Date: Sat, 2 Aug 2003 14:14:15 -0400
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Subject: RESULTS and ANSWER KEY for Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz #198 (GOLQ198)
From: Marc Dashevsky <marc@TheWorld.com>
RESULTS & ANSWER KEY for Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz #198 (GOLQ198)
Congratulations to The Old Folks at EMC, Randy Price and Peter Morley, and
Hillary/TriviaStamper/UND/Sunny/Turk/JuliaMD/HQR/Sherelan/Pyewacket/BillP49
for perfect scores. Ever-so-close behind were Barry Silk, Scooter
Magruder, and Jenny McCaw with a 500-+ and Mike Weaver with a 498++.
Ron Anderson and Ray LeBov also had fine scores in a quiz whose median
score was over 450. All songs were recognized by at least half of the
entrants.
Our thanks to everyone who participated.
Guest Quizmaster Michael Tursky will be posting GOLQ199 in a couple of days.
-- Bob <bob&egh.com> and Marc <marc&TheWorld.com>
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Tie Breaker Scoring Key
+ after numeric score below indicates a tie-breaker answered correctly.
- indicates partial credit.
x indicates a totally incorrect guess.
. indicates no guess.
# on
Pos Score ID Name and E-mail address Team Age(s)
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T01 500++ OF The Old Folks at EMC <Cochran_David&emc.com> 3 Various
T01 500++ RP Randy Price, <randypny&aol.com> 2 51, 34
Peter Morley <pmorley&nyc.rr.com>
T01 500++ DE Hillary, TriviaStamper, UND, <billp49&concentric.net> 10 35-50
Sunny, Turk, JuliaMD, HQR, Sherelan,
Pyewacket, BillP49
04 500-+ BS Barry Silk, Scooter Magruder, <bcs00&hotmail.com> 3 50+
Jenny McCaw
05 498++ MW Mike Weaver <Oldtunes&sbcglobal.com> 1 56
06 480-+ RA Ron Anderson <ronandelaine&juno.com> 1 52
07 468-+ RL Ray LeBov <rlebov&hotmail.com> 1
08 460-+ GE The Genateam <ah.rh&bigpond.com.au> 4 40s-50s
09 458-+ LE L'Equipe <webd&ncf.ca>
10 458.+ LB Tom Adams, Lori Bailey, <baileyl&spot.colorado.edu> 6 boomers
David Bailey, Rick Crane, Ed Toutant, Dan Rector
11 408.. NA NAVAIRHEADS <pilliontj&navair.navy.mil> 2 56,51
Tom and "The Falk"
12 400.. VI The Village Idiots <Clete6&aol.com> 5 <52
Andrew, Andy, Roxie, Doug, Ping
13 380.+ CO The Coasters <rns&san.rr.com> 5 50s
Rick & Kathy Schubert, Norm Katuna,
Bigfoot Mae, Regina Litman
14 380.. WM Will McCorry <wmccorry&ca.inter.net> 1 45
15 320.+ RR Really Rockin' in Boston <bob&egh.com> 4 50s
16 300-+ HT Howard Teitelbaum <Howard.Teitelbaum&gd-ais.com> 2 45, 53
& Bonnie Teitelbaum
17 280.+ SS Sanford Stein <sanford_stein&rush.edu> 2 53
18 158.. MA Matt Aument <Yellow268&aol.com> 1 14
19 0.. L0 Len Blanks <ltb&haruspex.net> 1 56
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Pos Score ID Name and E-mail address # on Age(s)
Team
The following table gives the individual scoring breakdown. A '-' is used to
indicate that no guess was made for a question, whereas a zero indicates that
a completely incorrect response was submitted.
