Music Legends Trivia Questions
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Who is known for the hit songs 'The Gambler' and 'Coward Of The County' that were turned into TV movies?
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kenny rogers
Who had a No. 1 hit in 1966 with 'Strangers In The Night,' released on his own Reprise Records label?
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frank sinatra
Which cool crooner known for 'Mack The Knife' passed away early in 1973?
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bobby darin
Who is the singer and writer of the song 'Instant Karma'?
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john lennon
Which artist released the 1985 album 'No Jacket Required,' which included the No. 1 hits 'One More Night' and 'Sussudio'?
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phil collins
Who is known as the 'King of Swing'?
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benny goodman
What is the stage name of the singer whose real first name is Steveland and who went on a 'Journey Through The Secret Life of Plants'?
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stevie wonder
Which musical duo is famous for hits like 'Only Yesterday,' 'Top Of The World,' and 'For All We Know'?
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carpenters
Who is the founder of Reprise Records and is also famous for the phrase 'do be do be do'?
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frank sinatra
Who was born in Belfast, sang lead for the group Them, and later had solo hits like 'Brown Eyed Girl'?
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van morrison
Which singer has a museum near Nashville that features a section on the Carter family?
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johnny cash
Who is known as 'Soul Brother No. 1' and ranks second to Elvis in the number of charted singles?
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james brown
Who is the artist known for the songs 'Bad Girls,' 'On the Radio,' and 'All Systems Go'?
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donna summer
Which musician's big break came when Roger Miller was the first to record the song 'Me & Bobby McGee'?
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kris kristofferson
In 1996, which singer celebrated 40 years in show business and is known for the hit song 'Chances Are'?
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johnny mathis
Who is the singer that had the third top-grossing tour of 1993, 11 years after his last Top 20 solo hit, and is famous for the song 'Sweet Caroline'?
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neil diamond
Whose autobiography can you read or see in the film documentary 'Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll'?
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chuck berry
Who made stars out of the Comets in the 1950s?
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bill haley
Which singer had his first Top 10 hit with a re-recording of 'Ida May' titled 'Maybellene'?
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chuck berry
Who commanded some 'Respect' with the song 'Rock Steady' in 1973?
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aretha franklin
Which famous male singer has had Ella Fitzgerald as a guest on several of his TV specials, including 'A Man & His Music'?
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frank sinatra
Which famous musician known for the song 'Great Balls of Fire' hails from Ferriday, Louisiana?
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jerry lee lewis
Which rock group founder, known for 'Evil Ways,' was born in Autlan de Navarro in 1947?
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carlos santana
Who was born in Liverpool, sang a bit, produced Monty Python movies, and later became a Wilbury?
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george harrison
Which famous singer recorded many of his famous songs like 'I Walk The Line' within 2 years of his debut on Sun Records?
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johnny cash
Which artist's hit song 'Superstition' was originally written for guitarist Jeff Beck?
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stevie wonder
What is the former surname of the musician known for the hit song 'Like a Rolling Stone' if you want to 'Bob' for pumpkins?
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bob dylan
Which famous violinist, who was stricken with polio at age 4, was discovered in Israel by Ed Sullivan?
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itzhak perlman
Who was the artist that first achieved a Top 10 hit with 'Like A Rolling Stone' in 1965 after writing several earlier hits for others?
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bob dylan
Which 'Purple Haze' star had a guitar that billionaire Paul Allen purchased for $50,000?
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jimi hendrix
Who, in the '60s, popularized the song 'Tiny Bubbles'?
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don ho
Who had her first Top Ten hit with the song 'That's the Way I've Always Heard It Should Be' in 1971?
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carly simon
Which singer had many of their hits, including 'Island Girl' and 'Bennie And The Jets,' co-written by Bernie Taupin?
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elton john
Which singer is known for hits such as 'Miss You Much', 'Escapade', and 'The Pleasure Principle'?
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janet jackson
Which rock star of the '50s and '60s reappeared on the charts in the '70s with the Stone Canyon Band?
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ricky nelson
Who led a blues revival with his band Double Trouble and was a Texas guitar wizard until his death in 1990?
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stevie ray vaughan
Who is the folk singer whose rendition of 'The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down' reached No. 3 on the pop charts in 1971?
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joan baez
Who is the singer-songwriter famous for the song 'I Walk the Line'?
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johnny cash
Who was an NYU pre-med student on a fencing scholarship before becoming a '70s singing sensation?
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neil diamond
Which '60s singer-guitarist described his song 'Foxy Lady' as 'about the only happy song' he'd ever written?
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jimi hendrix
Which composer is most associated with the lyricists Lorenz Hart and Oscar Hammerstein II?
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richard rodgers
Who is referred to by the nickname 'Mr. Penniman' and is known for the song 'Good Golly, Miss Molly'?
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little richard
Which legendary singer established himself in the '50s gospel scene before becoming famous with the hit song 'Twistin' the Night Away'?
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sam cooke
To whom is the request, 'play a song for me', directed?
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mr. tambourine man
Which singer completed his first solo album in almost ten years, 'Mystery Girl,' shortly before his death in 1988?
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roy orbison
Which announcer had a howling good time on the late-night rock music show 'The Midnight Special'?
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wolfman jack
Who is the Irish flautist famous for his 18-karat gold flute and his hit cover of John Denver's 'Annie's Song'?
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galway
Which iconic guitarist, who passed away in 1970, had his Fender Stratocaster sold for a record $338,580 in 1990?
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jimi hendrix
Which trumpeter and big band leader was a contortionist as a child?
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harry james
Which 'Dreamgirl' had her 1983 record 'Feel My Soul' released by David Geffen's record company?
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jennifer holliday
Who was the female artist featured in the 1977 album 'Allman And Woman: Two The Hard Way'?
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cher
Who is the former lead singer for the Talking Heads and the current host of 'Sessions at West 54th' on PBS?
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david byrne
Who co-wrote her 1948 million-seller 'Manana' with her first husband, Dave Barbour?
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peggy lee
Which trumpet-playing band-leader helped Frank Sinatra get started and later lost him to the Tommy Dorsey band?
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harry james
Who was the Spanish flamenco guitarist born in 1903 who was the first to perform as a soloist without dancers?
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carlos montoya
Which artist's 1987 album 'Canciones de Mi Padre' went platinum but only reached No. 42 on the pop charts?
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linda ronstadt
Which artist, once a session drummer for Smokey Robinson, performed the song 'I Heard It Through The Grapevine'?
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marvin gaye
Who was the lead singer of Queen who wrote the hit song 'Bohemian Rhapsody'?
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freddie mercury
Which band, originally from San Diego, is famous for the song 'In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida'?
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iron butterfly
Which first lead singer of Genesis became a megastar with the albums 'So' and 'Us'?
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peter gabriel