbertwhowastragicallykilledin
acarwreckinAugustof1966.
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4.HalfofthisduowasJoanBaez'syoungersister,andthe
otherhalfwasCarolynHester'sexhusband,Richard
Faria.Whatwasherfirstname?
YourAnswer:Mimi
Eightyearshersenior,Richardwaskilledinamotorcycleaccidentin
1966leavingMimiawidowattheripeoldageof21.Therewere
threeBaezsisters,Mimi,JoanandPauline.Mimisuccumbedto
cancerin2001.
5.Althoughaccomplishedmusiciansandsingers,thisduo
couldneverseemtofinishasong.Whichoneusedtosay,
"Momalwayslikedyoubest"?
YourAnswer:DickieSmothers
ThecorrectanswerwasTommySmothers
MorefamousfortheirCBSvarietyshow"TheSmothersBrothers
ComedyHour"TomandDickbegantheirtelevisioncareerin1965
withalittlerememberedsituationcomedycalled"TheSmothers
BrothersShow."DickplayedapublishingexecutiveandTomwashis
bumblingdeceasedbrotherwhohadcomebackasanangelin
training.Itranforonlyoneseason.
6.WhatwasthenameofthefolkduoinChristopher
Guest'smockumentary"AMightyWind"playedbyEugene
LevyandCatherineO'Hara?
YourAnswer:MitchandMickey
WrittenbyMichaelMcKeanandhiswife,actressAnnetteO'Toole,
MitchandMickey'ssongfromthemovie"AKissattheEndofthe
Rainbow"receivedanAcademyAwardnominationforBestSong.
Theduo,anamalgamofcharacteristicsreminiscentofthehusband
andwifeduosofthe'sixties,performedincharacteratthe76th
AcademyAwardsshowhowever"IntotheWest"from"TheLordof
theRings:TheReturnoftheKing"walkedawaywiththeOscar.
7.Althoughthiscoupleperformedandtouredtogether,and
werethoughttoberomanticallylinkedintheearly'sixties,
theydidnotrecordtogetherasasingleact.Whowere
they?
YourAnswer:BobDylanandJoanBaez
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In1968JoanmarriedDavidHarris,aprominentantiwarprotester
eventuallyimprisonedfordraftevasion.Laterthatsameyearshe
releasedthealbum"AnyDayNow"madeupexclusivelyofBob
Dylansongs,manyofwhichDylanhadnotyetrecordedhimself.
HarrisandBaezdivorcedin1973.Theyhaveoneson,Gabriel
Harris.
8.Whatduo'srecording"AttheGateofHorn"wasoneof
themostinfluentialfolkalbumsoftheearly'sixties?
YourAnswer:TheTwoBobs
ThecorrectanswerwasGibsonandCamp
BobGibsonhasbeencreditedasbeingoneofthegreatestmusical
influencesduringthefolkrevivaloftheearly1960s.Hissongshave
beenrecordedbythelikesofPeter,Paul&Mary,theKingstonTrio,
GlennYarbrough,andJoanBaez."Bob"HamiltonCampbeganan
actingcareeratagetwelveinaBorisKarlofffilmcalled"Bedlam."His
musicalcareerbeganin1960,whenhepairedupwithGibson.
9.Jim&JeanwereJimGloverandJeanRay,who
recordedacoupleofalbumsforVerveinthe'sixtiesbut
neverachievedmuchcommercialsuccess.Jim,whoalso
playedguitar,hadbeeninaduocalledtheSundowners
withwhichmorewellknownsongwriter?
YourAnswer:BobGibson
JimGloverandPhilOchswereroommatesatOhioStateatthetime
oftheSundowners.Besidestheirownduo,JimandJeanworked
brieflywithAndyWilliams'backupgroup,theGoodtimeSingers.
10.WhenfolkrockduoSimonandGarfunkelfirstbeganto
collaborate,theywereknownbyanothername,alsothe
nameofwellknowncartoonduo.Whatwasit?
