Damn, I just saw them a few summers ago. I didn't realze they weren't all there.

My guess is the obvious, Marshall Tucker.

Actually...I don't think there actually was a Marshall Tucker...kinda like there was (EDIT:wasn't ) a Lynyrd Skynyrd in the band.

To answer the question...I believe you're talking about the singer: Doug Gray. However, there was another guitarist besides Toy...George something. There was also the drummer...I don't know his name. Poor drummers...always forgotten by everyone...except the ladies. :suave:

George McGorkle is the other guitar player, but sadly, the only original member who wanted to keep the band going after Tommy and Toy died was indeed Doug Gray. Tommy was kinda the leader and Toy did the majority of the songwriting. Doug was definately the voice,though. Good answer 123123, your turn.

OK...this one's way out of my realm. You could find the answer within seconds on the web...but my mind's filled with useless information & I'm curious how many of you are like me...so no cheating. ;)

English ballad singer Engelbert Humperdinck was born with a different name...and he wasn't born in Jolly Olde England. What was his name at birth...and where was he born?

Arnold Dorsey

dunno his birthplace

Heh, he was born in India. I wouldn't know his real name or birth if it weren't for Eddie Izzard. Although Izzard actually gets the real name wrong, and changes the birth place for humor effect. Just thought I'd post so I can suggest Eddie Izzard again! Watch him and laugh!

Jdoe

So.....now what happens?................ We have two people who answered one part of the question.........hmmmmmmm.....I think this one is classified as a stumper, so 123123 should ask another question.

ok...another one....

Layla was a big hit song for Derek & the Dominos. Eric Clapton wrote the main part of the song...but the long piano postlude was written by a session drummer for the band that was also a very talented pianist named Jim Gordon.

What else was Jim Gordon famous for?

did he play in cream? i dont think he did. i cant remember who the drummer was....

No..he wasn't in Cream. He was a studio/session drummer for a LOT of people, but the only bands he was actually a member of were Derek & the Dominos and Traffic.

Ginger Baker was the drummer for Cream.

ahh right thanjs mate

almost been 24 hours....need a hint?

Yes please :D

Well...the other thing people know him for is NOT musical...it's pretty freaky

It's been more than 24 hours...this is a stumper

ok...Jim Gordon is famous not only for co-writing Layla, but also for killing his mother.

He was a paranoid schitzophrenic(sp?) and he heard "voices". One day, the voice told him that his mother was possessed by the Devil & that he needed to kill her. So he took a claw hammer & did just that.

As of earlier this year...he was still alive & in prison. Probably quite wealthy for a prisoner aswell with all the royalties...go figure.

I can't think of another question right now...so if anyone's got one, I'll yield the floor at this time.

ok, heres one with some Led for your head.

of the original 9 STUDIO albums (including Coda, but excluding The Song Remains the Same (live album) and anything released since the advent of cds) name the ONLY song that appears twice. and what is the difference between the two versions.

now, who knows this without looking?

I know that "I Can't Quit You Baby" is on Led Zeppelin I and on Coda, but I don't remember what the difference is without listening to them.

I'm looking forward to the answer to this one... I have no clue without getting my old dusty albums out. We're an hour away from another stumper!

GoT, you are, of course, correct. the difference between the versions is that the one on Coda is a "live" recording of a sound check. and, I must point out, its a fucking fantastic rendition of the song, even better than the original studio recording.

Do I get the next question then?? Or do we have a stumper?

I believe G.O.T. that you have the floor. Do you have any Righteous Brothers trivia in honor of Bobby?

go for it GoT

No, wish I did. Someone will have to look some up for later.



My question is about the movie "Say Anything"

Cameron Crowe used Peter Gabriel's "In Your Eyes" during the famous boombox scene.

What song had originally intended to use there?


A little background on it: This song was not only scrapped for that scene, it was not used in the movie at all, despite the fact the words followed the plot line. The band later used it on their upcoming album and it was one of their biggest hits.

Hint time:

The song in question was released on an album simply titled "11".

The Smithereens: A Girl Like You?

(note: I cheated again (www.allmusic.com is a great site), so I wont ask the next question)

But, you are correct.



Next question, but hopefully not a stumper.



