Poldo's Music Trivia II

OK, boys and girls, the 60s live on: This Chicago native cut his teeth at the Old Town School of Folk Music. He played banjo and guitar with The Limeliters, the Chad Mitchell Trio and Bobby Darin. After watching "A Hard Day's Night" in '64, he tried to find a 12-string Rickenbacker like George's "with the pointy cutaways" but couldn't. He had to settle for a "blonde" 360-12. It was stolen and auctioned in England for $100,000. Artist? Answer: Jim "Roger" McGuinn. He has been my guitar hero since I first heard him in '65. And the rest, as they say, is jingle-jangle... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0Jg4S9R-44&list=RDO0Jg4S9R-44&start_radio=1

OK, girls and boys, back to the 70s: This touching 1974 Neil Sedaka/Phil Cody ballad is arguably Sedaka's most socially-conscious song. It peaked at #22. Dedicated to John Lennon as a protest against the government's refusal to grant him permanent resident status. Song? Answer: "The Immigrant" by Neil Sedaka. Part of Neil's "return" in the 70s. A little pitch for him - one of my all-time favorite artists: He's STILL not in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Here's the link to sign the petition. http://www.sedaka.be/neil_sedaka_petition/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VGd7pDHtIA&list=RD3VGd7pDHtIA&start_radio=1

OK, boys and girls, back to the 80s: This singer/songwriter/guitarist was the first artist to win all 4 General Field Grammys ("The Big Four") in one night - Record, Album and Song of the Year, as well as Best New Artist. He won 5 Grammys that night. He also won an Oscar and a Golden Globe. (Norah Jones came oh so close in 2003!) Artist? Answer: Christopher Cross. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJS1rFQBhyU&list=RDDJS1rFQBhyU&start_radio=1

OK, girls and boys, back to the 50s: This 1958 Gordy/Gordy/Davis R&B classic was first recorded by Detroit native "Mr. Excitement" in '59. It topped the R&B/Soul charts and peaked at #7 on Billboard's Hot 100. Inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame and is ranked #308 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. In September of 1975, while performing at the Latin Casino in NJ, the artist suffered a stroke and collapsed on stage as he sang this song right after delivering "...my heart is crying.". Song? Artist? Answer: "Lonely Teardrops" by Jackie Wilson. Was he cool or what?! AND he COULD dance - SO SMOOTH!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nEfuE8Pw4U

OK, boys and girs, back to the 80s: This Canadian singer/songwriter/poet wrote and recorded this anthem in 1984. At first, his producers did not want it released. Recorded in C, it details the chord progression in the 1st verse (C-F-G-Am-F). It has become his most-covered song with excellent versions by Rufus Wainwright, k.d.lang and Jeff Buckley (#1 Hot Digital Charts). Song? Composer? Answer: "Hallelujah" by Leonard Cohen. For many years, his most-covered song was "Suzanne" but "Hallelujah" has surpassed it. k.d.lang did a beautiful rendition during the 2010 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in Vancouver. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrLk4vdY28Q&list=RDYrLk4vdY28Q&start_radio=1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcOQSk_cMO0&list=RDtcOQSk_cMO0&start_radio=1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8AWFf7EAc4&list=RDy8AWFf7EAc4&start_radio=1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQK4YfiPj1Q&list=RDLQK4YfiPj1Q&start_radio=1

OK. girls and boys, back to the 70s: This Doug Fieger composition was inspired by a 16-year-old girl who is now a very successful realtor in Beverly Hills. It was the debut single for his band, spending 6 weeks at #1 on Billboard in 1979 and was ranked #1 on Billboard's Top Pop Singles for that year. RIAA Certified Gold. It was on Dubya's iPod in 2005! Band? Song? Answer: "My Sharona" by The Knack. Sharona Alperin was only 16 at the time. Fieger pursued her for a year, even though she had a boyfriend. He left us in 2010 at age 57. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbr60I0u2Ng&list=RDbbr60I0u2Ng&start_radio=1