YourAnswer:TomandJerry
PaulwasJerryLandisandArtwasTomGraph.SongpromoterSid
Prosencameupwiththename.Theirfirstsingle"HeySchoolgirl"
peakedatnumber54onBillboard'sHot100andsoldover100,000
copies.
78%ofplayershaveansweredcorrectly
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A Man Named Charlie ... Game - Play Fun Trivia Quiz
1.WhatcitydidCharlieentertheMTAin?(Hint:
MIT)
Cambridge
London
Oxford
Boston
2.HowmuchdidCharliehavetopaytoridethe
train?
Thruppence
Sixpence
Tencents
OneQuid
3.WheredoesCharlie'ssisterlive?
BeaconHill
Roxbury
Chelsea
Quincy
4.Inreallife,whowonorlosttheelection?(Hint:
Nameswerechangedforpoliticalreasons)
GeorgeO'Brienwon.
Charliewon.
WalterO'Brienlost.
GeorgeO'Brienlost.
5.Whowasnotedforsingingthe"MTASong"?
Peter,PaulandMary
MervGriffin
BennyHill
TheKingstonTrio
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6.Whowrotethe"MTASong"?
SteinerandHawes
RogersandHart
RogersandHammerstein
IrvingBerlin
7.Thesongusedareusedtune.Whatwasthe
originalsongcalled?
HeShallEverReturn
ForWantofaNickel
TheFateIsStillInsured
TheShipThatNeverReturned
8.WhatdoesCharlie'swifedo?
Giveshimthemoneyheneeds
Getsmarriedtoanotherman
Wavesashegoesby
Handshimasandwicheachday
9.TheMTAisalotbiggernowhowfartothe
southcanyourideontheMBTAnow?(Hint:A
stone)
Brighton
Plymouth
Liverpool
SouthBoston
10.TheMBTAisintroducingasmartcardsystem
in2006toreplacetokens.Whatisthenewcard
called?
QuickPass
O'BriensCard
CardToken
CharlieCard
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A Man Named Charlie ...
ResultsforAManNamedCharlie...
1.WhatcitydidCharlieentertheMTAin?(Hint:MIT)
YourAnswer:Boston
ThecorrectanswerwasCambridge
KendallSquareStationisinCambridge,MAbarelyablockfrom
MIT.
2.HowmuchdidCharliehavetopaytoridethetrain?
YourAnswer:Tencents
IfyouhavealreadyfiguredoutthattheMTAisintheU.S.,you
probablyshouldhavefiguredhehadtouseAmericanmoney!
3.WheredoesCharlie'ssisterlive?
YourAnswer:BeaconHill
ThecorrectanswerwasChelsea
"HowcanIaffordtoseemysisterinChelsea?"
4.Inreallife,whowonorlosttheelection?(Hint:Names
werechangedforpoliticalreasons)
YourAnswer:GeorgeO'Brienlost.
ThecorrectanswerwasWalterO'Brienlost.
TheactualcandidatewasWalterO'Brien,whoranonthe
ProgressivePartyTicket.Later,thatpartywasconsideredtoo
radical,sotheKingstonTriochangedhisnameto"George."
5.Whowasnotedforsingingthe"MTASong"?
TheKingstonTriohadahugehitin1959withthissong.
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6.Whowrotethe"MTASong"?
YourAnswer:SteinerandHawes
Thecampaignsongwaswrittenbytwoladies,JacquelineSteiner
andBessLomaxHawes,in1948forthecampaignofWalterA.
O'BrienforMayorofBoston.
7.Thesongusedareusedtune.Whatwastheoriginal
songcalled?
YourAnswer:TheShipThatNeverReturned
"TheShipThatNeverReturned"waswrittenin1865byHenryClay
Work.AboutwhomIknownotalot:)
8.WhatdoesCharlie'swifedo?
YourAnswer:Handshimasandwicheachday
Forsomereason,Charlie'swifeneverhandshimthenickelsohe
cangetoffthetrain!ShejusthandshimasandwichattheScollay
SquareStationasthetraingoesthrough.
