| The ‘60s Soul Quiz
Simple
really, all you’ve got to do is decide which
is the right answer from the alternatives
offered. No Prizes, but If you want to
Email your answers to dave@soulfulkindamusic.net I’ll let you know how you got
on, and start a ‘Hall Of Fame’ for the
highest scores.
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If you want to cheat,
you’ll find all the questions and answers on
the Soul Cards in Rhino’s ‘Big ‘Ol
Box Of ‘60s Soul’ CD Compilation.
1. As a member of the Soul
Clan which other artist did Ben E King replace ?
a) George Kerr
b) John Ellison
c) Wilson Pickett
2. Which soon to be famous
producer recorded ‘La La Means I Love
You’ ?
a) Kenny Gamble
b) Lenny Gamble
c) Thom Bell
3. James Epps of The
Fantastic Four was related to members of which
other Detroit group ?
a) The Volumes
b) The Detroit Emeralds
c) The Four Tops
4. Who later covered
Toussaint McCall’s hit ‘Nothing Takes
The Place Of You’ ?
a) Brook Benton
b) Eddie Kendrick
c) Jerry Butler
5. Which Chicago Soul
legend produced records on Barbara Mason ?
a) Carl Davis
b) Curtis Mayfield
c) Major Lance
6. Who co-wrote most of Sam
& Dave’s hits ?
a) David Porter
b) Isaac Hayes
c) William Bell
7. Who sings background on
Barbara Lewis’ hit ‘Baby I’m Yours
?
a) Chuck Jackson
b) Solomon Burke
c) Van McCoy
8. Percy Sledge made most
of his recordings in which legendary studio ?
a) Hitsville, Detroit
b) Muscle Shoals, Alabama
c) Stax, Memphis
9. Deon Jackson recorded
‘Love Makes The World Go Round’, but
who else did ?
a) John Pugh & The
Pugilists
b) Bettye Lavette
c) Barbara Lewis
10. Who arranged
‘Choice Of Colours’ by the Impressions
?
a) Donny Hathaway
b) Curtis Mayfield
c) Carl Davis
11. Who co-wrote
‘I’ve Been Loving You Too Long’
with Otis Redding
a) Garnett Mimms
b) Jerry Butler
c) Levi Stubbs
12. Who recorded the first
version of Eddie Holman’s hit ‘Hey
There Lonely Girl’ ?
a) Ruby & The Romantics
b) The Blossoms
c) Honey & The Bees
13. Which of these hits for
Etta James was written by Tony Clarke ?
a) ‘Tell Mama’
b) ‘Seven Day Fool’
c) ‘Pushover’
14. Who discovered Tyrone
Davis
a) Otis Leavill
b) Major Lance
c) Harold Burrage
15. Who was recorded the
first version of ‘I’m Your Puppet’
?
a) Spooner Oldham
b) Dan Penn
c) James & Bobby Purify
16. Who discovered Esther
Phillips ?
a) Bobby Bland
b) Johnny Otis
c) B B King
17. How tall was Shorty
Long ?
a) 6’2”
b) 5’2”
c) 5’1”
18. How Many O’Jays
sand on ‘Lipstick Traces’ ?
a) Five
b) Four
c) Three
19. How long had the Four
Tops been together before their first hit ?
a) Ten years
b) Nine Years
c) Eleven Years
20. How did Gladys
Knight’s Pips get their name ?
a) From their manager
b) From an apple
c) From Gladys herself
21. What was the title of
Bob Kuban & The In-Men’s first hit ?
a) The Mailman
b) Jerkin’ Time
c) The Cheater
22. Who wrote ‘First I
Look At The Purse’ ?
a) Smokey Robinson
b) Sylvester Potts
c) Johnny Bristol
23. How many singles did
Rufus Thomas release with the word
‘Dog’ in the title ?
a) Two
b) Three
c) Four
24. Sir Mack Rice was in
which vocal group ?
a) The Fortunes
b) The Falcons
c) The Diablos
25. After what did the
Isley’s name their label T-Neck ?
a) The town they lived in
b) A type of guitar
c) The drummer’s nickname
26. Johnny Taylor sang in a
Doo-Wop group with which other Sixties Soul star
?
a) Sam Cooke
b) Tommy Hunt
c) Edwin Starr
27. How many times did Lee
Rogers have a hit on the R & B top twenty ?
a) Six
b) Two
c) One
28. Who wrote and produced
‘Tainted Love’ by Gloria Jones ?
a) Teddy Randazzo
b) Ed Cobb
c) Paul Riser
29. What does “Oogum
Boogum” mean ?
a) Sex
b) Nothing
c) Money
30. Which city were the
Esquires from ?
a) Philadelphia
b) Chicago
c) Milwaukie
31. What was Marvin Gaye's
Brother called ?
a) Leo
b) Frankie
c) Jermaine
32. Who was Maxine Brown's
manager ?
a) Paul Cantor
b) Ellie Greenburgh
c) Chuck Jackson
33. Which Detroit label
owner, named his group of labels after his
children ?
a) Berry Gordy
b) Richard 'Popcorn' Wylie
c) Ollie McLaughlin
34. In which city was
Charles Hatcher born ?
a) Detroit
b) Cleveland
c) Nashville
35. At what number is the
100 Club on Oxford Street ?
a) 99
b) 100
c) 101
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