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10/5/2015 Folk Music Quizzes and Folk Music Trivia -- Fun Trivia data:text/html;charset=utf-8,%3Ctable%20class%3D%22boxwhite%22%20style%3D%22font-size%3A%2010pt%3B%20font-family%3A%20Arial%2C%20Helveti… 1/3 1 Folk Songs of the Fifties and Sixties Questions about the artists and the songs of the folk music craze of the 1950s and 1960s. The information is from my collection of vinyl folk albums. Average 10 Q shanteyman Dec 16 07 4074 plays 2 New Christy Minstrels Alumni The New Christy Minstrels was a popular and successful folk group between 1961 and 1971, reforming later in the seventies. Several notable singers and musicians have been part of the band. This quiz deals with some of them. Average 10 Q shanteyman Oct 22 09 333 plays 3 Sixties and Seventies Folk Albums, Solo I was going through some albums I bought when I was in college and shortly after graduating in 1970. Can you identify some of the artists or albums? Have fun. Average 10 Q shvdotr Jun 15 13 558 plays 4 Hootenanny: Famous Folk Singers This is a quiz about old time folk singers. Some have left us, some are still around, but all have made important contributions to the world of folk music. Average 15 Q daver852 Nov 19 08 1269 plays 5 Number One Folk Songs and Singers Over the past fifty years folk artists have occasionally placed songs at the top of the US Billboard charts. This quiz is about these folk artists and songs. Average 10 Q shanteyman Jun 11 09 1491 plays 6 Sailors' Songs and Sea Shanties Most of my misspent youth was spent as a sailor in the US Navy. Sailors have always had their own songs work songs, songs to pass the lonely hours at sea, and songs to boast about their deeds at sea. I hope you enjoy this quiz about their music. Tough 10 Q daver852 Jan 02 09 474 plays 7 1960s Folk Music Revival Rock and roll had some competition in the ‘60s. How much do you know about the times that were achangin’? Tough 10 Q CmdrK Jan 20 10 930 plays 8 Anatomy of a Song: "The Fields of Athenry" If you've ever attended a sporting event in the UK or Ireland, you may have heard this lovely song rising from the terraces. But how much do you know of the story? Another 'Anatomy' quiz, inspired by FussBudget. Average 10 Q Quiz_Beagle Mar 21 09 327 plays 9 Folk Song Hootenanny As folk songs vary widely from one place to another (that's why they are what they are!), I'll rely on the most common versions. These songs are from the 'classics' of folk. Tough 10 Q Bruyere Aug 19 01 1893 plays 10 Blues Run The Game Passing through the lyrics of his folk classic "Blues Run The Game", you are invited to pay tribute to the life and music of Jackson C. Frank the most famous 60s folksinger that no one has ever heard of. Average 10 Q gentlegiant17 Apr 08 08 231 plays 11 Bluegrass Banter When I was about thirtyfive I heard my first bluegrass music and I fell madly in love. Here are some of the people with Average 10 Q habitsowner Oct 07 13 189 plays

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Folk Songs of the Fifties and Sixties

Questions about the artists and the songs of the folk musiccraze of the 1950s and 1960s. The information is from mycollection of vinyl folk albums.

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shanteyman Dec 16 07 4074 plays

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New Christy Minstrels Alumni

The New Christy Minstrels was a popular and successful folkgroup between 1961 and 1971, reforming later in theseventies. Several notable singers and musicians have beenpart of the band. This quiz deals with some of them.

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Sixties and Seventies Folk Albums, Solo

I was going through some albums I bought when I was incollege and shortly after graduating in 1970. Can you identifysome of the artists or albums? Have fun.

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Hootenanny: Famous Folk Singers

This is a quiz about old time folk singers. Some have left us,some are still around, but all have made importantcontributions to the world of folk music.

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Number One Folk Songs and Singers

Over the past fifty years folk artists have occasionally placedsongs at the top of the US Billboard charts. This quiz is aboutthese folk artists and songs.

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Sailors' Songs and Sea Shanties

Most of my misspent youth was spent as a sailor in the USNavy. Sailors have always had their own songs ­ worksongs, songs to pass the lonely hours at sea, and songs toboast about their deeds at sea. I hope you enjoy this quizabout their music.

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71960s Folk Music Revival

Rock and roll had some competition in the ‘60s. How muchdo you know about the times that were a­changin’?

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Anatomy of a Song: "The Fields of Athenry"

If you've ever attended a sporting event in the UK or Ireland,you may have heard this lovely song rising from the terraces.But how much do you know of the story? Another 'Anatomy'quiz, inspired by FussBudget.

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Folk Song Hootenanny

As folk songs vary widely from one place to another (that'swhy they are what they are!), I'll rely on the most commonversions. These songs are from the 'classics' of folk.

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Blues Run The Game

Passing through the lyrics of his folk classic "Blues Run TheGame", you are invited to pay tribute to the life and music ofJackson C. Frank ­ the most famous 60s folksinger that noone has ever heard of.

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Bluegrass Banter

When I was about thirty­five I heard my first bluegrass musicand I fell madly in love. Here are some of the people with

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whom I fell I love.

12Sixties Folk Albums, Duets and Groups

People seemed to enjoy the Singles Folk Album quiz, so Ihope you like this one as well. Have fun.

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Michael, Row Your Boat Ashore

"Michael, Row Your Boat Ashore" is Quiz Number 5 of aseries based on my teammates' names. They volunteered tobe my guinea pigs. I volunteered to "experiment" on them!(Bwaa­haa­haaa!) Hope you enjoy this series!

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Just Plain Folks

There was more to the folk music revival of the early '60sthan The Rooftop Singers so time to pick up the ol' axe,strum a few chords and see how well you know your folks.

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Anatomy of a Song ­ "On Ilkla Moor Baht 'at"

This Yorkshire dialect song, considered to be the "YorkshireAnthem", is sung in many places. It was always the mostpopular song at the many Beer Festivals that I attendedduring my younger days. How much do you know about it?

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Folk Goes Electric

In the wake of The Byrds' version of Dylan's "Mr.Tambourine Man" a lot of acoustical folk­music was recordedin electric settings and folk­rock was born. Here's a few otherfine examples in folk­rock and beyond.

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17American Folk Music

Gadzooks Daddy­o, time for a folk music quiz.

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18Anatomy of a Song: "One Tin Soldier"

"One Tin Soldier" is an anti­war song from the Vietnam Warera. See how much you know about it!

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19Folk Duos of the '60s

See how many of these popular musical duos you recognizefrom the folk revival of the early 1960s.

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Fo'c'sle and Halyards and Capstan...oh, my!

Here is a quiz on a variety of chanteys for a variety ofpurposes, in addition to ballads and fo'c'sle songs and allmanner of sea music. I'll give you a line or two of the song,and you give me the name of the song.

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A Man Named Charlie ...

Many years ago, a campaign song became a major hitrecord. This quiz is about that song, and poor Charlie andthe MTA.

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British Folk Rock Music

Do you know the difference between Donovan and Dylan,Fairport Convention and Fairfield Parlour? If the answer isyes, slip your clogs off and try these 10 questions. Goodluck!

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Big Rock Candy Mountain

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Big Rock Candy Mountain

The children's song of today has changed considerably sinceit was first recorded by Harry McClintock in 1928. Allquestions have been taken from the 1949 Burl Ives versionof the song.

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Names in Traditional Songs

Many of the popular traditional and folk songs have a propername in the title ­­ here is your chance to show just how wellyou remember these classic songs.

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25The Old Gray Mare

This is a mixed questions quiz about the enduring and well­known folk song 'The Old Gray Mare'. Have fun!

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1. Which folk trio had success with a cover of BobDylan's "Blowin' in The Wind" in 1963?

Chad Mitchell Trio Peter, Paul and Mary The Three D's Serendipity Singers

2. Which folk trio hit chart success with "WalkRight In?"

The New Lost City Ramblers The Greenwood County Singers The Swagmen The Rooftop Singers

3. The Highwaymen were a folk trio who wereattending college when they scored a hit byreviving an old slave song. What was the name ofthe song?

Michael Tom Bolynn The Three Bells The Meanest Man in the World

4. Which folk group started in San Francisco in thelate 1950's and had a number one hit in November,1958, with "Tom Dooley?"

The New Lost City Ramblers Jim Kweskin and The Jug Band The Greenbriar Boys The Kingston Trio

5. Which group had a hit with "Green Green?"

The New Christy Minstrels Paul Butterfield Blues Band

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The Serendipity Singers The Staple Singers

6. Many folk groups revived songs of Americanfolk singers. Who is credited with writing suchsongs as "Where Have All The Flowers Gone?" andthe Byrds' hit "Turn, Turn, Turn?"

Jack Elliot Doc Watson John Hammond Pete Seeger

7. Which noted folksinger sang "We ShallOvercome" at the Woodstock Festival?

Joan Baez Judy Collins Odetta Buffy Sainte­Marie

8. Which folk trio recorded "The John BirchSociety" and similar social commentary songs?

Country Joe and the Fish Clara Ward and Her Singers The Three D's The Chad Mitchell Trio

9. Which group had success with "A World of OurOwn" and the movie theme "Georgy Girl?"

Steeleye Span The Searchers The Seekers We Five

10. Which trio fronted by Glen Yarbrough sang

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hits such as "A Dollar Down?"

The Carter Family The Limeliters The Ian Campbell Group The Springfields

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1. Which folk trio had success with a cover of Bob Dylan's"Blowin' in The Wind" in 1963?

Your Answer: Peter, Paul and Mary

Bob Dylan wrote the song in 1962 when he was part of theGreenwich Village folk scene. His manager, Albert Grossman, wasgrooming a folk super­group with a blond and two guys and thought itwould be a good song for them to record. Their first album "Peter,Paul and Mary" included "500 Miles," "Lemon Tree," "If I Had aHammer," and "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?" It was listed onthe Billboard Top Ten list for ten months and in the Top One Hundredfor over three years. Peter, Paul and Mary received the Sammy CahnLifetime Achievement Award from The Songwriters Hall of Fame in2006. The Three D's were a Capital label folk trio, The Chad MitchellTrio was a California based folk group, and the Serendipity Singerssang "Crooked Little Man."

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2. Which folk trio hit chart success with "Walk Right In?"

Your Answer: The Rooftop Singers

Erik Darling, Lynne Taylor and Bill Svanoe comprised The RooftopSingers. Darling put the group together to record an uptempo versionof a twenties­era Gus Cannon folk song, "Walk Right In". The recordreached number one on the US charts in January, 1963. Erik wasproficient on several instruments and was in demand as a sessionplayer. Lynne started singing at age 14 in the Philadelphia area,performing alongside such notables as Frank Sinatra and DeanMartin. Bill Svenoe was a student at Oberlin where he learned theguitar and started playing in local clubs. The New Lost City Ramblerswere a staple of the hootenanny scene, The Swagmen was aParkway label folk group and The Greenwood County Singers werethe Kapp label's folk group.

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3. The Highwaymen were a folk trio who were attendingcollege when they scored a hit by reviving an old slavesong. What was the name of the song?

Your Answer: The Three Bells

The correct answer was Michael

"Michael" reached number one in September of 1961. TheHighwaymen were fraternity brothers who auditioned for UnitedArtists. Their first album contained the song about slaves who had torow from an off­shore island to work in Georgia. The record promptedoffers to tour but the boys preferred to focus on their studies andafter college they disbanded. "The Three Bells" was by the Browns."Tom Bolynn" was recorded by The Swagmen and "The Meanest

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Man In The World" is a Tom Paxton song.

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4. Which folk group started in San Francisco in the late1950's and had a number one hit in November, 1958, with"Tom Dooley?"

Your Answer: The Kingston Trio

The Kingston Trio went on to have many top twenty hits into the1970s. An agent for Bob Hope's television show saw the groupperform and their appearance on television was followed by aColumbia records contract. They are credited with paving the way forother folk singers. Dave Guard, Bob Shane and Nick Reynolds werecollege students when they began playing at The Cracked Pot asDave Guard and The Calypsonians. The New Lost City Ramblers did"Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms" at the Newport Folk Festival in 1960.The Greenbriar Boys did "Darby Ram" and The Jim Kweskin and TheJug Band performed a song appropriately titled "Jug Band Music."

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5. Which group had a hit with "Green Green?"

Your Answer: The New Christy Minstrels

The New Christy Minstrels started at Hollywood's Troubadour Cluband went on to perform regularly on "The Andy Williams Show." Theyrecorded the title song for the MGM movie "Wheeler Dealers." Groupmember and lead vocalist on "Green Green," Barry McGuire, laterrecorded "Eve of Destruction." The Serendipity Singers sang "Don'tLet The Rain Come Down," The Paul Butterfield Blues Band coveredWillie Dixon's "Mellow Down Easy" and The Staple Singers did "IWish I had Answered."

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6. Many folk groups revived songs of American folk singers.Who is credited with writing such songs as "Where Have AllThe Flowers Gone?" and the Byrds' hit "Turn, Turn, Turn?"

Your Answer: Pete Seeger

Pete Seeger was a prolific songwriter who had many hits charted byother artists. He carried the poem from "The Book of Ecclesiastes"around with him and in a burst of inspiration he penned "Turn, Turn,Turn." "Where Have All The Flowers Gone?" was inspired by an oldUkrainian folk song called "Kokoda Duda." Jack Elliot did a folkversion of "House of the Rising Sun." John Hammond was a notablefolk singer who did a rendition of "Traveling Riverside" and DocWatson was known for recording Appalachian folk music.

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7. Which noted folksinger sang "We Shall Overcome" at theWoodstock Festival?

Your Answer: Joan Baez

Joan Chandos Baez is an American folk singer and songwriterknown for her unique three­octave vocal style. Many of her songsdeal with social issues. She is best known for hits such as"Diamonds & Rust" and "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down."She is also well well known because of her association with BobDylan. Odetta is an African­American singer whose repertoireconsists of folk music and spirituals. In 1961, 22­year­old JudyCollins released her first album, "A Maid of Constant Sorrow." BuffySainte­Marie is a Canadian Indian folk singer. Her song, "Until It'sTime for You to Go," has been recorded by artists such as as ElvisPresley, Barbra Streisand, Neil Diamond, Roberta Flack, Cher, andBobby Darin.

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8. Which folk trio recorded "The John Birch Society" andsimilar social commentary songs?

Your Answer: The Chad Mitchell Trio

Organized in Spokane, Washington, in 1958, The Chad Mitchell Triowas very popular on the college campus circuit. The originalmembers were Chad Mitchell, Mike Kobluck, and Joe Frazier (not thefighter). When Mitchell left the group to pursue a solo career he wasreplaced by a young John Denver. Roger McGuinn, later of theByrds, was their accompanist for several years. Country Joe and TheFish performed "I Feel Like I'm Fixin' To Die Rag" at Woodstock. TheThree D's recorded a version of "I Won't Be Worried Long," andClara Ward and Her Singers did "Twelve Gates to the City."

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9. Which group had success with "A World of Our Own" andthe movie theme "Georgy Girl?"

Your Answer: The Seekers

Fate played a hand in early 1964 when The Seekers were offered achance to perform on cruises. A cruise brought them to London inMay of 1964 for a ten­week stay. When they arrived, they learnedthat a top talent agency in London had already booked them on thestrength of their recordings. The Searchers were a British group whorecorded "What Have They Done to the Rain?" We Five had successwith "You Were on My Mind." Steeleye Span was a successful Britishfolk­rock band. They combined traditional British folk material withrock arrangements and featured an excellent female lead singer,Maddy Prior.

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10. Which trio fronted by Glen Yarbrough sang hits such as"A Dollar Down?"

Your Answer: The Limeliters

Along with the Kingston Trio, the Limeliters were one of the mostsuccessful folk groups of the early 1960s. The original groupconsisted of Glenn Yarbrough, Lou Gottlieb, and Alex Hassilev.Between 1961 and 1963, the Limeliters were one of the hottest actsin show business, making appearances on television, commercials,and embarking on an exhaustive touring schedule. Yarbrough wasthe first to leave to start a solo career. He had a number 12 hit with"Baby the Rain Must Fall." The Carter Family was a renownedcountry act. The Ian Campbell Group is a respected folk music groupfrom Birmingham, England. The Springfields sang "Silver Threadsand Golden Needles" before Dusty went on her own.

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1. Which founding member and guitar player forThe Byrds was a member of The New ChristyMinstrels before hitting it big with The Byrds?

Michael Clarke David Crosby Gene Clark Roger McGuinn

2. Kenny Rogers was one of the most successfulsolo artists to emerge from The New ChristyMinstrels. Which other former member of The NewChristy Minstrels did Rogers sing a duet with titled"Don't Fall in Love With A Dreamer" in 1980?

Kim Carnes Dottie West Dolly Parton Sheena Easton

3. Which actress, known for roles in such films as"Burnt Offerings" (1976), "It's Alive 3" (1987) and"Five Easy Pieces" (1970) was once a member ofThe New Christy Minstrels?

Goldie Hawn Margot Kidder Karen Black Susan Sarandon

4. Larry Ramos was a banjo player for the NewChristy Minstrels for four years before joining agroup that enjoyed several major hits in the mid­sixties and was the opening band for the 1967Monterey Pop Festival. Which band did Larry jointhat also included Terry Kirkman, Jules Alexanderand Brian Cole?

Big Brother and The Holding Company Quicksilver Messenger Service Captain Beefheart and The Magic Band The Association

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5. Mike Settle, Terry Williams and ThelmaCamacho left the New Christy Minstrels along withKenny Rogers to form The First Edition in 1967.What was the first US Top Ten hit by The FirstEdition?

But You Know I Love You Something's Burning Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My

Condition Was In)

6. Which member of The New Christy Minstrelswas Miss America in 1973 and later became a co­host of "The 700 Club" on CBN?

Terry Anne Meeuwsen Dorothy Benham Rebecca King Shirley Cothran

7. Which former member of The Christy Minstrelshad a US Top Forty solo single in 1969 with the titlesong from his "Echo Park" album?

Tyrone Davis Garland Green Joe Davis Keith Barbour

8. Singer Barry McGuire sang lead vocals on theband's hit, "Green Green". Which solo propelledMcGuire into the Number One spot in 1965?

A Change Is Gonna Come Dawn of Correction What Color is A Man Eve of Destruction

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9. Which member of The New Christy Minstrelswent on to work with Gram Parsons and co­wrote"Hickory Wind" with Parsons?

Bob Buchanon Mike Clough Mike Crumm P.F. Sloan

10. Which member of the New Christy Minstrelshad been a founding member of The Wayfarers Triowith Bill Cheatwood and Mason Williams beforejoining the group in 1962?

Shel Silverstein Bobby Bare Sr Barry Kane Baxter Taylor

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1. Which founding member and guitar player for The Byrdswas a member of The New Christy Minstrels before hitting itbig with The Byrds?

Your Answer: Gene Clark

Missouri native Gene Clark was performing at the Castaways Loungein Kansas City in 1963 when he was hired by the New ChristyMinstrels. He performed with them for less than a year beforerelocating to Los Angeles, meeting fellow folk­rocker Roger McGuinnand becoming a founding member of the Byrds. In addition to playingthe guitar and harmonica with the band he composed or co­wroteseveral of their hits including "Eight Miles High", "I'll Feel a Whole LotBetter" and "Set You Free This Time".Los Angeles native David Crosby worked in Greenwich Village withLes Baxter's Balladeers and recorded his first solo effort in 1963before joining up with the Byrds. Spokane native Michael Clarkehitchhiked to Los Angeles to be part of the music scene and becamethe drummer for The Byrds in 1964. Ironically, Byrds' bass playerChris Hillman had performed with an offshoot band of the NewChristy Minstrels called The Green Grass Revival before joining TheByrds. McGuinn was also recruited but decided to work with BobbyDarin before The Byrds was formed.

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2. Kenny Rogers was one of the most successful soloartists to emerge from The New Christy Minstrels. Whichother former member of The New Christy Minstrels didRogers sing a duet with titled "Don't Fall in Love With ADreamer" in 1980?

Your Answer: Kim Carnes

Kim Carnes joined The New Christy Minstrels in 1967. While with thegroup she married songwriting collaborator Dave Ellingson. Shereleased an eponymous debut album in 1975 that featured her firsthit, "You're A Part Of Me." In 1980 she released "Don't Fall in LoveWith a Dreamer" with Kenny. The song reached Number Four on theUS Billboard charts and topped out at Number Three on the CountryCharts.Kim followed up with her biggest hit, "Bette Davis Eyes", thefollowing year. In 1983 Kenny and Sheena Easton covered Bob Seger's "We've GotTonight". "Every Time Two Fools Collide" was one of several duetsKenny recorded with Dottie West. In 1983 "Islands in the Stream"with Dolly Parton became one of Kenny's biggest selling duets.

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3. Which actress, known for roles in such films as "BurntOfferings" (1976), "It's Alive 3" (1987) and "Five EasyPieces" (1970) was once a member of The New ChristyMinstrels?

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Your Answer: Margot Kidder

The correct answer was Karen Black

Karen Black was was born Karen Ziegler in Park Ridge, Illinois. Shewas a gifted student but left the academic world to pursue a career inthe arts. She was part of The New Christy Minstrels in the sixtiesbefore heading to Broadway and doing Shakespeare parts until shewas cast in "Easy Rider" (1969).Margot Kidder become known for her role as Lois Lane in the"Superman" series of films. One of Susan Sarandon's first majorroles was in the 1975 cult favorite, "The Rocky Horror Picture Show".Goldie Hawn trained as a dancer and first came to national attentionas part of the "Rowan and Martin Laugh­In" ensemble beginning inthe late sixties.

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4. Larry Ramos was a banjo player for the New ChristyMinstrels for four years before joining a group that enjoyedseveral major hits in the mid­sixties and was the openingband for the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival. Which band didLarry join that also included Terry Kirkman, Jules Alexanderand Brian Cole?

Your Answer: The Association

Hawaiian­born Larry Ramos played several instruments but was abanjo player during his tenure with The New Christy Minstrels. Herecorded an unsuccessful solo effort after leaving the band. The Association had their first Top Ten in the US in 1966 with "AlongComes Mary" and followed with the Number One "Cherish" later thesame year. When founding member Jules Alexander left theAssociation, Larry Ramos replaced him. The first hit that Larry sangon was the 1967 Number One hit, "Windy". "Never My Love" was aNumber Two hit the same year. Larry has continued to remain withthe band through the successive decades and personnel changes. Captain Beefheart and The Magic Band actually canceled theirappearance at the festival. Quicksilver Messenger Service performedon Saturday and Janis Joplin performed with Big Brother and TheHolding Company on Sunday.

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5. Mike Settle, Terry Williams and Thelma Camacho left theNew Christy Minstrels along with Kenny Rogers to form TheFirst Edition in 1967. What was the first US Top Ten hit byThe First Edition?

Your Answer: Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town

The correct answer was Just Dropped In (To See What ConditionMy Condition Was In)

Terry Williams and Thelma Camacho left the group along with MikeSettle and Kenny Rogers to form The First Edition in 1967. Aftersigning with Reprise Records they had their first Top Ten hit when

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"Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)"reached Number Five the same year. Mike Settle wrote "But You Know I Love You", a Top Twenty for thegroup in 1968. "Reuben James" only reached Number 26 in 1969and "Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town" was a Top Ten for thegroup in the Summer of 1969.The group had several hits before breaking up in the mid­seventies.Kenny Rogers began a successful solo career when "Lucille" wasreleased in 1975.Mike Settle went on to work in journalism and became a music critic.Opera­trained Thelma Comacho subsequently released solo efforts.Terry Williams enjoyed a career singing Christian music.

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6. Which member of The New Christy Minstrels was MissAmerica in 1973 and later became a co­host of "The 700Club" on CBN?

Your Answer: Rebecca King

The correct answer was Terry Anne Meeuwsen

Miss Wisconsin Terry Anne Meeuwsen was a member of the newChristy Minstrels and went on to a career in television in her homestate in 1978. Eight years later she left the media business to begin afamily. In the late eighties she became affiliated with the ChristianBroadcasting Network and became a so­host of "The 700 Club" withPat Robertson in 1993. She has authored four books and released arecording titled "Eyes of My Heart".Rebecca King was Miss America in 1974. Dorothy Benham was MissAmerica and went on to a singing career on Broadway. Miss TexasShirley Cothran won the crown in 1975.