9.TheMTAisalotbiggernowhowfartothesouthcan
yourideontheMBTAnow?(Hint:Astone)
YourAnswer:Plymouth
TheMTA(nowtheMBTA)usestheoldrailroadlinesallthewayto
Plymouth,MA.Unfortunatelythetrackswhichusedtorunalltheway
toPlymouthRockweretornupmanyyearsago.Thefareisnota
dime.
10.TheMBTAisintroducingasmartcardsystemin2006
toreplacetokens.Whatisthenewcardcalled?
YourAnswer:CharlieCard
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Inhonorofthesongthiswholequizhasbeenaboutwelcomethe
newCharlieCard!
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British Folk Rock Music Game - Play Fun Trivia Quiz
1.OnwhichFairportConventionalbumisthetrack
"TamLin"?
GottleofGear
WhatWeDidOnOurHolidays
BabbacombeLee
LiegeandLief
2.Donovanoncesangaboutalaxative.
True
False
3.WhichgroupdidLicoriceandRoseplaywith?
FairportConvention
AlbionBand
SteeleyeSpan
IncredibleStringBand
4.Whohashadalbumsentitled:"TheTain",
"HappyToMeet,SorryToPart"and"BlowThe
ColdWinterAway"?
Horslips
Planxty
Dransfield
Dubliners
5.ThisMagnaCartaalbumreleasedin1970wasa
superbsliceoffolkandgentlerock.Whatwasit
called?
FourSeasons
SeasonSongs
GentleSeasons
Seasons
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6.SteeleyeSpanoncethrewlegaltender
banknotesintothecrowdatoneoftheirgigsin
1974.
True
False
7.WhichoftheseisNOTanalbumbyPentangle?
BykerHill
Solomon'sSeal
CruelSister
OpenTheDoor
8.OnwhichalbumdidJohnMartynsingaboutthe
devil?
InsideOut
BlessTheWeather
OneWorld
SolidAir
9.Whohadanalbumentilted"HenrytheHuman
Fly"?
MartinSimpson
MartinCarthy
DaveSwarbrick
RichardThompson
10.Whowerethe"SillySisters"?
ElizaCarthyandJacquieMcShee
SandyDennyandKateRusby
BeckyMuroniandJoCroft
JuneTaborandMaddyPrior
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British Folk Rock Music
ResultsforBritishFolkRockMusic
1.OnwhichFairportConventionalbumisthetrack"Tam
Lin"?
YourAnswer:LiegeandLief
Thisalbum,aboveallothers,reallybrokedownthebarriersbetween
rockandfolk.Headystuff!
2.Donovanoncesangaboutalaxative.
YourAnswer:False
Thecorrectanswerwast
"CosmicWheels",Donovan's1971albumdivulgedhowonecould
traveltoMarswithanintergalacticlaxative!
3.WhichgroupdidLicoriceandRoseplaywith?
YourAnswer:IncredibleStringBand
RobinandMike'sgirlfiendsrespectively.LicoricewenttotheUSA
andwasneverheardfromagain,whilstRoseisnowtheMayorof
AberystwythinWales!
4.Whohashadalbumsentitled:"TheTain","HappyTo
Meet,SorryToPart"and"BlowTheColdWinterAway"?
YourAnswer:Dubliners
ThecorrectanswerwasHorslips
AssupporttoSteeleyeSpanontheirfirsttourofEnglandin1973,
Horslipsblewthemoffstage.Iwasproudtohavebeeninthe
audienceattheirLancasterUniversitygig.
5.ThisMagnaCartaalbumreleasedin1970wasasuperb
sliceoffolkandgentlerock.Whatwasitcalled?
YourAnswer:Seasons
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Beautiful,lyricalalbumfromthisthreepiece."AirportSong"became
aclassicofitstype.
6.SteeleyeSpanoncethrewlegaltenderbanknotesinto
thecrowdatoneoftheirgigsin1974.
