Rock and R&B Trivia, Part Deux

[Squaredancecalling Steve]

1. One of Lieber and Stoller's classic hits with The Coasters had to have one of its lines changed before the BBC would play it. The American interpretation of a phrase in the song is slightly different from the British take on it. What was the issue? What was the line in the American version? The British version?

a couple of softballs to warm up...

2. What does the name 'The Coasters' signify?

3. What R&B/DooWop group is considered to be the predecessor of The Coasters, providing two key original members of The Coasters? Name two Lieber/Stoller hits by this group.

(not a soft ball)
4. The first song Lieber and Stoller ever sold was to the group in #3, when they were both 17. What was that song?

[HenryMc]

Originally posted by Squaredancecalling Steve
1. One of Lieber and Stoller's classic hits with The Coasters had to have one of its lines changed before the BBC would play it. The American interpretation of a phrase in the song is slightly different from the British take on it. What was the issue? What was the line in the American version? The British version?

a couple of softballs to warm up...

2. What does the name 'The Coasters' signify?

3. What R&B/DooWop group is considered to be the predecessor of The Coasters, providing two key original members of The Coasters? Name two Lieber/Stoller hits by this group.

(not a soft ball)
4. The first song Lieber and Stoller ever sold was to the group in #3, when they were both 17. What was that song?

(1)Dont know but it would have to be something about balls I guess

(2) just coastin', being cool, flip ....slidin'


(3) the robins
riot in cell block#9
smokey joe's cafe

(4) framed??

good questions mate

[Squaredancecalling Steve]

>>(3) the robins
riot in cell block#9
smokey joe's cafe<<

Yes to that!

Unfortunately, no to the rest.

The Robins' Riot in Cell Block #9 is great, of course! But it should be noted that the Queen of Rockabilly, Wanda Jackson, did a version set in a woman's prison that may be the only example of a white cover of an R&B or DooWop classic that is better than the original.

"They called the state militia to help them win the fight.
They drove up to the prison in the middle of the night.
Each and every trooper, he looked so tall and fine,
All the chicks went crazy up in cell block #9.

There's a riot going on!.."

[larrycohen]

"Riot in cell block #9"
was covered, and updated by the Beach Boys as
"it's student demonstration time".

A tongue-in-cheek guess at #2:
Was the "Coasters" a scaled down version of the "Platters"?

[Squaredancecalling Steve]

>>A tongue-in-cheek guess at #2:
Was the "Coasters" a scaled down version of the "Platters"?<<

Kind of like "Chubby Checker" was intended to be a scaled down version of "Fats Domino" -- makes sense, but not in this case.



>>1)Dont know but it would have to be something about balls I guess<<

I said No to this. And that's actually right. But technically I should have said Yes, although that may be more confusing than clarifying.
Always glad to help.

[bluenoter]

When I try to look up question #1, all I learn is that the BBC banned "Charlie Brown" from the airwaves for two weeks because it contained the word "spitballs" but then reinstated it.

[Squaredancecalling Steve]

>>When I try to look up question #1, all I learn is that the BBC banned "Charlie Brown" from the airwaves for two weeks because it contained the word "spitballs" but then reinstated it.<<

That's it!! In England, spitballs are launched with a peashooter and are considered dangerous. So the British version of the record changed the line "Who's always throwing spitballs?" to "Who's always heading for a fall?"


#2 is gettable. Not tricky or esoteric.

[bluenoter]

Re question #2:

From AMG online: "The Robins split up that fall; lead tenor Carl Gardner (a more recent addition) and bass Bobby Nunn formed a new group, the Coasters (named for their West Coast base)."

[Brian Olewnick]

You know, now that we have picture import capability, the possibilities for threads like this are greatly expanded.

Identify this band:

[steve(thelil)]

Grateful Dead

[bluenoter]

SqDC Steve--

Please see #8 for an answer, posted around the time you left for Hawaii.

Got any more questions for us? For that matter, do you want to tell us about your trip to Hawaii?

[Squaredancecalling Steve]

Rita -- Maui was fabulous! Pictures postcards almost everywhere you looked. Best vacation we've ever had. (Pretty nearly the only vacation we've ever had, too!) We snorkeled in crystal clear water, surrounded by fish. Watched whales courting. Enjoyed the fabulous Old Lahaina Luai on the grounds of the old Kings of Hawaii, from where you can see the sun setting behind three other islands, incredible food and music and dancing. Some of the square dancers that came with us from the mainland took the helicopter tour of the island, some skydived, caught the sunset from the 10,000 foot summit of the big volcano ... we have lots of stories to swap! And the dance festival itself was great. I got to call with my mentor, Bill Peters, which was both a thrill and a rite of passage for me.