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7. Which former member of The Christy Minstrels had a USTop Forty solo single in 1969 with the title song from his"Echo Park" album?

Your Answer: Tyrone Davis

The correct answer was Keith Barbour

New York Native Keith Barbour left the New Christy Minstrels in 1969to pursue a solo career. He signed with Epic records and recordedthe "Echo Park" album. His only Top Forty hit was the "Echo Park"single from the album. "Can I Change My Mind" was a 1969 Number Five by Tyrone Davis.Joe Simon had a Top Twenty release with "The Chokin' Kind" thesame year and "Jealous Kind of Fella" went to Number 20 forGarland Green.

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8. Singer Barry McGuire sang lead vocals on the band's hit,"Green Green". Which solo propelled McGuire into theNumber One spot in 1965?

Your Answer: Eve of Destruction

The Byrds were originally offered "Eve of Destruction" but declined torecord the song. The Turtles also recorded a version on their 1965 "ItAin't Me Babe" album before Barry McGuire released it as a soloeffort. Barry recorded the song in one take and it began gettingairplay within a week of recording, eventually topping the charts.Barry went on to a career in Christian music but continued to includethe song in his repertoire. It was his only solo US Top Forty single."A Change Is Gonna Come" was recorded by Sam Cooke in 1965.Bobby Vinton had a Top Forty in 1965 with "What Color is A Man?"."Dawn of Correction" was an answer song to "Eve of Destruction"recorded by The Spokesmen that hit the charts while "Eve ofDestruction" was still on the charts.

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9. Which member of The New Christy Minstrels went on towork with Gram Parsons and co­wrote "Hickory Wind" withParsons?

Your Answer: Mike Clough

The correct answer was Bob Buchanon

Bob Buchanon was a member of The New Christy Minstrels beforeworking with Parsons. Parsons had formed The InternationalSubmarine Band in an effort to enter the Folk music scene and gethis compositions on movie soundtracks. When the band dissolved,Buchanon and Parsons played Los Angeles area venues as a duo.When the band reformed Buchanon became a member and playedrhythm guitar and sang backing vocals on their 1968 "Safe at Home"LP. The band dissolved when Parsons was invited to work with TheByrds later the same year.P.F. Sloan wrote "Eve of Destruction" as well as other sixties hits.Mike Crumm and Mick Clough were party of The Back PorchMajority.

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10. Which member of the New Christy Minstrels had been afounding member of The Wayfarers Trio with BillCheatwood and Mason Williams before joining the group in1962?

Your Answer: Barry Kane

The correct answer was Baxter Taylor

Baxter Taylor formed The Wayfarers Trio in 1959 with Cheatwoodand Williams. In 1961 The Wayfarers Trio recorded an album titled"Songs of the Blue and the Gray" for Mercury Records. Taylor joinedThe New Christy Minstrels the following year. After leaving the NewChristy Minstrels Taylor became a teacher and operated a recording

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studio in Texas. Taylor collaborated with Shel Silverstein as a songwriter on "MarieLavaux". Bobby Bare Sr, recorded a version of "Marie Lavaux", in1973. Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show Band had recorded the songtwo years earlier as the flip side to "Sylvia's Mother". New ChristyMinstrels member Barry Kane was never a member of TheWayfarers Trio.

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1. Released in 1964 on the Mercury red label, thisalbum's last track was a medley of two songs sungfollowing the deaths of JFK ("In the Summer of hisYears") and Abraham Lincoln ("Rally Round theFlag"). My favorite is the first track, "Barry's Boys,"a shot at the followers of the 1964 RepublicanPresidential nominee. Name the group and albumwhich also includes "The First Time Ever" and "TheSinking of the Reuben James."

Peter, Paul, and Mary, "In the Wind" The Kingston Trio, "At Large" The Limeliters, "Sing Out!" The Chad Mitchell Trio, "Reflecting"

2. The title of my next album includes the group'sname, which I am asking you to identify. It is "(Group's Name) Sing of Our Times" and includessongs like "Beans Taste Fine," "Take ThisHammer," and "Plane Wreck at Los Gatos(Deportees)" on Side Two. Side One includes"Seven Daffodils" and "The Spring Hill MineDisaster." Name the group.

The Brothers Four Peter, Paul, and Mary The New Christy Minstrels The Weavers

3. Again, released in 1964, the title track of thisalbum begins, "I can hear the soft breathing of thegirl that I love,/ As she lies here beside me asleepwith the night..." Who recorded this album whichalso included songs like "Benedictus," "BleekerStreet," "Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream,"and "He Was My Brother," not to mention the titletrack, "Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M." and the finaltrack on Side One, "The Sounds of Silence"?

Chad and Jeremy Sonny and Cher Simon and Garfunkel The Weavers

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4. Although admittedly not from the Sixties, thenext album claimed to be "The Record ThatLaunched the Folk Renaissance," and referred toitself as "the Legendary Carnegie Hall Concert." Sowhat group was recorded at this concert onChristmas Eve of 1955 with songs like "DarlingCorey," "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine,""Greensleeves," "Sixteen Tons," "GoodnightIrene," "Wimoweh," and "Rock Island Line"?

The Weavers The Kingston Trio The New Christy Minstrels We Five

5. This group's big hit was "Guantanamera," whichwas the first track on their 1966 album titled"Spanish Album." Other songs included were "LaBamba," "Michelle," "Y La Quiero" ("And I LoveHer"), "Ayer" ("Yesterday"), and "Ojos Espanoles"("Spanish Eyes"), not to mention "Louie, Louie."Who is this group, who was often also classified as"Easy Listening"?

The Limeliters The Sandpipers The Coasters The Kingsmen

6. Album number six on our quiz was released in1963. Founded by Randy Sparks in 1961 as a groupof 14, by the release of the album entitled"Ramblin'," the group had only ten singers andfeatured the voice of Barry McGuire. Who recordedthis record with such hits as "Green, Green," "HiJolly," "The Drinking Gourd," "Rovin' Gambler,""Down the Ohio," "Last Farewell," and the titlesong?

The New Seekers The Back Porch Majority The Chieftains The New Christy Minstrels

7. I can only find one album of mine by this group,

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and it is "The Best Of...., Vol. III" So here are someof their third­tier best songs: "Hangman," "500Miles," "Lemon Tree," "It Was a Very Good Year,"and "This Land is Your Land." hint: appearing on"Best of..., Volume I," no doubt, were "Tom Dooley"and "M.T.A."

The Clancy Brothers The Kingston Trio Ian and Sylvia The New Seekers

8. OK, here's a little twist. The album is "Violets ofDawn" by the Mitchell Trio, released in 1965. Twotracks include the title song and "Your Friendly,Liberal, Neighborhood Ku Klux Klan." Can youidentify which of the following pairs of songs isalso on this album?

"Aquarius" and "Walking in Space" "Puff the Magic Dragon" and "Leaving on a Jet

Plane" "Greenback Dollar" and "Where Have All the

Flowers Gone?" "Bells of Rhymney" and "The Sound of Protest

(Has Begun to Pay)"

9. OK, name the group whose "Greatest Hits"album was released in 1962. Among these hitswere "The Green Leaves of Summer," "EddystoneLight," "Nobody Knows," "My Tani," "Frogg," and"Blue Water Line."

The Lettermen The Kingsmen The Seekers The Brothers Four

10. My final Sixties folk album for this quiz wasrecorded in 1967. According to Wikipedia, thisgroup "are widely credited with popularizing Irishtraditional music in the United States." Thisalbum's title is "Hearty and Hellish" and wasrecorded live in a night club in Chicago. Songsincluded are "Irish Rover," "God Bless England,"

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"Whiskey, You're the Devil," "The Rising of theMoon," "Mountain Dew," and "The Jolly Tinker."

The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem Clannad Celtic Thunder The High Kings

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1. Released in 1964 on the Mercury red label, this album'slast track was a medley of two songs sung following thedeaths of JFK ("In the Summer of his Years") and AbrahamLincoln ("Rally Round the Flag"). My favorite is the firsttrack, "Barry's Boys," a shot at the followers of the 1964Republican Presidential nominee. Name the group andalbum which also includes "The First Time Ever" and "TheSinking of the Reuben James."

Your Answer: Peter, Paul, and Mary, "In the Wind"

The correct answer was The Chad Mitchell Trio, "Reflecting"

Some might say another song on the album, "What Did You Learn inSchool Today," has never lost its relevance. The album also includes"Stewball," "The Hip Song (It Does Not Pay to be Hip)," and "Tell OldBill." This version of the trio included Chad Mitchell, Mike Kobluk, andJoe Frazier.

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2. The title of my next album includes the group's name,which I am asking you to identify. It is "(Group's Name)Sing of Our Times" and includes songs like "Beans TasteFine," "Take This Hammer," and "Plane Wreck at LosGatos (Deportees)" on Side Two. Side One includes"Seven Daffodils" and "The Spring Hill Mine Disaster."Name the group.

Your Answer: The Weavers

The correct answer was The Brothers Four

Also released in 1964, this album featured the original quartet ofJohn Paine, Bob Flick, Mike Kirkland, and Dick Foley, who werefraternity brothers at the University of Washington. This was theirtenth album. Their second single, and biggest hit, was "Greenfields,"released in 1960.

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3. Again, released in 1964, the title track of this albumbegins, "I can hear the soft breathing of the girl that I love,/As she lies here beside me asleep with the night..." Whorecorded this album which also included songs like"Benedictus," "Bleeker Street," "Last Night I Had theStrangest Dream," and "He Was My Brother," not tomention the title track, "Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M." andthe final track on Side One, "The Sounds of Silence"?

Your Answer: Simon and Garfunkel

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Garfunkel wrote the liner notes in which he said, "The Sounds ofSilence is a major work. We were looking for a song on a largerscale, but this was more than either of us expected."

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4. Although admittedly not from the Sixties, the next albumclaimed to be "The Record That Launched the FolkRenaissance," and referred to itself as "the LegendaryCarnegie Hall Concert." So what group was recorded at thisconcert on Christmas Eve of 1955 with songs like "DarlingCorey," "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine," "Greensleeves,""Sixteen Tons," "Goodnight Irene," "Wimoweh," and "RockIsland Line"?

Your Answer: The Weavers

Formed in 1948, the original Weavers included Pete Seeger, RonnieGilbert, Lee Hays, and Fred Hellerman. But the group broke up whenSeeger and Hays were falsely denounced as members of theCommunist Party. The group reunited for the Carnegie Hall concert.On the album notes is a quotation by Carl Sandburg including thewords, "When I hear America singing, the Weavers are there."

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5. This group's big hit was "Guantanamera," which was thefirst track on their 1966 album titled "Spanish Album." Othersongs included were "La Bamba," "Michelle," "Y La Quiero"("And I Love Her"), "Ayer" ("Yesterday"), and "OjosEspanoles" ("Spanish Eyes"), not to mention "Louie, Louie."Who is this group, who was often also classified as "EasyListening"?

Your Answer: The Sandpipers

Released in 1969, the "Spanish Album" was compiled mostly ofsongs previously released on earlier albums, with several beingtranslated into Spanish. Originally calling themselves The FourSeasons, the original trio of Jim Brady, Mike Piano, and RichardSchoff changed the name to The Grads since there was already agroup by that name. They then adopted the name The Sandpipers,although there was also already a group with that name.

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6. Album number six on our quiz was released in 1963.Founded by Randy Sparks in 1961 as a group of 14, by therelease of the album entitled "Ramblin'," the group had onlyten singers and featured the voice of Barry McGuire. Whorecorded this record with such hits as "Green, Green," "HiJolly," "The Drinking Gourd," "Rovin' Gambler," "Down theOhio," "Last Farewell," and the title song?

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Your Answer: The New Christy Minstrels

Through the years, the New Christy Minstrels have included "nearly300 members," according to Wikipedia. Alumni have included KennyRogers, Kim Carnes, actress Karen Black, and two cofounders of theFirst Edition along with Rogers in Thelma Camacho and TerryWilliams.

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7. I can only find one album of mine by this group, and it is"The Best Of...., Vol. III" So here are some of their third­tierbest songs: "Hangman," "500 Miles," "Lemon Tree," "It Wasa Very Good Year," and "This Land is Your Land." hint:appearing on "Best of..., Volume I," no doubt, were "TomDooley" and "M.T.A."

Your Answer: The Kingston Trio

This album came out in 1966. The original Kingston Trio includedNick Reynolds, Bob Shane, and Dave Guard, but on two songs onthis album ("500 Miles" and "Jane, Jane, Jane") John Stewart hadreplaced the departed Guard.

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8. OK, here's a little twist. The album is "Violets of Dawn"by the Mitchell Trio, released in 1965. Two tracks includethe title song and "Your Friendly, Liberal, Neighborhood KuKlux Klan." Can you identify which of the following pairs ofsongs is also on this album?

Your Answer: "Bells of Rhymney" and "The Sound of Protest (Has Begun to Pay)"

The Mitchell Trio came about when John Denver replaced ChadMitchell in 1965. "Aquarius" and "Walking in Space" were from therock opera "Hair." "Greenback Dollar" and "Where Have All theFlowers Gone?" were hits by the Kingston Trio, and "Puff the MagicDragon" and "Leaving on a Jet Plane" were hits by Peter, Paul, andMary. Ironically, "Jet Plane," PPM's only number one hit, was writtenby John Denver.

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9. OK, name the group whose "Greatest Hits" album wasreleased in 1962. Among these hits were "The GreenLeaves of Summer," "Eddystone Light," "Nobody Knows,""My Tani," "Frogg," and "Blue Water Line."

Your Answer: The Brothers Four

As of 2013, The Brothers Four are still performing, 57 years after theoriginal quartet began in 1956. The 2013 edition included original

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member Bob Flick, plus Mike McCoy, Mark Pearson, and Karl Olsen.

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10. My final Sixties folk album for this quiz was recorded in1967. According to Wikipedia, this group "are widelycredited with popularizing Irish traditional music in theUnited States." This album's title is "Hearty and Hellish" andwas recorded live in a night club in Chicago. Songsincluded are "Irish Rover," "God Bless England," "Whiskey,You're the Devil," "The Rising of the Moon," "MountainDew," and "The Jolly Tinker."

Your Answer: The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem

"Hearty and Hellish" was the group's sixth album. The Clancybrothers began singing together in New York City in the early '50sand Makem joined them in 1956. The High Kings were organized in2008, while Clannad was formed in 1970. Celtic Thunder hasappeared in two separate groups, one as a band doing its first showin 1977, and the other as an ensemble group that was formed in2007.

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1. Perhaps the best known Irish folk group of the60's and 70's consisted of three brothers fromCarrick­on­Suir, County Tipperary, and their friend,Tommy Makem. What was the name of this group?

The Irish Rovers The Dubliners The Wolfe Tones The Clancy Brothers

2. This singer was born in New Bedford,Massachusetts in 1931. He recorded many albumsof folk music, and was a major influence on BobDylan (who was accused of stealing several of hissongs). Most of his albums have never beenreleased on CD, but one, "Whaling and SailingSongs From the Days of Moby Dick," is available,and is perhaps the definitive work in its genre. Whowas he?

Luke Kelly Andrew Calhoun Paul Clayton Dave Van Ronk

3. Born in 1920, this Canadian folksinger is stillgoing strong at the ripe old age of 88. He is bestknown for his risque material, including a sevenvolume collection called "Bawdy Songs andBackroom Ballads." More recently, he attractednotice by recording an album of Presidentialcampaign songs. Can you name this Canadiancrooner?

Ramblin' Sammy Pitnik Burl Ives Oscar Brand Gordon Lightfoot

4. One of the most successful commercial folkgroups of the 50's and 60's was formed in 1957 byDave Guard, Nick Reynolds and Bob Shane. Thegroup is still around today, although the members

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have changed. Although the group had only asingle number one hit, at one time they had four ofthe top ten selling albums in the United States.What is the name of this enduring ensemble?

Big Twist and the Mellow Fellows The Folksmen The Kingston Trio The New Christy Minstrels

5. This Canadian husband and wife duo is thoughtby many to be the inspiration for "Mitch andMickey" in the film "A Mighty Wind." Their biggesthit was a song called "Four Strong Winds." Whatare their names?

Gillian Welch and David Rawlings Jacob and Lily Paula and Stuart Tindall Ian and Sylvia Tyson

6. This singer is best known for his anti­war songsfrom the Vietnam era. His songs include "The DraftDodger's Rag," "I Ain't Marching Anymore" and"There But For Fortune." Who was this singer whomet a tragic end?

Tom Smothers Bob Dylan Phil Ochs Eric Bogle

7. This singer is sometimes known as "America'sTroubadour." Can you name the man who wrote"This Land Is Your Land," "Roll On, Columbia, RollOn," and "Pastures of Plenty?"

Josh White Perry Como Bob Gibson Woody Guthrie

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8. This English group combines folk music withmodern instruments. They are sometimes referedto as an "electric folk band." Their lead singer isMaddy Prior. Formed in 1969, they are still aroundtoday. Their albums include "Below the Salt,""Please to See the King," and "Back In Line."Among their successful singles are "All Round MyHat" and "Gaudete." What is this name of this folk­rock group?

Pentangle Steeleye Span Fairport Convention The Mothers of Invention

9. For some reason, Canada seems to producemore than its share of great folk singers. This manis best known for songs about his native NovaScotia. His first album was "Fogarty's Cove." Hislast was "From Coffee House to Concert Hall." Afolk music festival honoring his memory is heldevery year in Canso, Nova Scotia. Do youremember this man who wrote such classic songsas "The Field Behind the Plow," "Barrett'sPrivateers" and "Northwest Passage?"

Glenn Yarbrough Stompin' Tom Conners Gordon Lightfoot Stan Rogers

10. This singer started out as a founding memberof the Weavers. He has written many songs,including "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?" and"If I Had a Hammer." Who is this controversialsinger who was once a member of the CommunistParty and is still an active voice for many left­leaning causes?

Lead Belly Pete Seeger Logan English Alan Lomax

11. Another left­leaning singer, this man is has

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probably had more influence as a songwriter thanas a singer, although he can sing, and sing verywell. He was once a member of the trio Best ofFriends with Ann Hills and Bob Gibson. His songshave been covered by artists as diverse as DollyParton and the Pogues. One, "My Dog's BiggerThan Your Dog" was even used in a dog foodcommercial. Who is this Chicago native who wrote"The Last Thing On My Mind" and "Bottle ofWine?"

Leonard Cohen Tom Paxton Eric Andersen Nick Jones

12. Nearly everyone should be familiar with thisnext singer. Her biggest commercial hit was "TheNight They Drove Old Dixie Down," but she alsoscored some success with "Diamonds and Rust"and "Forever Young." Who is this woman who wasonce romantically linked with both Bob Dylan andSteve Jobs?

Mimi Farina Melanie Joan Baez Joni Mitchell

13. This Scottish singer/songwriter is one of themen mainly responsible for making folk musicpopular in the United States and Great Britain. Herecorded well over 100 albums of folk music,including an eight volume set of the Child Balladswith fellow singer A.L. Lloyd. His wife, PeggySeeger, is a famous singer in her own right. Buthe's perhaps best remembered as a songwriter.Can you tell me who wrote "Dirty Old Town" and"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face?"

Ewan McColl Andy Stewart Dominic Behan Hamish Henderson

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14. Sometimes the lines between country, folk andpop music become blurred. This singer has hadsuccess in all these fields. She sang the song"Barbara Allen" on the soundtrack of the movie"Songcatcher," and is known for her albums like"Elite Hotel" and "Luxury Liner." She paired withDolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt to produce "Trio."Who is this "Blue Kentucky Girl?"

Emmylou Harris Roseann Cash Iris DeMent Carolyn Hester

15. Bluegrass is a uniquely American form of folkmusic, and it owes its popularity to this man,universally acknowledged as "The Father ofBluegrass."Can you name this mandolin player who sang"Blue Moon of Kentucky?"

Lester Flatt Grandpa Jones Vassar Clements Bill Monroe

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1. Perhaps the best known Irish folk group of the 60's and70's consisted of three brothers from Carrick­on­Suir,County Tipperary, and their friend, Tommy Makem. Whatwas the name of this group?

Your Answer: The Clancy Brothers

The Clancy Brothers ­ Paddy, Tom and Liam ­ and Tommy Makemwere largely responsible for making Irish music popular in the UnitedStates. They sang songs in both English and Gaelic, and Tommywas a prolific songwriter as well.Paddy Clancy, Tom Clancy and Tommy Makem have all passed on,but Liam Clancy continues to have a successful career. Hisautobiography, "The Mountain of the Women," is very interestingreading.

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2. This singer was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts in1931. He recorded many albums of folk music, and was amajor influence on Bob Dylan (who was accused of stealingseveral of his songs). Most of his albums have never beenreleased on CD, but one, "Whaling and Sailing Songs Fromthe Days of Moby Dick," is available, and is perhaps thedefinitive work in its genre. Who was he?

Your Answer: Dave Van Ronk

The correct answer was Paul Clayton

Paul "Pablo" Clayton was born Paul Clayton Worthington on March3, 1931. He was a major influence on many more famousperformers. He traveled extensively in the South, collecting songswhich he later recorded. Some of his albums include "BloodyBallads" and "Dulcimer Songs and Solos." His song, "Who's Goin' ToBuy You Ribbons When I'm Gone?" was reworked by Bob Dylan intohis hit "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right." This led to a lawsuit and theend of their friendship.

Paul Clayton committed suicide on March 30, 1967 by dropping anelectric heater in his bathtub. It is thought by many that his rift withBob Dylan was a major factor leading to his death.

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3. Born in 1920, this Canadian folksinger is still goingstrong at the ripe old age of 88. He is best known for hisrisque material, including a seven volume collection called"Bawdy Songs and Backroom Ballads." More recently, heattracted notice by recording an album of Presidentialcampaign songs. Can you name this Canadian crooner?

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Your Answer: Gordon Lightfoot

The correct answer was Oscar Brand

Oscar Brand was born February 7, 1920 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Hehas recorded almost 100 albums. In addition to his "Bawdy Balads,"he recorded a set of hilarious albums of US military songs, including"Tell It to the Marines," and "Every Inch a Sailor." Most of his earlyalbums are marked "NOT for radio play." He is the host of "OscarBrand's Folksong Festival" on WNYC AM 820 in New York City. Theshow began on in 1945, and is the longest running radio show inhistory with the same host. Brand still tours occasionally. You cancheck out his website at www.oscarbrand.com.

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4. One of the most successful commercial folk groups ofthe 50's and 60's was formed in 1957 by Dave Guard, NickReynolds and Bob Shane. The group is still around today,although the members have changed. Although the grouphad only a single number one hit, at one time they had fourof the top ten selling albums in the United States. What isthe name of this enduring ensemble?

Your Answer: The Kingston Trio

The Kingston Trio burst onto the scene in 1958 with the smash hit"Tom Dooley," and never looked back. Other famous songs by theminclude "Scotch and Soda," "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?" and"A Worried Man." Dave Guard left the group in 1961, and wasreplaced by John Stewart. The group disbanded in 1967, but wasreformed in 1969 as The New Kingston Trio by original member BobShane. Reynolds rejoined the group in 1988, and continued toperform with them until 1999. The present members of the group areGeorge Grove, Bill Zorn and Rick Dougherty. Dave Guard died in1991 of lymphatic cancer, and Nick Reynolds passed away onOctober 1, 2008. Bob Shane suffered a heart attack in 2004 , and isnow retired and living in Arizona.

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5. This Canadian husband and wife duo is thought by manyto be the inspiration for "Mitch and Mickey" in the film "AMighty Wind." Their biggest hit was a song called "FourStrong Winds." What are their names?

