Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    Game Of Love - Music Trivia (Meet The Record Men)
    Game Of Love - Music Trivia (Meet The Record Men)
    Game Of Love - Music Trivia (Meet The Record Men)
    Ebook103 pages1 hour

    Game Of Love - Music Trivia (Meet The Record Men)

    By Melody Rose

    ()

    Read preview

    About this ebook

    Music Trivia from the beginnings of early Rock & Roll and Pop music. The book covers the pioneer record companies and the people behind the scene that made it all happen: Motown Records, Chess Records, Atlantic Records, and Sun Records. It also covers the Artists for these labels and how they created the genre of these early formative years on the music scene.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMelody Rose
    Release dateApr 20, 2010
    ISBN9780980061314
    Game Of Love - Music Trivia (Meet The Record Men)
    Author

    Melody Rose

    Melody Rose, musician and author has written a series of six music trivia books about songs, songwriters and musicians. She investigates the social, political and personal life of an artist to shed new light on the creation of a song through lyric, beat and melody. Melody Rose is a native of Santa Clara Valley (Silicon Valley) and enjoys music, art, nature and history.

    Read more from Melody Rose

    Related to Game Of Love - Music Trivia (Meet The Record Men)

    Related ebooks

    Music For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      The Flip Sides Of Motown

      Jul 17, 2019

      MOTOWN FOUNDER Berry Gordy created a family of record labels in Detroit including Motown, Gordy, Tamla, Soul, Rare Earth and more. We look back at four flip sides from four decades on the Motown label as we celebrate its 60th anniversary. The first

      2 min read

    • Article

      Still As Feisty As Ever!

      Nov 23, 2020

      Still As Feisty As Ever!
      11 min read

    • Article

      Diana’s Endless Love

      Apr 1, 2024

      Diana’s Endless Love
      3 min read

    • Article

      Not Fade Away

      Jun 17, 2021

      Not Fade Away
      6 min read

    • Article

      Meeting Of The Spirits

      Apr 5, 2019

      Meeting Of The Spirits
      9 min read

    • Article

      Danny Johnson

      Sep 10, 2019

      Danny Johnson
      11 min read

    • Article

      In Memoriam

      Oct 26, 2020

      Uriah Heep’s “Easy Livin’” brought drummer Lee Kerslake to the U.S. Top 40 in the 1970s and, as a member of Ozzy Osbourne’s Blizzard of Ozz band, he was heard on FM rock radio in the 1980s on “Crazy Train.” In England, in the late 1960s, drummer Lee

      5 min read

    • Article

      10 Albums That Changed My Life

      Jun 28, 2021

      Drummer Chris Frantz is a founding member of Talking Heads, one of the most original and successful bands of the ’80s post-punk era. He provided the backbeat for such classics as “Burning Down The House,” “Psycho Killer” and “Once in a Lifetime” (to

      3 min read

    • Article

      Not Fade Away

      Sep 16, 2021

      Not Fade Away
      6 min read

    • Article

      In Memoriam 2022

      Jan 3, 2023

      In Memoriam 2022
      16 min read

    • Article

      Not Fade Away

      Jan 16, 2020

      Not Fade Away
      5 min read

    • Article

      Not Fade Away

      Mar 18, 2021

      Not Fade Away
      6 min read

    • Article

      Not Fade Away

      Jun 16, 2022

      Not Fade Away
      6 min read

    • Article

      Not Fade Away

      Oct 21, 2021

      Not Fade Away
      6 min read

    • Article

      The Old Romantics

      Apr 14, 2022

      The Old Romantics
      6 min read

    • Article

      Not Fade Away

      Nov 10, 2022

      Not Fade Away
      5 min read

    • Article

      “He Always Made Me Laugh”

      Sep 19, 2019

      I’D known David since September of 1985. We met in Charlottesville in our first year at the University Of Virginia, when we were both 18. I got a little job posting handbills for cool gigs from a local promoter. David came to plenty of the gigs and h

      4 min read

    • Article

      The Conquering Heroine

      Dec 10, 2020

      The Conquering Heroine
      4 min read

    • Article

      Not Fade Away

      Jan 13, 2022

      Not Fade Away
      6 min read

    • Article

      Protomartyr

      Jul 13, 2023

      Story And Songs From Robin Hood DISNEYLAND, 1973 This was the first record I was obsessed with. I can still vividly remember being five or six and lying down in front of our green and blue polka dot record player and lifting the needle to hear “Whist

      4 min read

    • Article

      Not Fade Away

      May 20, 2021

      Not Fade Away
      6 min read

    Related categories

    Reviews for Game Of Love - Music Trivia (Meet The Record Men)

    0 ratings

    0 ratings0 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words

      Book preview

      Game Of Love - Music Trivia (Meet The Record Men) - Melody Rose

      Game of Love

      by

      Melody Rose

      SMASHWORDS EDITION

      * * * * *

      PUBLISHED BY:

      Melody Rose on Smashwords

      Game of Love

      Copyright © 2007 by Melody Rose

      VOLUME II - GAME OF LOVE

      To the record companies and the innovators behind them: Barry Gordy at Motown Records, Leonard and Phil Chess at Chess Records, Jerry Wexler and Ahmet Ertgun at Atlantic Records, and Sam Phillips at Sun Records. To the artists who helped build these companies: Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross, Sam Cooke, Aretha, Dusty, and many more. And finally, to those who stepped beyond their clan to share their music with the world: Stephane Grappelli and Django Reinhardt. Enjoy the story.

