Could #19 be Dankishane by Wayne Newton? ( know I spelled that waaay wrong I mean “Thank You” in German)
The Average White Band, who recorded the #1 hit “Pick Up the Pieces” played with Chuck on “My Dingaling.”
Actually, a LOT of well-known musicians have played with Chuck here and there, for a night at a time. He rarely has a steady band with him, and he’s long been in the habit of hiring pick-up bands for one-night stands. Whenever he gets to a new town, he often hires a backup band he’s never seen before, and pays them scale. He may or may not bother to rehearse with them- he just assumes every rock musician knows his songs, and can fake it.
Since Chuck is a legend, a LOT of musicians are delighted to take the gig, just for the chance to say “I played with Chuck Berry.” Bruce Springsteen says he and a few members of the E Street Band served as Chuck’s band for a gig or two, back when they were nobodies.
P.S. I apologize for the screw-up on Vice President Charles Dawes. I KNEW it was Dawes who co-wrote the song with Carl Sigman, but I wrote Curtis anyway. Sigh.
“Wooden Heart (Muss I Denn),” Joe(?) Dowell [Not 100% sure on the first name & my Billboard books are at home]
PS: A not-yet mentioned addition to the list of songs that hit #1 posthumously: “(Just Like) Starting Over,” John Lennon
And just to throw a few more questions out there:
- What was the shortest Number One of the rock era?
- Cover versions of two of this performer’s songs were Number One hits in 1987. Name the songs, the original performer, and the performers who took them to #1.
- What was the shortest Number One of the rock era?
“The Letter” by the Box Tops?
- Cover versions of two of this performer’s songs were Number One hits in 1987. Name the songs, the original performer, and the performers who took them to #1.
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I’d guess ‘La Bamba’ by Richie Valens (covered by Los Lobos) for one of these…but I’m not sure about the other one
If 42fish is talking about song length, then “Stay” by Maurice Williams is the shortest #1.
Correct. (I believe that “The Letter” at 1:50 is the runner-up.)
And #22 is not “La Bamba”
Tommy James and the Shondells (Shandells?)
Money, Money - Billy Idol
I Think We’re Alone Now - Tiffany
Questions #13 and #14 remain unanswered but those are the least interesting of the bunch. The remaining 8 questions appeared to be way too easy so I will have to come up with some additional ones for posting tonight to really test the knowledge of fellow board members. (Questions 23 -32)
FWIW, I will definitely second the answer regarding shortest #1 as being “Stay” as it clocks in at something around 1:42.
Speaking of song times, which legendary killer producer deliberately mismarked the time on one of his productions as being 3:00 when it was really 3:45 in length because he was afraid that radio stations wouldn’t play it (and what was the song and recording artist)?
Speaking of song times, which legendary killer producer deliberately mismarked the time on one of his productions as being 3:00 when it was really 3:45 in length because he was afraid that radio stations wouldn’t play it (and what was the song and recording artist)?
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“Killer Producer” = Phil Spector. I’ll guess “River Deep, Mountain High” by Ike and Tina as the song
- “Don’t Be Cruel”?
Phil Spector; “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’”; The Righteous Brothers
I’m pretty sure I did, but I’d still like confirmation on my answer to question 22.
Here’s a question:
Three #1 singles that followed one another consecutively were by three different artists who had recorded on another #1 single as a group. Name all four singles and the artists.
So, what was the correct answer to #19?
Joe Dowell (1961) “Wooden Heart”.
I admit, I had to look this up. I figured there had to be some point at which three songs by ex-Beatles were back-to-back-to-back #1 singles. And I was sort of right… but by Jove, there was a clever twist to this one I didn’t see coming.
The answer is… Paul McCartney’s “My Love” was knocked off by George Harrison’s “Give Me Love, Give Me Peace on Earth,” which was knocked off by… no, not John Lennon. No, not Ringo Starr.
Give up? It was replaced by Billy Preston’s “Will It Go Round in Circles?”
Paul, George & Billy (plus Ringo & John) played together on the #1 hit “Get Back,” which was actually released under the name “The Beatles with Billy Preston.”
Good job, astorian. I didn’t really expect someone to know the answer to that one of the top of their head. Anyway, here are a couple more questions, all about the rock era charts:
Name the first #1 hit to be sampled.
What was the first #1 single to be produced by Quincy Jones?
Name the first #1 single to be written by a Rhodes Scholar.
What was the first song written by Otis Redding to top the pop charts?
Name a song title used by different artists for different tunes that both went to #1. There are two examples of this.
We Are the World
Me and Bobby McGee written by Kris Kristofferson.
Respect by Aretha Franklin
*Best of My Love * with Eagles in 1975 and Emotions in 1977
I’m Sorry Brenda Lee and John Denver
Actually I just found the third (to add to my previous two):
Venus Frankie Avalon in 1959 and Shocking Blue (1070) and Bananarama (1986)
Wow, that was quick! The Quincy Jones one is wrong, but all the others are correct. Actually, I was wrong about there being only two examples of the last question. There is one more I know of.