Your Answer: Ian and Sylvia Tyson

Ian Tyson was born on September 25, 1933 in Victoria, BritishColombia. His first career was as a rodeo cowboy; he took up musicwhile recovering from injuries sustained in a fall. He met SylviaFricker in 1960, and they began singing together. The couple weremarried in 1964. Their biggest hit, "Four Strong Winds," which waswritten by Ian, was released in 1963. Ian also wrote "SomedaySoon," a lovely song that has been covered by many artists. Sylviawas also a songwriter; her song "You Were On My Mind," became ahit for the group We Five. Ian and Sylvia divorced in 1974. They wereinducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 1992.

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6. This singer is best known for his anti­war songs from theVietnam era. His songs include "The Draft Dodger's Rag," "IAin't Marching Anymore" and "There But For Fortune." Whowas this singer who met a tragic end?

Your Answer: Phil Ochs

Phil Ochs was born December 19, 1940 in El Paso, Texas to aJewish father and a Scottish mother. His family moved frequently,eventually settling in Columbus, Ohio. After attending the StauntonMilitary Academy and Ohio State University, Ochs moved to NewYork City in 1962 and became part of the Greenwich Village folkmusic scene. He became active in the anti­war movement; after hisdeath, it was revealed that the CIA had a 500 page file on him andhis activities. After the war was over, Ochs began drinking heavilyand began using drugs. He hanged himself on April 9, 1976. Thoughhe was never commercially successful as a singer, he remains apowerful influence as a songwriter to this day.

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7. This singer is sometimes known as "America'sTroubadour." Can you name the man who wrote "This LandIs Your Land," "Roll On, Columbia, Roll On," and "Pasturesof Plenty?"

Your Answer: Woody Guthrie

Woodrow Wilson "Woody" Guthrie was born on July 14th, 1912 inOkemah, Oklahoma.He came of age during the Great Depression, and spent much of hisyouth traveling with migrant farm workers. Many of his songs areconcerned with the problems faced by working class people duringthose trying times. He wrote hundreds of songs; no one knows howmany, because he was careless about copywriting his songs, andnever seemed to care if he made much money off them. Guthrie diedon October 3, 1967 from Huntington's Chorea, an inherited,degenerative disease of the nervous system. His son, Arlo Guthrie, isalso a famous folk singer. A movie of Guthrie's life, called "Bound ForGlory," starring David Carradine as Woody, was released in 1976.

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8. This English group combines folk music with moderninstruments. They are sometimes refered to as an "electricfolk band." Their lead singer is Maddy Prior. Formed in1969, they are still around today. Their albums include"Below the Salt," "Please to See the King," and "Back InLine." Among their successful singles are "All Round MyHat" and "Gaudete." What is this name of this folk­rockgroup?

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Your Answer: Fairport Convention

The correct answer was Steeleye Span

Steeleye Span is one of my favorite bands. They are known fortaking traditional English folk ballads and performing them in modernrock arrangements. They have released over two dozen albums, andwhile the band has seen numerous changes in personnel, it hasalways maintained a distinctive sound. Maddy Prior has a lovely,versatile voice that always seems to bring out the best in hermaterial. Their most recent album is "Bloody Men," released in 2006.

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9. For some reason, Canada seems to produce more thanits share of great folk singers. This man is best known forsongs about his native Nova Scotia. His first album was"Fogarty's Cove." His last was "From Coffee House toConcert Hall." A folk music festival honoring his memory isheld every year in Canso, Nova Scotia. Do you rememberthis man who wrote such classic songs as "The FieldBehind the Plow," "Barrett's Privateers" and "NorthwestPassage?"

Your Answer: Stan Rogers

Stan Rogers was born November 29, 1949 in Hamilton, Ontario. Hisvoice is something that has to be heard; it can't be described. Hewas a consummate songwriter. Many of his songs have becomeclassics, and have been covered by other artists. He was a big man,standing well over six feet tall. I had the privilege of meeting himonce when he was performing in Chicago. On June 2, 1983, whilereturning from a concert in Texas, Rogers' plane had to make anemergency landing in Cincinnati, Ohio. A fire had broken out in oneof the plane's bathrooms. 23 people died of smoke inhalation whilethe plane sat on the runway. Witnesses later said that Rogers lost hislife while helping others to safety. Stan Rogers produced only ninealbums during his brief life, four of them posthumously, but each oneis a jewel. If you've never heard of Stan Rogers, give him a listen.

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10. This singer started out as a founding member of theWeavers. He has written many songs, including "WhereHave All the Flowers Gone?" and "If I Had a Hammer."Who is this controversial singer who was once a member ofthe Communist Party and is still an active voice for manyleft­leaning causes?

Your Answer: Pete Seeger

Pete Seeger was born into a musical family on May 3, 1919 inPatterson, NY. His father was a musicologist who collected folksongs, and his mother taught violin. After dropping out of Harvard,Seeger worked for the Library of Congress collecting American folksongs. He served in the Army during WWII, spending his tour of dutyentertaining troops "strumming his banjo." Seeger had joined the

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Communist Party in 1942, and was called to testify before the HouseUn­American Activities Committee in 1955. He refused to answertheir questions, which led to an indictment for contempt of Congress.His career was seriousy hampered, but he reemerged during the1960's as an outspoken critic of the Vietnam War. Today he isinvolved in environmental issues, particularly the cleanup of theHudson River in his native New York, and is recording albums ofAmerican folk music for the Smithsonian on the Folkways label.

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11. Another left­leaning singer, this man is has probablyhad more influence as a songwriter than as a singer,although he can sing, and sing very well. He was once amember of the trio Best of Friends with Ann Hills and BobGibson. His songs have been covered by artists as diverseas Dolly Parton and the Pogues. One, "My Dog's BiggerThan Your Dog" was even used in a dog food commercial.Who is this Chicago native who wrote "The Last Thing OnMy Mind" and "Bottle of Wine?"

Your Answer: Tom Paxton

Tom Paxton was born October 31, 1937 in Chicago, Illinois. In 1948,his family moved to Oklahoma. After graduating from the Universityof Oklahoma in 1959, he enlisted in the Army Reserve, and wasstationed at Ft. Dix, New Jersey (despite writing numerous anti­warsongs, Paxton never served in Vietnam). After receiving anHonorable Discharge, he moved to New York City, where he becameinvolved in the Greenwich Village folk music scene. During thisperiod he wrote "Ramblin' Boy" and "What Did You Learn in SchoolToday?"He became active in the civil rights movement, and wrote "Goodman,Schwerner and Chaney" about three civil rights activists murdered inMississippi. He is still performing and writing songs today. Many ofhis songs, such as "Outward Bound," "Can't Help But Wonder WhereI'm Bound," and "My Lady's a Wild Flying Dove" are consideredclassics. He also writes a lot of satirical songs about current events,one of his latest being "I'm Changing My Name to Fannie Mae."

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12. Nearly everyone should be familiar with this next singer.Her biggest commercial hit was "The Night They Drove OldDixie Down," but she also scored some success with"Diamonds and Rust" and "Forever Young." Who is thiswoman who was once romantically linked with both BobDylan and Steve Jobs?

Your Answer: Joan Baez

Joan Baez was born January 9, 1941 in Staten Island, New York.Her father was a teacher at MIT, and she began her career singing inclubs in the Boston area. She appeared at the Newport Folk Festivalin 1959 and recorded her first album in 1960. In 1965, her cover ofthe Phil Ochs song "There But For Fortune" reached the #8 spot onthe British pop charts, and her cover of The Band's "The Night They

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Drove Old Dixie Down" reached #3 in the US in 1971. Like manyother folk singers, Baez has been active any any number of left­wingcauses, opposing war and the death penalty, and campaigning forgay rights and the environment. She and Bob Dylan had a ratherstormy relationship which lasted from 1962 to 1965, and each haswritten songs about the other. Joan's younger sister, Mimi Farina(died 2001), was also a noted singer.

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13. This Scottish singer/songwriter is one of the men mainlyresponsible for making folk music popular in the UnitedStates and Great Britain. He recorded well over 100 albumsof folk music, including an eight volume set of the ChildBallads with fellow singer A.L. Lloyd. His wife, PeggySeeger, is a famous singer in her own right. But he'sperhaps best remembered as a songwriter. Can you tell mewho wrote "Dirty Old Town" and "The First Time Ever I SawYour Face?"

Your Answer: Andy Stewart

The correct answer was Ewan McColl

Ewan McColl was born January 25, 1915 in Lancashire to Scottishparents. His birth name was James Henry Miller; he changed it in1949 for reasons that are not clear, although it may have been due tothe fact that he was under scrutiny by the government for being aCommunist labor agitator and also an Army deserter during WWII.He began his career as a playwright, but in the 1950's he left thetheatre to concentrate on his music. In 1959 he left his second wifeand married Peggy Seeger, the half­sister of American singer PeteSeeger. They had been having an affair since 1956, and it was forPeggy that he wrote his most famous song, "The First Time Ever ISaw Your Face." McColl remained a dedicated Communist until hisdeath on October 22, 1989, although in his personal life he seems tohave had no qualms about making and keeping as much money ashe could. One of his children, Kirsty McColl, was also a famoussinger. She died in a tragic boating accident in Mexico in 2001.

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14. Sometimes the lines between country, folk and popmusic become blurred. This singer has had success in allthese fields. She sang the song "Barbara Allen" on thesoundtrack of the movie "Songcatcher," and is known forher albums like "Elite Hotel" and "Luxury Liner." She pairedwith Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt to produce "Trio."Who is this "Blue Kentucky Girl?"

Your Answer: Emmylou Harris

Emmylou Harris was born on April 2, 1947 in Birmingham, Alabama.She has a lovely, clear and expressive voice, and in her youngerdays she was also quite beautiful. In the days of my youth, I spent aninordinate amount of time thinking impure thoughts about her.Emmylou Harris began her career working with the legendary Gram

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Parsons; after his tragic death in 1973, she formed her own band andreleased her first major album, "Pieces of the Sky," in 1975. This ledto a contract with Warner Brothers Records, and a decade of hitsongs. Her later music is less commercial and more traditional.Emmylou Harris has won 12 Grammy Awards, including two for BestContemporary Folk Album. She is active in the animal rightsmovement, and a member of PETA.

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15. Bluegrass is a uniquely American form of folk music,and it owes its popularity to this man, universallyacknowledged as "The Father of Bluegrass."Can you name this mandolin player who sang "Blue Moonof Kentucky?"

Your Answer: Bill Monroe

William Smith Monroe was born September 13, 1911 in the westernKentucky town of Rosine. After singing in a group with his brothers,Birch and Charie, Bill formed the the Blue Grass Boys in 1938. By1939, he was playing in the Grand Old Opry, and during WWII hedeveloped the "high and lonesome" sound we now know asBluegrass. The music has its roots in the traditional British and Irishballads brought to America by Scots­Irish immigrants around the timeof the Revolutionary War. Many Americans were introduced toBluegrass music by the television show "The Beverly Hillbillies,"which featured Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs, former members of theBlue Grass Boys, as frequent guest stars. Bill Monroe is a member ofthe Country Music Hall of Fame, the Nashville Songwriters Hall ofFame, and even the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Bill Monroe diedSeptember 9, 1996 from complications following a stroke.

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1. Folk singer John Denver charted several USNumber One hits. Which Folk group was John amember of from 1965 to 1969?

The Swagmen The Brothers Four The New Christy Minstrels Chad Mitchell Trio

2. The Highwaymen scored a Number One USBillboard hit in the Fall of 1961 with their version ofan old spiritual song. Which song did the grouptake to the top of the charts?

Wings Of A Dove Bless You Michael (Row the Boat Ashore) Sacred

3. Donovan was a Folk singer from Scotland whowas popular in the sixties. What was his first andonly US Number One hit?

Mellow Yellow Wear Your Love Like Heaven Catch the Wind Sunshine Superman

4. Peter, Paul and Mary began charting Folk hits in1962 with the Top Forty single, "Lemon Tree". In1969 they had their only Number One single on theUS Billboard Hot 100. Which song had thatdistinction for the trio?

I Dig Rock and Roll Music Blowin' in the Wind Leaving on a Jet Plane Puff (The Magic Dragon)

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5. The Kingston Trio had the first Folk genreNumber One hit on the US Billboard charts in 1958.What song was their first and only Number Onehit?

Where Have All the Flowers Gone? The Tijuana Jail The Reverend Mr. Black Tom Dooley

6. During Christmas of 1971 a Folk song titled"Brand New Key" was at the top of the US BillboardHot 100. Which folk singer recorded the song?

Betty Wright Bobbi Martin Dawn Melanie

7. In 1964 an actor named Lorne Greene took aFolk ballad about a gunfighter to the top spot in theUS during the middle of the British Invasion. WhichWestern television show did Lorne Greene star in?

Bonanza The Virginian The High Chaparral The Wild, Wild West

8. During the first month of 1963 a folk group tooka song titled "Walk Right In" to Number One in theUS. Which Folk trio released the single?

The Limeliters The Seekers The New Lost City Ramblers The Rooftop Singers

9. A song titled "Dominique" was a folk songreleased by Soeur Sourire of Belgium in 1963. Thesinger released the US Number One song under the

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name of The Singing Nun? Who was SaintDominque?

The Founder of the Dominican Order A Fifteenth Century Pope The Head of the Spanish Inquisition The Patron Saint of Singers

10. Bob Dylan has never had a Number One singleon the US Billboard charts.

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1. Folk singer John Denver charted several US NumberOne hits. Which Folk group was John a member of from1965 to 1969?

Your Answer: The Swagmen

The correct answer was Chad Mitchell Trio

New Mexico native John Denver's family relocated to Texas. Aftergraduating from high school he went to Los Angeles where he beganhis musical career performing in coffee houses. He joined the ChadMitchell Trio and sang with them for approximately four years until heleft to embark on a solo career. The Chad Mitchell Trio formed in the state of Washington and cameto national attention when they appeared on the "Arthur GodfreyShow". Harry Belafonte featured the trio as backing musicians in his1960 Carnegie Hall concert. They also had their own numbers duringthe show. When William Chadbourne Mitchell left the band they hiredJohn Denver after an audition of several prospective members.The Swagmen were sixties recording artists for the Parkway label.John Paine, Bob Flick, Mike Kirkland and Dick Foley were PhiGamma Delta fraternity members who met at the University ofWashington and named themselves the Brothers Four. Alumni of TheNew Christy Minstrels included Barry McGuire, Kenny Rogers, KimCarnes and Gene Clark of The Byrds.

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2. The Highwaymen scored a Number One US Billboard hitin the Fall of 1961 with their version of an old spiritual song.Which song did the group take to the top of the charts?

Your Answer: Michael (Row the Boat Ashore)

The origins of the song "Michael(Row the Boat Ashore)" beganduring the Civil War around the Sea Islands off the coast of SouthCarolina. The owners of the slaves abandoned the islands ratherthan defend them against a Union blockade. Abolitionist CharlesWare assumed supervision of the main island, Saint Helena Island,and heard the former slaves singing the song. He memorialized thesong into music notation and it endured after the war. The Highwaymen formed in the early sixties at Wesleyan Universityand followed "Michael (Row the Boat Ashore)" with the Top Twentysong, "Cottonfields", before disbanding to pursue their studies."Bless You" was a Number 15 release by Tony Orlando in 1961."Sacred" by The Castells reached Number 20 the same year and"Wings Of A Dove" was a 1961 Number 12 Country crossover hit byFerlin Husky.

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3. Donovan was a Folk singer from Scotland who waspopular in the sixties. What was his first and only USNumber One hit?

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Your Answer: Catch the Wind

The correct answer was Sunshine Superman

Epic Records released "Sunshine Superman" in the US in 1966 sixmonths before it was released in the UK on the Pye label. It peakedat Number Two in the UK. The success of the single was a factor innaming Donovan's third album "Sunshine Superman". Donovan'sroots were in the British Folk Music scene but he graduallyincorporated aspects of various genres into his songs. Donovanenjoyed a close personal friendship with the Beatles, Joan Baez andother top acts of the sixties. When Punk music came into vogue inthe early seventies Donovan's appeal waned and he took a hiatusfrom the music business. He released an album titled "Beat Cafe" in2004."Mellow Yellow" peaked at Number Two in 1966 in the US. "Catchthe Wind" was Donovan's first US chart entry in 1965 and peaked atNumber 23. "Wear Your Love Like Heaven" reached the same spoton the US charts in 1967.

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4. Peter, Paul and Mary began charting Folk hits in 1962with the Top Forty single, "Lemon Tree". In 1969 they hadtheir only Number One single on the US Billboard Hot 100.Which song had that distinction for the trio?

Your Answer: I Dig Rock and Roll Music

The correct answer was Leaving on a Jet Plane

"Leaving on a Jet Plane" was the trio's only Number One on theBillboard Hot 100. They did place three Number One songs on theAdult Contemporary charts. "Leaving on a Jet Plane" was written byJohn Denver with the title "Oh Babe I Hate To Go" until his producerconvinced him to rename the song. He composed the song when hewas with the Chad Mitchell Trio in 1967 and the group recorded aversion. Spanky and Our Gang recorded a version the same year aswell as other artists but none of them enjoyed the success with thetune that Peter, Paul and Mary did. The song was from their "Album1700" LP. "Puff (The Magic Dragon)" and "Blowin' in the Wind" made it toNumber Two in 1963. "I Dig Rock and Roll Music" was a 1967 TopTen hit for the trio.

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5. The Kingston Trio had the first Folk genre Number Onehit on the US Billboard charts in 1958. What song was theirfirst and only Number One hit?

Your Answer: Tom Dooley

"Tom Dooley" was a North Carolina folk song about the murder of agirl after the Civil War. The murder was the result of a love triangleinvolving a Confederate soldier named Tom Dula. He was hanged inMay, 1868, still proclaiming his innocence. The first rendition of thesong was recorded in the late twenties.

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Bob Shane, Dave Guard and Nick Reynolds formed the Kingston trioin 1957 in Palo Alto, California. They were discovered whileperforming at college engagements and became regulars at Thehungry i nightclub in San Francisco. They secured a one­record dealwith Capitol Records but when "Tom Dooley" topped the charts theywent on to record several more successful albums."Where Have All the Flowers Gone?" reached Number 21 in 1962."The Reverend Mr. Black" was the Folk group's only other Top Tenhit, peaking at Number Eight in 1963. "The Tijuana Jail" was aNumber 12 hit the year after "Tom Dooley".

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6. During Christmas of 1971 a Folk song titled "Brand NewKey" was at the top of the US Billboard Hot 100. Which folksinger recorded the song?

Your Answer: Melanie

New York native Melanie Safka's biggest hit was "Brand New Key", asingle release from her "Gather Me" album. The song also came tobe known as "The Roller Skate Song". The tune also reached the topslot in Canada and Australia. Other hits for Melanie included "LayDown (Candles in the Rain)" and "What Have They Done To MySong, Ma?". When she performed at Woodstock many attendees litcandles which inspired "Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)". The songbecame her first US Top Ten hit the year after Woodstock. Shereleased five more singles before "Brand New Key" topped the chartsand has released albums frequently since then."Clean Up Woman" was a Number Six 1971 hit by Betty Wright."Summer Sand" was a 1971 release by Dawn that reached Number33. "For the Love of Him" reached Number 13 for Bobbi Martin.

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7. In 1964 an actor named Lorne Greene took a Folk balladabout a gunfighter to the top spot in the US during themiddle of the British Invasion. Which Western televisionshow did Lorne Greene star in?

Your Answer: Bonanza

Lorne Greene played the patriarch of the Cartwright family on"Bonanza" beginning in 1959. After deciding not to complete hisstudies in chemical engineering, Greene became a broadcaster forthe CBC. His only major film role before being cast in "Bonanza" wasas a prosecutor in the 1957 movie, "Peyton Place". When "Bonanza"became popular, Greene recorded a number of albums such as"Portrait of the West", "American West" and "Welcome to thePonderosa" in which he partially sang and narrated stories. "Ringo"was a surprise hit from one of the albums, "Lorne Greene the Man".The ballad narrated the relationship between a lawman and anoutlaw. The flip side contained a vocal version of the "Bonanza"theme song. "The High Chaparral" featured Leif Erickson and Cameron Mitchell.James Drury was the star of "The Virginian" and Robert Conrad wasfeatured in "Wild, Wild West".

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8. During the first month of 1963 a folk group took a songtitled "Walk Right In" to Number One in the US. Which Folktrio released the single?

Your Answer: The Seekers

The correct answer was The Rooftop Singers

"Walk Right In" was originally recorded in the twenties by GusCannon and His Jug Stompers. The Rooftop Singers' "Walk Right In"album was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Folk Recording.Erik Darling was a creative force in the band. When he decided torecord the song he had fellow guitarist Bill Svanoe play another 12­string guitar along with his 12­string. Lynne Taylor was the thirdmember of the group. Their vocal arrangements and dual 12­stringguitar sound gave the song a unique dimension. "Walk Right In"stayed at the Number One spot for two weeks in 1963 and the trioperformed at the Newport Folk Festival the same year.Glenn Yarbrough, Lou Gottlieb and Alex Hassilev formed theLimeliters in 1959. The New Lost City Ramblers formed in New Yorkin 1958. The Seekers formed in Australia in 1962.

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9. A song titled "Dominique" was a folk song released bySoeur Sourire of Belgium in 1963. The singer released theUS Number One song under the name of The SingingNun? Who was Saint Dominque?

Your Answer: The Founder of the Dominican Order

Jeanine Deckers was a Belgian nun and member of the DominicanFichermont Convent. She assumed the name Soeur Sourire,meaning sister smile, while with the convent but became known asthe Singing Nun. She recorded the song on an album as a tribute tothe founder of the Dominican Order while with the convent. When thesong became successful she appeared on the "Ed Sullivan Show" in1964. She eventually left the order and ran a school for autisticchildren in Belgium until her death in 1985.Tomas de Torquemada was the Inquisitor General of Spain duringthe Spanish Inquisition. He was a Segovian Dominican. None of thepopes during the 15th century were named Dominique. In 1478 PopeSixtus IV prepared the decree establishing the Inquisition. SaintCecilia was the Patron Saint of singers.

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10. Bob Dylan has never had a Number One single on theUS Billboard charts.

Your Answer: False

The correct answer was T

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"Like a Rolling Stone" reached Number Two in 1965 and "Rainy DayWomen #12 and 35" hit the same spot the following year. They werethe two highest charting singles for Bob Dylan on the US BillboardHot 100. "Lay Lady Lay" and "Positively 4th Street" were both TopTen hits for Dylan. Despite a string of popular songs Dylan's firstNumber One album, "Planet Waves", didn't top the album charts until1974. His first album, "Bob Dylan" failed to chart in 1962, but hisfollow­up, "The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan", was instrumental in theresurgence of Folk music in the sixties. Classic Dylan songs such as"Blowin' in the Wind", "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" and "A HardRain's a­Gonna Fall" were among the tracks on the album.

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1. "I have gold, and I have land/ And I have adaughter fair for to give at my command/ If you'llsink them in that lonely, lonesome water/ If you'llsink them in that lonesome sea." What is the nameof this song about a cruel sea captain that datesback to the 16th century?

The Golden Vanity Bring 'Em Down The Cruel Ship's Captain Blood Red Roses

2. "In Amsterdam there lived a maid, mark wellwhat I do say/ In Amsterdam there lived a maid, shewas always pinching the sailors' trade." What is thename of this rather bawdy song that tells the storyof a sailor who meets up with a Dutch girl?

I'll Go No More A­Roving The Lowlands Low Quare Bungle Rye Nancy Whisky

3. "The cold coast of Greenland is barren andbare/No seed time nor harvest is ever knownthere/And birds here sing sweetly on mountain anddale/But there's no bird in Greenland to sing to thewhale." Can you name this Scottish song that datesfrom the 1850s?

The Greenland Whale Fisheries Off to Sea Once More Sally Brown Farewell to Tarwathie

4. "From Liverpool to Frisco a­roving I went/Tostay in that country it was my intent/But girls andstrong whisky like other damn fools/I soon wastransported back to Liverpool." This song issometimes called "The Liverpool Judies." What is itbetter known as?