Where did the band Duran Duran get their name?

this one I know without cheating. the name Duran Duran comes from the movie Barbarella, a great cheesy scifi flick from the late 60 starring Jane Fonda, showing off her lovely assets in really skimpy outfits. Duran Duran was the bad guy, as I recall.



Ill post a question shortly, once I think of something.

ok, here's one. what Primus song features the story-telling talents of Tom Waits?

Not a Primus fan, so I have no idea. One hour and 19 minutes away from stumpdom.

The only Primus song I know is the "South Park" theme. :D

"Tommy the Cat" from "Sailing the Seas of Cheese"

correct Derwood. great song too, btw.

...in search of Derwood for the next question........it's been over 24 hours......

sorry....even though i knew i was right, I wanted confirmation...

Question: What infamous Philadelphia punk rock band changed their stage names for each album?

Yo Derwood, the only famous Philly punk rock band I know is Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, and I'm unfamiliar with them changing their stage names, so I'm out! Man dude.... you gotta come up with something easier after you have a stumper, like who was the drummer for the Beatles! Heh Heh ...... ar ar !!!!

"who was the drummer for the Beatles!"

Pete Best

Hint?

The band's name shares a word with another famous punk band fronted by Jello Biafra.

Was it the Dead Milkmen?

That's the only other punk band I could think with Dead in the title...nothing came to mind with Kennedy in it...

The Dead Milkmen is correct! The lineup never changed, but the names were often different in the liner notes of each album.

Guess you're up with the next question!

All right...here's an easy one:

What is the real name of the Electric Slide song?

Would it be Electric Boogie?

If so, then who originally sang "Tainted Love." Hint: Its a female.

madsenj37...you got it!

I think I know the answer to yours, but after realizing I don't know that many good trivia questions, I'll just keep my guesses to myself! :)

"If so, then who originally sang "Tainted Love." Hint: Its a female."

If my memory serve correctly, that would be Diana Ross and the Supremes. Personally though, I like Soft Cell's version better.

Its not Diana Ross or the supremes

Madsenj37, your question is officially a stumper. Congratulations,next question please.

It was Gloria Jones.

Next question then,
What band did Jimi Hendrix cover when he covered 'Hey Joe'?

Im guessing you are going for the Leaves, but could also be The Byrds. interesting story behind this song. from AMG

"AMG REVIEW: Whether a turn-of-the-century tale of infidelity avenged or a far more recent parody of same, "Hey Joe" proved one of the most enduring standards of the '60s for West Coast acts including Jimi Hendrix, the Byrds, the Leaves, Love, Cher, Johnny Rivers, the Standells, the Shadows of Knight, and the Music Machine. In fact, artists from all over America and Britain tried the song on for size as well, including Wilson Pickett, Tim Rose, the Creation, Deep Purple, the Cryan Shames, Willy Deville, and, later, Nick Cave, Ice Cube, and the Make-Up. Though his wasn't the first version — or even the first to become a hit — Hendrix's became the definitive reading, as heard on his debut single and the opener on his first LP, 1967's Are You Experienced?
The main figure in the authorship question regarding "Hey Joe" is Dino Valenti (born Chester Powers and also known as Jesse Oris Farrow). Valenti, the composer of "Get Together" by the Youngbloods and a peripheral West Coast name throughout the '60s, appeared in the original lineup of Quicksilver Messenger Service during 1964, but was jailed for a drug bust before recording with them. Later, he lived on a houseboat with notorious drug buddy David Crosby of the Byrds, and there introduced him to "Hey Joe." He also copyrighted the song under his given name, Chester Powers. Apparently, it was written — or possibly, just arranged from an earlier traditional song — by Billy Roberts, a West Coast folksinger of undiscovered vintage, and scholars have suggested that Valenti legally bought the song from Roberts. As Lester Bangs summarized the situation, "There was this song called 'Hey Joe' that everybody and his fuckin' brother not only recorded but claimed to have written, even though it was obviously the psychedelic mutation of some hoary old folk song which was about murderin' somebody for love, just like nine-tenths of the rest of them hoary folk ballads."