Your answer to the origin of The Coasters name is correct.

As for the unanswered question, the first sale of a song Lieber and Stoller ever made, which was to The Robins, was called "That's What The Good Book Says."

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1. Some early Rock and Doo-Wop classics were taken from 40s hits.
Here are three hit songs from rock's early years -- name the two artists for each song: the rock or doo-wop artist who had the 50s hit, and the artist and/or band who popularized the song in the 40s:

a) Twilight Time
b) Sunday Kind of Love
c) Blueberry Hill



2. What's the source of Della Reece's hit "Don't You Know?"



3. [this appeared in fragmented form in the other thread, but it's a classic worth repeating]
We're looking for a country music melody that has been popular under 4 different titles:

a) a traditional old country song
b) a song by an early country music band
c) a song by a male singer
d) an answer record to c) by a female singer

c sued d for stealing the melody, but the court said they both stole it from a, not to mention b, so they threw out the case.

Identify the four songs, and the artists who did b, c and d.




4. Distinguish between:
The Blue Jeans
The Blue Caps
The Bluebelles
The Blues Project
The Blue Magoos

[Brian Olewnick]

I just saw (thelil)'s post. He's way, way off.

[Gentle Giant]

4. Distinguish between:
The Blue Jeans
The Blue Caps
The Bluebelles
The Blues Project
The Blue Magoos

The Blues Project were Jewish.
Danny Kalb - one of the great underappreciated blues guitarists
Al Kooper - Been everywhere, done everything
Steve Katz - Nice voice, but I've heard he's a bit of a prick
Andy Kulberg - bassist/classically trained flutist
Roy Blumenfeld - the understated but effective drummer

[Chris D]

SQDC's latest No. 3: Is it "He'll Have to Go"?

[Squaredancecalling Steve]

>>Chris D SQDC's latest No. 3: Is it "He'll Have to Go"?<<

Nope.



Brian's picture looks British. Yardbirds? Attractions?

[Brian Olewnick]

Nope. Hint #1: Dream

[Squaredancecalling Steve]

DREAM??

I know it ain't The Everly Brothers!! Too big and modish for Cream.

Freddie and The Dreamers?

[Brian Olewnick]

Hee-hee. Hint#2: Constipation.

[Squaredancecalling Steve]

Brian: Moody Blues? (always made me a bit constipated)




Gentle Giant -- Not sure if you were following the original thread in the last days of the old board, but if you weren't you'll enjoy this one:

Which classic doo-wop group was created by Black Jews?

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5. The Monkees had a hit cover of which (non-hit) Coasters song by Lieber&Stoller?

[Brian Olewnick]

Steve, here's another (pretty neat) photo. No fair following the url-trail!

[Squaredancecalling Steve]

David's correct on Musetta's Waltz.

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Brian: great photo. Now I'm completely at sea, although a couple of faces look annoyingly familiar.

[lazarus]

Brian
I´m pretty sure the band is Electric Prunes.
I Had Too Much To Dream Last Night!!!!!!!!!!!

[Brian Olewnick]

Laz nails it! constipation, yuk yuk.

[HenryMc]

Digressing: if the electric prunes joined with the trashmen...would they have a hit with a song called 'turd is the word'?

sorry gross ..i'll stop now

[Squaredancecalling Steve]

'enry: that's the kind of the stuff that gets people banished to Australia.

[Boris Badenov]

MY ANSWERS:

We're looking for a country music melody that has been popular under 4 different titles:

a) a traditional old country song (Great Speckled Bird - perhaps most famously by Roy Acuff)
b) a song by an early country music band (I Am Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes - Carter Family)
c) a song by a male singer (The Wild Side of Life - Hank Thompson)
d) an answer record to c) by a female singer (It Wasn't God Who Made Honky-Tonk Angels - Kitty Wells)

[Squaredancecalling Steve]

Boris Rules!

Essentially correct. I think 'I'm Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes" is traditional, while 'Great Speckled Bird' is Acuff and the Ozark Mountain Boys' take on it.
And dead on with 'Wild Side of Life' and 'It Wasn't God Who Made Honkey Tonk Angels."

[Squaredancecalling Steve]

"Great Speckled Bird" is attributed to a Rev. Guy Smith (there are a bunch of them, can't pin down a date), words AND music (!??), he says.

"Mine heritage is unto me as a speckled bird, the birds round about
are against her; come ye, assemble all the beasts of the field, come
to devour."
--Jeremiah, chapter 12

[Squaredancecalling Steve]

The Animals had a hit covering which song originally recorded by Nina Simone?