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Leave Her, Johnny Haul on the Bowline Row, Bullies, Row

5. "Shave his belly with a rusty razor/Shave hisbelly with a rusty razor/Shave his belly with a rustyrazor/Early in the morning!" What is the name ofthis song, one of the most famous of all sailor'sditties?

Around the Corner, Sally What Shall We Do With the Drunken Sailor? The Irish Rover Anchors Aweigh

6. "As I walked down through Chatham Street, afair maid I did meet/She asked if I would see herhome, she lived in Bleeker Street." What is thename of this song that tells how a poor sailor isrobbed by a lady of questionable virtue?

Outward Bound Home, Boys, Home Yarmouth Town New York Girls

7. "It oft times has been told how the Britishseamen bold/Could trounce the tars of France soneat and handy­o/They never met their match til theYankees did them catch/Oh, the Yankee boys atfighting are the dandy­o!" What is the name of thissong about a battle between two British andAmerican warships?

The Battle of Lake Erie The Chesapeake and the Shannon The Constitution and the Guerriere The Coast of High Barbary

8. "Farewell to you, my own true love/I am goingfar away/I am bound for California/But I know thatI'll return some day." What is the name of this song,

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a sailor's farewell to his sweetheart?

Johnny Todd The Leaving of Liverpool The Holy Ground Mary, I'm Far From the Land

9. "We were homeward bound one night on thedeep/Swinging in my hammock I fell asleep/Idreamed a dream and I thought it true . . ." Can youname this song about a brave sailor who gave hislife in the line of duty?

Old Stormalong Lady Franklin's Lament Paddy West The Bay of Biscay

10. "On a trim Black Ball liner I first served mytime. . ." Can you name this song about the harshconditions the sailors had to endure on board theships of one famous shipping company?

Blow the Man Down Spanish Ladies The Crew of the Essex Blow Ye WInds

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1. "I have gold, and I have land/ And I have a daughter fairfor to give at my command/ If you'll sink them in that lonely,lonesome water/ If you'll sink them in that lonesome sea."What is the name of this song about a cruel sea captainthat dates back to the 16th century?

Your Answer: Bring 'Em Down

The correct answer was The Golden Vanity

There are endless variations of this song, which is sometimes called"The Golden Willow Tree," or "The Sweet Trinity." A version firstappeared in print in 1635, but it is probably much older. Mostversions tell the same story: an English ship is attacked by a Turkish(sometimes Spanish) ship, and the captain fears he will be taken. Heoffers a reward to any member of his crew who will help him sink theenemy. A young sailor volunteers to swim to the enemy ship and sinkher by boring holes in her hull below the waterline. When he hasdone so, the cruel captain refuses to take him back on board, andsails away, leaving the brave sailor to drown. Some sources nameSir Walter Raleigh as the captain, but there is no historical evidenceto support this theory.

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2. "In Amsterdam there lived a maid, mark well what I dosay/ In Amsterdam there lived a maid, she was alwayspinching the sailors' trade." What is the name of this ratherbawdy song that tells the story of a sailor who meets upwith a Dutch girl?

Your Answer: The Lowlands Low

The correct answer was I'll Go No More A­Roving

"A­roving, a­roving, since roving's been my ruin/I'll go no more a­roving with you, fair maid." A version of this song can be heard in the1956 movie "Moby Dick." It tells the story of a sailor who meets upwith a lady of easy virtue ashore, with predictable consequences:"When I got back on board my ship, mark well what I do say/When Igot back on board my ship, my watch, my ring, my money Imissed/I'll go no more a­roving with you, fair maid."

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3. "The cold coast of Greenland is barren and bare/No seedtime nor harvest is ever known there/And birds here singsweetly on mountain and dale/But there's no bird inGreenland to sing to the whale." Can you name thisScottish song that dates from the 1850s?

Your Answer: Farewell to Tarwathie

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Tarwathie was a farm near the village of Strichen in Aberdeenshire.This lovely song was written by a man named George Scroggie (bornMarch 18, 1826). It was first published in 1857. Scroggie worked as amiller, but like many poor Scots he may have supplemented hisincome by working as a whaler when times were hard and work wasscarce. It became popular when Judy Collins included it on one ofher early albums, "Whales and Nightingales." It contains the lines:"The cold coast of Greenland my love will not chill/And the longer myabsence, more loving she'll feel," proving that while Mr. Scroggiemay have had some knowledge about whales, he knew little ornothing about women.

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4. "From Liverpool to Frisco a­roving I went/To stay in thatcountry it was my intent/But girls and strong whisky likeother damn fools/I soon was transported back to Liverpool."This song is sometimes called "The Liverpool Judies." Whatis it better known as?

Your Answer: Row, Bullies, Row

This song appears to have been written by Irish sailors during thedays of the California gold rush. The both titles come from the song'schorus: "And it's row, row, bullies, row/Them Liverpool Judies havegot us in tow." Ewan McColl's version of this song can be heard onthe album "Sailors' Songs and Sea Shanties," whose title I borrowedfor this quiz. One thing sailors like to do is complain (I excelled atthis, which sometimes brought me to attention of my superiors). Theircomplaints were seldom directed at the Captain; it was usually thejunior officers who were the objects of their wrath: "Good luck to ourCaptain, where e'er he may be/He's a friend to the sailors on shoreand at sea/But as for the First Mate, the dirty old brute/I hope whenhe dies, straight to Hell he'll skyhoot."

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5. "Shave his belly with a rusty razor/Shave his belly with arusty razor/Shave his belly with a rusty razor/Early in themorning!" What is the name of this song, one of the mostfamous of all sailor's ditties?

Your Answer: What Shall We Do With the Drunken Sailor?

"Wey, hey, and up she rises/Wey, hey and up she rises/Wey, heyand up she rises/Early in the morning." There are dozens of versesto this popular song, some of them quite bawdy. The song was firstrecorded in 1841, but is probably much older than that. It was a songthe crew would sing while hoisting the sails, or raising the anchor,which is what the "up she rises" refers to. Wikipedia says the melodyderives from the Irish song "Oro, Se do Bheatha Bhaile." I admit tohaving a tin ear, but the songs sound nothing alike to me. I readsomewhere that during the Falklands War, British sailors introduceda verse that went "Throw him in bed with Maggie Thatcher."

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6. "As I walked down through Chatham Street, a fair maid Idid meet/She asked if I would see her home, she lived inBleeker Street." What is the name of this song that tellshow a poor sailor is robbed by a lady of questionablevirtue?

Your Answer: Home, Boys, Home

The correct answer was New York Girls

"And away, Santy, my dear Auntie/Oh, oh, you New York girls/Canyou dance the polka?" In the 19th century, sailors were very well­paid compared to other trades, and when they came ashore with sixmonths or a year's wages in their pockets, there were plenty ofyoung women waiting to separate them from their money. This songtells the story of a sailor who is drugged and robbed by an innocentappearing young girl, who even takes his clothes! Nowadays, ofcourse, things are much different. Nothing like this ever happened tome. Well, there was that girl at the Lollipop Club in Honolulu. And thetime some of my mates and I went on a spree in Naples. And it istrue that I got thrown in jail once in Benidorm, Spain, but that was alldue to a misunderstanding and . . . well, never mind. Steeleye Spanrecorded this song on their album "Commoner's Crown," with PeterSellers playing the ukulele.

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7. "It oft times has been told how the British seamenbold/Could trounce the tars of France so neat and handy­o/They never met their match til the Yankees did themcatch/Oh, the Yankee boys at fighting are the dandy­o!"What is the name of this song about a battle between twoBritish and American warships?

Your Answer: The Chesapeake and the Shannon

The correct answer was The Constitution and the Guerriere

On August 19, 1812 the United States frigate "Constitution,"commanded by Captain Isaac Hull, encountered the British frigate"Guerriere," under the command of Captain James Dacres. Theships were about equally matched on paper, but superior Americanseamanship and gunnery soon reduced the Guerriere to a mastlesshulk. Many of the shots from the Brirish cannon bounced harmlesslyoff the Constitution's thick hull, earning the ship its enduringnickname, "Old Ironsides." The American suffered seven killed andseven wounded in the battle, while British casualties numberedalmost 100. The victory did much to raise American morale duringthe early days of the War of 1812. And the victory was no fluke; a fewmonths later the Constitution fought and defeated another Britishfrigate, HMS Java. Whereas the War of 1812 was a disaster on landfor the United States, her fledgling Navy was able to more than holdits own against the British when fighting on anything like equal terms.

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8. "Farewell to you, my own true love/I am going far away/Iam bound for California/But I know that I'll return someday." What is the name of this song, a sailor's farewell tohis sweetheart?

Your Answer: The Leaving of Liverpool

"So fare thee well, my own true love/And when I return united we willbe/It's not the leaving of Liverpool that grieves me/But my Darling,when I think of thee." Life was rough for sailors during the age of sail.A voyage might last anywhere from six months to three years ormore. There was little opportunity to communicate with friends orfamily. There are many songs like this one about parting from lovedones. This song has been recorded by many artists, but I prefer theversion by the Clancy Brothers.

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9. "We were homeward bound one night on thedeep/Swinging in my hammock I fell asleep/I dreamed adream and I thought it true . . ." Can you name this songabout a brave sailor who gave his life in the line of duty?

Your Answer: Paddy West

The correct answer was Lady Franklin's Lament

"Concerning Franklin and his gallant crew." Sir John Franklin wasborn April 16, 1786 in Spilsby, Lincolnshire. He enlisted in the RoyalNavy at age 14, and in 1818 participated in Captain David Buchan'sArctic expedition. Franklin led Arctic expeditions of his own in 1819and 1822. In 1836 he was named Lieutenant­Governor of Tasmania,and was recalled from that post in 1843.

In 1845 the British government decided to sponsor an expedition toseek the fabled Northwest Passage, a sea route to Asia around theNorth Pole. With two ships, HMS Terror and HMS Erebus, and 134officers and men, Franklin sailed from Greenhithe, England on May19, 1845. His ships were last seen in August, 1845 by a whaler inBaffin Bay. Neither Franklin nor any of his men were ever seenagain.

In 1848 the government offered a reward 20,000 pounds to anyperson who could discover the fate of of the Franklin expedition. InApril, 1859 a message was found that said both of Franklin's shipshad become trapped in the ice near King William Island. It said thatFranklin had died on June 11, 1847, and that survivors were planningto strike out southward on foot.

To this day, no one really knows what happened to the members ofthe Franklin expedition. One theory is that they contracted leadpoisoning from poorly soldered cans that held their food supplies.Despite his failure, Sir John Franklin is regarded as a hero, and manysongs have been written about him. This particular song is sung tothe tune of an Irish song called "The Croppy Boy."

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10. "On a trim Black Ball liner I first served my time. . ." Canyou name this song about the harsh conditions the sailorshad to endure on board the ships of one famous shippingcompany?

Your Answer: Blow Ye WInds

The correct answer was Blow the Man Down

"To me way­aye, blow the man down." The Black Ball line wasfounded by a group of New York Quakers in 1817. Its fleet wascomposed of so­called "packet ships," fast sailing vessels that couldcomplete the voyage between England and America in less than fourweeks. The faster the crossing, the higher the profit. As a result,Black Ball captains worked their crews to the limit, and conditions onthese ships were very harsh. To "blow a man down" meant to knockhim down; sometimes with a fist, sometimes with a marlinespike orbelaying pin. The Black Ball line got its name from the company'sflag: a black circle on a red background.

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1. Folk music got heard on commercial radiobecause of musicians who appealed to mainstreamlisteners. One group had hits with songs like "TomDooley" and "M.T.A." What was the name of thatgroup?

The Chad Mitchell Trio The New Lost City Ramblers The Highwaymen The Kingston Trio

2. This banjo­playing singer previously played withthe Weavers. He was investigated by the U.S.House Committee on Un­American Activities andlater found a cause sailing the sloop "Clearwater".Who is he?

Doc Watson Grandpa Jones Pete Seeger Burl Ives

3. A writer for a folk music magazine called thisNew Hampshire native "Boston’s answer to theleague­leading Bob Dylan." To whom was the writerreferring?

Eric von Schmidt Tom Rush Ramblin' Jack Elliott Cisco Houston

4. From where were the duo who went by the name"Ian & Sylvia"?

England Canada Venezuela Scotland

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5. What did Bob Dylan do to create a storm ofcontroversy at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival?

He vomited onstage He played an electric guitar He smashed a 1937 Martin D­28 guitar He said Joan Baez had no talent

6. What is the name of the instrumentaffectionately known as the "hubcap guitar"?

Dobro Guitarron Banjo Dulcimer

7. Many folk musicians played with several groups.Maria Muldaur is usually associated with JimKweskin & the Jug Band. What was another groupshe played with?

The New Christy Minstrels The Even Dozen Jug Band The Fugs The Weavers

8. Many Mississippi Delta musicians who wereknown mostly to black audiences got a taste ofstardom when white folk singers sang their songsand brought them north to perform. Which of thesemusicians was not "an old bluesman"?

Lightnin’ Hopkins Taj Mahal Mississippi John Hurt Sunnyland Slim

9. You know about protest songs by Bob Dylanand probably Phil Ochs, but whichsinger/songwriter wrote "What Did You Learn inSchool Today?", "Beau John" and "Buy a Gun for

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Your Son"?

Arlo Guthrie Tom Paxton Tom Smothers Buffy Saint­Marie

10. Folk musicians sometimes use a stringedinstrument called an autoharp, a staple ofmusicians from America’s Appalachia region. Howmany strings does it have?

23 to 25 10 or 12 At least 36 18

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1. Folk music got heard on commercial radio because ofmusicians who appealed to mainstream listeners. Onegroup had hits with songs like "Tom Dooley" and "M.T.A."What was the name of that group?

Your Answer: The Kingston Trio

Criticized by some, the Kingston Trio opened the door for other folkartists with their "boys next door" appearance.

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2. This banjo­playing singer previously played with theWeavers. He was investigated by the U.S. HouseCommittee on Un­American Activities and later found acause sailing the sloop "Clearwater". Who is he?

Your Answer: Pete Seeger

Seeger sailed the sloop "Clearwater" on New York’s Hudson River todraw attention to water pollution.

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3. A writer for a folk music magazine called this NewHampshire native "Boston’s answer to the league­leadingBob Dylan." To whom was the writer referring?

Your Answer: Tom Rush

Rush was a favorite of the Boston­area folk clubs and introducedsongs by new artists, among them Joni Mitchell and JacksonBrowne.

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4. From where were the duo who went by the name "Ian &Sylvia"?

Your Answer: Canada

Ian Tyson is from British Columbia; Sylvia (Fricker) Tyson is fromOntario.

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5. What did Bob Dylan do to create a storm of controversy

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at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival?

Your Answer: He played an electric guitar

Playing an electric guitar is the most common reason given for theuproar but there are other opinions. Forty­plus years later it was stillbeing debated in the blogosphere!

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6. What is the name of the instrument affectionately knownas the "hubcap guitar"?

Your Answer: Dobro

The dobro features a large ornate metal disc (which looks like ahubcap) over its sound hole. It has a different sound than a regularguitar and is usually played slide­style.

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7. Many folk musicians played with several groups. MariaMuldaur is usually associated with Jim Kweskin & the JugBand. What was another group she played with?

Your Answer: The Even Dozen Jug Band

After Kweskin’s jug band broke up, Muldaur had a solo career; hersong, "Midnight at the Oasis", reached number 6 on the "BillboardHot 100" in 1974.

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8. Many Mississippi Delta musicians who were knownmostly to black audiences got a taste of stardom whenwhite folk singers sang their songs and brought them northto perform. Which of these musicians was not "an oldbluesman"?

Your Answer: Mississippi John Hurt

The correct answer was Taj Mahal

Taj Mahal (Henry Saint Clair Fredericks) was born in Harlem, NewYork City in 1942 and raised in Springfield, Massachusetts.

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9. You know about protest songs by Bob Dylan andprobably Phil Ochs, but which singer/songwriter wrote"What Did You Learn in School Today?", "Beau John" and

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"Buy a Gun for Your Son"?

Your Answer: Buffy Saint­Marie

The correct answer was Tom Paxton

Paxton was given a lifetime achievement award at the GrammyAwards in 2009.

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10. Folk musicians sometimes use a stringed instrumentcalled an autoharp, a staple of musicians from America’sAppalachia region. How many strings does it have?

Your Answer: At least 36

While most autoharps have 36 or 37 strings, some have 47 and oneold example has 48. Have fun tuning one of those!

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1. Where did this lyric come from? 'I spent my lasthundred dollars on that iron gray mare'

'Go Tell Aunt Rhody' 'The House of the Rising Sun' 'Stewball' 'The Wabash Cannonball'

2. Where did this sad line come from? 'Oh I feel sobreakup, I wanna go home'

The Sloop John B Michael Row the Boat Ashore Sailing Sailing My Bonnie

3. From which song did this line come? 'I askedmy love to go with me, to take a walk, a little way'

'The House of the Rising Sun' 'I never will marry' 'The Great Silkie' 'On the Banks of the Ohio'

4. Which of these songs did this lament comefrom? 'Bury me beneath the _________' ?

Titanic Rosewood tree Willow Wildwood flower

5. Where did this ending line come from? 'I hangmy head and mournful cry'

'Goin' Down the Road Feelin' Bad' 'Good News' 'Down in the Valley' 'Evr'y Night When the Sun Goes Down'

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6. Where did this flowery line come from? 'I willtwine with your mingles of raven black hair, withthe roses so red and the lilacs so fair'

'Wildwood Flower' 'Old Maid's Song' 'Rosewood Casket' 'House Carpenter'

7. Where did this line from the Hebrides comefrom? 'Little ken I my bairny's father, fur less thenthe land he steps in'

'The Four Maries' 'The Great Silkie' 'The Housecarpenter' 'The Willow Tree'

8. Where did this line come from? 'Well met, wellmet, my own true love, well met, well met cried he.I've just returned from the salt salt sea and it's allfor the sake of thee'

House Carpenter Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen If I Had a Hammer Swing Low Sweet Chariot

9. 'Late in the evening, hear the wind blow'

'New River Train' 'On Top of Old Smokey' 'Down in the Valley' 'Shenandoah'

10. 'I never eat cookies because they have yeast,and a man who eats cookies turns into a beast, Ocan you imagine a sadder disgrace, than a man in

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the gutter with crumbs on his face?!'

'The House of the Rising Sun' 'Away with Rum' 'Goin' Down the Road Feelin' Bad' 'Mamma told me not to come!'

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1. Where did this lyric come from? 'I spent my last hundreddollars on that iron gray mare'

Your Answer: 'Stewball'

Rhody was about a goose, the cannonball was a train, the housewas where someone lost money!

55% of players have answered correctly.

2. Where did this sad line come from? 'Oh I feel sobreakup, I wanna go home'

Your Answer: The Sloop John B

Belafonte did a version of this, and later the Beach Boys.

67% of players have answered correctly.

3. From which song did this line come? 'I asked my love togo with me, to take a walk, a little way'

Your Answer: 'On the Banks of the Ohio'

This seemed to be like playing 'Heart and Soul' on the piano foranyone who sat down, but on a dulcimer or guitar.

74% of players have answered correctly.

4. Which of these songs did this lament come from? 'Buryme beneath the _________' ?

Your Answer: Rosewood tree

The correct answer was Willow

Very sentimental song, but beautiful in its own way.

43% of players have answered correctly.

5. Where did this ending line come from? 'I hang my headand mournful cry'

Your Answer: 'Evr'y Night When the Sun Goes Down'

Harry Belafonte did a version of this one too.

42% of players have answered correctly.

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6. Where did this flowery line come from? 'I will twine withyour mingles of raven black hair, with the roses so red andthe lilacs so fair'

Your Answer: 'Rosewood Casket'

The correct answer was 'Wildwood Flower'

Baez did a version of this. Sung in the late 19th century in particular.

57% of players have answered correctly.

7. Where did this line from the Hebrides come from? 'Littleken I my bairny's father, fur less then the land he steps in'

Your Answer: 'The Great Silkie'

The silkie was supposed to be a seal person who came up from timeto time and had children with humans.

50% of players have answered correctly.

8. Where did this line come from? 'Well met, well met, myown true love, well met, well met cried he. I've just returnedfrom the salt salt sea and it's all for the sake of thee'

Your Answer: House Carpenter

This sad ballad ends with these stark lines: "What hills, what hills, arethose, my love,That are so dark and low?Those are the hills of Hell, my love,Where you and I must go."Because she gave up her wee babe for him, they're heading towardshell.

36% of players have answered correctly.

9. 'Late in the evening, hear the wind blow'

Your Answer: 'Down in the Valley'

Beautiful song, and great for crowds as you can always catch up.

70% of players have answered correctly.

10. 'I never eat cookies because they have yeast, and aman who eats cookies turns into a beast, O can youimagine a sadder disgrace, than a man in the gutter with

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crumbs on his face?!'

Your Answer: 'Away with Rum'

The other title is the song of the Salvation Army. Although thetemperance union is often seen as a negative thing, it actually serveda purpose, as a woman stuck with a drunken husband had to faceenormous difficulties. This song is funny though.

61% of players have answered correctly.

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1. "Catch a boat to England, baby / Maybe toSpain"

In 1965, Jackson C. Frank set sail from the US toEngland. In London he was met by a few fellowAmerican folk singers, one of whom was soimpressed by Jackson's style that he proposed toproduce an album for him. Who is he?

Tom Paxton Paul Simon Bob Dylan Art Garfunkel

2. "Wherever I have gone / Wherever I've been andgone / Wherever I have gone / The blues are all thesame"

What calamity did Jackson C Frank experience atthe age of 11?

He was run over by a school bus He accidentally shot his mother He contracted leukemia He was badly injured in a school fire

3. "Send out for whiskey, baby / Send out for gin /Me and room service, honey / Me and room service,babe / Me and room service, well we're living a lifeof sin"

How could Jackson C. Frank afford the luxuriouslifestyle described above?

He received a large inheritance He won the US Lottery He received a large sum from an insurance

company He robbed a bank in Buffalo

4. "When I'm not drinking, baby / You are on mymind / When I'm not sleeping, honey / When I ain'tsleeping, mama / When I'm not sleeping, you know

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you'll find me crying"

Which of the following artists covered "Blues RunThe Game"?

Sandy Denny Nick Drake All of these, and more Bert Jansch

5. "Try another city, baby / Another town /Wherever I have gone / Wherever I've been andgone / Wherever I have gone / The blues comefollowing down"

By 1969, Jackson's influence was all over theevolving folk scene but his career was practicallyover. Which of the following happened to him in thenext 25 years?

He was shot and lost an eye He got divorced and lost his son to Cystic

Fibrosis All of these He was institutionalized

6. "Livin' is a gamble, baby / Lovin's much thesame"

Folk fan Jim Abbott's fate was to save Jacksonfrom the streets. In 1983, an amazing chain ofevents was ignited when in a secondhand recordshop, Abbott found an album with a signeddedication "Regards to Jackson. The Blues RunThe Game, Al.". Who is this Al?

Al Stewart Al Di Meola Al Jarreau Alan Jackson

7. "Wherever I have played / Whenever I throwthem dice / Wherever I have played / The blueshave run the game"

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Jackson's album contains one silly­happy songwhich was described by him as "a comic relief"from the heavier songs. What is the name of thistrack?

Prima Donna Of Swans On My Way To The Canaan Land Bull Men Just Like Anything

8. "Maybe tomorrow, honey / Some place down theline / I'll wake up older / So much older, mama / I'llwake up older and I'll just stop all my trying"

In his last years in the Woodstock senior citizencentre, Jackson C Frank never returned to playingthe guitar.

True False

9. "Catch a boat to England, baby / Maybe toSpain"

In March 3rd, 1999, Jackson C. Frank died ofcardiac arrest. How old was he when he died?

26 46 36 56

10. "Wherever I have gone / Wherever I've beenand gone /Wherever I have gone / The blues are allthe same"

Which of the following does the Castle Musicdouble CD compilation from 2003 NOT contain?