Crosby liked the song, began playing it at Byrds shows during 1965, and intended to eventually record it on one of the band's albums. John Beck of the Leaves also heard the song, and also wanted to record it with his band. Reportedly, he asked Byrds manager Jim Dickson for permission to record the song, and permission was granted — though Dickson later denied that he even replied to the request. In any case, the Leaves released "Hey Joe" in November 1965, but were unhappy with the results. After another version of the song failed, the Leaves tried it one more time with added fuzztone guitar, and watched the single become a regional hit. It finally made the Top 40 in June 1966, and one month later, the Byrds' version surfaced on their third album, Fifth Dimension. Both Love and the Shadows of Knight also recorded their versions of the song by the spring of 1966.

On October 23, 1966, three weeks after the Jimi Hendrix Experience formed, the trio entered the studio for the first time. Hendrix, bassist Noel Redding, and drummer Mitch Mitchell recorded a song that manager Chas Chandler heard Hendrix playing in New York, a slowed-down version of the hit making waves for the Leaves in America. Though singer/songwriter Tim Rose deserves credit for being the first to divert from the fast-paced garage reading of the song, Hendrix made it his own as soon as his single was released (according to Mitchell, the first version recorded was the one used for the master). With Mitchell's lone snares sounding like shots from a gun, and Redding's walking bass echoing the on-the-move nature of the song, Hendrix delivers the vocal (one of his first, after a long history of backup roles) with a fitting type of careless unease. Though he stretches out the first few words of his lines (each one begins with the exclamation "Hey Joe"), on the ends Hendrix's voice explodes into deeper meaning at the end of lines: "Where you going with that gun in your hand?" His guitar solos are blistering, though restrained within the mid-tempo rhythm until after the lyric is finished — "I'm heading way down South where I can be free/I'm heading Mexico way, no hangman's about to put a leash around me" — when he really lets loose. Pitched to Britain's freer, more receptive singles market, "Hey Joe" rose into the Top Ten in early 1967, the dawn of a new era of guitar experimentation and psychedelic blues. — John Bush"

You got it. I was looking for The Leaves.

"Hey Joe, where are you going?" is by The Leaves which became the song "Hey Joe."

Yo Sion, you are supposed to try and guess on your own knowledge, no cheating allowed. If we all surfed for the answers, this would be no big challenge. Excuse me if I'm wrong, but it appears you surfed!

ok Madsen, based on the fact that Sion isn't responding and the thread is over 24 hours old, you have another stumper. Please ask an easier question so that someone else can ask a new one!

What was the first music video to play on MTV?

a song by the beatles?

yes I did. which is why I didnt ask a question. and I probably wouldnt have even posted the answer, but I found the amg article so interesting I wanted to share it with yinz. I should have waited though, for the question to become an official stumper. sorry.


as to the current question, I know this one off the top of my head.

Video Killed the Radio Star, by the buggles


my question: what was the name of David Lee Roth's band that eventually became Van Halen when the VH brothers joined?

That was Mammoth, discovered in an LA bar by Gene Simmons.

Oddly enough the question I had on deck is related.

After Sammy joined Van Halen, he still owed his record company an album so he released an un-named solo album and had a contest to name it.

What was the album eventually called?

I love Sammy's solo stuff, but never really got into the Van Hagar thing. However I loved Montrose! Too bad Sammy and Ronnie couldn't get along, although I heard they did a reunion gig this past summer. On the flipside, I never liked David Lee Roth's solo stuff, but loved Van Halen.
Gotta think of a new question.... I'll be back!

Oops! never answered the question! Stupid me!
The album was "I never said goodbye"

Ok here's the question:
Name Billy Gibbons band before he joined ZZ Top.

And a Damn good one it was!! My favorite cut was "Eagles Fly"

The Moving Sidewalks.

I think I already asked the Gibbons related question concerning Hendrix. But interesting relation. Hendrix gave Gibbons a guitar during this time, the Sidewalks were opening for Hendrix. Amazing that he considered Gibbons his favorite guitarist.

Going to think for a minute on the next question.

Jdoe

Everyone seems to be sticking to the more obscure and usually older stuff. I think I will keep on with something a bit easier and see who we can draw in.

Who is the only artist to have two consecutive number one hit singles posthumously?

Jdoe

My guess is John Lennon.

Elvis

Both guesses I made myself, but so far not it. I'll go ahead and hint this much. The artist was not around that far back. Think Post 80's into the 90's.