      Melody Rose

      Library of Congress:

      ISBN 978-0-9800613-1-4

      Table Of Contents:

      Chapter 1:

      1-50q Wah-Watusi

      1-50a Don't Hang Up

      Chapter 2:

      51-100q My Babe

      51-100a Hoochie-Coochie Man

      Chapter 3:

      101-150q Hound Dog

      101-150a Poison Ivy

      Chapter 4:

      151-200q Son Of A Preacher Man

      151-200a Layla

      Chapter 5:

      201-250q You Send Me

      201-250a Wonderful World

      Chapter 6:

      251-300q Walkin’ To New Orleans

      251-300a I'm Walkin'

      Chapter 7:

      301-350q I Can’t Give You Anything But Love

      301-350a I Saw Stars

      Chapter 8:

      351-400q Blue Drag

      351-400a Nuages (Clouds)

      Chapter 9:

      401-450q Goody Goody

      401-450a Why Do Fools Fall In Love

      Chapter 10:

      451-500q Raspberries, Strawberries

      451-500a Cloudy Summer Afternoon

      VOLUME II - GAME OF LOVE

      Chapter 1:

      1q. Who were The Orlons?

      1a. The Orlons were an early sixties girl group, with the exception of one male bass singer.

      2q. What made The Orlons unique in the early 1960’s?

      2a. The Orlons were the only girl group to include a male bass vocalist to accentuate their singing. The Chiffons, Shirelles, and Cookies had all female members.

      3q. What does the term orlon mean?

      3a. Orlon is a type of lightweight, synthetic fabric. They chose the name as a complement to The Cashmere’s, another group named after a fabric.

      4q. What city were The Orlons from and where did they meet?

      4a. The Orlons were from West Philadelphia. They met at Overbrook High School and were originally three Brickley sisters and two friends. Shirley Brickley, Rosetta Hightower, Marlena Davis and Steve Caldwell became The Orlons. The two younger Brickley sisters weren’t old enough to play in nightclubs.

      5q. What label signed The Orlons?

      5a. Cameo-Parkway record label signed The Orlons after a schoolmate, Len Barry, heard them sing and recommended them to his groups label.

      6q. Have The Orlons started touring again after a forty year hiatus?

      6a. Yes, after a successful five year career they disbanded. Steve Caldwell spent twenty years as a bus driver before reassembling the group after a forty year hiatus. He is the only original member, along with Jean Brickley, Shirley’s sister.

      7q. What two songs were big hits for The Orlons?

      7a. The Orlons had a number two hit with, The Wah-Watusi in 1962. It was based on a song by The Vibrations called, The Watusi, a dance number. They followed it with a number five hit, Don’t Hang Up.

      8q. What song was a hit for The Searchers, which was recorded earlier by The Orlons?

      8a. Don’t Throw Your Love Away was covered by The Searchers in 1964 and became a top twenty hit.

      9q. What folk song did The Orlons cover which was also done by The Kingston Trio and Bud & Travis?

      9a. Bon-Doo-Wah was a rewrite of the song, Bonua, a hit for The Kingston Trio in the early sixties.

      10q. What song was named after a popular Philly club where hippies would meet?

      10a. South Street was written by Mann and Appell and based on the Stephen Foster song, Camptown Races. The lyrics asked, Where do the hippies meet?. They met at the club, South Street.

      11q. What was Dee Dee Sharp’s real name?

      11a. Dione La Rue was Dee Dee Sharp’s real name. She got her moniker by singing in the key of D# (sharp), hence Dee Dee Sharp. Her real name sounded too much like a stripper.

      12q. What were her two big dance hits in the early ‘60’s?

      12a. It’s Mashed Potato Time and Gravy On My Mashed Potatoes were two big dance tunes written for Dee Dee during the dance craze.

      13q. What did her grandfather predict about her future?

      13a. Dee Dee’s grandfather predicted her name would be known all over the world in one month. A month after her hit came out her name was known world-wide.

      14q. What high school did Dee Dee attend?

      14a. Dee Dee attended Overbrook High School in Philadelphia, along with The Orlons and The Dovells.

      15q. What record label signed Dee Dee and made her a star?

      15a. Cameo-Parkway hired Dee Dee as a backup singer. She sang in her church choir and was a classically trained pianist.

      16q. How did Dee Dee get her break?

      16a. Dee Dee was given the female co-lead during Chubby Checker’s, Slow Twistin’.

      17q. How was Mashed Potatoes written?

      17a. Mashed Potato Time was written by Kal Mann, Cameo’s in-house lyricist. He borrowed the tune from The Marvelette’s, Please Mr. Postman. He called Berry Gordy at Motown and asked to settle before a lawsuit occurred.

      18q. Who did Dee Dee marry in 1967?

      18a. Dee Dee married Kenny Gamble of Gamble & Huff fame. They started Philadelphia International Records label, which dominated 1970’s R&B.

      19q. What tune did Dee Dee have a hit with at PIR?

      19a. Dee Dee had a hit with 10 c.c.’s, I’m Not In Love at PIR.

      20q. Does Dee Dee perform today?

      20a. Dee Dee got her degree in clinical psychology but continues performing today.

      21q. Where was Donovan born and what was his full name?

      21a. Donovan was born in Glasgow, Scotland as Donovan Leitch.

      22q. When did he move to a London suburb?

      22a. Donovan moved to a London suburb as a young teen so his father could get better work and he could attend school.

      23q. Who influenced his love of Celtic poetry and folklore?

      23a. Donald Leitch, Donovan’s father, read poetry and folklore to his son. Donovan contracted polio from too strong a vaccination and spent some time at home in bed.

      24q. Why did he leave home at sixteen?

      24a. Donovan’s mother and dad felt he was getting too sexually active while at home. They complained and drove him away.

      25q. How did he survive and who taught him how to play guitar?

      25a. Donovan survived by living with other hippies on the beach or in the woods. Dirty Phil, a smelly homeless hippy, taught him how to play guitar in two weeks.

      26q. What kind

      Enjoying the preview?
      Page 1 of 1