"Blues Run The Game" single A Peel session on "Night Ride" (BBC1, 1968) "Peaches & Crust" recordings from 1960 Studio sessions from 1975

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1. "Catch a boat to England, baby / Maybe to Spain"

In 1965, Jackson C. Frank set sail from the US to England.In London he was met by a few fellow American folksingers, one of whom was so impressed by Jackson's stylethat he proposed to produce an album for him. Who is he?

Your Answer: Paul Simon

It is believed that Paul Simon produced Jackson C. Frank's first (andonly as time would tell) album off the first batch of royalties he got for"Sounds Of Silence".

Simon and Frank met through Judith Piepe, a folk music devoteewhose London flat became a melting pot for young folk singers.

"Jackson C. Frank" (released Dec. 1965) was recorded in about 3hours in a CBS studio on London's New Bond Street with the shyFrank playing and singing behind a curtain.

Paxton, Garfunkel and Simon all belonged to the pioneer group ofAmerican folk musicians who landed in London in 1964. By that time,Dylan was already planning the next revolution, changing coloursfrom acoustic folk to electric rock.

54% of players have answered correctly.

2. "Wherever I have gone / Wherever I've been and gone /Wherever I have gone / The blues are all the same"

What calamity did Jackson C Frank experience at the ageof 11?

Your Answer: He was run over by a school bus

The correct answer was He was badly injured in a school fire

Jackson Carey Frank was born in 1943 in Buffalo and grew up inElyria (OH) before his family moved back to the upstate New Yorktown of Cheektowaga.

In March 31st 1954, a furnace blew up in the Cleveland Hill highschool, killing 15 of Frank's classmates and leaving Frank severelyscarred and hospitalized for the next 7 months. The accident wouldhaunt his health till his death.

Two positive events that resulted from the fire were Jackson getting aguitar from his schoolteacher and an inspiring trip to Graceland withhis mother in 1956, meeting Elvis.

56% of players have answered correctly.

3. "Send out for whiskey, baby / Send out for gin / Me and

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room service, honey / Me and room service, babe / Me androom service, well we're living a life of sin"

How could Jackson C. Frank afford the luxurious lifestyledescribed above?

Your Answer: He robbed a bank in Buffalo

The correct answer was He received a large sum from an insurancecompany

In 1964, at the age of 21, Jackson received an insurance installmentof $110,500 (less legal fees) for the Cheektowaga fire. At first hewent on a spending rampage with his friend John Kay (later ofSteppenwolf fame), next he took the trip to England (on board theQueen Elizabeth). According to him, his main goal in going toEngland was buying fancy cars and indeed at one stage he is said tohave owned a few of them. But, the emerging London folk scenesoon sucked him in.

71% of players have answered correctly.

4. "When I'm not drinking, baby / You are on my mind /When I'm not sleeping, honey / When I ain't sleeping,mama / When I'm not sleeping, you know you'll find mecrying"

Which of the following artists covered "Blues Run TheGame"?

Your Answer: Bert Jansch

The correct answer was All of these, and more

A few of the diverse artists who covered this classic are JohnRenbourn, Counting Crows, The Decemberists, Eddi Reader, DerekBrimstone and Simon & Garfunkel.

Sandy Denny was Jackson C. Frank's girlfriend for a while. She alsocovered Jackson's "Milk and Honey" and "You Never Wanted Me"from his album. It is said that her song "Next Time Around" is abouther relationship with Frank.

Nick Drake was strongly influenced by Jackson's compositions. In hisposthumously found home tapes renditions of "Milk and Honey" and"Here Come the Blues" were also found.

81% of players have answered correctly.

5. "Try another city, baby / Another town / Wherever I havegone / Wherever I've been and gone / Wherever I havegone / The blues come following down"

By 1969, Jackson's influence was all over the evolving folkscene but his career was practically over. Which of thefollowing happened to him in the next 25 years?

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Your Answer: He was institutionalized

The correct answer was All of these

Not being able to complete a second album, Frank last left Englandin 1969 leaving his seat at the Les Cousins folk club in Soho to RoyHarper (who is said to dedicate the song "My Friend" to him).

Soon after, his marriage to a former English fashion model broke upand their baby son died of CF. He suffered a mental breakdown andspent time in and out of mental care. An attempted comeback in themid 70s failed, leaving a few recordings on tapes and a reissue of his1965 album. He returned to Buffalo and lived with his parents, untilhe set off to New York to "look for Paul Simon", a quest which lefthim living in the NY streets of for the most part of the 80s. It was thenwhen he was shot in the eye by a teenager, apparently just for "thefun of it".

90% of players have answered correctly.

6. "Livin' is a gamble, baby / Lovin's much the same"

Folk fan Jim Abbott's fate was to save Jackson from thestreets. In 1983, an amazing chain of events was ignitedwhen in a secondhand record shop, Abbott found an albumwith a signed dedication "Regards to Jackson. The BluesRun The Game, Al.". Who is this Al?

Your Answer: Al Stewart

Ever since Jackson arrived in England, Al Stewart has been in touchwith him. In fact, it is Stewart playing second guitar in the song"Yellow Walls" from Jackson's 1965 album.

In 1968, Stewart visited Jackson in the US and convinced him toreturn to England to record a second album. A mental block and afailure to adjust his material to the 1969 folk zeitgeist preventedrealization of the album and Jackson returned to the US.

It took Jim Abbott a few years to complete the puzzle, butsomewhere in the beginning of the 90s he succeeded in locatingFrank. He found him in an extremely dismal condition and arrangedrespectable housing in a senior centre in Woodstock for him, as wellas royalties he was entitled to from past years.

53% of players have answered correctly.

7. "Wherever I have played / Whenever I throw them dice /Wherever I have played / The blues have run the game"

Jackson's album contains one silly­happy song which wasdescribed by him as "a comic relief" from the heavier songs.What is the name of this track?

Your Answer: Prima Donna Of Swans

The correct answer was Just Like Anything

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"Just like anything / To sing / To Sing / To Sing / Is a state of mind"

A charming tune. Somehow the saddest people manage to createthe happiest tunes.

"On My Way To The Canaan Land" is from a 1960 recording of anunreleased collection of American Civil War songs titled "Peaches &Crust".

"Prima Donna Of Swans" is from the 1975 sessions and "Bull Men" isfrom a 1997 home session.

40% of players have answered correctly.

8. "Maybe tomorrow, honey / Some place down the line / I'llwake up older / So much older, mama / I'll wake up olderand I'll just stop all my trying"

In his last years in the Woodstock senior citizen centre,Jackson C Frank never returned to playing the guitar.

Your Answer: True

The correct answer was f

A small victory, maybe. Jackson did wake up older, so much older,but did not stop his trying. Jim Abbott arranged for a guitar andJackson even recorded a few new songs in a studio (1994) and athome (1997).

Abbott commented on Jackson's voice: "Sometimes his voice doesn'tsound too bad. Nothing like it used to though. It's more gritty andgravelly, sort of like Townes Van Zandt. It's a lived­in voice".

55% of players have answered correctly.

9. "Catch a boat to England, baby / Maybe to Spain"

In March 3rd, 1999, Jackson C. Frank died of cardiacarrest. How old was he when he died?

Your Answer: 56

Born 1943, died 1999. A parathyroid malfunction stemming from thefire resulted in excess weight gain which led to a terminal cardiacarrest.

62% of players have answered correctly.

10. "Wherever I have gone / Wherever I've been and gone/Wherever I have gone / The blues are all the same"

Which of the following does the Castle Music double CDcompilation from 2003 NOT contain?

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Your Answer: Studio sessions from 1975

The correct answer was A Peel session on "Night Ride" (BBC1,1968)

The BBC1 session is believed to have been lost.

The Castle Music 2CD is the definitive Jackson C Frank collection, aone­stop­shop with the 1965 album and single, and the sessionsfrom 1960, 1975, 1994 and 1997.

For the full story, http://www.blueangel.demon.co.uk/jcfrank/ is anexcellent hub. Be sure to delve into the mesmerizing memories page.

For online audio, I recommend the MySpace page athttp://www.myspace.com/jacksoncfrank

Thank you for taking this tribute quiz, what little I could do for thisgreat artist.

42% of players have answered correctly.

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1. One of the fathers of bluegrass music is a fellowbuy the name of Bill Monroe. What was the name ofhis band?

Pick and Playboys Monroe's Pickers Blue Grass Boys Bill's Bluegrass Players

2. The man who made the song "The Devil WentDown to Georgia" into his first number one countryhit, was also known for his bluegrass as well as hiscountry music. What was his name?

Webb Pierce Hank Thompson, Sr. Charlie Daniels Vernon Dalhart

3. Bluegrass music was thought somewhatsubversive by some of the political elite in the1960s in this country where the Druha Travabluegrass band comes from. What centralEuropean country might that be?

Estonia Czech Republic Turkey Portugal

4. In 1973, who was the first bluegrass band toperform at the White House, where they no doubtplayed and sang "Rocky Top", which they'dprobably climbed together?

The Kendalls The Hutchinson Family Singers The Osborne Brothers The Andrews Sisters

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5. One of the members of the first "generation" ofthis band left to become a cartographer withNational Geographic and one of the second"generation" was a fellow that would be knownlater on his own, Ricky Skaggs. What was the nameof these bluegrass gentlemen?

Knights of Kentucky The Bluegrass Countrymen The Country Gentlemen Bluegrass Cavaliers

6. Looked upon as one of the premier bluegrassbands, this group was founded in 1948 by one ofthe musicians who had been playing with BillMonroe and his Blue Grass Boys and who broughtin a partner who had been playing banjo since hewas five years of age. In what group would you findthese two people?

The Ascendants Buddy Rich and his Coins The Foggy Mountain Boys Biscuit Burners

7. From what northern country does the very goodbluegrass band Rautakoura hail?

Canada Finland France Madagascar

8. Another brother bluegrass band, who sang a lotof gospel and old­time hymns, as well as morecommercial songs, was one who had a memberwho later famously, sang a song called "O Death".What was this band called?

The Stanley Brothers and the Clinch MountainBoys The Seldom Seen and the Denali Drifters Art Thou Brothers and the Mount Logan

Mounties The BlueBilly Grits

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9. What was the name of the bluegrass band of the1960s which included a guitarist who was later withThe Byrds, not The Chickens?

The McDonald Majors Crooked Still Blackberry Smoke The Kentucky Colonels

10. From the age of twelve, what lovely youngwoman performed with John Pennell, in a bandnow called "Union Station"?

Dolly Parton Maybelle Carter Alison Krauss Minnie Pearl

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1. One of the fathers of bluegrass music is a fellow buy thename of Bill Monroe. What was the name of his band?

Your Answer: Blue Grass Boys

William Smith Monroe, born in Kentucky in September, 1911, playedthe mandolin and was one of the people who made the genre ofbluegrass popular. In fact, the type of music takes its name from thename of his original band, the Blue Grass Boys. He and his brother,Charlie, signed with RCA in 1936 and scored a hit with an old gospelsong "What Would You Give In Exchange For Your Soul"? At thattime he and Charlie were recording as "The Monroe Brothers" and by1938 when they broke up they had recorded over sixty songs forRCA.

After Charlie left, Bill headed bands in Little Rock, AR, Atlanta, GA,where the first version of The Blue Grass Boys came about, andeven had a spot on the Grand Ole Opry. In 1945 a new version ofThe Blue Grass Boys, which came to be known as "The Original BlueGrass Boys" was formed with the addition of Earl Scruggs. Thetwenty­eight songs the group played became classics, including themost famous of Monroe's songs, "Blue Moon of Kentucky" which wascovered many years later by Elvis Presley, which, also, became a hit.During the 1950s the genre became overshadowed by rock and rollbut during the 1960s folk revival bluegrass again became popular,and stayed there even after folk music faded from the hit scene.

It is doubtful there would be such a genre as bluegrass without BillMonroe. He played, sang, composed...he did it all, as well as chosethe great players, such as Chubbie Wise, to be a part of his band.

83% of players have answered correctly.

2. The man who made the song "The Devil Went Down toGeorgia" into his first number one country hit, was alsoknown for his bluegrass as well as his country music. Whatwas his name?

Your Answer: Charlie Daniels

Charles Edward Daniels, born in North Carolina in October, 1936,has been a singer, song writer and musician in various types ofcountry music as well as bluegrass since early in the 1950s. He playsthe guitar, fiddle and bass, as well as sings, so could be his ownband. Additionally, in his career he played electric bass for three ofBob Dylan's albums, fiddle for the Marshall Tucker Band andproduced an album for the Youngbloods, among others. He won aGrammy for "The Devil Went Down To Georgia" in 1979 and wasinducted into the Grand Ole Opry in January, 2008.

Mr. Daniels has not been known to be reticent in his beliefs,particularly political, in both his music and his words, as in his song"The South's Gonna Do It Again" and his book "Ain't No Rag:Freedom, Family and the Flag". He is still, in 2013, appearing in liveconcert venues.

95% of players have answered correctly.

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3. Bluegrass music was thought somewhat subversive bysome of the political elite in the 1960s in this country wherethe Druha Trava bluegrass band comes from. What centralEuropean country might that be?

Your Answer: Czech Republic

Druha Trava, which means "Second Grass" in Czech, is a bluegrassband founded by Robert Krestan in 1991. When Pete Seeger touredEurope in the 1960s the people in most of Central Europe fell in lovewith folk music, and bluegrass came right along with it. During 1968,and Prague Spring, both genres were popular among the studentswhich is why the music was labeled as subversive by members of theCommunist party. The original Druha Trava was made of Krestan,who played the guitar and sang the lead, a banjo player, both a guitarand a bass guitar player, and a dobro player. In 2004 a mandolinplayer was added, as well a change in some of the other instrumentplayers. The band has appeared live with Charlie McCoy, a mainstayof music in Nashville, TN. They have also recorded an all­acousticalbum of bluegrass entirely in English called "Good Morning, Friend".Druha Trava can be seen on youtube.com in quite a few recordings,including "The Orange Blossom Special" with McCoy. They are reallyquite good!

73% of players have answered correctly.

4. In 1973, who was the first bluegrass band to perform atthe White House, where they no doubt played and sang"Rocky Top", which they'd probably climbed together?

Your Answer: The Osborne Brothers

The Osbornes, Sonny and Bobby, were born in Kentucky but grewup in Dayton, Ohio. While Bobby was in the military after having beendrafted in 1952, Sonny went to work for Bill Monroe. When Bobbyreturned the two of them played various venues with differentsidemen until 1956 when they, playing mandolin and banjo, alongwith along with Red Allen, Ernie Newton, Art Stamper, and TommyJackson, debuted for MGM Records. Their first 45 RPM was "RubyAre You Mad" which was a runaway hit. That was the first time twinbanjos had been used in a bluegrass recording. The next year theyadded a dobro and drums, also a first. In 1958, the last musician toreceive billing next to the Osbornes, Red Allen, left them. They had adifferent sound in that Bobby sang the lead in the highest range, withSonny singing baritone, and the third singer playing guitar andsinging tenor. Since they could use most any studio musician to bethe third man, Allen's leaving did not cause a musical problem forthem. In addition to being the first bluegrass band to perform at the WhiteHouse, it was also the first to perform on a college campus, whenthey performed at Antioch College in Ohio. The brothers alsorecorded two songs that later became official state songs, "RockyTop", their big hit, for Tennessee, and "Kentucky" for their homestate.

59% of players have answered correctly.

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5. One of the members of the first "generation" of this bandleft to become a cartographer with National Geographic andone of the second "generation" was a fellow that would beknown later on his own, Ricky Skaggs. What was the nameof these bluegrass gentlemen?

Your Answer: The Country Gentlemen

The Country Gentlemen was a group that formed in, of all places,Washington, D.C., in the 1950s. The original band consisted ofCharlie Waller who, over the years, was the band's point man andleader, and played the guitar, John Duffey on mandolin, EddieAdcock on banjo, and Tom Gray on bass. This is the group thatjoined the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Honor in 1966.During the 1950s and 1960s they toured both the folk as well abluegrass circuits. In 1964 Tom Gray left for National Geographicand in 1969 before a tour of Japan, John Duffey quit because he wasafraid of flying. The next "classic generation" saw Rickie Skaggs joinas the fiddle player.The Country Gentlemen's music ranged the gamut from bothtraditional to progressive bluegrass, to pop, to folk music. A numberof their songs have become bluegrass standards including two of myfavorites, "A Rebel Soldier" and "Two Little Boys". Although theydidn't make the name for themselves that others did, they didperform with the "big names" and recorded with a number of labelsincluding Smithsonian Folkways.

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6. Looked upon as one of the premier bluegrass bands, thisgroup was founded in 1948 by one of the musicians whohad been playing with Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boysand who brought in a partner who had been playing banjosince he was five years of age. In what group would youfind these two people?

Your Answer: The Foggy Mountain Boys

Lester Flatt, born in 1914 in Tennessee, left Bill Monroe's band andalong with Earl Scruggs, born 1924 in North Carolina, and the twoformed the Foggy Mountain Boys. Although, over the years, othermusicians may have come and gone with the group, the guitarist,Flatt, and the banjo picker, Scruggs, played together for over 21years. During the years of The Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs GrandOle Opry Show the others in the band were Paul Warren who playedthe fiddle in both old­time and bluegrass styles, Uncle Josh Graveswho played the dobro in the style that it is played in today, stand­upbass player Cousin Jake Tullock, and Curly Seckler on the mandolin.Scruggs, music historians believe, is the banjo player that has mostinfluenced others in his field. In addition to playing, the members of the Foggy Mountain Boys alsowrote many of their songs and credited them to Certain and Stacey,which were the maiden names of Flatt and Scrugg's wives. Althoughthe only one of their songs to garner the number one spot was "TheBallad of Jed Clampett", they also recorded "Foggy MountainBreakdown" and "Little Cabin in the Hills", as well as many other verygood songs.

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7. From what northern country does the very goodbluegrass band Rautakoura hail?

Your Answer: Finland

Rautakoura who sings and plays folk music as well as bluegrassdoesn't need to take second­place standing to any bluegrass band.Its members include Juho Hame on bass, Lauri Hame on banjo,Pekka Pyysalo on guitar and Matti Mikkela on mandolin and guitar.They have released at least five albums and perhaps the albumplanned for 2013 is out by now. For their attempt to be the Finnishentrant to Eurovison 2013 they sang a Finnish folk song called"Ilmalaivalla" which means "airship".

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8. Another brother bluegrass band, who sang a lot ofgospel and old­time hymns, as well as more commercialsongs, was one who had a member who later famously,sang a song called "O Death". What was this band called?

Your Answer: The Stanley Brothers and the Clinch Mountain Boys

Carter and Ralph Stanley, born in the Clinch Mountains ofsouthwestern Virginia, in August 1925 and February 1927,respectively, grew up in an impoverished household in an equallyimpoverished area of Appalachia. They formed The Stanley Brothersand the Clinch Mountain Boys in 1946. Ralph played the banjo, firsttwo­fingered and then three­fingered, emulating Earl Scruggs, andCarter played the guitar. In 1949 they began recording for ColumbiaRecords. Although the two performed with their band from 1946 to1966, they also had a weekly three­hour radio show that wassyndicated all across the South. After a European tour in 1966,Carter died. Ralph continued on with his musical career and onetime, when arriving late to a show, he met Ricky Skaggs who washolding things together until Stanley got there. He gave Skaggs andKeith Whitely, who were both teenagers, a job, as he said "to givethem a chance". It might also have been because they sounded somuch like the Stanley Brothers.

Ralph Stanley sang "O Death" in the 2000 movie "O Brother, WhereArt Thou?" and for that won the 2002 Grammy for the Best MaleCountry Vocal Performance. He is in the International BluegrassMusic Hall of Honor and was the first person to join the Grand OleOpry in the third millennium. Stanley's autobiography, "Man ofConstant Sorrow" was released in 2009.

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9. What was the name of the bluegrass band of the 1960swhich included a guitarist who was later with The Byrds, notThe Chickens?

Your Answer: The Kentucky Colonels

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Roland, Clarence and Eric White, all born in Maine, began theirbluegrass career in 1954, calling themselves the "Country Boys". By1961 Robert Bush replaced Eric, other members were added, andthey changed their name to "The Kentucky Colonels". In the '60sthey were well known on the bluegrass and folk scene and playedmany of the festivals. They made nine albums, the most popular ofwhich was "Appalachian Swing!", a play on words of AaronCopland's composition "Appalachian Spring".

The band's last performance was in 1965 although they reunited withClarence in 1973 and performed for a while as "The New KentuckyColonels". Unfortunately, Clarence was killed in 1973, not long afterthey had recorded the album "Live In Sweden 1973".

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10. From the age of twelve, what lovely young womanperformed with John Pennell, in a band now called "UnionStation"?

Your Answer: Alison Krauss

Alison Maria Krauss, born in Decatur, Illinois, in July, 1971, is a multi­talented young lady. She sings, she writes, and she plays bluegrassand county music. Fourteen albums and a number of soundtrackslater, she has re­raised the interest in bluegrass music. As of 2012she had won 27 Grammy awards out of 41 nominations. This is allfrom a person who was born only 41 years earlier.

Alison began studying classical violin but it didn't take her long toswitch to playing the fiddle. At the age of 13 she won a fiddlechampionship and was named the "Most Promising Fiddler in theMidwest" by The Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass inAmerica. At age 16 she produced her first album, backed by UnionStation, "Too Late to Cry" and in 1989 she followed up with her firstgroup album with Union Station, "Two Highways". Krauss has beennominated for four Country Music Awards and has won all of them.

Although her early musical career was playing an instrument she isnow focusing more on vocals with her pure soprano voice. Her 2011album with Union Station charted number one in the US.

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1. Released in 1964 on the Mercury red label, thisalbum's last track was a medley of two songs sungfollowing the deaths of JFK ("In the Summer of hisYears") and Abraham Lincoln ("Rally Round theFlag"). My favorite is the first track, "Barry's Boys,"a shot at the followers of the 1964 RepublicanPresidential nominee. Name the group and albumwhich also includes "The First Time Ever" and "TheSinking of the Reuben James."

Peter, Paul, and Mary, "In the Wind" The Kingston Trio, "At Large" The Limeliters, "Sing Out!" The Chad Mitchell Trio, "Reflecting"

2. The title of my next album includes the group'sname, which I am asking you to identify. It is "(Group's Name) Sing of Our Times" and includessongs like "Beans Taste Fine," "Take ThisHammer," and "Plane Wreck at Los Gatos(Deportees)" on Side Two. Side One includes"Seven Daffodils" and "The Spring Hill MineDisaster." Name the group.

The Brothers Four Peter, Paul, and Mary The New Christy Minstrels The Weavers

3. Again, released in 1964, the title track of thisalbum begins, "I can hear the soft breathing of thegirl that I love,/ As she lies here beside me asleepwith the night..." Who recorded this album whichalso included songs like "Benedictus," "BleekerStreet," "Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream,"and "He Was My Brother," not to mention the titletrack, "Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M." and the finaltrack on Side One, "The Sounds of Silence"?

Chad and Jeremy Sonny and Cher Simon and Garfunkel The Weavers

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4. Although admittedly not from the Sixties, thenext album claimed to be "The Record ThatLaunched the Folk Renaissance," and referred toitself as "the Legendary Carnegie Hall Concert." Sowhat group was recorded at this concert onChristmas Eve of 1955 with songs like "DarlingCorey," "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine,""Greensleeves," "Sixteen Tons," "GoodnightIrene," "Wimoweh," and "Rock Island Line"?

The Weavers The Kingston Trio The New Christy Minstrels We Five

5. This group's big hit was "Guantanamera," whichwas the first track on their 1966 album titled"Spanish Album." Other songs included were "LaBamba," "Michelle," "Y La Quiero" ("And I LoveHer"), "Ayer" ("Yesterday"), and "Ojos Espanoles"("Spanish Eyes"), not to mention "Louie, Louie."Who is this group, who was often also classified as"Easy Listening"?

The Limeliters The Sandpipers The Coasters The Kingsmen

6. Album number six on our quiz was released in1963. Founded by Randy Sparks in 1961 as a groupof 14, by the release of the album entitled"Ramblin'," the group had only ten singers andfeatured the voice of Barry McGuire. Who recordedthis record with such hits as "Green, Green," "HiJolly," "The Drinking Gourd," "Rovin' Gambler,""Down the Ohio," "Last Farewell," and the titlesong?