YourAnswer:True
Hownicetohavebeeninthefrontrow.Apparentlyhundredsof
poundswerescatteredinanactoftruemunificence.
7.WhichoftheseisNOTanalbumbyPentangle?
YourAnswer:OpenTheDoor
ThecorrectanswerwasBykerHill
Amazingly,stillgoingstrongafteralltheseyears.JacquieMcShee's
voicehasmaturedwonderfully.
8.OnwhichalbumdidJohnMartynsingaboutthedevil?
YourAnswer:OneWorld
ThecorrectanswerwasSolidAir
JohnMartynandhisechoplexguitarwillbeanabidingmemorytome
afterhisperformanceof"SolidAir"onthe"OldGreyWhistleTest".
9.Whohadanalbumentilted"HenrytheHumanFly"?
YourAnswer:RichardThompson
Beenonthesceneforwhatseemslikeanaeon,Richardstilldraws
thecrowdsandtheplauditswhereverheplays.
10.Whowerethe"SillySisters"?
YourAnswer:SandyDennyandKateRusby
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ThecorrectanswerwasJuneTaborandMaddyPrior
Theydidanalbuminthe1970's.Toomuchcriticaldisacclaim!
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Big Rock Candy Mountain Game - Play Fun Trivia Quiz
1.Whichunhealthyproductisgrownonthetrees
inthishobo'sutopia?
cigars
snuff
pipes
cigarettes
2.Whatarethebulldog'steethmadefrom?
plastic
rubber
putty
theyaretoothless
3.Inwhichwayarethecopsencumberedinthis
wanderer'sparadise?
rubberbattens
opentobribery
verygullible
woodenlegs
4.Whatkindofeggsdothehenslay?
fried
softboiled
scrambled
hardboiled
5.InthemonthofMay,whatkindof'bumcame
hiking'?
beefy
brawny
burly
bony
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6.Whatkindofwaterisemittedfromthefountain?
spring
sparkling
holy
soda
7.WhatbirdwouldyouhearsingingattheBig
RockCandyMountain?
blackbird
bluebird
robin
bluehen
8.Whatwouldabumnotneed'formanyaday'in
thisseventhheaven?
handouts
aknifeandfork
tohideaway
money
9.Whatdothefarmerskeepintheirbarns?
sugarcane
tobacco
fruit
hay
10.Whatkindofweatherisnotmentionedinthe
song?
snow
sunshine
sleet
wind
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Big Rock Candy Mountain
ResultsforBigRockCandyMountain
1.Whichunhealthyproductisgrownonthetreesinthis
hobo'sutopia?
YourAnswer:cigarettes
Pepperminttreeshavereplacedtheoriginalcigarettetreesinmany
ofthemorerecentsanitizedversionsofthesong.
2.Whatarethebulldog'steethmadefrom?
YourAnswer:theyaretoothless
Thecorrectanswerwasrubber
Theimageryofabulldogwithrubberteeth,mustbeveryappealing
asitseemstohavelastedthetestoftimeinmostversionsofthe
song.
3.Inwhichwayarethecopsencumberedinthiswanderer's
paradise?
YourAnswer:woodenlegs
Youwouldthinktherewouldbenoneedforthepoliceinaland
whereeverythingwasfree.
4.Whatkindofeggsdothehenslay?
YourAnswer:hardboiled
Thecorrectanswerwassoftboiled
Inmyideaofanidyllicworldtherewouldbenosignofanysoftboiled
eggs.
5.InthemonthofMay,whatkindof'bumcamehiking'?
YourAnswer:bony
Thecorrectanswerwasburly
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Iwonderifthisburlybumhadoverindulgedonthesoftboiledeggs
beforehearrived.
6.Whatkindofwaterisemittedfromthefountain?
YourAnswer:soda
Theoriginalsongmentionscrystalfountains.lakesofwhiskyandgin
alongwithstreamsofalcohol.
7.WhatbirdwouldyouhearsingingattheBigRockCandy
Mountain?
YourAnswer:bluebird
Thebluebirdistherecognizedinternationalsymbolofhappiness.