Song#
01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
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OF 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
RP 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
DE 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
BS 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
MW 20 18 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
RA 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 - 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
RL 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 8 20 20 20 0 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
GE 20 0 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 - 20 20 20 20
LE 20 18 - 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 - 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
LB 20 18 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 - -
NA 20 18 - 20 20 20 20 20 20 10 - 20 20 - 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 - 20
VI 20 20 20 20 20 20 - 20 20 - - 20 20 - 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 - 20
CO 20 20 20 20 20 20 - 20 - - 20 20 - 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 - -
WM 20 20 20 20 - 20 20 20 20 - 20 20 20 - 20 20 - 20 20 20 - 20 20 - 20
RR 20 - 20 20 20 20 20 - - - - 20 - 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 - - 0 20 20
HT 20 20 20 - 20 20 - 20 - - - 20 - 20 20 20 20 - 20 20 - 20 20 - -
SS - 20 - 0 20 20 0 20 - - - 20 - - 20 20 20 20 20 20 - 20 20 - 20
MA - 18 - - 20 - - 20 - - - - - - - 20 0 - 20 20 - 20 20 - -
L0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
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GOLDEN OLDIES LYRICS QUIZ #198 ANSWERS:
Answers are in the form:
#number) Artist: Title (year[s]) [peak position on Pop chart] {peak R&B}
[-] = did not make pop chart
{-} = did not make R&B chart
{F} = made R&B chart as a flip side
{n/c} = no Billboard R&B chart published during this recording's period of peak
popularity
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Wondering if I did right
And why you left me with a broken heart
#01) Andrews, Lee, and the Hearts: Long Lonely Nights (1957) [45] {11}
Arthur Lee Andrew Thompson's Hearts were Roy Calhoun, Wendell
Calhoun, Thomas Curry, and Ted Weems.
I close my eyes
And say a prayer
That in her heart she'll find
A trace of love still there
Somewhere
#02) Classics IV featuring Dennis Yost: Traces (1969) [2] {-}
The last (along with "Spooky" and "Stormy") of the Jacksonville,
Florida group's three top 10 singles.
Some devil told my angel a lot of lies
#03) Crests, The: Trouble In Paradise (1960) [20] {-}
When an irresistible force such as you
Meets an old, immovable object like me
#04) Davis, Sammy, Jr.: Something's Gotta Give (1955) [9] {-}
It's all right all night, it's all right
('tsalright, 'tsalright, 'tsalright)
It's okay all day, it's okay
('tsokay, 'tsokay, 'tsokay)
#05) Dee, Joey, & the Starliters: Peppermint Twist - Part I (1961/62) [1] {8}
All my tiredness has gone away
Got my money and my honey
And I'm out on the stand to play
#06) Domino, Fats: Blue Monday (1957) [5] {1}
This was the seventh of Antoine Domino's nine #1 R&B singles. It's
in the film, "The Girl Can't Help It."
I could have a lot of women but I'm not like some of the guys
I could find one to hold me tight
But I could never make believe it's all right
#07) Dudley, Dave: Six Days On The Road (1963) [32] {-}
Of the country singer/guitarist's 4 other pop chart singles, only one
cracked the top 100.
You never call, baby, when you say you will
#08) Foundations, The: Build Me Up Buttercup (1969) [3] {-}
Why do you flirt and constantly hurt me?
Why do you treat our love so carelessly?
#09) Francis, Connie: Don't Break The Heart That Loves You (1962) [1] {-}
Honey, I need your love
Darling, you know why
If you would come back home
There'd be no need for me to cry
#10) Harpo, Slim: Rainin' In My Heart (1961) [34] {17}
Not the same song as Buddy Holly's "Raining In My Heart."
It's a doggone shame
Knowing you don't love me
You go on and use me so continuously
I don't know why I love you like I do
When you're breaking my heart
And you know it's true
#11) Impressions, The: "Fool For You" (1968) [22] {3}
The group, originally known as The Roosters, was formed in Chicago
in 1957. Its members in 1968 were Curtis Mayfield, Sam Gooden, and
and Fred Cash.
Sky's getting dark above me
Baby I need your lovin'
Got to have all of your lovin'
Baby I want your lovin'
#12) Jeffrey, Joe, Group: My Pledge Of Love (1969) [14] {-}
Sanford Stein: Joe parlayed this hit into 30 years of steady club work
in Cleveland.
Well goodbye dear, I just can't take this chance again
My fingers are still burning from the last time
And if your love was not a game
I only have myself to blame
That's as may be, I can't explain
#13) Monkees, The: The Girl I Knew Somewhere (1967) [39] {-}
"The Monkees" TV show lasted for 58 episodes from 1966-68.