The New Seekers The Back Porch Majority The Chieftains The New Christy Minstrels

7. I can only find one album of mine by this group,

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and it is "The Best Of...., Vol. III" So here are someof their third­tier best songs: "Hangman," "500Miles," "Lemon Tree," "It Was a Very Good Year,"and "This Land is Your Land." hint: appearing on"Best of..., Volume I," no doubt, were "Tom Dooley"and "M.T.A."

The Clancy Brothers The Kingston Trio Ian and Sylvia The New Seekers

8. OK, here's a little twist. The album is "Violets ofDawn" by the Mitchell Trio, released in 1965. Twotracks include the title song and "Your Friendly,Liberal, Neighborhood Ku Klux Klan." Can youidentify which of the following pairs of songs isalso on this album?

"Aquarius" and "Walking in Space" "Puff the Magic Dragon" and "Leaving on a Jet

Plane" "Greenback Dollar" and "Where Have All the

Flowers Gone?" "Bells of Rhymney" and "The Sound of Protest

(Has Begun to Pay)"

9. OK, name the group whose "Greatest Hits"album was released in 1962. Among these hitswere "The Green Leaves of Summer," "EddystoneLight," "Nobody Knows," "My Tani," "Frogg," and"Blue Water Line."

The Lettermen The Kingsmen The Seekers The Brothers Four

10. My final Sixties folk album for this quiz wasrecorded in 1967. According to Wikipedia, thisgroup "are widely credited with popularizing Irishtraditional music in the United States." Thisalbum's title is "Hearty and Hellish" and wasrecorded live in a night club in Chicago. Songsincluded are "Irish Rover," "God Bless England,"

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"Whiskey, You're the Devil," "The Rising of theMoon," "Mountain Dew," and "The Jolly Tinker."

The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem Clannad Celtic Thunder The High Kings

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1. Released in 1964 on the Mercury red label, this album'slast track was a medley of two songs sung following thedeaths of JFK ("In the Summer of his Years") and AbrahamLincoln ("Rally Round the Flag"). My favorite is the firsttrack, "Barry's Boys," a shot at the followers of the 1964Republican Presidential nominee. Name the group andalbum which also includes "The First Time Ever" and "TheSinking of the Reuben James."

Your Answer: Peter, Paul, and Mary, "In the Wind"

The correct answer was The Chad Mitchell Trio, "Reflecting"

Some might say another song on the album, "What Did You Learn inSchool Today," has never lost its relevance. The album also includes"Stewball," "The Hip Song (It Does Not Pay to be Hip)," and "Tell OldBill." This version of the trio included Chad Mitchell, Mike Kobluk, andJoe Frazier.

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2. The title of my next album includes the group's name,which I am asking you to identify. It is "(Group's Name)Sing of Our Times" and includes songs like "Beans TasteFine," "Take This Hammer," and "Plane Wreck at LosGatos (Deportees)" on Side Two. Side One includes"Seven Daffodils" and "The Spring Hill Mine Disaster."Name the group.

Your Answer: The Weavers

The correct answer was The Brothers Four

Also released in 1964, this album featured the original quartet ofJohn Paine, Bob Flick, Mike Kirkland, and Dick Foley, who werefraternity brothers at the University of Washington. This was theirtenth album. Their second single, and biggest hit, was "Greenfields,"released in 1960.

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3. Again, released in 1964, the title track of this albumbegins, "I can hear the soft breathing of the girl that I love,/As she lies here beside me asleep with the night..." Whorecorded this album which also included songs like"Benedictus," "Bleeker Street," "Last Night I Had theStrangest Dream," and "He Was My Brother," not tomention the title track, "Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M." andthe final track on Side One, "The Sounds of Silence"?

Your Answer: Simon and Garfunkel

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Garfunkel wrote the liner notes in which he said, "The Sounds ofSilence is a major work. We were looking for a song on a largerscale, but this was more than either of us expected."

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4. Although admittedly not from the Sixties, the next albumclaimed to be "The Record That Launched the FolkRenaissance," and referred to itself as "the LegendaryCarnegie Hall Concert." So what group was recorded at thisconcert on Christmas Eve of 1955 with songs like "DarlingCorey," "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine," "Greensleeves,""Sixteen Tons," "Goodnight Irene," "Wimoweh," and "RockIsland Line"?

Your Answer: The Weavers

Formed in 1948, the original Weavers included Pete Seeger, RonnieGilbert, Lee Hays, and Fred Hellerman. But the group broke up whenSeeger and Hays were falsely denounced as members of theCommunist Party. The group reunited for the Carnegie Hall concert.On the album notes is a quotation by Carl Sandburg including thewords, "When I hear America singing, the Weavers are there."

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5. This group's big hit was "Guantanamera," which was thefirst track on their 1966 album titled "Spanish Album." Othersongs included were "La Bamba," "Michelle," "Y La Quiero"("And I Love Her"), "Ayer" ("Yesterday"), and "OjosEspanoles" ("Spanish Eyes"), not to mention "Louie, Louie."Who is this group, who was often also classified as "EasyListening"?

Your Answer: The Sandpipers

Released in 1969, the "Spanish Album" was compiled mostly ofsongs previously released on earlier albums, with several beingtranslated into Spanish. Originally calling themselves The FourSeasons, the original trio of Jim Brady, Mike Piano, and RichardSchoff changed the name to The Grads since there was already agroup by that name. They then adopted the name The Sandpipers,although there was also already a group with that name.

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6. Album number six on our quiz was released in 1963.Founded by Randy Sparks in 1961 as a group of 14, by therelease of the album entitled "Ramblin'," the group had onlyten singers and featured the voice of Barry McGuire. Whorecorded this record with such hits as "Green, Green," "HiJolly," "The Drinking Gourd," "Rovin' Gambler," "Down theOhio," "Last Farewell," and the title song?

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Your Answer: The New Christy Minstrels

Through the years, the New Christy Minstrels have included "nearly300 members," according to Wikipedia. Alumni have included KennyRogers, Kim Carnes, actress Karen Black, and two cofounders of theFirst Edition along with Rogers in Thelma Camacho and TerryWilliams.

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7. I can only find one album of mine by this group, and it is"The Best Of...., Vol. III" So here are some of their third­tierbest songs: "Hangman," "500 Miles," "Lemon Tree," "It Wasa Very Good Year," and "This Land is Your Land." hint:appearing on "Best of..., Volume I," no doubt, were "TomDooley" and "M.T.A."

Your Answer: The Kingston Trio

This album came out in 1966. The original Kingston Trio includedNick Reynolds, Bob Shane, and Dave Guard, but on two songs onthis album ("500 Miles" and "Jane, Jane, Jane") John Stewart hadreplaced the departed Guard.

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8. OK, here's a little twist. The album is "Violets of Dawn"by the Mitchell Trio, released in 1965. Two tracks includethe title song and "Your Friendly, Liberal, Neighborhood KuKlux Klan." Can you identify which of the following pairs ofsongs is also on this album?

Your Answer: "Bells of Rhymney" and "The Sound of Protest (Has Begun to Pay)"

The Mitchell Trio came about when John Denver replaced ChadMitchell in 1965. "Aquarius" and "Walking in Space" were from therock opera "Hair." "Greenback Dollar" and "Where Have All theFlowers Gone?" were hits by the Kingston Trio, and "Puff the MagicDragon" and "Leaving on a Jet Plane" were hits by Peter, Paul, andMary. Ironically, "Jet Plane," PPM's only number one hit, was writtenby John Denver.

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9. OK, name the group whose "Greatest Hits" album wasreleased in 1962. Among these hits were "The GreenLeaves of Summer," "Eddystone Light," "Nobody Knows,""My Tani," "Frogg," and "Blue Water Line."

Your Answer: The Brothers Four

As of 2013, The Brothers Four are still performing, 57 years after theoriginal quartet began in 1956. The 2013 edition included original

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member Bob Flick, plus Mike McCoy, Mark Pearson, and Karl Olsen.

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10. My final Sixties folk album for this quiz was recorded in1967. According to Wikipedia, this group "are widelycredited with popularizing Irish traditional music in theUnited States." This album's title is "Hearty and Hellish" andwas recorded live in a night club in Chicago. Songsincluded are "Irish Rover," "God Bless England," "Whiskey,You're the Devil," "The Rising of the Moon," "MountainDew," and "The Jolly Tinker."

Your Answer: The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem

"Hearty and Hellish" was the group's sixth album. The Clancybrothers began singing together in New York City in the early '50sand Makem joined them in 1956. The High Kings were organized in2008, while Clannad was formed in 1970. Celtic Thunder hasappeared in two separate groups, one as a band doing its first showin 1977, and the other as an ensemble group that was formed in2007.

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1. In the 1960's, a popular folk song appeared. Ithad first been published in 1867's "Slave Songs ofthe United States" as "Michael, Row The BoatAshore" where it appeared as an African/Americanspiritual.

An abolitionist named Charles Pickard Ware firstheard it sung and wrote it down at what location inthe U.S. in the years 1862­1865, during the U.S.Civil War?

Mobile, Alabama Lawrence, Kansas St. Helena Island, South Carolina Harper's Ferry, Virginia

2. Bob Dylan wrote it. He also sang it; but whatfolk/pop group from the early 1960's covered it sowell that Bob Dylan gained almost overnightnational recognition as a result of their version of"Blowin' In The Wind"?

Peter, Paul and Mary The Mamas and The Papas The Kingston Trio The Grassroots

3. What was the name of folk singer/songwriterJoan Baez' first album, which was released in 1960on Vanguard records?

Joan Baez David's Album Any Day Now Baptism: A Journey Through Our Time

4. Which 1960s folk songstress served as theinspiration for "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes" written byStephen Stills of Crosby, Stills and Nash fame?

Judy Collins Judy Holliday Judy Garland

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Judy Johnson

5. Songwriter Malvina Reynolds wrote a satiricalditty about middle­class conformity as it presenteditself in America in the early 1960s. Her 1962 song,"Little Boxes" was popularized by which folk singerin 1963?

Fred Hellerman Bo Diddley Pete Seeger Lee Hays

6. "Hey, Mister tambourine man; play a song forme..."

Well, of course, Bob Dylan wrote and sang "Mr.Tambourine Man", but tell me this ­ what group hada number one hit with it in both the U.S. and theU.K. in 1965?

The Animals The Byrds The Turtles The Beatles

7. "Greenfields" was a number two hit single forwhich college­based "band of brothers" in 1960?

The Righteous Brothers The Ames Brothers The Brothers Four The Bellamy Brothers

8. This group's best known folk hit was a 1965cover of Ian and Sylvia Tyson's "You Were on MyMind,". If you remember how many people were inthe group, you should have no trouble with theirname.

Which of the following groups sang "You Were OnMy Mind"?

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We Five The Five Stairsteps The Kingston Trio The Four Seasons

9. "The Ballad Of The Green Beret", while perhapsnot a "folk" song in the traditional sense,nonetheless deserves mention as an influential andpowerful song of the 1960s. A U.S. Army soldier, Barry Sadler, who had therank of Staff Sergeant sang this popular militaryballad in 1966.

What rank did the song achieve on the BillboardHot 100?

Three Five One Ten

10. No quiz about folk music from the decade ofthe 60s would really be complete withoutmentioning one of my favorite groups, The Mamasand The Papas.

What were the names of these folks who SANG"folk" for us?

Dennis Hopper, John Philpot, Carrie Green andEva Gabor John Doherty, Cass Phillips, Michelle Doherty

and Denny Elliot John Phillips, Michelle Phillips, Denny Doherty

and Cass Elliot Abraham Martin, John DeHenny, Carol Arnaz

and Lucille Burnett

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1. In the 1960's, a popular folk song appeared. It had firstbeen published in 1867's "Slave Songs of the UnitedStates" as "Michael, Row The Boat Ashore" where itappeared as an African/American spiritual.

An abolitionist named Charles Pickard Ware first heard itsung and wrote it down at what location in the U.S. in theyears 1862­1865, during the U.S. Civil War?

Your Answer: St. Helena Island, South Carolina

Abolitionist Charles Pickard Ware had gone to South Carolina tosupervise some former slaves who had been left behind after theirwhite masters had fled due to the impending arrival of the U.S. Navywhich was planning a blockade off the shore of St. Helena Island,one of the "sea islands" off the southern U.S. Atlantic coastline.

As his cousin had heard them singing the song as they rowed acrossStation Creek, Charles later wrote the lyrics down.

Many, many people have since sung this song, or one of the variousversions of it through the years, perhaps most notably, The Weavers(featuring Pete Seeger), Harry Bellafonte and The Kingston Trio.

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2. Bob Dylan wrote it. He also sang it; but what folk/popgroup from the early 1960's covered it so well that BobDylan gained almost overnight national recognition as aresult of their version of "Blowin' In The Wind"?

Your Answer: Peter, Paul and Mary

Peter Yarrow, Paul Stookey and Mary Travers comprised the folk triobetter known as Peter, Paul and Mary. One of their biggest hits wasthe Bob Dylan song "Blowin' in the Wind", although they sang othertunes that he had written as well. They were greatly influenced byfolk musicians Pete Seeger and Woody Guthrie (Arlo Guthrie'sfather).

85% of players have answered correctly.

3. What was the name of folk singer/songwriter Joan Baez'first album, which was released in 1960 on Vanguardrecords?

Your Answer: Any Day Now

The correct answer was Joan Baez

Joan Baez' first album was the self­titled "Joan Baez". Later shereleased "Joan Baez, Vol. 2". All the other choices that werepresented were also titles of some of her later works.

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Born on Staten Island, New York, in 1941, the decade of the 1960sprovided her with ample material to work with. That was the era ofthe Civil Rights Movement, anti­war sentiments concerning Americaninvolvement in Vietnam, and a host of other moments of angst,including the assassinations of some of the nation's leaders.

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4. Which 1960s folk songstress served as the inspiration for"Suite: Judy Blue Eyes" written by Stephen Stills of Crosby,Stills and Nash fame?

Your Answer: Judy Collins

Judy Collins was a native of Seattle, Washington. She, like manyother folk musicians of the time, was greatly influenced by the worksof her predecessors in the genre. Singers like Woody Guthrie andPete Seeger piqued her interest early on, and soon she joined theirranks as a folk singer in her own right.

With hits like her cover of Joni Mitchell's "Both Sides Now" and IanTyson's "Someday Soon", Judy became a favorite of a generationthat was in search of answers to some of life's hard questions.

77% of players have answered correctly.

5. Songwriter Malvina Reynolds wrote a satirical ditty aboutmiddle­class conformity as it presented itself in America inthe early 1960s. Her 1962 song, "Little Boxes" waspopularized by which folk singer in 1963?

Your Answer: Pete Seeger

Lyrics to the socially satirical "Little Boxes" ­

"Little boxes, little boxesLittle boxes on the hillsideLittle boxes made of ticky­tacky

Little boxes Little boxesLittle boxes all the same;

There's a green one and a pink oneAnd a blue one and a yellow oneAnd they're all made out of ticky­tackyAnd they all look just the same.

And the people in the houses all go to the universityWhere they all get put in boxes, little boxes all the sameAnd there's doctors and there's lawyersAnd business executivesAnd they're all made out of ticky­tacky and they all look just thesame.

And they all play on the golf course and drink their martini dryAnd they all have pretty children and the children go to school

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And the children go to summer campAnd then to the universityAnd they all get put in boxes, and they all come out just the same."

86% of players have answered correctly.

6. "Hey, Mister tambourine man; play a song for me..."

Well, of course, Bob Dylan wrote and sang "Mr.Tambourine Man", but tell me this ­ what group had anumber one hit with it in both the U.S. and the U.K. in1965?

Your Answer: The Byrds

The U.S. media coined the term "folk rock" in conjunction with therelease of The Byrd's mega­hit, "Mr. Tambourine Man". A group ofsession musicians who later became known as The Wrecking Crewassisted in recording the song.

While the single had been released a few months ahead of the albumof the same name, it became a number one hit, whereas the albumitself only did slightly poorer, coming in at number six on the musiccharts.

74% of players have answered correctly.

7. "Greenfields" was a number two hit single for whichcollege­based "band of brothers" in 1960?

Your Answer: The Ames Brothers

The correct answer was The Brothers Four

"Greenfields" made it to the number two slot on the U.S. charts, butonly made it to the number 40 position on the U.K. charts; however itmanaged to become a number one hit in Norway.

The group derived its name from a fraternity that they had all joinedin 1956 when they attended the University of Washington in Seattle;the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity in which they all became "brothers".

50% of players have answered correctly.

8. This group's best known folk hit was a 1965 cover of Ianand Sylvia Tyson's "You Were on My Mind,". If youremember how many people were in the group, you shouldhave no trouble with their name.

Which of the following groups sang "You Were On MyMind"?

Your Answer: We Five

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The song "You Were On My Mind" reached number one on theCashbox chart, number three on the Billboard Hot 100, and numberone on the Adult Contemporary chart in the U.S.

Originally known as a band called The Ridgerunners, the folk group,We Five consisted of members Michael Stewart, Beverly Bivens,Jerry Burgan, Peter Fullerton and Bob Jones.

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9. "The Ballad Of The Green Beret", while perhaps not a"folk" song in the traditional sense, nonetheless deservesmention as an influential and powerful song of the 1960s. A U.S. Army soldier, Barry Sadler, who had the rank ofStaff Sergeant sang this popular military ballad in 1966.

What rank did the song achieve on the Billboard Hot 100?

Your Answer: Three

The correct answer was One

While there were many war protest songs throughout the U.S. duringthe era of the Vietnam War, "The Ballad Of The Green Beret" notonly became a number one hit on the Billboard charts, it also grew tobe a cross­over smash hit, reaching number one on Billboard's EasyListening charts and number two on Billboard's Country survey.

Army Staff Sergeant Barry Sadler and a WW2 veteran, Robin Moore,wrote this song while Staff Sergeant Sadler was recuperating from aleg wound that he had received in combat while on duty as a medicin Vietnam.

76% of players have answered correctly.

10. No quiz about folk music from the decade of the 60swould really be complete without mentioning one of myfavorite groups, The Mamas and The Papas.

What were the names of these folks who SANG "folk" forus?

Your Answer: John Phillips, Michelle Phillips, Denny Doherty and Cass Elliot

The Magic Circle was almost the name the group chose before finallysettling on the name by which they became famous. Cass Elliot,Denny Doherty, and the husband­and­wife duo of John and MichellePhillips comprised the folk group of "The Mamas and the Papas."

81% of players have answered correctly.

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1. On his first album, Bob Dylan tells us that he"first learned this song from Rick Von Schmitt",who had a successful career as Eric Von Schmitt.Name that tune.

Baby, Let Me Follow You Down House of the Rising Sun Buy You a Cadillac Corina, Corina

2. On his first album, this folkie from Bostonplayed a wicked, slide guitar piece called "PanamaLimited". Remember his name?

Randy Burns Tom Paxton Tom Rush Richard Farina

3. The folk music revival went mainstream whenthis show appeared on network TV. Can you nameit?

Hee­Haw Hoedown Hootenanny Shindig

4. This bear of a man was a major league folkiewho owned a record store in Greenwich Village. Histunes include "Mr. Noah" and "Cocaine". Can youname him?

Rev. Gary Davis Eric Von Schmitt Paul Butterfield Dave Van Ronk

5. This man recognized the unique qualities of

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American folk music and travelled through theSouth recording and collecting "the real dirt", thatis, genuine music of the folk. Can you name him?

Alan Lomax Cisco Houston Woody Guthrie Allen Sherman

6. "This land is your land, this land is my land..."We all learned this folk song in school, but whowrote it?

Woody Guthrie Arlo Guthrie Bob Dylan Irving Berlin

7. "Where Have All The Flowers Gone" was an anti­war anthem all through the Viet Nam War era. Whoauthored this touching folk song?

Joni Mitchell Joan Baez Pete Seeger Judy Collins

8. Another anti­war tune that crossed over to themainstream was "Baby, the Rain Must Fall". Whohad a hit with this song?

Glen Campbell Glen Yarborough Johnny Cash Noel Stookie

9. With the addition of electric guitar and otherinstruments, the folk revival led to the advent offolk­rock. Which of the following groups epitomizedthe folk rock sound?

The Moody Blues

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The Byrds The Weavers Peter, Paul and Mary

10. Finally, Maria Muldaur of "Midnight at theOasis" fame started out as the front for this folkgroup. Can you name it?

Mother Earth Koerner, Ray and Glover The Jim Kweskin Jug Band The Weavers

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1. On his first album, Bob Dylan tells us that he "firstlearned this song from Rick Von Schmitt", who had asuccessful career as Eric Von Schmitt. Name that tune.

Your Answer: Baby, Let Me Follow You Down

Baby, let me follow you down, I'll do anything in this God Almightyworld if you'll just let me follow you down."

44% of players have answered correctly.

2. On his first album, this folkie from Boston played awicked, slide guitar piece called "Panama Limited".Remember his name?

Your Answer: Randy Burns

The correct answer was Tom Rush

Every kid with a Guild D­35 tried to master this masterpiece and ifyou ain't heard it, you ain't heard nothin' yet.

37% of players have answered correctly.

3. The folk music revival went mainstream when this showappeared on network TV. Can you name it?

Your Answer: Hootenanny

A hootenanny is a gathering of folkies playing together. And, ifthere's an audience, everyone joins in singing "My girl knows thebowling score, Hallelujah" or something like that.

72% of players have answered correctly.

4. This bear of a man was a major league folkie who owneda record store in Greenwich Village. His tunes include "Mr.Noah" and "Cocaine". Can you name him?

Your Answer: Dave Van Ronk

"Turning down Beale Street, turning up Main, looking for the gal whosells cocaine. Cocaine, run all 'round my brain" Van Ronk's deep,gravelly voice was perfect for the blues. If you'd like to hear him athis best, check out "Dave Van Ronk, Folksinger". Fine, fine music.

43% of players have answered correctly.

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5. This man recognized the unique qualities of Americanfolk music and travelled through the South recording andcollecting "the real dirt", that is, genuine music of the folk.Can you name him?

Your Answer: Alan Lomax

Lomax travelled the "hollars and hills" of Appalachia recording thelikes of Almeda Riddle and The Holy Rollers. His work is available asa book and in various collections of recorded folk music.

49% of players have answered correctly.

6. "This land is your land, this land is my land..." We alllearned this folk song in school, but who wrote it?

Your Answer: Woody Guthrie

Guthrie, who travelled that "ribbon of highway" was the reasonRobert Zimmerman of Hibbing, Minnesota became Bob Dylan.Thanks, Woody.

75% of players have answered correctly.

7. "Where Have All The Flowers Gone" was an anti­waranthem all through the Viet Nam War era. Who authoredthis touching folk song?

Your Answer: Pete Seeger

This tune was covered by Peter, Paul and Mary, The Kingston Trioand just about anyone who could pick out the simple melody. Oh,and it was a mainstay at hootenannies, too.

64% of players have answered correctly.

8. Another anti­war tune that crossed over to themainstream was "Baby, the Rain Must Fall". Who had a hitwith this song?

Your Answer: Glen Yarborough

Since the war in Viet Nam was still accepted by most Americans,song writers disguised their anti­war sentiments in sweet songs likethis one. That is 'til Dylan told us all "the times they are a­changin'"

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9. With the addition of electric guitar and other instruments,the folk revival led to the advent of folk­rock. Which of thefollowing groups epitomized the folk rock sound?

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Your Answer: The Byrds

With a 12­string Rickenbacher guitar and songs written by BobDylan, (Mr. Tamborineman) The Byrds capitalized on the folk revivalbefore turning into a dynamite rock group with songs like "8 MilesHigh".

70% of players have answered correctly.

10. Finally, Maria Muldaur of "Midnight at the Oasis" famestarted out as the front for this folk group. Can you name it?

Your Answer: The Jim Kweskin Jug Band

Long before her hit, Maria made some down home, foot stompin'music with this ecclectic group that employed traditional, mountainfolk instruments including a jug, banjo, autoharp, dulcimer andacoustic bass.