8.Whatwouldabumnotneed'formanyaday'inthis
seventhheaven?
YourAnswer:money
Withallthatfoodanddrinkjustlyingaround,whatgoodwould
moneybe!
9.Whatdothefarmerskeepintheirbarns?
YourAnswer:sugarcane
Thecorrectanswerwashay
Thathaysoundsjustthetrickforaquicknaptosleepoffthe
excessesoftheday.
10.Whatkindofweatherisnotmentionedinthesong?
YourAnswer:sleet
Thecorrectanswerwassunshine
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Intheoriginalversionitissaidthat'thesunshineseveryday'.
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Names in Traditional Songs Game - Play Fun Trivia Quiz
1.Whatnamecompletesthetitleofthefolksong
"______,RowtheBoatAshore"?
Michael
Simon
Peter
Paul
2.Whatnamecompletestheoldminers'song"Oh
MyDarling,_______________"?
RoseMarie
Clementine
Marmalade
IrishRose
3.WhatnamecompletestheCivilWarsong"When
_______ComesMarchingHome"?
Tommy
Johnny
Billie
Harry
4.WhatnamecompletestheoldEnglishfolksong
"___________Allen"?
Tommy
Burnsan
Barbara
Alicia
5.WhatnamecompletesthetearfulIrishballad
"___________Mavourneen"?
Roddy
Kathleen
RoseMarie
Billie
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6.WhatnamecompletestheAmericanrailroad
song"TheBalladof_____Jones"?
Robert
Paddy
Jimmy
Casey
7.WhatnamecompletestheIrishrebelsong
"_________McCorley"?
Paddy
Roddy
Jamie
Corky
8.Whatnamecompletesthetragiclovesong
"_______andJohnny"?
Ronnie
Eddie
Frankie
Janie
9.WhatnamecompletestheoldAmericanfolk
song(HangDownYourHead)"____Dooley"?
John
Harry
Dick
Tom
10.WhatnamecompletesTheWeavers'hitsong
"Goodnight,_____"?
RoseMarie
Irene
Bella
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Johnnie
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Names in Traditional Songs
ResultsforNamesinTraditionalSongs
1.Whatnamecompletesthetitleofthefolksong"______,
RowtheBoatAshore"?
YourAnswer:Michael
"Michael,RowtheBoatAshore"isaveryoldsongindeed.Itwas
likelysungbyslavesinGeorgiabeforetheCivilWar.The
HighwaymenreachedNumberOneontheBillboardchartswithitin
1961.
2.Whatnamecompletestheoldminers'song"OhMy
Darling,_______________"?
YourAnswer:Clementine
"OhMyDarlingClementine"datesbackatleasttothe1880s,andis
belovedaroundAmericadespiteitstragicending.
3.WhatnamecompletestheCivilWarsong"When
_______ComesMarchingHome"?
YourAnswer:Johnny
"WhenJohnnyComesMarchingHome"isoneofthegreatsongsof
theAmericanCivilWar,antedating"Johnny,IHardlyKnewYe"from
Irelandinpublicationdate,thoughsharingthetune.
4.WhatnamecompletestheoldEnglishfolksong
"___________Allen"?
YourAnswer:Tommy
ThecorrectanswerwasBarbara
"BarbaraAllen"isoneoftheclassicfolksongs,datingwellbefore
1780,andreappearingforJoanBaezandothersinthe1960s.
5.WhatnamecompletesthetearfulIrishballad
"___________Mavourneen"?
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YourAnswer:Kathleen
"KathleenMavourneen"datesto1837,beforethePotatoFaminein
Ireland.NowitisastapleonalmosteveryanthologyofIrishsongs.
6.WhatnamecompletestheAmericanrailroadsong"The
Balladof_____Jones"?
YourAnswer:Casey
"TheBalladofCaseyJones"wasbasedonarealincident,andareal
railroadengineer.CaseyJonesappearsona1950USpostage
stamphonoring"RailroadEngineers."Hiswidowsurviveduntil1958,
longafterthe1902songhadpassedintoAmericanfolklore.
