Ask a question about a band & see if anyone can answer it without using Google..Part 6

[red dog 1]

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1) What current band has a former member of The Bus Boys?

2) What punk band had a hit with "Summer Paradise"?

3) What was the title of "The Who"s debut album? (answered)

4) What was the name of the first band Waylon Jennings formed?

5) What was the name of the doo-wop group Jan & Dean were in while in high school?

6) What was the original name of Danny & the Juniors?

7) What was the name of Bob Seger's first band?

8) What band was Mickey Dolenz in before he joined The Monkees?

9) Which co-founder of Commander Cody is now a regular on "A Prairie Home Companion"? (answered)

10) What was the first band Bruce Springsteen was in?

11) What was Dire Straits' original name?

12) What group was Marty Balin in before he co-funded Jefferson Airplane? (answered)

13) What was the original name of The Quarrymen?

14) What was the first band Johnny Depp was in?

15) A) What was Cheap Trick's original name?
B) What city are they from?

16) What was the name of the first band Willie Nelson was in?

17) What was the first group inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame?

18) Before he co-founded The Byrds, what band was Roger McGuinn in?

19) What was "The Chiffons" first recorded single?

20) Who is the lead guitarist for the Bryan Adams Band?

21) What was the name of the first band Jerry Garcia was in?

22) What was the original name of The Sex Pistols?

23) What was the original name of "Ten Years After"?








More band questions from Part 5:
https://democraticunderground.com/10181452445

[TomSlick]

1. I just had to look up the original name of Dire Straits.

They did well in the name change.

[Danmel]

2. #3 is The Who Sings My Generation

[red dog 1]

8. Ding!

[genxlib]

3. Here's one

What famous singer songwriter started out in a heavy metal band called Attila.

[musette_sf]

26. Billy Joel

[genxlib]

27. Indeed

I was on a Billy Joel kick in 86 when I happened upon a bootleg in London that I didn’t recognize. It was labeled as a BJ album but was a real “what the hell” moment

[musette_sf]

28. Billy was with the Hassles as well

[BunnyMcGee]

4. I got a big fat NOTHING

but

13) What was the original name of The Quarrymen?

referring to The Beatles original name?

[red dog 1]

7. Yes. referring to the Beatles original name

John Lennon formed a skiffle group in high school called The Quarrymen, but that wasn't the original name of the group.

[LakeArenal]

5. Cheap Trick is from Rockford.

Almost a home town band in Madison WI.

[red dog 1]

6. Rockford it is!

[red dog 1]

9. After Jerry Garcia's mother moved from San Francisco while he was still in high school,

where did they move to?

(Grateful Dead question)

[Brother Buzz]

37. Palo Alto?

Or was that just where the magic back door of the music store was where Bob Weir and Jerry Garcia first met?

[red dog 1]

38. Nope, good guess though

His mother moved the family about 2 hours north of S.F. while Jerry & his brother were still at Balboa high school (SF)

[Brother Buzz]

39. Two hours north of SF?

That's got to be out in the boonies. Did Garcia move with his mom or stay in the city? Spill with it, where did his mom move to?

[red dog 1]

41. Garcia had to move with his mom because he was too young to do otherwise.

(Hint: It's a very small town that gets more rain than any other place in California)

[Brother Buzz]

42. Kentfield?

Seems like Kentfield always gets the most rain, but it's under an hour from the City. They used to have some wicked floods, too, until the realigned and engineered the creek. Hell, where else can you water ski on a football field?

http://www.marinnostalgia.org/kentfield/1960s/#gallery/6563/2824/comments

[red dog 1]

43. No, not Kentfield

It's a small town near the Russian River in western Sonoma County

[red dog 1]

59. Here's a huge hint........It's not far from Gurneville & Monte Rio

[Brother Buzz]

62. Oh, it's got to be Cazadero!

And it's the boonies! I'm guessing Jerry hated it. Garcia was cool with the outdoors as long as he has his creature comforts, and, well, creature comforts are in short supply in Cazadero. I haven't been there in decades, and I guess it's changed, but when I was there, it was like stepping back into the thirties or forties. Perfect location for a period film.

[red dog 1]

63. WinnerWinnerChicken Dinner!

What Garcia hated the most was the 45 minute-long bus ride from Cazadero to Sebastopol where he went to high school (and 45 minute-long bus ride back home to Cazadero)

(One time I almost rented a house in Cazadero...I love that place....all forest)

[red dog 1]

10. What band was the first to record "Little Darlin"

[Mendocino]

11. #18

He spent time with The Chad Mitchell Trio and Bobby Darin. I think he also played with Judy Collins.