L'Equipe: Flip of "A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You."
Adam was the first boy in the land
A big mellorooney daddy with an iron hand
But when little Eve-a said "Hi, man"
#14) Nervous Norvus: Ape Call (1956) [24] {-}
Mike Weaver pointed out that our lyrics are slightly inaccurate
so we have corrected them.
He wanted to give her everything
Flowers, presents, but most of all a wedding ring
#15) Peterson, Ray: Tell Laura I Love Her (1960) [7] {-}
May they still be the same
For as long as we live
That you'll always be there
#16) Platters, The: My Prayer (1956) [1] {1}
This song was a #2 hit for Glenn Miller in 1939.
You got me rockin' and a-rollin'
Rockin' and a-reelin'
#17) Regents, The: Barbara-Ann (1961) [13] {7}
The Regents were originally The Desires in 1958. "Barbara-Ann" was
written for a sister of one of the vocal group's members. The group
had disbanded by the time this single was released. The Beach Boys
(with Dean Torrence of Jan & Dean as lead vocalist) recorded this four
years later.
Who is the hippest that's happening all over our town
Tearing up the chicks with the message that he lays down
#18) Rich, Charlie: Mohair Sam (1965) [21] {-}
And they were sure surprised when Mrs. Johnson
wore her miniskirt into the room
And as she walked up to the blackboard I can still recall
the words she had to say
#19) Riley, Jeannie C.: Harper Valley P.T.A. (1968) [1] {-}
And they waited all around 'til the end of spring
A-gettin' every note that the birdies sing
And they put 'em all into one sweet tone
#20) Rodgers, Jimmie: Honeycomb (1957) [1] {1}
This was his first single, and only #1.
L'Equipe: Covered by Ricky Nelson on his first album.
I'm gonna have to leave this place
Folks'll know you jilted me
And I'll be ashamed to show my face
#21) Shirelles, The: Big John (1961) [21] {2}
The Passaic, New Jersey vocal group was inducted into the Rock and
Roll Hall of Fame in 1996.
I don't have happiness
And I guess
I never will ever again
#22) Skyliners, The: Since I Don't Have You (1959) [12] {3}
L'Equipe: Revived much later by Art Garfunkel.
Last night I dressed in tails pretended I was on the town
As long as I can dream it's hard to slow this swinger down
So please don't give a thought to me I'm really doing fine
You can always find me here and having quite a time
#23) Statler Brothers, The: Flowers On The Wall (1965/66) [4] {-}
This was the popular country vocal quartet's sole top 40 pop chart
entry. The Statler Brothers (only two of whom were brothers) used to
put on a free July 4th concert yearly in their home town of Staunton,
Virginia.
Up in the trees so high
Way up in the sky
Sits a wide-eyed monkey on a limb
He wonders why the people
Go to so much trouble
Just a-tryin' to be like him
#24) Torok, Mitchell: Caribbean (1959) [27] {26}
This is a re-recording of his #1 country hit of 1953.
I hear a new girl's in the town, yeah
Now you're baby ain't nowhere around
And now you think you're in despair
You feel that still the cold light's clinging in the air
#25) Wildweeds, The: No Good To Cry (1967) [88] {-}
Sanford Stein: Written by group leader Al Anderson, who went on to
form NRBQ.
Not a big national hit for the group from Connecticut, but it got a
lot of airplay in Massachusetts and in their home state and hit #1
in some of these markets. According to WDRC, Hartford, it was the
7th biggest seller in 1967 in Hartford, Conn., New Britain, Conn.,
and Springfield, Massachusetts.
I had two gals every morning seein' that I was well fed
And believe-a you me, one sweetened my tea while another one buttered my bread
Two gals gave me my money
Two gals made me my clothes
And another sweet thing bought me a diamond ring
About forty carats, I suppose
#T1) Haley, Bill, and His Comets: Thirteen Women (And Only One Man In Town)
(1955) [-] {-}
The flip side of Grammy Hall of Fame Award winner "(We're Gonna) Rock
Around The Clock."
Howard Teitelbaum & Bonnie Teitelbaum: A great "post-nuclear-holocaust
sexual fantasy" song.