7.WhatnamecompletestheIrishrebelsong"_________
McCorley"?
YourAnswer:Paddy
ThecorrectanswerwasRoddy
"RoddyMcCorley"wasarealperson,executedonGoodFridayin
1799forhisroleintheIrishRebellionof1798.TheClancyBrothers
andTommyMakemmadethisPresbyterianfamousagaininthe
1960s.
8.Whatnamecompletesthetragiclovesong"_______and
Johnny"?
YourAnswer:Frankie
"FrankieandJohnnie"isyetanothertragicfolksongbasedinfact.It
ismostprobablyisbasedonan1831murderinNorthCarolina.Carl
Sandburgdatedthesongtobefore1888,whichmakesitunlikelyto
refertoan1899murdercase.
9.WhatnamecompletestheoldAmericanfolksong(Hang
DownYourHead)"____Dooley"?
YourAnswer:Tom
"TomDooley"isprobablybestknownasahitfortheKingstonTrioin
1958.ThesongdatesbacktotheCivilWarera,andarealperson
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namedTomDula.
10.WhatnamecompletesTheWeavers'hitsong
"Goodnight,_____"?
YourAnswer:Irene
"Goodnight,Irene"wasfamouslyrecordedbyLeadbellyin1936,but
1950versionsbyTheWeaversandFrankSinatramadeitthe
numberonehitintheCashBoxlistfortenweeks.Itdatesbackat
leatto1896,andaversionbyGussieL.Davis.
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The Old Gray Mare Game - Play Fun Trivia Quiz
1.Whocomposedthesong'TheOldGrayMare'?
JohnKnowlesPaine
ThomasFrancisMcNulty
EtilmonJ.Stark
JohnEdgarGould
2.Pleasecompletethelyrics:
"Theoldgraymare,sheain'twhatsheusedtobe,
Many_________.
Many_________,many_________.
Theoldgraymare,sheain'twhatsheusedtobe,
Many_________."
Answer:
Wordsjustonce)
(Three
3.Fromthelyrics:'Theoldgraymare,shekicked
onthewhiffletree'.
Whatisa'whiffletree'?
Doh,atreeofcourse!
Anotherwordforaleaderbarofthe
harness/carriagemechanism
Itwasthenameofanotherhorse
Anoystercart
4.Thelastwordsfromthelyricsof'TheOldGray
Mare'are:
"Manymoreyearstogo".
True
False
5.InBingCrosby'sversionof'TheOldGrayMare',
whomdoeshetelltohangdowntheirhead?
TheQueen
PamWooley
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MrPresident
TomDooley
6.Inanepisodeof'TheSimpsons',which
charactersingsthesong'TheOldGrayMare'?
KrustytheClown
Homer
MrBurns
OldJewishMan
7.Whatappearsasunusualaboutthepersonwho
sings'TheOldGrayMare'in'TheSimpsons''
episode?
Heiswearinghistrousersdanglingaroundhis
ankles
HeiswearingaHannibalLectermask
Thereisnothingunusualabouthim
Heiswearingoddsocks
8.ForwhichathleticsteamsofaUniversityin
Kentuckydoesthesong'TheOldGrayMare'serve
asacynicalfightsong?
MoreheadStateUniversity
MurrayStateUniversity
UniversityofLouisville
KentuckyStateUniversity
9.Whichofthefollowingtraditionalfolksongs
usesthesamerepetitivepatternasthesong'The
OldGrayMare'?
LondonBridgeisFallingDown
OvertheHillsandFarAway
TheBoldGrenadier
ScarboroughFair
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10.Whichofthefollowingartistsrecordedtheir
versionofthesong'TheOldGrayMare'in1960,
andretitledit'BabyBabyByeBye'?
JohnnyCash
TomJones
ElvisPresley
JerryLeeLewis
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ResultsforTheOldGrayMare
1.Whocomposedthesong'TheOldGrayMare'?