[red dog 1]

13. Yes indeed!

He also played with Simon & Garfunkel

[red dog 1]

12. Who was the lead guitarist for The Charlatans?

[musette_sf]

24. Michael "Fcvk you and thanks for the memories" Wilhelm

[red dog 1]

58. You got it!

[musette_sf]

61. I miss Mike.

[red dog 1]

14. What city are the Dead Kennedys from?

[red dog 1]

15. What was the original name of "Oasis"?

[red dog 1]

16. What was the name of the Liverpool night club where the Beatles played during their early years?

(They were The Quarrymen then)

[red dog 1]

17. What state are "Hootie and the Blowfish" from?

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(Hint: East Coast)

[musette_sf]

25. North Carolina

[red dog 1]

36. Close, but no cigar

[red dog 1]

18. What was the name of Captain Beefheart's backing band?

[red dog 1]

19. What Liverpool band was Ringo Starr in before he joined The Beatles?

[Mad_Dem_X]

31. Rory Storm and the Hurricanes

[red dog 1]

33. That's it

[yellowdogintexas]

20. What North Texas band has won a Grammy as "Best Polka Band"

Their music is far more eclectic than that award would signify..

[GumboYaYa]

21. Brave Combo....love those guys.

Great live show!

[yellowdogintexas]

30. Yes they are. The best version of "The Hokey Pokey" in the history of ever

I love how they change the rhythms around too - like "Oh Holy Night Cha Cha Cha"

[red dog 1]

22. What band was the first to accumulate 8 consecutive gold LPs?

[musette_sf]

23. #9

Andy Stein?

He was the only one in the band I could think of who would be a good fit for PHC.

I just finished re-reading Star-Making Machinery, about Cody making an album in the 70s, by Geoffrey Stokes, which is highly recommended for anyone with an interest in the music business.

https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/a/geoffrey-stokes/star-making-machinery/

In looking the book up, I just learned that Stokes also wrote about food under the nom de plume Vladimir Estragon. I have cherished my copy of Waiting For Dessert - AND my copy of Star-Making Machinery - for decades, and had no idea that Vladimir Estragon was, indeed, Geoffrey Stokes.

[red dog 1]

35. Ding!

(Thanks for that link)

[Wolf Frankula]

29. 12 is 'The Town Criers'

a short lived folk group.

Wolf

[red dog 1]

32. You got it, Wolf!

[red dog 1]

34. What city were Eddie and Alex Van Halen born in?

[Brother Buzz]

40. Who was the only Byrds band member to play a musical instrument on Mr. Tambourine Man?

[red dog 1]

45. Was it Roger McGuinn?

[Brother Buzz]

46. Yes. He explains how it shook out in the film, The Wrecking Crew (1:18)

[red dog 1]

47. Thanks for posting that

[red dog 1]

44. What was the name of the band Ritchie Valens was in when he was in high school?

[red dog 1]

48. Before he co-founded The Byrds, what famous singer hired Roger McGuinn as a songwriter?

McGuinn got paid $35/week & worked at the Brill Building in NYC

[Brother Buzz]

49. I know that one only because I started looking at the Brill Building story

The Brill Building is ALWAYS mentioned in the recording industry footnotes, but I knew squat about it and started investigating.

It's fair to say the Brill Building was the center of the music universe until it incrementally moved to Southern California. Session drummers, in particular, always talked about the East Coast (Brill Building) beat, contrasting it to what the West Coast studios started pumping out.

[red dog 1]

50. Whenever I see any mention of the Brill Building I think of Carole King and others who became famous

later on.

[Brother Buzz]

52. Yes, a boatload of all-star writers got their start there

Most ultimately migrated to Southern California over the years.

[red dog 1]

51. Who was the lead singer for Herman's Hermits?

[Brother Buzz]

55. What is the name of the guitarist who laid down the slick Herman's Hermits...

studio recording licks on Silhouettes ...AND... did the totally iconic guitar riff in the James Bond theme song?

[ShazzieB]

53. 13) What was the original name of The Quarrymen?

I thought The Quarrymen was the original name.

Unless there's more than one band that has used that name...?

[red dog 1]

54. John Lennon's skiffle group in high school had a different name before it was changed to

The Quarrymen.

(They didn't play any gigs under the original name)

[ShazzieB]

56. Wow, how do I not know that?

I swear, I really know a lot about the Beatles, including their early history. I bet when I find out the answer I'll be like "Dang, I knew that!"

[red dog 1]

57. It was actually a pretty cool band name.

(I wonder why he changed it?)

[red dog 1]

60. What was "The Rip Chords" original name?

[red dog 1]

64. What band was the first to record "Little Honda"?

[red dog 1]

65. What was Dion & the Belmonts' first hit song?

[red dog 1]

66. What was the name of Chris Isaak's first band?

[red dog 1]

67. What was the original name of The Dixie Cups?