34% of players have answered correctly.

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1. Quicksilver Messenger Service started off theirfirst album with this great Hamilton Camp song,which also was recorded by Gordon Lightfoot andShawn Phillips.

Who Do You Love It's Been Too Long Shady Grove Pride Of Man

2. A great version of this David Ackles song wasrecorded by Spooky Tooth for their "Last Puff"album. It must have had special appeal to theBritish because Linda Thompson and The Holliesrecorded their own versions.

Road To Cairo Society's Child Tobacco Road Down River

3. The Youngbloods recorded it for their firstalbum and scored a hit with this hippie anthemwritten by Chet Powers (a.k.a. Dino Valenti). Albeitwith a slightly different title, it was also comitted tovinyl by the likes of the Jefferson Airplane, theCryan Shames and H.P. Lovecraft.

Fresh Air Get Together Grizzly Bear The Other Side Of This Life

4. Judy Henske recorded Billy Edd Wheeler'sminers song for her second album. Her version isoften credited to be the first step from folk to folk­rock because drums and bass were used in thearrangement. The song was a staple of the earlyJefferson Airplane's live set and was recorded bythe Au Go Go Singers (arranged by Steve Stillswho also provided the lead vocal), Ill Wind, andH.P. Lovecraft too.

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Little Bit Of Rain That's The Bag I'm In High Flying Bird Song To The Siren

5. Rod "The Mod" Stewart recorded Tim Hardin'ssong in the early 70s for his breakthrough album"Every Picture Tells A Story". The Youngbloods,Bobby Darin and Gary Lewis & The Playboys (toname a few) had already recorded their ownversions by then.

Don't Make Promises Mandolin Wind How Can We Hang On To A Dream Reason To Believe

6. This great Fred Neil song became a huge hit forHarry Nilsson because it was on the soundtrack ofthe "Midnight Cowboy" movie. Other versions wererecorded by Ray Conniff (!), Neil Diamond, LenaHorne & Gabor Szabo and Emmylou Harris, indeeda mixed crowd...

The Dolphins Everybody's Talking Without You One

7. Grateful Dead recorded a beautiful version ofthis Tim Rose / Bonnie Dobson song for their firstalbum. Among the other great versions arerecordings by Jeff Beck, Episode Six (with pre­Deep Purple Ian Gillan and Roger Glover),Blackfoot and Einsturzende Neubauten.

Morning Dew Cold Rain And Snow Viola Lee Blues Shapes Of Things

8. The Searchers, one of the inspirations for Jim

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McGuinn to pick up the 12­string electric guitar,scored a hit with this song penned by MalvinaReynolds.

Where Have All The Flowers Gone What Have They Done To The Rain Four Strong Winds All My Sorrows

9. Hoyt Axton wrote this song which got to be agreat success for Steppenwolf, who had recorded itfor their first album, through the "Easy Rider"soundtrack. It was also recorded by Nina Simoneand more recently by Blind Melon.

Born To Be Wild The Pusher Desperation The Ostrich

10. This Tom Rush song remained a hidden gemuntil the Walker Brothers scored a huge UK hit withit in the late 70s. It triggered other UK versions byunlikely artists such as The Selecter and Ultravox.

Drivin' Wheel No Regrets We're All Alone The Last Thing On My Mind

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1. Quicksilver Messenger Service started off their firstalbum with this great Hamilton Camp song, which also wasrecorded by Gordon Lightfoot and Shawn Phillips.

Your Answer: Pride Of Man

"It's Been Too Long" was written by Nick "The Greek" Gravenites butcredited to his manager Ron Polte, as were his songs on The ElectricFlag's "A Long Time Coming" album. "Shady Grove" is a traditional,which was the title tune of Quicksilver Messenger Service's thirdalbum.

40% of players have answered correctly.

2. A great version of this David Ackles song was recordedby Spooky Tooth for their "Last Puff" album. It must havehad special appeal to the British because Linda Thompsonand The Hollies recorded their own versions.

Your Answer: Road To Cairo

The correct answer was Down River

Both John D. Loudermilk's "Tobacco Road" and Janis Ian's "Society'sChild" were recorded by Spooky Tooth for their first album: "It's AllAbout". "Road To Cairo" was written by David Ackels and was theintended followup of Julie Driscoll's UK hit "This Wheel's On Fire",which of course was written by Bob Dylan.

24% of players have answered correctly.

3. The Youngbloods recorded it for their first album andscored a hit with this hippie anthem written by Chet Powers(a.k.a. Dino Valenti). Albeit with a slightly different title, itwas also comitted to vinyl by the likes of the JeffersonAirplane, the Cryan Shames and H.P. Lovecraft.

Your Answer: Get Together

Jefferson Airplane, the Cryan Shames and H.P. Lovecraft recordedthe song as "Let's Get Together".Both the selfpenned "Grizzly Bear" and Fred Neil's "The Other SideOf This Life" are also on The Youngbloods' first album. "Fresh Air"was written by Dino Valenti (although credited to Jesse Oris Farrow)for Quicksilver's "Just For Love" album.

74% of players have answered correctly.

4. Judy Henske recorded Billy Edd Wheeler's miners songfor her second album. Her version is often credited to be

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the first step from folk to folk­rock because drums and basswere used in the arrangement. The song was a staple ofthe early Jefferson Airplane's live set and was recorded bythe Au Go Go Singers (arranged by Steve Stills who alsoprovided the lead vocal), Ill Wind, and H.P. Lovecraft too.

Your Answer: High Flying Bird

"That's The Bag I'm In" and "Little Bit Of Rain" are songs by FredNeil, the latter was the title tune of Henske's third album. "Song ToThe Siren" was written by the late great Tim Buckley who did put thesong on ice for years, reportedly because Henske had made fun ofone of the lines in the lyrics...

51% of players have answered correctly.

5. Rod "The Mod" Stewart recorded Tim Hardin's song inthe early 70s for his breakthrough album "Every PictureTells A Story". The Youngbloods, Bobby Darin and GaryLewis & The Playboys (to name a few) had alreadyrecorded their own versions by then.

Your Answer: Reason To Believe

"Don't Make Promises" and "How Can We Hang On To A Dream"were among the many great songs Hardin penned but, of course, arenot on "Every Picture Tells A Story". "Mandolin Wind" is, but is aStewart original.

67% of players have answered correctly.

6. This great Fred Neil song became a huge hit for HarryNilsson because it was on the soundtrack of the "MidnightCowboy" movie. Other versions were recorded by RayConniff (!), Neil Diamond, Lena Horne & Gabor Szabo andEmmylou Harris, indeed a mixed crowd...

Your Answer: Everybody's Talking

"The Dolphins" was Fred Neil's signature song. "Without You",Nilsson's other big hit, was written by Badfinger's Pete Ham and TomEvans. Harry did write "One", it was a hit for Three Dog Night and isalso on Al Kooper's 1969 debut solo album "I Stand Alone".

85% of players have answered correctly.

7. Grateful Dead recorded a beautiful version of this TimRose / Bonnie Dobson song for their first album. Among theother great versions are recordings by Jeff Beck, EpisodeSix (with pre­Deep Purple Ian Gillan and Roger Glover),Blackfoot and Einsturzende Neubauten.

Your Answer: Viola Lee Blues

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The correct answer was Morning Dew

Noah Lewis' "Viola Lee Blues" and "Cold Rain And Snow"(Traditional) were also on the Dead's debut. "Shapes Of Things" ofcourse wasn't, though the Relf / Samwell­Smith / McCarty pennedYardbirds song was revamped by Jeff Beck for his "Truth" album..

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8. The Searchers, one of the inspirations for Jim McGuinnto pick up the 12­string electric guitar, scored a hit with thissong penned by Malvina Reynolds.

Your Answer: Where Have All The Flowers Gone

The correct answer was What Have They Done To The Rain

The Searchers recorded an amazing lot of folk songs before itbecame fashionable, which is another reason they're oftenmentioned as inspirators to the Byrds. Pete Seeger's "Where HaveAll The Flowers Gone", Ian and Sylvia Tyson's "Four Strong Winds"and Peter Yarborough's "All My Sorrows" were among those.

39% of players have answered correctly.

9. Hoyt Axton wrote this song which got to be a greatsuccess for Steppenwolf, who had recorded it for their firstalbum, through the "Easy Rider" soundtrack. It was alsorecorded by Nina Simone and more recently by BlindMelon.

Your Answer: The Pusher

Mars Bonfire's "Born To Be Wild" was also on the Easy Ridersoundtrack. John Kay's "Desperation" and "The Ostrich" were onSteppenwolf's debut along with both "Easy Rider" songs.

43% of players have answered correctly.

10. This Tom Rush song remained a hidden gem until theWalker Brothers scored a huge UK hit with it in the late 70s.It triggered other UK versions by unlikely artists such asThe Selecter and Ultravox.

Your Answer: No Regrets

"Drivin' Wheel" is a David Whiffen song which Tom Rush recordedfor his first, self titled, Columbia album from 1970. "The Last ThingOn My Mind" was written by Tom Paxton and "We're All Alone" wasthe Walker's follow up to "No Regrets" and was penned by BozScaggs.

45% of players have answered correctly.

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1. One of the fathers of the modern American folkrevival, his autobiography was entitled "Bound forGlory."

Woody Guthrie Leadbelly Pete Seeger Bob Dylan

2. Which popular folk music group of the 1950swas comprised of Pete Seeger, Lee Hays, RonnieGilbert and Fred Hellerman?

The New Lost City Ramblers The Almanac Singers The Weavers The Limelighters

3. Which hit for the Kingston Trio was originally apolitical campaign song?

Where Have All the Flowers Gone Tom Dooley Scotch and Soda MTA

4. The appearance of this folk singer in Peekskill,New York caused a riot.

Paul Robeson Marian Anderson Woody Guthrie Bob Dylan

5. "I marched in the Battle of New Orleans at theend of the early British war, the young land startedgrowing, the young blood started flowing, but I ain'tmarchin' anymore," so said this folksinger in the1960s anitwar ballad "I Ain't Marching Anymore."

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Joan Baez Victor Jara Phil Ochs Bob Dylan

6. Which of the following songs was not written byBob Dylan?

Don't Think Twice, It's Alright Blowin' in the Wind Mr. Tamborine Man If I Had a Hammer

7. Bob Dylan supposedly wrote "Positively 4thStreet," which opened with the lyrics, "You got alotta' nerve to say you are my friend," about whichfolk singer?

Phil Ochs Richard Farina Joan Baez John Lennon

8. This popular folk trio criticized pop music intheir song "I Dig Rock And Roll Music."

Lambert, Hendricks and Ross The Kingston Trio Peter, Paul & Mary The Chad Mitchell Trio

9. Which folk group had John Denver as amember?

The Mitchell Trio The Weavers The Kingston Trio The Rooftop Singers

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10. Which Christopher Guest movie parodies1950s­60s folk music?

A Mighty Wind Waiting for Guffman This is Spinal Tap Bound for Glory

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1. One of the fathers of the modern American folk revival,his autobiography was entitled "Bound for Glory."

Your Answer: Pete Seeger

The correct answer was Woody Guthrie

Guthrie wrote "This Land is Your Land" and was a key influence toBob Dylan and many other folk music stars.

76% of players have answered correctly.

2. Which popular folk music group of the 1950s wascomprised of Pete Seeger, Lee Hays, Ronnie Gilbert andFred Hellerman?

Your Answer: The Almanac Singers

The correct answer was The Weavers

Seeger and Hays were also members of the 1940s group theAlmanac Singers. The Weavers had a big hits with "Tzena, Tzena,Tzena" and "Goodnight Irene."

74% of players have answered correctly.

3. Which hit for the Kingston Trio was originally a politicalcampaign song?

Your Answer: MTA

"MTA," about the hike in Boston subway fares, was originally writtenfor Walter O'Brien's 1949 campaign for mayor of Boston on theProgressive Party ticket. Ten years later, the Kingston Trio changedthe song's lyrics from "vote for Walter O'Brien" to "vote for GeorgeO'Brien" because of the Progressive Party's association with theCommunist Party, and had a hit.

43% of players have answered correctly.

4. The appearance of this folk singer in Peekskill, New Yorkcaused a riot.

Your Answer: Bob Dylan

The correct answer was Paul Robeson

In 1949, Robeson, an African­American folk singer, was scheduled toperform in conservative Peekskill, New York. On the day of theperformance, a mob attacked the stage where Robeson was toperform. The concert was rescheduled and performed, but as the

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performers and audience left the concert, they were pelted with rocksand glass by the mob.

20% of players have answered correctly.

5. "I marched in the Battle of New Orleans at the end of theearly British war, the young land started growing, the youngblood started flowing, but I ain't marchin' anymore," so saidthis folksinger in the 1960s anitwar ballad "I Ain't MarchingAnymore."

Your Answer: Joan Baez

The correct answer was Phil Ochs

Phil Ochs was one of the most political of the 1960s folksingers. Hewrote many songs about Vietnam and the civil rights movement.

61% of players have answered correctly.

6. Which of the following songs was not written by BobDylan?

Your Answer: If I Had a Hammer

"If I had a Hammer" was written by Pete Seeger and Lee Hays.

79% of players have answered correctly.

7. Bob Dylan supposedly wrote "Positively 4th Street,"which opened with the lyrics, "You got a lotta' nerve to sayyou are my friend," about which folk singer?

Your Answer: Joan Baez

The correct answer was Phil Ochs

Others have speculated that the song was about Tom Paxton orother folk music purists who did not like Dylan's popular, less politicalmusic.

31% of players have answered correctly.

8. This popular folk trio criticized pop music in their song "IDig Rock And Roll Music."

Your Answer: Peter, Paul & Mary

The song poked fun at the Beatles, Donovan and the Mama's andthe Papas for being overly commercial and lacking in messagebecause "if I really say it, the radio won't play it, unless I lay itbetween the lines."

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79% of players have answered correctly.

9. Which folk group had John Denver as a member?

Your Answer: The Mitchell Trio

Originally, the Chad Mitchell Trio, Denver joined up once Mitchell,himself, had left.

50% of players have answered correctly.

10. Which Christopher Guest movie parodies 1950s­60sfolk music?

Your Answer: A Mighty Wind

In his very accurate send­up, Guest parodies some of the preppy folkgroups such as the Kingston Trio.

68% of players have answered correctly.

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1. Who were the first act to release "One TinSoldier"?

Joni Mitchell Coven Original Caste Joan Baez

2. When was "One Tin Soldier" first released?

1969 1971 1967 1973

3. With what movie was "One Tin Soldier"associated?

Apocalypse Now Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid The Legend of Billy Jack Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

4. According to the lyrics, where was the treasure?

In a cave Beneath a stone Buried on the beach In an abandoned nest

5. Where did the people who coveted the treasurelive?

In a valley Across the river By the sea On a nearby mountain

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6. The song includes these lyrics:"Do it in the name of Heaven,You can justify it in the end."

What historical US policy might this refer to?

Manifest Destiny Domino Theory Monroe Doctrine Marshall Plan

7. What did the valley people believe the treasurewas?

gems gold the Lost Arc of the Covenant magical powers

8. How did the mountain people respond to thevalley's request for their treasure?

They shot the messenger. They ran away taking the treasure with them. They triggered a landslide to destroy the valley. They offered to share the treasure.

9. How did the valley people win the treasure?

They killed the mountain people. The mountain people ran away and left it. They won the lottery. They won a rock­scissors­paper game.

10. Finally, what was the treasure they won?

Peace on Earth magical powers tons of gold

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gems

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1. Who were the first act to release "One Tin Soldier"?

Your Answer: Coven

The correct answer was Original Caste

"One Tin Soldier" was written by Dennis Lambert and Brian Potter.Original Caste was the first act to record the song.

Coven did release it later, and their version was better known in theUS. Although searches for "One Tin Soldier" and either Joan Baez orJoni Mitchell will turn up many hits, this seems to be amisidentification as "One Tin Soldier" does not appear on eithersinger's discography. They may have performed the song in concert,however.

40% of players have answered correctly.

2. When was "One Tin Soldier" first released?

Your Answer: 1969

The original release was in 1969. It got a little airplay in the US,particularly in areas near the Canadian border, but never reallybecame a hit in the U.S.

45% of players have answered correctly.

3. With what movie was "One Tin Soldier" associated?

Your Answer: Apocalypse Now

The correct answer was The Legend of Billy Jack

There was a fair bit of controversy about this association.

In 1971, Jinx Dawson recorded the song with the movie's orchestrafor the soundtrack of "The Legend of Billy Jack". She requested thather rock band, Coven, be credited as the performer, rather thanherself. After it was released, arguments over rights to the recordingcaused the studio to pull the song off the radio just as it was climbingthe charts.

Later, the band Coven did record the song, and released it on theirown album. The Coven rendition was included on the soundtrack forthe movie sequel "The Trial of Billy Jack" and was back on the chartsin 1973 and 1974.

84% of players have answered correctly.

4. According to the lyrics, where was the treasure?

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Your Answer: Beneath a stone

"On the mountain was a treasureBuried deep beneath a stone."

The Jinx Dawson version of "One Tin Soldier" reached number 17 onBillboard in 1971.

82% of players have answered correctly.

5. Where did the people who coveted the treasure live?

Your Answer: In a valley

"And the valley people sworeThey'd have it for their very own."

The Coven version of "One Tin Soldier" reached number 21 in 1973and a re­release in 1974 to promote 'The Trial of Billy Jack' chartedat number 73.

69% of players have answered correctly.

6. The song includes these lyrics:"Do it in the name of Heaven,You can justify it in the end."

What historical US policy might this refer to?

Your Answer: Manifest Destiny

Manifest Destiny was the belief that the United States was destinedto expand from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. Manythought this was God's design for America. This was used as ajustification for our treatment of Native Americans and Mexicans inthe 19th century. It applies to this song because humans have aremarkable ability to believe that what they want is what God wantsfor them, and to justify almost any action as God's work. Anothersong that explores this theme is "The Last Resort" by the Eaglesfrom their 'Hotel California' album.

The Monroe Doctrine was the philosophy that the US should stay outof the affairs of Europe and the world, and that Europe and the worldshould stay out of the affairs of the US and other WesternHemisphere nations.

The domino theory was one of the justifications for US involvement inVietnam ­ to prevent the spread of communism to Vietnam, the restof southeast Asia and ultimately to India and even Australia.

The Marshall Plan was the idea that the Allies should provide moneyand manpower to help rebuild Germany and to prevent the isolationand deprivation that Germany experienced after WW I whichultimately led to the rise of Hitler and WW II.

62% of players have answered correctly.

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7. What did the valley people believe the treasure was?

Your Answer: magical powers

The correct answer was gold

"So, the people of the valleySent a message up the hill,Asking for the buried treasure,Tons of gold for which they'd kill"

American Radio Broadcasters named "One Tin Soldier" the mostrequested song for 1971. And for 1973!

78% of players have answered correctly.

8. How did the mountain people respond to the valley'srequest for their treasure?

Your Answer: They shot the messenger.

The correct answer was They offered to share the treasure.

"Came an answer from the kingdom,'With our brothers, we will shareAll the secrets of our mountain,All the riches buried there.'"

Long before MTV, Cher created a video to accompany the song onthe Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour. You can see it on YouTube here:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vg84L84uop8 Yes, the Christmas hymn intro is supposed to be there.

69% of players have answered correctly.

9. How did the valley people win the treasure?

Your Answer: They killed the mountain people.

"Now, the valley cried with anger,'Mount your horses, draw your sword!'And they killed the mountain people.So, they won their just reward."

Skeeter Davis's 1972 version was nominated for a Grammy for BestCountry Female Vocal Performance.

88% of players have answered correctly.

10. Finally, what was the treasure they won?

Your Answer: gems

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The correct answer was Peace on Earth

"Now, they stood beside the treasureOn the mountain, dark and red,Turned the stone and looked beneath it...'Peace on Earth' was all it said."

In truth, they won nothing, because in "winning" the treasure throughviolence, they had destroyed "Peace on Earth", and thus were leftempty­handed.

93% of players have answered correctly.

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1. This sister act achieved minor success with asong called "Winken, Blinken and Nod" before onewent on to superstardom as a pop singer andsongwriter. James Taylor was once married to themore famous sister, and the Heinz company usedone of her big hit songs in a ketchup commercial.Who were these singing siblings?

The Singing Simons Carly and Lucrettia The Simon Sisters Lucy and Peppermint Patty

2. Songs penned by both members of thisinfluential Canadian duo found greater successwhen covered by acts like the Searchers and theWee Five, and later by Judy Collins and SuzyBogguss. How were they professionally known inthe early 'sixties?

Jim and Jean The Tyson Twins Ian and Sylvia Fricker and Tyson

3. The untimely death of one in a car accidentabruptly silenced this popular folk­gospel duo inAugust of 1966. Who were they?

Jim and Gene Joe and Eddie Jackson and Hewitt Gilbert and Brown

4. Half of this duo was Joan Baez's younger sister,and the other half was Carolyn Hester's ex­husband, Richard Fariña. What was her first name?

Jean Lulu Mimi Gigi

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5. Although accomplished musicians and singers,this duo could never seem to finish a song. Whichone used to say, "Mom always liked you best"?

Dickie Smothers Tommy Smothers Neither one ever said that. The phrase is actually, "Mom liked you a lot

better than me."

6. What was the name of the folk duo inChristopher Guest's mockumentary "A MightyWind" played by Eugene Levy and CatherineO'Hara?

Mitch and Mickey Mickey and Minnie Barbie and Ken The Mitch Miller Singers

7. Although this couple performed and touredtogether, and were thought to be romanticallylinked in the early 'sixties, they did not recordtogether as a single act. Who were they?

Arlo Guthrie and Alice Brock Pete Seeger and Malvina Reynolds Bob Dylan and Joan Baez Tom Paxton and Carolyn Hester

8. What duo's recording "At the Gate of Horn" wasone of the most influential folk albums of the early'sixties?

Hamilton and Camp Gibson and Camp The Two Bobs Jim and Jean

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9. Jim & Jean were Jim Glover and Jean Ray, whorecorded a couple of albums for Verve in the'sixties but never achieved much commercialsuccess. Jim, who also played guitar, had been in aduo called the Sundowners with which more well­known songwriter?

Phil Ochs Bob Gibson Bob Dylan Pete Seeger

10. When folk­rock duo Simon and Garfunkel firstbegan to collaborate, they were known by anothername, also the name of well­known cartoon duo.What was it?

Rocky and Bullwinkle Chip and Dale Tom and Jerry Mickey and Minnie

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Results for Folk Duos of the '60s

1. This sister act achieved minor success with a song called"Winken, Blinken and Nod" before one went on tosuperstardom as a pop singer and songwriter. JamesTaylor was once married to the more famous sister, and theHeinz company used one of her big hit songs in a ketchupcommercial. Who were these singing siblings?

Your Answer: The Simon Sisters

Carly and Lucy Simon recorded a few obscure albums for Kapprecords before Lucy married in the late 'sixties, breaking up the act.Carly's hit "Anticipation" became the Heinz Ketchup song. Shemarried Taylor in November of 1972, and they divorced in 1983.Father, Richard Simon, co­founded the Simon and Schusterpublishing company. Lucy later wrote the music for the Broadwayshow "The Secret Garden."

67% of players have answered correctly.

2. Songs penned by both members of this influentialCanadian duo found greater success when covered by actslike the Searchers and the Wee Five, and later by JudyCollins and Suzy Bogguss. How were they professionallyknown in the early 'sixties?

Your Answer: Ian and Sylvia

After splitting up, both professionally and personally, Ian and Sylviacontinued to pursue independent recording careers. Ian Tyson, anex­rodeo cowboy, divides his time between music and his ranch inAlberta, and Sylvia (Fricker) Tyson went into broadcasting. Ian'ssong "Someday Soon" was a hit for both Judy Collins and SuzyBogguss, and "You Were on My Mind," written by Sylvia, hit big forthe Wee Five. The Searchers are one of the many, many acts whohave recorded Ian's beautiful "Four Strong Winds."

