Rock Music Trivia Questions XII

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After members of his entourage were arrested the previous October for "disturbing the peace" when they tried to register at a white hotel in Shreveport, who recorded "A Change is Gonna Come" on January 30, 1964?

       a. Curtis Mayfield
       b. Sam Cooke
       c. Otis Redding
       d. Marvin Gaye


Who re-recorded the Jim Weatherly song "Midnight Plane to Houston," and instead put us on a "Midnight Train to Georgia"?

       a. Gladys Knight
       b. Diana Ross
       c. Tina Turner
       d. Aretha Franklin


After a brief mid-career effort to play for the Detroit Lions, who included two of the Lions (Mel Farr and Lem Barney) portraying party-goers in the background of "What's Going On"?

       a. Smokey Robinson
       b. Marvin Gaye
       c. Stevie Wonder
       d. Ray Charles


Who wrote "Superstition" for blues rocker Jeff Beck, only for Motown to insist he record it himself on his "Talking Book" album?

       a. Rick James
       b. Stevie Wonder
       c. Prince
       d. Michael Jackson


Ben E King originally offered "Stand by Me" to his group, which rejected it. What group was this?

       a. Four Seasons
       b. Dells
       c. Drifters
       d. Platters


Mott the Hoople rejected this man's "Suffragette City", but did have a big hit with his "All the Young Dudes". Who wrote both songs?

       a. Elton John
       b. David Bowie
       c. Pete Townshend
       d. Paul McCartney


Named for Pete Townshend's spiritual advisor and for a minimalist composer, Baba O'Riley includes an Irish fiddle at the end. What do many people think it's called?

       a. Teenage Wasteland
       b. Who Are You
       c. Won't Get Fooled Again
       d. My Generation


After they bolted from Motown, they had a hit with "It's Your Thing". And Berry Gordy sued. Who were they?

       a. Isley Brothers
       b. Righteous Brothers
       c. Temptations
       d. Four Tops


Formerly called the Screaming Abdabs, what British band reputedly renamed itself for two blues musicians after Syd Barrett joined?

       a. Pink Floyd
       b. Moody Blues
       c. Mott the Hoople
       d. Jethro Tull


What progressive rock band was originally a rhythm and blues group called the Paramounts?

       a. Genesis
       b. Procol Harum
       c. Pink Floyd
       d. Yes


Bob Dylan's Knockin' On Heaven's Door appears on the soundtrack of what Peckinpah movie, in which Dylan has a small role?

       a. Straw Dogs
       b. Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid
       c. The Wild Bunch
       d. Bonnie and Clyde


One of Dire Straits' most successful singles, who shares the song writing credits with Mark Knopfler on the song, Money For Nothing?

       a. Sting
       b. Rod Stewart
       c. Bono
       d. Bob Geldof


Which of the following albums was the first album released by The Rolling Stones?

       a. Sticky Fingers
       b. The Rolling Stones
       c. Let It Bleed
       d. Some Girls


Scotty Moore played guitar for which of the following famous rockers?

       a. The Big Bopper
       b. Little Richard
       c. Elvis Presley
       d. Jerry Lee Lewis


Which of the following musicians was the only non-Beatle ever credited on a Beatles' record?

       a. Billy Preston
       b. Yoko Ono
       c. Donovan
       d. Bob Dylan




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