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Which 1950's rocker was charged with tax evasion in 1979?
a. Chuck Berry
b. Fabian
c. Donovan
d. Frankie Vali
Chuck Berry - Chuck was one of the first musicians to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in
1986.
On which Aerosmith album can you find the song "Walk this Way"?
a. Permanent Vacation
b. Toys in the Attic
c. Rocks
d. Draw the Line
Toys in the Attic - The song reached number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1977.
Which artist and his real name below are mismatched?
a. Bono - Paul Hewson
b. David Lee Roth - David Farnsworth
c. David Bowie - David Jones
d. Elton John - Reginald Dwight
David Lee Roth - David Farnsworth - David Lee Roth (his birth name) was inducted into the Rock and Roll
Hall of Fame in 2007.
At what venue did Jimi Hendrix and The Who have a
stage-destroying contest (of sorts)?
a. Woodstock II
b. Monterey Pop Festival
c. Watkin's Glenn
d. Woodstock
Monterey Pop Festival - Rolling Stone magazine ranked Hendrix as the greatest guitarist of all time.
What was the original band name of Creedence Clearwater
Revival?
a. The Blue Velvets
b. The Swampers
c. Willie and the Poor Boys
d. The Golliwogs
The Blue Velvets - The Blue Velvets released three singles in 1961 and 1962. None of them were
successful.
Before her solo career, Wendy O. Williams was a member of what
band?
a. Blondie
b. Vixen
c. Scandal
d. Plasmatics
Plasmatics - Williams died on April 6, 1998 at the age 48 from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
In what year did members of Lynyrd Skynyrd die in an infamous
plane crash?
a. 1977
b. 1979
c. 1973
d. 1975
1977 - Ronnie Van Zant, Steve Gaines, Cassie Gaines, assistant road manager Dean Kilpatrick and the
pilots were killed in the crash.
Where is the "Rock and Roll Hall of Fame" located?
a. Memphis, TN
b. San Francisco, CA
c. Los Angeles, CA
d. Cleveland, OH
Cleveland, OH - The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame began on April 20, 1983.
Which band recorded the song "Love is the Drug" in 1975?
a. Police
b. Aerosmith
c. Roxy Music
d. The Who
Roxy Music - The song can be found on Roxy Music's fifth studio album Siren.
What was Queen's first breakthrough song that landed them a
record contract?
a. Keep Yourself Alive
b. Bohemian Rhapsody
c. Sheer Heart Attack
d. Killer Queen
Keep Yourself Alive - Rolling Stone magazine rated the song 31st on its list of 'The 100 Greatest Guitar
Songs of All Time' in 2008.
Who performed the rock and roll song "Wooly Bully"?
a. Village Stompers
b. The Zombies
c. The Animals
d. Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs
Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs - Wooly Bully sold over three million copies and reached No. 2 on the
American Hot 100 chart in 1965.
Where did Mick Jagger and Keith Richards first meet?
a. On a Playground
b. At a Recording Studio
c. In Grammar School
d. On a Train Platform
In Grammar School - The Rolling Stones celebrated their 50th anniversary in 2012.
Who recorded the song "These Eyes" in 1969?
a. The Eagles
b. The Rolling Stones
c. The Guess Who
d. The Who
The Guess Who - The Guess Who formed in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada in 1965.
Who released the Grammy award winning album "Jagged Little
Pill"?
a. Allanah Myles
b. Jewel
c. Sarah McLachlan
d. Alanis Morrissette
Alanis Morrissette - In 1996, Morissette won five Grammy awards including album of the year.
What is the real name of past "Kiss" drummer Peter Criss?
a. Peter Crisscoula
b. Peter Cristian
c. Peter Crissanova
d. Peter Christapher
Peter Crisscoula - Peter has released six solo albums.
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