Oh yeah, she don't stand no foolin'
When she's hot there ain't no coolin'
#T2) Little Walter and His Jukes: My Babe (1955) [-] {1}
Blues harmonica player Marion Walter Jacobs was born in Louisiana in
1930. "My Babe," based on the spiritual "This Train," was #1 on the
R&B charts for 5 weeks in 1955. His first single, the instrumental
"Juke," had previously been #1 on the R&B charts in 1952 for 8 weeks.
However, it was his re-recorded version of "My Babe" in 1960 that was
Little Walter's only single to make a run at the pop charts, peaking
at #106.
From BLUES WITH A FEELING, THE LITTLE WALTER STORY by Glover, Dirks,
and Gaines:
His relentless creativity and drive propelled him to the top of
the national R&B music charts, with 14 Top-10 hits, including two
that reached #1, a feat never accomplished by Muddy Waters, Howlin'
Wolf or Sonny Boy Williamson, his successful blues label mates at
Chess and Checker Records. He was the first Chicago blues artist
to play New York's famed Apollo Theater. He toured the country
as part of Alan Freed's legendary Rock & Roll package tours, and
toured Europe twice. B. B. King and Ray Charles would come out and
sit in with his band in Chicago.
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This chart ranks the songs/artists from most to least recognized. The second
number on the line denotes the average number of points scored on that song
(total points divided by number of entrants, to 1 decimal place). For
comparison purposes, tie-breakers are scored here on the usual 20-point scale.
Rank Avg. Song
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T01 20.0 #16 Platters, The: My Prayer
T01 20.0 #19 Riley, Jeannie C.: Harper Valley P.T.A.
T01 20.0 #20 Rodgers, Jimmie: Honeycomb
T04 18.9 #05 Dee, Joey, & the Starliters: Peppermint Twist - Part I
T04 18.9 #06 Domino, Fats: Blue Monday
T04 18.9 #08 Foundations, The: Build Me Up Buttercup
T04 18.9 #12 Jeffrey, Joe, Group: My Pledge Of Love
T04 18.9 #15 Peterson, Ray: Tell Laura I Love Her
T04 18.9 #22 Skyliners, The: Since I Don't Have You
T04 18.9 #23 Statler Brothers, The: Flowers On The Wall
T11 17.8 #01 Andrews, Lee, and the Hearts: Long Lonely Nights
T11 17.8 #17 Regents, The: Barbara-Ann
T11 17.8 #18 Rich, Charlie: Mohair Sam
14 17.2 #02 Classics IV featuring Dennis Yost: Traces
15 16.7 #04 Davis, Sammy, Jr.: Something's Gotta Give
T16 15.6 #03 Crests, The: Trouble In Paradise
T16 15.6 #25 Wildweeds, The: No Good To Cry
T16 15.6 #T2 Little Walter and His Jukes: My Babe
T19 14.4 #07 Dudley, Dave: Six Days On The Road
T19 14.4 #09 Francis, Connie: Don't Break The Heart That Loves You
T19 14.4 #13 Monkees, The: The Girl I Knew Somewhere
T22 13.3 #11 Impressions, The: Fool For You
T22 13.3 #21 Shirelles, The: Big John
T24 11.1 #14 Nervous Norvus: Ape Call
T24 11.1 #24 Torok, Mitchell: Caribbean
26 11.0 #10 Harpo, Slim: Rainin' in My Heart
27 10.8 #T1 Haley, Bill, and His Comets: Thirteen Women (And Only One Man
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PUZZLER SOLUTION
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Congratulations to those entrants who solved the very hard "Rock 'n'
Roll Secret Revealed" Puzzler: Jamie Lubin, Really Rockin' In Boston,
Randy Price/Peter Morley, Howard Teitelbaum & Bonnie Teitelbaum,
Hillary/TriviaStamper/UND/Sunny/Turk/JuliaMD/HQR/Sherelan/Pyewacket,
Barry Silk/Scooter Magruder/Jenny McCaw, Len Blanks, Will McCorry,
Ron Anderson, and The Genateam.
Here is the filled diagram:
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E C H I P M U N K S T
The five border letters closest to the blank squares are V, S, L, E,
and I. These letters provide the two-word anagram phrase revealing
the "not-so-well-kept secret proving that ROCK 'N' ROLL IS NOT DEAD":
E L V I S L I V E S ! !
