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    Johnny's Jukebox Trivia: 1,001 Fantastic Questions from the Golden Age of Rock and Roll
    Johnny's Jukebox Trivia: 1,001 Fantastic Questions from the Golden Age of Rock and Roll
    Johnny's Jukebox Trivia: 1,001 Fantastic Questions from the Golden Age of Rock and Roll
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    Johnny's Jukebox Trivia: 1,001 Fantastic Questions from the Golden Age of Rock and Roll

    By John Robinson

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    Jukebox Johnny presents 1,001 of his best trivia questions about all of your favorite performers from the Golden Age of Rock & Roll. The questions in this book will thrill, entertain, amuse, and stump you! Even hard core fans will learn new tidbits about their favorite performers and how they came to make the music that they did.

    Come on, take this challenge, and find out just how much you really know about the music that shaped your life and the people who made it!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisheriUniverse
    Release dateDec 17, 2002
    ISBN9781462082292
    Johnny's Jukebox Trivia: 1,001 Fantastic Questions from the Golden Age of Rock and Roll
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    John Robinson

    John Robinson leads the Eden bus ministry, part of The Message in Manchester. He is author of NOBODY'S CHILD and is married to Gillian, a vicar in the Church of England. They have two daughters.

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      Johnny's Jukebox Trivia - John Robinson

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      1,001 Fantastic Questions from the Golden Age of Rock and Roll

      by John Robinson

      Writers Club Press

      New York Lincoln Shanghai

      Johnny’s Jukebox Trivia 1,001 Fantastic Questions from the Golden Age of Rock and Roll

      All Rights Reserved © 2002 by John Robinson

      No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping, or by any information storage retrieval system, without the written permission of the publisher.

      Writers Club Press an imprint of iUniverse, Inc.

      For information address:

      iUniverse, Inc.

      2021 Pine Lake Road, Suite 100

      Lincoln, NE 68512

      www.iuniverse.com

      ISBN: 0-595-26123-X

      ISBN: 978-1-4620-8229-2 (ebook)

      Printed in the United States of America

      Contents

      Acknowledgements

      Introduction

      The dedication, naturally, would be for my wife, Donna.

      Acknowledgements

      Thanks to the following people who gave me encouragement, information and help with the publication of this book:

      Jason Adams, Justin Adams, Bill Baetz, Barry and Carol Baker, Mike Benson, Pete Best, Brandi Bullard, Freddy Cannon, David Cassidy, Chubby Checker, Tommy Chong, Lou Christie, Petula Clark, Alice Cooper, Dad & Mom, Rick Derringer, Morton Downey, Jr., Nick Fortuna, Glenn Frey, Sonny Geraci, Carl Giammarese, Ellie Greenwich, Arlo Guth-rie, Monica Harris, Billy Hinsche, Ron Hively, Danny Hutton, Tommy James, Al Jardine, Jim Kale, Bob Keane, Cub Koda, Rod Krol, Mark Lindsay, Mike Love, Byron MacGregor, Ray Marshall, Bill Medley, Rich Michaels, Ted Nugent, Donny Osmond, Marie Osmond, Douglas S. Pierce, Roger Poulard, Vester Presley, Ben Price, Question Mark, Rob Riley, Jack Robbins, Donna Robinson, Jason & Heather Robinson, Soupy Sales, Del Shannon, Steve Spooner, Steve The Cat, Jim Stone, Johnny Tillotson, Dean Torrence, Darrell Williams, Carl Wilson and Wolfman Jack.

      Introduction

      In the beginning, this book wasn’t even in mind when I started collecting Rock & Roll trivia. In 1986, I began accumulating these little-known facts to use on my radio program at 94 GOLD, a radio station in Jackson, Michigan. I would interject these facts going into or coming out of a song and continued doing this for years at various other stations. I kept thousands of these facts stored away for my own use, never intended for a book of this sort. Then, around 1994, I started an on-air contest where I would ask a Rock & Roll trivia question and give multiple choices for the answer. I began storing these questions on floppy discs, and eventually the idea to clean them up and form a book came to mind.

      Okay, so where did I find all these facts?