73% of players have answered correctly.

3. The untimely death of one in a car accident abruptlysilenced this popular folk­gospel duo in August of 1966.Who were they?

Your Answer: Joe and Eddie

Being black, the duo of Joe Gilbert and Eddie Brown were somewhatunusual for the 1960s folk scene. Their unique arrangements anddelivery made them immensely popular in the 'sixties, and still highlycollectable today. It was tenor Joe Gilbert who was tragically killed ina car wreck in August of 1966.

49% of players have answered correctly.

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4. Half of this duo was Joan Baez's younger sister, and theother half was Carolyn Hester's ex­husband, RichardFariña. What was her first name?

Your Answer: Mimi

Eight years her senior, Richard was killed in a motorcycle accident in1966 leaving Mimi a widow at the ripe old age of 21. There werethree Baez sisters, Mimi, Joan and Pauline. Mimi succumbed tocancer in 2001.

57% of players have answered correctly.

5. Although accomplished musicians and singers, this duocould never seem to finish a song. Which one used to say,"Mom always liked you best"?

Your Answer: Dickie Smothers

The correct answer was Tommy Smothers

More famous for their CBS variety show "The Smothers BrothersComedy Hour" Tom and Dick began their television career in 1965with a little­remembered situation comedy called "The SmothersBrothers Show." Dick played a publishing executive and Tom was hisbumbling deceased brother who had come back as an angel intraining. It ran for only one season.

60% of players have answered correctly.

6. What was the name of the folk duo in ChristopherGuest's mockumentary "A Mighty Wind" played by EugeneLevy and Catherine O'Hara?

Your Answer: Mitch and Mickey

Written by Michael McKean and his wife, actress Annette O'Toole,Mitch and Mickey's song from the movie "A Kiss at the End of theRainbow" received an Academy Award nomination for Best Song.The duo, an amalgam of characteristics reminiscent of the husbandand wife duos of the 'sixties, performed in character at the 76thAcademy Awards show; however "Into the West" from "The Lord ofthe Rings: The Return of the King" walked away with the Oscar.

65% of players have answered correctly.

7. Although this couple performed and toured together, andwere thought to be romantically linked in the early 'sixties,they did not record together as a single act. Who werethey?

Your Answer: Bob Dylan and Joan Baez

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In 1968 Joan married David Harris, a prominent anti­war protestereventually imprisoned for draft evasion. Later that same year shereleased the album "Any Day Now" made up exclusively of BobDylan songs, many of which Dylan had not yet recorded himself.Harris and Baez divorced in 1973. They have one son, GabrielHarris.

83% of players have answered correctly.

8. What duo's recording "At the Gate of Horn" was one ofthe most influential folk albums of the early 'sixties?

Your Answer: The Two Bobs

The correct answer was Gibson and Camp

Bob Gibson has been credited as being one of the greatest musicalinfluences during the folk revival of the early 1960s. His songs havebeen recorded by the likes of Peter, Paul & Mary, the Kingston Trio,Glenn Yarbrough, and Joan Baez. "Bob" Hamilton Camp began anacting career at age twelve in a Boris Karloff film called "Bedlam." Hismusical career began in 1960, when he paired up with Gibson.

43% of players have answered correctly.

9. Jim & Jean were Jim Glover and Jean Ray, whorecorded a couple of albums for Verve in the 'sixties butnever achieved much commercial success. Jim, who alsoplayed guitar, had been in a duo called the Sundownerswith which more well­known songwriter?

Your Answer: Bob Gibson

The correct answer was Phil Ochs

Jim Glover and Phil Ochs were roommates at Ohio State at the timeof the Sundowners. Besides their own duo, Jim and Jean workedbriefly with Andy Williams' backup group, the Goodtime Singers.

39% of players have answered correctly.

10. When folk­rock duo Simon and Garfunkel first began tocollaborate, they were known by another name, also thename of well­known cartoon duo. What was it?

Your Answer: Tom and Jerry

Paul was Jerry Landis and Art was Tom Graph. Song promoter SidProsen came up with the name. Their first single "Hey Schoolgirl"peaked at number 54 on Billboard's Hot 100 and sold over 100,000copies.

78% of players have answered correctly

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1. What city did Charlie enter the MTA in? (Hint:MIT)

Cambridge London Oxford Boston

2. How much did Charlie have to pay to ride thetrain?

Thruppence Sixpence Ten cents One Quid

3. Where does Charlie's sister live?

Beacon Hill Roxbury Chelsea Quincy

4. In real life, who won or lost the election? (Hint:Names were changed for political reasons)

George O'Brien won. Charlie won. Walter O'Brien lost. George O'Brien lost.

5. Who was noted for singing the "MTA Song"?

Peter, Paul and Mary Merv Griffin Benny Hill The Kingston Trio

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6. Who wrote the "MTA Song"?

Steiner and Hawes Rogers and Hart Rogers and Hammerstein Irving Berlin

7. The song used a reused tune. What was theoriginal song called?

He Shall Ever Return For Want of a Nickel The Fate Is Still Insured The Ship That Never Returned

8. What does Charlie's wife do?

Gives him the money he needs Gets married to another man Waves as he goes by Hands him a sandwich each day

9. The MTA is a lot bigger now ­­ how far to thesouth can you ride on the MBTA now? (Hint: Astone)

Brighton Plymouth Liverpool South Boston

10. The MBTA is introducing a smart card systemin 2006 to replace tokens. What is the new cardcalled?

Quick Pass O'Briens Card Card Token Charlie Card

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1. What city did Charlie enter the MTA in? (Hint: MIT)

Your Answer: Boston

The correct answer was Cambridge

Kendall Square Station is in Cambridge, MA ­­ barely a block fromMIT.

33% of players have answered correctly.

2. How much did Charlie have to pay to ride the train?

Your Answer: Ten cents

If you have already figured out that the MTA is in the U.S., youprobably should have figured he had to use American money!

91% of players have answered correctly.

3. Where does Charlie's sister live?

Your Answer: Beacon Hill

The correct answer was Chelsea

"How can I afford to see my sister in Chelsea?"

50% of players have answered correctly.

4. In real life, who won or lost the election? (Hint: Nameswere changed for political reasons)

Your Answer: George O'Brien lost.

The correct answer was Walter O'Brien lost.

The actual candidate was Walter O'Brien, who ran on theProgressive Party Ticket. Later, that party was considered tooradical, so the Kingston Trio changed his name to "George."

38% of players have answered correctly.

5. Who was noted for singing the "MTA Song"?

Your Answer: The Kingston Trio

The Kingston Trio had a huge hit in 1959 with this song.

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90% of players have answered correctly.

6. Who wrote the "MTA Song"?

Your Answer: Steiner and Hawes

The campaign song was written by two ladies, Jacqueline Steinerand Bess Lomax Hawes, in 1948 for the campaign of Walter A.O'Brien for Mayor of Boston.

85% of players have answered correctly.

7. The song used a reused tune. What was the originalsong called?

Your Answer: The Ship That Never Returned

"The Ship That Never Returned" was written in 1865 by Henry ClayWork. About whom I know not a lot :)

58% of players have answered correctly.

8. What does Charlie's wife do?

Your Answer: Hands him a sandwich each day

For some reason, Charlie's wife never hands him the nickel so hecan get off the train! She just hands him a sandwich at the ScollaySquare Station as the train goes through.

81% of players have answered correctly.

9. The MTA is a lot bigger now ­­ how far to the south canyou ride on the MBTA now? (Hint: A stone)

Your Answer: Plymouth

The MTA (now the MBTA) uses the old railroad lines all the way toPlymouth, MA. Unfortunately the tracks which used to run all the wayto Plymouth Rock were torn up many years ago. The fare is not adime.

67% of players have answered correctly.

10. The MBTA is introducing a smart card system in 2006to replace tokens. What is the new card called?

Your Answer: Charlie Card

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In honor of the song this whole quiz has been about ­­ welcome thenew Charlie Card!

50% of players have answered correctly.

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1. On which Fairport Convention album is the track"Tam Lin"?

Gottle of Gear What We Did On Our Holidays Babbacombe Lee Liege and Lief

2. Donovan once sang about a laxative.

True False

3. Which group did Licorice and Rose play with?

Fairport Convention Albion Band Steeleye Span Incredible String Band

4. Who has had albums entitled: "The Tain","Happy To Meet, Sorry To Part" and "Blow TheCold Winter Away"?

Horslips Planxty Dransfield Dubliners

5. This Magna Carta album released in 1970 was asuperb slice of folk and gentle rock. What was itcalled?

Four Seasons Season Songs Gentle Seasons Seasons

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6. Steeleye Span once threw legal tenderbanknotes into the crowd at one of their gigs in1974.

True False

7. Which of these is NOT an album by Pentangle?

Byker Hill Solomon's Seal Cruel Sister Open The Door

8. On which album did John Martyn sing about thedevil?

Inside Out Bless The Weather One World Solid Air

9. Who had an album entilted "Henry the HumanFly"?

Martin Simpson Martin Carthy Dave Swarbrick Richard Thompson

10. Who were the "Silly Sisters"?

Eliza Carthy and Jacquie McShee Sandy Denny and Kate Rusby Becky Muroni and Jo Croft June Tabor and Maddy Prior

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Results for British Folk Rock Music

1. On which Fairport Convention album is the track "TamLin"?

Your Answer: Liege and Lief

This album, above all others, really broke down the barriers betweenrock and folk. Heady stuff!

63% of players have answered correctly.

2. Donovan once sang about a laxative.

Your Answer: False

The correct answer was t

"Cosmic Wheels", Donovan's 1971 album divulged how one couldtravel to Mars with an intergalactic laxative!

87% of players have answered correctly.

3. Which group did Licorice and Rose play with?

Your Answer: Incredible String Band

Robin and Mike's girlfiends respectively. Licorice went to the USAand was never heard from again, whilst Rose is now the Mayor ofAberystwyth in Wales!

52% of players have answered correctly.

4. Who has had albums entitled: "The Tain", "Happy ToMeet, Sorry To Part" and "Blow The Cold Winter Away"?

Your Answer: Dubliners

The correct answer was Horslips

As support to Steeleye Span on their first tour of England in 1973,Horslips blew them off stage. I was proud to have been in theaudience at their Lancaster University gig.

41% of players have answered correctly.

5. This Magna Carta album released in 1970 was a superbslice of folk and gentle rock. What was it called?

Your Answer: Seasons

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Beautiful, lyrical album from this three­piece. "Airport Song" becamea classic of its type.

30% of players have answered correctly.

6. Steeleye Span once threw legal tender banknotes intothe crowd at one of their gigs in 1974.

Your Answer: True

How nice to have been in the front row. Apparently hundreds ofpounds were scattered in an act of true munificence.

75% of players have answered correctly.

7. Which of these is NOT an album by Pentangle?

Your Answer: Open The Door

The correct answer was Byker Hill

Amazingly, still going strong after all these years. Jacquie McShee'svoice has matured wonderfully.

47% of players have answered correctly.

8. On which album did John Martyn sing about the devil?

Your Answer: One World

The correct answer was Solid Air

John Martyn and his echoplex guitar will be an abiding memory to meafter his performance of "Solid Air" on the "Old Grey Whistle Test".

35% of players have answered correctly.

9. Who had an album entilted "Henry the Human Fly"?

Your Answer: Richard Thompson

Been on the scene for what seems like an aeon, Richard still drawsthe crowds and the plaudits wherever he plays.

58% of players have answered correctly.

10. Who were the "Silly Sisters"?

Your Answer: Sandy Denny and Kate Rusby

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The correct answer was June Tabor and Maddy Prior

They did an album in the 1970's. Too much critical dis­acclaim!

63% of players have answered correctly.

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1. Which unhealthy product is grown on the treesin this hobo's utopia?

cigars snuff pipes cigarettes

2. What are the bulldog's teeth made from?

plastic rubber putty they are toothless

3. In which way are the cops encumbered in thiswanderer's paradise?

rubber battens open to bribery very gullible wooden legs

4. What kind of eggs do the hens lay?

fried soft­boiled scrambled hard­boiled

5. In the month of May, what kind of 'bum camehiking'?

beefy brawny burly bony

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6. What kind of water is emitted from the fountain?

spring sparkling holy soda

7. What bird would you hear singing at the BigRock Candy Mountain?

blackbird bluebird robin blue hen

8. What would a bum not need 'for many a day' inthis seventh heaven?

handouts a knife and fork to hide away money

9. What do the farmers keep in their barns?

sugar cane tobacco fruit hay

10. What kind of weather is not mentioned in thesong?

snow sunshine sleet wind

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Results for Big Rock Candy Mountain

1. Which unhealthy product is grown on the trees in thishobo's utopia?

Your Answer: cigarettes

Peppermint trees have replaced the original cigarette trees in manyof the more recent sanitized versions of the song.

78% of players have answered correctly.

2. What are the bulldog's teeth made from?

Your Answer: they are toothless

The correct answer was rubber

The imagery of a bulldog with rubber teeth, must be very appealingas it seems to have lasted the test of time in most versions of thesong.

73% of players have answered correctly.

3. In which way are the cops encumbered in this wanderer'sparadise?

Your Answer: wooden legs

You would think there would be no need for the police in a landwhere everything was free.

80% of players have answered correctly.

4. What kind of eggs do the hens lay?

Your Answer: hard­boiled

The correct answer was soft­boiled

In my idea of an idyllic world there would be no sign of any soft boiledeggs.

57% of players have answered correctly.

5. In the month of May, what kind of 'bum came hiking'?

Your Answer: bony

The correct answer was burly

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I wonder if this burly bum had over indulged on the soft boiled eggsbefore he arrived.

72% of players have answered correctly.

6. What kind of water is emitted from the fountain?

Your Answer: soda

The original song mentions crystal fountains. lakes of whisky and ginalong with streams of alcohol.

83% of players have answered correctly.

7. What bird would you hear singing at the Big Rock CandyMountain?

Your Answer: bluebird

The bluebird is the recognized international symbol of happiness.

83% of players have answered correctly.

8. What would a bum not need 'for many a day' in thisseventh heaven?

Your Answer: money

With all that food and drink just lying around, what good wouldmoney be!

63% of players have answered correctly.

9. What do the farmers keep in their barns?

Your Answer: sugar cane

The correct answer was hay

That hay sounds just the trick for a quick nap to sleep off theexcesses of the day.

45% of players have answered correctly.

10. What kind of weather is not mentioned in the song?

Your Answer: sleet

The correct answer was sunshine

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In the original version it is said that 'the sun shines every day'.

39% of players have answered correctly.

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1. What name completes the title of the folk song"______, Row the Boat Ashore"?

Michael Simon Peter Paul

2. What name completes the old miners' song "OhMy Darling, _______________"?

Rose Marie Clementine Marmalade Irish Rose

3. What name completes the Civil War song "When_______ Comes Marching Home"?

Tommy Johnny Billie Harry

4. What name completes the old English folk song"___________ Allen"?

Tommy Burnsan Barbara Alicia

5. What name completes the tearful Irish ballad"___________ Mavourneen"?

Roddy Kathleen Rose Marie Billie

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6. What name completes the American railroadsong "The Ballad of _____ Jones"?

Robert Paddy Jimmy Casey

7. What name completes the Irish rebel song"_________ McCorley"?

Paddy Roddy Jamie Corky

8. What name completes the tragic love song"_______ and Johnny"?

Ronnie Eddie Frankie Janie

9. What name completes the old American folksong (Hang Down Your Head) " ____ Dooley"?

John Harry Dick Tom

10. What name completes The Weavers' hit song"Goodnight, _____ "?

Rose Marie Irene Bella

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Johnnie

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1. What name completes the title of the folk song "______,Row the Boat Ashore"?

Your Answer: Michael

"Michael, Row the Boat Ashore" is a very old song indeed. It waslikely sung by slaves in Georgia before the Civil War. TheHighwaymen reached Number One on the Billboard charts with it in1961.

94% of players have answered correctly.

2. What name completes the old miners' song "Oh MyDarling, _______________"?

Your Answer: Clementine

"Oh My Darling Clementine" dates back at least to the 1880s, and isbeloved around America despite its tragic ending.

98% of players have answered correctly.

3. What name completes the Civil War song "When_______ Comes Marching Home"?

Your Answer: Johnny

"When Johnny Comes Marching Home" is one of the great songs ofthe American Civil War, antedating "Johnny, I Hardly Knew Ye" fromIreland in publication date, though sharing the tune.

95% of players have answered correctly.

4. What name completes the old English folk song"___________ Allen"?

Your Answer: Tommy

The correct answer was Barbara

"Barbara Allen" is one of the classic folk songs, dating well before1780, and reappearing for Joan Baez and others in the 1960s.

78% of players have answered correctly.

5. What name completes the tearful Irish ballad"___________ Mavourneen"?

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Your Answer: Kathleen

"Kathleen Mavourneen" dates to 1837, before the Potato Famine inIreland. Now it is a staple on almost every anthology of Irish songs.

71% of players have answered correctly.

6. What name completes the American railroad song "TheBallad of _____ Jones"?

Your Answer: Casey

"The Ballad of Casey Jones" was based on a real incident, and a realrailroad engineer. Casey Jones appears on a 1950 US postagestamp honoring "Railroad Engineers." His widow survived until 1958,long after the 1902 song had passed into American folklore.

90% of players have answered correctly.

7. What name completes the Irish rebel song "_________McCorley"?

Your Answer: Paddy

The correct answer was Roddy

"Roddy McCorley" was a real person, executed on Good Friday in1799 for his role in the Irish Rebellion of 1798. The Clancy Brothersand Tommy Makem made this Presbyterian famous again in the1960s.

27% of players have answered correctly.

8. What name completes the tragic love song "_______ andJohnny"?

Your Answer: Frankie

"Frankie and Johnnie" is yet another tragic folk song based in fact. Itis most probably is based on an 1831 murder in North Carolina. CarlSandburg dated the song to before 1888, which makes it unlikely torefer to an 1899 murder case.

92% of players have answered correctly.

9. What name completes the old American folk song (HangDown Your Head) " ____ Dooley"?

Your Answer: Tom

"Tom Dooley" is probably best known as a hit for the Kingston Trio in1958. The song dates back to the Civil War era, and a real person

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named Tom Dula.

93% of players have answered correctly.

10. What name completes The Weavers' hit song"Goodnight, _____ "?

Your Answer: Irene

"Goodnight, Irene" was famously recorded by Leadbelly in 1936, but1950 versions by The Weavers and Frank Sinatra made it thenumber one hit in the Cash Box list for ten weeks. It dates back atleat to 1896, and a version by Gussie L. Davis.

93% of players have answered correctly.

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1. Who composed the song 'The Old Gray Mare'?

John Knowles Paine Thomas Francis McNulty Etilmon J. Stark John Edgar Gould

2. Please complete the lyrics:"The old gray mare, she ain't what she used to be,Many _________.Many _________, many _________.The old gray mare, she ain't what she used to be,Many_________."

Answer: (ThreeWords ­ just once)

3. From the lyrics: 'The old gray mare, she kickedon the whiffletree'.What is a 'whiffletree'?

Doh, a tree of course! Another word for a leader­bar of the

harness/carriage mechanism It was the name of another horse An oyster cart

4. The last words from the lyrics of 'The Old GrayMare' are:"Many more years to go".

True False

5. In Bing Crosby's version of 'The Old Gray Mare',whom does he tell to hang down their head?

The Queen Pam Wooley

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Mr President Tom Dooley

6. In an episode of 'The Simpsons', whichcharacter sings the song 'The Old Gray Mare'?

Krusty the Clown Homer Mr Burns Old Jewish Man

7. What appears as unusual about the person whosings 'The Old Gray Mare' in 'The Simpsons''episode?

He is wearing his trousers dangling around hisankles He is wearing a Hannibal Lecter mask There is nothing unusual about him He is wearing odd socks

8. For which athletics teams of a University inKentucky does the song 'The Old Gray Mare' serveas a cynical fight song?

Morehead State University Murray State University University of Louisville Kentucky State University

9. Which of the following traditional folk songsuses the same repetitive pattern as the song 'TheOld Gray Mare'?

London Bridge is Falling Down Over the Hills and Far Away The Bold Grenadier Scarborough Fair

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10. Which of the following artists recorded theirversion of the song 'The Old Gray Mare' in 1960,and retitled it 'Baby Baby Bye Bye'?

Johnny Cash Tom Jones Elvis Presley Jerry Lee Lewis

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1. Who composed the song 'The Old Gray Mare'?

Your Answer: Etilmon J. Stark

The correct answer was Thomas Francis McNulty

Although 'The Old Gray Mare' is registered as 'unknown' composer, ithas generally been accepted and understood that Thomas FrancisMcNulty was responsible for writing this song and he has beencredited as such.

58% of players have answered correctly.

2. Please complete the lyrics:"The old gray mare, she ain't what she used to be,Many _________.Many _________, many _________.The old gray mare, she ain't what she used to be,Many_________."

Your Answer: ?

The correct answer was long years ago

Remember the lyrics:

The old gray mare, she ain't what she used to be,Many long years ago.Many long years ago, many long years ago.The old gray mare, she ain't what she used to be,Many long years ago.

It was rumoured that the song was written about the horse 'LadySuffolk'. She was the first noted trotting horse who raced undersaddle and finished one mile under two minutes thirty seconds, andthat at the age of ten years old.

61% of players have answered correctly.

3. From the lyrics: 'The old gray mare, she kicked on thewhiffletree'.What is a 'whiffletree'?

Your Answer: Another word for a leader­bar of the harness/carriage mechanism

The whiffletree (or whippletree) can also be called a double tree orequalizer, and it is basically a cross­shaped wooden bar thatconnects a harnessed animal to a cart.

80% of players have answered correctly.

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4. The last words from the lyrics of 'The Old Gray Mare' are:"Many more years to go".

Your Answer: True

The correct answer was false

The last words of the song are actually "Many long years ago". Yes,the lyrics ARE very repetitive!

56% of players have answered correctly.

5. In Bing Crosby's version of 'The Old Gray Mare', whomdoes he tell to hang down their head?

Your Answer: Pam Wooley

The correct answer was Tom Dooley

The song starts with the lyrics:"Hang down your head Tom DooleyHang down your head and cryHang down your head Tom DooleyPoor boy you're bound to die."It is included on Bing Crosby's 'On The Sentimental Side' album,which was recorded in 1962.

70% of players have answered correctly.

6. In an episode of 'The Simpsons', which character singsthe song 'The Old Gray Mare'?

Your Answer: Krusty the Clown

The correct answer was Old Jewish Man

The character known as 'Old Jewish Man' appears in 'Krusty GetsKancelled' when he sings the song.

39% of players have answered correctly.

7. What appears as unusual about the person who sings'The Old Gray Mare' in 'The Simpsons'' episode?

Your Answer: He is wearing his trousers dangling around his ankles

The Old Jewish Man's trousers dangle around his ankles and hewears a distinctive pair of oversized white boxer shorts with a pinkpolka dot pattern.

52% of players have answered correctly.

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8. For which athletics teams of a University in Kentuckydoes the song 'The Old Gray Mare' serve as a cynical fightsong?

Your Answer: Kentucky State University

The correct answer was Murray State University

A fast version of this song is played every time the football team ofthe Murray State University scores a goal in their own stadium. Whilethe song is played, a (real) thoroughbred racehorse runs around thetrack, which emphasizes the effect.

32% of players have answered correctly.

9. Which of the following traditional folk songs uses thesame repetitive pattern as the song 'The Old Gray Mare'?

Your Answer: London Bridge is Falling Down

Another song that adopted the pattern of 'The Old Gray Mare' is theAmerican folk song 'Great Green Gobs of Greasy, Grimy GopherGuts'.

75% of players have answered correctly.

10. Which of the following artists recorded their version ofthe song 'The Old Gray Mare' in 1960, and retitled it 'BabyBaby Bye Bye'?

Your Answer: Jerry Lee Lewis

Jerry Lee Lewis, who has been labelled 'The Killer', is an Americanmusician and singer­song writer born in 1935.

45% of players have answered correctly.