"ROCK's TOP 40" Clues
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1. Only solo artist other than Elvis to have more than one single
spend over 5 weeks atop the '55-'69 Billboard pop charts:
PAT BOONE charted with "Love Letters In The Sand" (#1 for 7 weeks
in 1957/58) and "April Love" (#1 for 6 weeks in 1957/58).
2. Arnold or Duane:
EDDY Arnold (or Duane Eddy).
3. Each of Clapton, Page, and Beck at one time:
Each was a YARDBIRD: Eric Clapton 1963-65, Jeff Beck 1965-66,
and Jimmy Page 1966-1968 (Page went on to found the New Yardbirds -
which turned into Led Zeppelin - later in 1968).
4. Middle McGuire Sister:
Christine (oldest) and Phyllis (youngest) sang with middle sister
DOROTHY, charting 30 hits from 1955 through 1961.
5. "The colour of my true love's hair in the morning, when we rise":
"YELLOW is the colour ..." according to Donovan's "Colours," which
reached #61 in 1965. (Mellow yellow, perhaps?)
6. "In a world filled with sorrow and ________, if you ask me why
this is so, I really don't know":
"... filled with sorrow and WOE, ..." from "Day Is Done" by
Peter, Paul & Mary (#21 in 1969).
7. "Reet Petite (The Finest Girl You ________ Want To Meet)":
"... You EVER Want To Meet" by Jackie Wilson (#62 in 1957/58).
8. He played Hugo in the movie, "Bye Bye Birdie":
Bobby RYDELL played Hugo Peabody, jealous steady beau of Kim McAfee
(Ann-Margret) in the 1963 film (taken from the Broadway play).
9. Bobby or Barbara:
Bobby LEWIS (or Barbara Lewis).
10. Johnny Rivers claims he's the seventh one:
"Seventh SON" (#7 in 1965), written by bluesman Willie Dixon.
11. "________ Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye":
"NA NA Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" by Steam (#1 for 2 weeks in
1969/70).
12. Vinyl LPs:
ALBUMS! (You remember those, don't you?)
13. When he says, "Put your hands on your hips," do it!:
One of Simple SIMON's commands in "Simon Says" by 1910 Fruitgum Co.
(#4 in 1968). Intentionally planned (and successful!) misdirection
provided by lyrics in Jackie Wilson's "Baby Workout" and Sam Cooke's
"Shake."
14. In November, 1956, he became the first major African-American
performer to host a network television variety series:
"The NAT ''KING'' COLE Show" on NBC was cancelled after a year
for lack of sponsors brave enough to underwrite it.
15. Buddy Hackett 1956 recording, "Chinese Rock And ________ Roll":
"Chinese Rock and EGG Roll," which reached #87, was the sequel to his
comedic 1953 single, "The Chinese Waiter."
16. Carla Thomas' first hit:
"GEE WHIZ (Look At His Eyes)" reached #10 in 1961 for the 18-year-old
daughter of Memphis singer/songwriter/DJ Rufus Thomas.
17. Place where "someone told me it's all happening" ... and "I do
believe it's true!":
"Someone told me it's all happening at the ZOO," from Simon &
Garfunkel's "At The Zoo" (#16 in 1967).
18. "Don't You Worry 'Bout Me" is #17:
The 4 Seasons' "OPUS 17 (Don't You Worry 'Bout Me)" (#13 in 1966).
19. Dave's partner:
SAM Moore met Dave Prater in Miami in 1961. Soul men Sam & Dave
were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992.
20. "Oh Lonesome ________":
"Oh Lonesome ME" hit #7 for country singer/songwriter Don Gibson
in 1958. Its flip side, "I Can't Stop Lovin' You," (also composed
by Gibson) charted at #81 four years before Ray Charles replaced
guitar with piano and orchestra and took it to #1 for 5 weeks.
21. Youngest Ames Brother:
Joe (eldest), Gene, and Vic Ames' younger brother ED started
charting on his own in 1965, five years after The Ames Brothers'
final single.