      When I started in 1986, I scoured everything I could find, looking for little tidbits; I read fronts, backs and insides of album covers, album inserts, lyric sheets, composer credits, musician credits, 45 sleeves, the inner grooves of lp’s and singles, the labels, television and radio interviews, clippings, articles, columns—anything.

      Some of the information has come straight from the celebrities themselves. I recorded and kept most of the interviews I’ve conducted and listening back to them provided me with additional information. If a question had answers that contradicted themselves, either I didn’t use it or I put that contradiction to good use (see Question #177).

      So relax, soak it in, amuse yourself and amaze your friends. There’s nothing philosophical here; no politics, no preaching, no heavy messages—just fun…the way it should be.

      1) Who was the first Beatle to become a grandfather?

      John Lennon Paul McCartney George Harrison Ringo Starr

      2) Which of these television personalities was John Sebastian’s godmother?

      Ethel Mertz (Vivian Vance) Mrs. Howell (Natalie Schafer) Alice Kramden (Audrey Meadows) Jane Jetson

      3) She began singing at the age of 4. At 14 she formed her own group called the Cosines. Her professional career started when she was only 17, and already married! Who is she?

      Connie Francis Carole King Dusty Springfield George Michael

      4) Who was the first British Rock & Roll group to reach #1 on the American singles charts?

      Tornadoes Dave Clark 5 Caravelles

      Swinging Blue Jeans

      5) Who was responsible for giving the Beatles their first marijuana experience?

      Ray Charles Mick Jagger Bob Dylan Anita Bryant

      6) Which Elvis movie was originally titled The Only Game in Town, then changed to The Only Girl in Town, then changed to The Lady Loves Me?

      Viva Las Vegas Change of Habit Clambake

      Dude, Where’s My Car?

      7) What is the song A HORSE WITH NO NAME actually about?

      A home near the desert Wild stallions An Indian warrior Mr. Ed

      8) Which of these songs was originally titled The Thing?

      Purple People Eater My Ding-a-Ling Long Tall Sally Little Willy

      9) Why was the song ELUSIVE BUTTERFLY edited?

      Offensive matter Too long

      Too confusing for the record buying public Too gruesome

      10) Why was the song KODACHROME banned from the airwaves in England?

      The lyrics contained the word crap The title was inappropriate

      Paul Simon had called the British media incomprehensible twits It didn’t mention the Queen

      11) This group began in 1940 as Nickie & the Starliters. Their name changed to the Variety Trio, the Variatones, Romans, Village Voices, Topics, Billy Dixon & the Topics. What do we know them as today?

      Four Seasons Drifters

      Bill Haley & His Comets Menudo

      12) Which Doors song did Jim Morrison & Ray Manzarek write after watching a young black girl walk down the beach?

      Touch Me Hello, I Love You Love Her Madly Gidget Goes Hawaiian

      13) What’s so unusual about the Everly Brothers hit WALK RIGHT BACK?

      Only one note is played throughout There’s only one verse

      There’s only one instrument in the background The record wasn’t round—it was a triangle

      14) In 1969, the breakup of Simon & Garfunkel was inevitable due to building tension between the two. What finally sealed their breakup?

      Paul Simon was mad that Garfunkel got credit for the songs Simon had written

      Garfunkel refused to record one of Simon’s songs Garfunkel wanted to pursue an acting career Elmer’s Glue

      15) What was the song WALK RIGHT IN originally about, before the lyrics were rewritten?

      An unemployment line A risque’ woman Drugs

      A men’s room

      16) On the original album liner notes of the Strangeloves first album, what did they claim their job was before becoming Rock & Roll singers?

      Japanese tree surgeons Australian sheep herders Brazilian snake handlers Hermaphrodite cowboys

      17) For the song ACROSS THE UNIVERSE, the Beatles used Lizzie Bravo & Gayleen Pease as backing vocalists. Who were they?

      A couple of girls they dragged in off the street Their fan club secretaries Peter & Gordon’s girlfriends Abbott & Costello

      18) In 1967 this song was originally recorded by the Soul Brothers Six. It was again recorded in 1968 by the Fantastic Johnny C. Then, in the 70’s, it became a huge hit for a Michigan Rock & Roll act. What song was it?

