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Can you name the band that backed these 1960s musical acts?
Will you be "Dancing in the Street" over your score?
In the 1960s, the Motown Sound was just getting started and some of its biggest players had some of the longest band names.
Unlike The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, these acts often had famous singers and frontmen who'd stick their own name on the front of the name and then name his or her band according to their own style.
Below, we've removed just the band from the names of music acts from the Sixties and given you a clue to their biggest hit songs. It's up to you to plug the right band in to complete the name correctly every time.
"Everyday People" need not apply, but giant '60s fans will fly right through it. Good luck!
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Their hit "Everyday People" was their first single to go to No. 1: Sly & ___________________
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They had plenty of '60s hits, but in 1973, you'll remember they took "Midnight Train to Georgia" to the top of the charts: Gladys Knight & ___________________
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They helped us learn the hard lesson "No Woman No Cry": Bob Marley & ___________________
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Their song "Kicks" was dubbed by Rolling Stone as one of the greatest songs of all time: Paul Revere & ___________________
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Their "Monster Mash" gets revived year after year around Halloween: Bobby Boris Pickett & ___________________
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With hits like "Hanky Panky" and "Crimson and Clover," every '60s fan knows: Tommy James & ___________________
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Plenty of scorned hearts pounded to the beat of their hit "This Diamond Ring": Gary Lewis & ___________________
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Their song "Peppermint Twist" knocked Chubby Checkers' twist off the charts: Joey Dee & ___________________
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They were the first to send "Dancing in the Street" up the charts, but Bowie and Mick joined forces in the mid-'80s to do it, too: Martha & ___________________
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Their late 1950s hit "Tears on My Pillow" ensured they'd be a huge Sixties act, and sure enough, they ended up in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Little Anthony & ___________________
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Their song "Wooly Bully" is actually about the singer's cat: Sam & ___________________
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Their song "96 Tears" was so popular, they put the same name on their debut album: ? & ___________________
Can you name the band that backed these 1960s musical acts?
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12/12
11/12. The Monster Mash got me.
12 out of 12
Take to the streets and celebrate your score Vandellas style!
#11 is actually Sam the Sham and the Pharoahs, not just "Sam" and the Pharoahs.
Take to the streets and celebrate your score Vandellas style!
#11 is actually Sam the Sham and the Pharoahs, not just "Sam" and the Pharoahs.
You got 12 out of 12
Take to the streets and celebrate your score Vandellas style!
That was a whole lot easier than the description let on.
Take to the streets and celebrate your score Vandellas style!
That was a whole lot easier than the description let on.
You got 11 out of 12
Take to the streets and celebrate your score Vandellas style!
I got #6 wrong.
Take to the streets and celebrate your score Vandellas style!
I got #6 wrong.
9/12 right! missed three.
This quiz stumped me.............................8/12
Bah! Got 11/12 :-( Bobby Boris Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers (I picked Crypt-Keepers).
12/12!
11/12. Missed #11.
9 out of 12.
The Bass Player from Grand Funk Railroad, Mel Schrafer (sp?) was in ? and The Mysterians.
12/12. Cruised right through that one.
11/12 Missed the last one. #11 should be Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs.. Not just Sam and the Pharaohs.
"Happy Days" made a mistake with its 1978 Halloween episode. Richie's played "Monster Mash" in Arnold's, and the episode was set in the late 1950s. The song was released in 1962!
11/12, missed the crypt kickers.
Missed the Crypt-Kickers.
11/12. Wooly Bully was recorded by SAM THE SHAM AND THE PHARAOHS, not SAM AND THE PHARAOHS. They also recorded LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD & HAUNTED HOUSE.
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And the greatest kiss-off song ever, "I Couldn't Spell #@!%":
(At least until Nilsson came along and did "You're Breaking My Heart".)
(At least until Nilsson came along and did "You're Breaking My Heart".)
You're wrong on that note. The best one is Motley Crue's song from from their 1989 album Dr. Feelgood. The song is called Don't go away mad (Girl just go away).
Can you name the band that backed these 1960s musical acts?
You got 11 out of 12
Take to the streets and celebrate your score Vandellas style!
You got 11 out of 12
Take to the streets and celebrate your score Vandellas style!
I was 4/12.