1. Which UK session singer has fronted The Ivy League, The Flower Pot Men, Edison Lighthouse, White Plains, The First Class, Brotherhood of Man and The Pipkins, making him one of music's most prolific "one-hit wonder" singers ?

2. At the 1996 Brit Awards, who semi-sabotaged Michael Jackson's performance of
"Earth Song" ?

3. In which year did Rick Wakeman quit the rock band "Yes" for a solo career ?

4. Gene Austin's "My Blue Heaven" was the first song to do what in the 1920's ?

5. UK's international singing star Mary O'Brien, is better known by which stage name ?

6. US's Jann Wenner and Ralph J. Gleason are both famed for what in the music world ?

7. Which mega singer - musician helped organise and hosted a September 11th benefit show "The Concert for New York City" at New York's Madeson Square Gardens on 20 October 2001, raising over $12 million ?

8. Which US singer made his debut album "Green Is Blues" in 1969 ?

9. Who played the part of Leather Tuscadero in the TV series "Happy Days" ?

10. How many drummers did the progessive rock band Genesis have before Phil Collins ?

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ANSWERS

1. Tony Burrows

2. Jarvis Cocker, former frontman of the UK band Pulp

3. 1974. He recorded his solo debut album "The Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table" in late 1974, releasing it in 1975

4. Gene Austin's "My Blue Heaven" was the first song to sell 1 million copies. The second million seller was the first to be awarded a gold record; that was Glenn Miller's "Chattanooga Choo-Choo" in 1941.

5. Dusty Springfield

6. Rolling Stone Magazine, which they founded in San Francisco in 1967

7. Paul McCartney. UK artists included Mick Jagger with Keith Richards, The Who, David Bowie, Elton John, and Eric Clapton. American artists included Bon Jovi, Jay-Z, Destiny's Child, the Backstreet Boys, James Taylor, Billy Joel, Melissa Etheridge, Five for Fighting, Goo Goo Dolls, and John Mellencamp with Kid Rock, and many others.

8. Al Green

9. Suzi Quatro Leather Tuscadero was the sister of Pinky Tuscadero.

10. Chris Stewart, John Silver and John Mayhew. Phil Collins joined Genesis in July 1970.

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AUGUST 2007 MUSIC QUIZ

1. Orville Richard Burrill is better known as which Reggae/Regga artist?

2. Phil Collin's appeared as a drug-dealing con artist on a episode of which US tv series ?

3. Which US rock icon performed on David Letterman's last show on NBC, and also inducted Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison, U2 and Creedence Clearwater Revival into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ?

4. Which was the first-ever rock band to play together with a symphonic orchestra ?

5. Why did drummer Bill Berry decide he must leave the band R.E.M in 1997 ?

6. After Small Faces, Steve Marriott went on to be a founder member of which band ?

7. Who is the only surviving member of the original Mamas & the Papas ?

8. Which then, future Led Zeppelin member played on the Donovan hit "Hurdy Gurdy Man" while working as a session musician ?

9. Who was the first rock star to be arrested in the middle of a stage performance ?

10. Rock drummer Matt Sorum was with which band before joining Guns 'n' Roses' Steve Adler in 1990 ?

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ANSWERS

1. Shaggy

2. Miami Vice

3. Bruce Springsteen

4. Deep Purple

5. He suffered a near fatal brain aneurysm. He decided to take life at a slower pace and became a farmer.

6. Humble Pie

7. Michelle Phillips

8. John Paul Jones .. In 2005, Jones (who arranged the track and was Musical Director for the session) identified the full line-up on that session as: Donovan - Acoustic Guitar. Alan Parker- Lead (electric) Guitar. John Paul Jones - Bass Guitar. Clem Cattini - Drums. (Cattini has concurred with Jones' recollection.)

9. Jim Morrison ~ On December 9, 1967, he was arrested at a concert in New Haven for breach of peace, resisting arrest, and indecent exposure. Police were called after he was seen backstage having sex with a young girl, Morrison was angry that they were questioning him. The police arrested him when he exposed himself in the middle of the show.

10. The Cult

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