YourAnswer:EtilmonJ.Stark
ThecorrectanswerwasThomasFrancisMcNulty
Although'TheOldGrayMare'isregisteredas'unknown'composer,it
hasgenerallybeenacceptedandunderstoodthatThomasFrancis
McNultywasresponsibleforwritingthissongandhehasbeen
creditedassuch.
2.Pleasecompletethelyrics:
"Theoldgraymare,sheain'twhatsheusedtobe,
Many_________.
Many_________,many_________.
Many_________."
YourAnswer:?
Thecorrectanswerwaslongyearsago
Rememberthelyrics:
Manylongyearsago.
Manylongyearsago,manylongyearsago.
Manylongyearsago.
Itwasrumouredthatthesongwaswrittenaboutthehorse'Lady
Suffolk'.Shewasthefirstnotedtrottinghorsewhoracedunder
saddleandfinishedonemileundertwominutesthirtyseconds,and
thatattheageoftenyearsold.
3.Fromthelyrics:'Theoldgraymare,shekickedonthe
whiffletree'.
Whatisa'whiffletree'?
YourAnswer:Anotherwordforaleaderbaroftheharness/carriagemechanism
Thewhiffletree(orwhippletree)canalsobecalledadoubletreeor
equalizer,anditisbasicallyacrossshapedwoodenbarthat
connectsaharnessedanimaltoacart.
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4.Thelastwordsfromthelyricsof'TheOldGrayMare'are:
"Manymoreyearstogo".
YourAnswer:True
Thecorrectanswerwasfalse
Thelastwordsofthesongareactually"Manylongyearsago".Yes,
thelyricsAREveryrepetitive!
5.InBingCrosby'sversionof'TheOldGrayMare',whom
doeshetelltohangdowntheirhead?
YourAnswer:PamWooley
ThecorrectanswerwasTomDooley
Thesongstartswiththelyrics:
"HangdownyourheadTomDooley
Hangdownyourheadandcry
HangdownyourheadTomDooley
Poorboyyou'reboundtodie."
ItisincludedonBingCrosby's'OnTheSentimentalSide'album,
whichwasrecordedin1962.
6.Inanepisodeof'TheSimpsons',whichcharactersings
thesong'TheOldGrayMare'?
YourAnswer:KrustytheClown
ThecorrectanswerwasOldJewishMan
Thecharacterknownas'OldJewishMan'appearsin'KrustyGets
Kancelled'whenhesingsthesong.
7.Whatappearsasunusualaboutthepersonwhosings
'TheOldGrayMare'in'TheSimpsons''episode?
YourAnswer:Heiswearinghistrousersdanglingaroundhisankles
TheOldJewishMan'strousersdanglearoundhisanklesandhe
wearsadistinctivepairofoversizedwhiteboxershortswithapink
polkadotpattern.
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8.ForwhichathleticsteamsofaUniversityinKentucky
doesthesong'TheOldGrayMare'serveasacynicalfight
song?
YourAnswer:KentuckyStateUniversity
ThecorrectanswerwasMurrayStateUniversity
Afastversionofthissongisplayedeverytimethefootballteamof
theMurrayStateUniversityscoresagoalintheirownstadium.While
thesongisplayed,a(real)thoroughbredracehorserunsaroundthe
track,whichemphasizestheeffect.
9.Whichofthefollowingtraditionalfolksongsusesthe
samerepetitivepatternasthesong'TheOldGrayMare'?
YourAnswer:LondonBridgeisFallingDown
Anothersongthatadoptedthepatternof'TheOldGrayMare'isthe
Americanfolksong'GreatGreenGobsofGreasy,GrimyGopher
Guts'.
10.Whichofthefollowingartistsrecordedtheirversionof
thesong'TheOldGrayMare'in1960,andretitledit'Baby
BabyByeBye'?
YourAnswer:JerryLeeLewis
JerryLeeLewis,whohasbeenlabelled'TheKiller',isanAmerican
musicianandsingersongwriterbornin1935.
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