22. Bobby, Doris, Graduation, and Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da?:
All DAYS! "Graduation Day" was a #16 hit for The Rover Boys
featuring Billy Albert and #17 for The Four Freshmen, both in 1956,
and "Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day" was a #9 hit for Stevie Wonder in
1968.
23. It consists of - among other things - the Golden Rule, American
History, and Practical Math:
All subjects Chuck Berry is "working his fingers right down to the
bone" studying in "SCHOOL DAY," #3 in 1957.
24. Ivy Three hit:
Novelty song "YOGI" (inspired by Yogi Bear), which reached #8
in 1960 - the group's only top 100 single.
25. Them's (Their?) ethnicity:
The IRISH rock band Them (from Belfast) first charted with "Gloria"
in 1965. Vocalist Van Morrison went out on his own after the group
disbanded a year later.
26. Peter Noone:
He was HERMAN of Herman's Hermits, named after Sherman, the "pet boy"
of Mr. Peabody (a dog), cartoon characters from "Rocky & His Friends"
and "The Bullwinkle Show" on TV.
27. "Dominique"'s singer was one:
Sister Luc-Gabrielle from a Belgian convent recorded this song, which
was #1 for 4 weeks in 1963/64, as "The Signing NUN."
28. Part of CSN:
(David) Crosby, (Stephen) Stills & (Graham) NASH added (Neil) Young
in 1970.
29. Parsley, Sage, Alpert, or Thyme?:
Just as Simon & Garfunkel's "Scarborough Fair (/Canticle)" (commonly
referred to as "Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme") was leaving the
charts in 1968, HERB Alpert's "This Guy's In Love With You" (#1 for
4 weeks) was entering.
30. "Blue" blues vocalist:
Bobby "Blue" BLAND charted over 60 R&B hits in the '50s, '60s,
'70s, and '80s.
31. He recorded with Desi and Billy:
DINO, Desi & Billy, who had 6 top 100 singles from '65-'68, were
Dean Martin, Jr., Desi Arnaz IV, and Billy Hinsche (a Beverly Hills
school companion).
32. Smith of "Little Green Apples" fame (not Granny!):
O. C. (Ocie Lee) Smith took this song to #2 in 1968.
33. The better half of Cash:
Johnny Cash's wife of 35 years, June CARTER, passed away on May
16th of this year. She was a talented singer/songwriter, who wrote
"Ring of Fire" and "If I Were a Carpenter," two of Johnny's biggest
hits. Her acoustic, autobiographical 1999 album "Press On" earned
her a Grammy.
34. "And when I hurt, hurtin' ________ my shoulders ... how can I hurt
when holdin' you?":
"... hurtin' RUNS OFF my shoulders ...," from Neil Diamond's "Sweet
Caroline (Good Times Never Seemed So Good)" (#4 in 1969).
35. "It's plain to see you put a hurtin' on me, but it's a natural
________ (ha!) I like it like that!":
"... it's a natural FACT (ha!) ..." from Jackie Wilson's "Baby
Workout" (#5 in 1963).
36. They covered "Wimoweh":
Originally recorded in 1939 as "Mbube," "Wimoweh" was covered by
The Weavers in 1952, then covered again as "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"
by The TOKENS in 1961/62, when it stayed at #1 for 3 weeks.
37. Background singers' mantra on Betty Everett's big solo hit:
Her "The SHOOP Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss)" went to #6 in 1964.
38. Mark Valentino 1962/63 single, "The ________ And Kick":
"The PUSH And Kick," his only hit, reached #27.
39. When misty, Johnny Mathis can't tell this from his glove:
In "Misty," (#12 in 1959/60), Johnny claims that "Never knowing my
right foot from my left, my HAT from my glove, I'm too misty and
too much in love."
40. Levi, Obie, Duke, or Lawrence:
Levi Stubbs, Renaldo "Obie" Benson, Abdul "Duke" Fakir, and
Lawrence Payton were each one TOP of Four Tops.
Gotta go now ... Elvis is waiting for us at the 7-Eleven. Until next
time, take care of business, lay off of my blue suede shoes, and don't
be cruel to each other. (Thank you very much.)
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Bob Bluestein <bob&egh.com> and Marc Dashevsky <marc&TheWorld.com>