      Katmandu

      I Just Want To Celebrate Some Kind Of Wonderful Funky Cold Medina

      19) On November 23, 1963 a few hours after the assassination of President Kennedy, Beach Boys Brian Wilson & Mike Love got together and wrote a song that reflected the sadness felt by everyone. Which song did they compose?

      Warmth Of The Sun In My Room Please Let Me Wonder We’ll Run Away

      20) What group originally went under the name The Thirteenth Floor?

      The Thirteenth Floor Elevators Grass Roots Buffalo Springfield The Twelfth Roof

      21) In 1952, Elvis used to sing with a group called the Texas Firemen. What other member of that group went on to a successful music career?

      Johnny Burnette Johnny Cash Johnny Ray Johnny Carson

      22) Back in 1963, what English band was dubbed as the Most Blues-Wailing?

      Rolling Stones

      Yardbirds

      Kinks

      Blues Wailers

      23) What’s unusual about the Petula Clark song DON’T SLEEP IN THE SUBWAY?

      All the instruments were played by women

      It was composed from parts of three entirely different songs

      It’s actually sung by an anonymous vocalist

      She was awake while singing it

      24) Here’s a quote from a celebrity: one time I took a large green capsule of this really strong LSD…I was seeing all the blood veins and pores in people’s faces…really magnified. Whose autobiography is that from?

      John Lennon Brian Wilson David Cassidy Debbie Reynolds

      25) Back in the late 60’s, when the lp trend was conceptual, where the whole album told a story, only one band regarded their albums to contain nothing but a collection of potential hit singles. Who was it?

      Beach Boys Guess Who

      Creedence Clearwater Revival Mothers Of Invention

      26) Which of these songs was originally a Top 20 hit in 1947 for Paul Gayten?

      Since I Met You Baby Since I Fell For You Since I Don’t Have You Since I Don’t Fell For You Baby

      27) How many Cowsills were there? (total!)

      nine twelve thirteen too many

      28) Wayne Newton’s 1972 hit Daddy Don’t You Walk So Fast was originally recorded by who?

      Pat Boone Debby Boone Richard Boone Daniel Boone

      29) In the early 60’s in Buffalo, New York, there was a radio program titled TOM SHANNON’S WILD WEEKEND SHOW. What was the name of it’s theme song?

      Wild/Dee Dee Sharp Weekend/Wet Willie Wild Weekend/Rockin’ Rebels Having a Wild Weekend/Dave Clark 5

      30) Before becoming a vocalist for the Four Seasons in the 70’s, Don Ciccone was the member of what successful 60’s group?

      Knickerbockers Youngbloods Critters Lennon Sisters

      31) On Johnny Otis’ 1958 hit WILLIE & THE HAND JIVE, Otis claims the sound of the record was based on which of the following sounds:

      hammers used by a chain gang the sound of tires crossing a bridge a dog scratching himself growling stomach

      32) Before Bob Gaudio became one of the original members of the Four Seasons, he was a member of another group. Which one?

      Four Lovers Royal Teens Crew Cuts Ladies’ Aid Society

      33) What was the official cause of the death of Mama Cass Elliot? (1974)

      choked on her own vomit choked on a ham sandwich heart attack Gomer Pyle reruns

      34) Who’s the youngest?

      Neil Sedaka Paul Anka Frankie Avalon Methuselah

      35) In 1965, some radio stations were afraid to play the Beach Boys Top 20 hit THE LITTLE GIRL I ONCE KNEW…why?

      it stopped abruptly twice throughout the song too inflammatory

      it was too hard to understand Brian Wilson’s vocals there was a voodoo curse on it

      36) Who gave Chubby Checker his name?

      Mrs. Dick Clark Mrs. Alan Freed Mrs. Murray the K Porky Parcheesi

      37) Where did Gary Lewis & The Playboys get their first big break?

      in a Jerry Lewis movie on the tv show Shindig Disneyland in the arm

      38) Remember the song Short Shorts by the Royal Teens? Bob Gaudio, of the Four Seasons, was originally in that group. But another member of

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