Music 118127

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1   Which male vocalist of the Sixties had number one hits with ‘Yeh Yeh’ in 1964, ‘Get Away’ in 1966 and ‘Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde’ in 1967?
A   Georgie Fame – born Clive Powell – the only British star to have scored three number one hits with his only Top 10 chart entries

2   Who, in 1959, were known as “Johnny and the Moondogs”?
A   The Beatles – a short lived pre-cursor to The Beatles, active for three months between August and November 1959

3   Which band had a number one hit single in 1965 with Get Off of My Cloud?
A   The Rolling Stones

4   Which band did Ian Craig Marsh and Martyn Ware break away from to form Heaven 17?
A   Human League

5   Who was the lead guitarist of Led Zeppelin?
A   Jimmy Page

6   Which Genesis star covered the Supremes’ hit You Can’t Hurry Love?
A   Phil Collins

7   Which group had a No 1 with “Pass the Dutchie”?
A   Musical Youth.  The song was about a large marijuana bong. The band changed the lyrics and arrangement to include the word “dutchie”, which is a West Indian cooking pot.

8   Who had a number one hit in 1982 with Happy Talk?
A   Captain Sensible – birth name Raymond Ian Burns – he co-founded the punk rock band the Damned in 1976

9   Which Birmingham reggae band released an album entitled Guns in the Ghetto?
A   UB40

10   Who had a hit in 1966 with “These Boots are Made for Walking”?
A   Nancy Sinatra.