Jdoe

That means it's probably rap, so I'm out.

I don't think it's Aaliyah, and probably not Biggie Smalls either. I know I'm gonna kick myself when you give us the answer too!! My first thought was actually Stevie Ray Vaughn but he never had two #1's like that, but I think he got far more popular after he died...

Im guessing metallica just because I have no idea.

Tupac?

buddy holly??

I GOT IT
Freddie Mercury
check it out:
http://www.everyhit.com/record1.html

i will have a question of my own, but i want my answer verified JDoe!!

I'm going to have to pass real quick, their may be an inaccuracy in my question. I just don't have the time to check, as I'm running around ragged for a bit.

Up to you guys, want gunawan04 to pick up a new question? Gone for a little.

Jdoe

Go ahead and ask gunawan04

ok, since its been over 24 hours since a question was asked, Im going to jump in and ask one.


Who played the signature guitar hook/riff on the original recording of Derek and the Dominos tune "Layla"?

eric clapton

that would be the obvious guess, but it would not be the correct one, high_way.

I'm gonna guess Duane Allman

I believe you are right rockzilla.

And btw, nice avatar... hoser.:D

rockzilla is correct. ask away rz

Okay.. Before releasing thier self titled debut in 1974, Rush released a single. The A-Side was a cover of Buddy Holly's "Not Fade Away". What was the B-Side?

"You can't fight it"

This should be easy for all you Beatles fans, (in honor of George Harrison being nominated for the Rock n Roll hall of fame)
Who was the Beatles original bass player who died of a brain hemorrage?

Easy one indeed. I'll let a newbie have a chance though to keep the thread open to all.

Bonus points if they can also name his girlfriend.

I think his name was Stu....

i watched a movie a little while ago on john lennon and i think his name was peter. all i konw about his girfriend is that she was german...

Stu Sutcliffe. as for the gf, I'll kick myself when someone else mentions the name, because I know it, but just cant get my mind to retrieve the info at this time.


ok, here is another guitar riff question. name the famous session guitarist who played on the first Steely Dan album and was responsible for the great riff that leads off (and runs through) the song Reelin' in the Years. Here is a hint: he is married to one of country music's biggest stars, her initials are ST.

note: no point will be awarded if the man's name is given without his famous nickname.

That would be Jeff "Skunk" Baxter I don't know about his girlfriend, but the one I asked about is...

Ready to kick yourself Sion??





Astrid Kirchnerr. She was the one responsible for their famous "mop top" haircuts.


Okay, new question time.

Who was playing bass guitar on Alanis Morrisette's "You Oughta Know"?

doh! I knew that, but I doubt anything short of electroshock therapy would have dragged it out of the recesses of my brain.


meanwhile, Jeff "Skunk" Baxter is married to Shania Twain. go figure

Sorry, but thats Robert John "Mutt" Lange she's married to.

Well, the album has two versions of "You Oughta Know", but I assume you mean the version with Flea (of Red Hot Chili Peppers) on bass.

Buster Poindexter, who has forced us to hear the song "Hot Hot Hot" at every wedding reception that we go to, previously was in a very different group and had a different name. They were...?

Yes, that is the version I'm talking about.

I know the answer to this one too since it is one of the groups KISS was influenced by, but I don't want to hog the thread.

new york dolls

cross dressing glammers that they were.........

did he go by david johansen back then, though??

jimk, if he didn't go by David Johansen, it doesn't matter, because yours was the answer I had in mind.

Next? (Personally, I find it harder to come up with questions than to answer them. I hadn't posted in this thread previously because I couldn't come up with anything.)

ok........

who did the mandolin solo on the replacements' great song,

"i will dare"??

-(the person was not in the replacements, and by the way, there is no other song, to my knowledge, that rocks with a mandolin in it.)

Yes, that was his name before he changed it to Buster Poindexter.

hint......
 

the guitarist who did this mandolin solo was recently in the news for being drunk & belligerent on a plane..........

oh man, what a brain fart I had. musta been the nickname that messed me up. DOH!

how long til the mercy rule kicks in?

yo dude, it ain't the Skunk. He played with the Doobie bros and Steely Dan.
Of course, as usual, the God of thunder knows what he's talking aabout!! Mutt Lange is the man!