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  DyvaNaye (westside314) 6-Zenith Username: westside314 Post Number: 973 Registered: 4-2004 |
One thing I like is TRIVIA, especially musical trivia. I have found that on this forum there are many folk who are blessed with musical information and tidbits that should be shared with the rest of us...the ones who are the wizards in our own little circles. LOL. I propose here a thread that will test the ablities of a few, people on the forum ask a trivia styled question and whoever feels like it answers. It a great musical education tool. Frankly, the harder the questions the better for the WIZARDS of the forum. Lets see what everyone thinks they know. Lets not make it 'gossipy', or too detailed oriented, mostly Questions and Answers. Come up with some goodies folks! Have fun! | ||
Ralph Terrana (ralph) Moderator Username: ralph Post Number: 683 Registered: 3-2004 |
OK Dyva, I'll get it started. If you guys have been paying attention and reading the forum like good little Soulful Detroiters, you should know this one. What is the name of the instrument used for the solo on Del Shannon's " Runaway" ? | ||
Soul Sister (soul_sister) 6-Zenith Username: soul_sister Post Number: 1841 Registered: 4-2004 |
Ok Ralph; Musitron. As well as synthesizers.  S.S. | ||
Eli (phillysoulman) 6-Zenith Username: phillysoulman Post Number: 1680 Registered: 4-2004 |
Ondiline?? | ||
Robb_K (robb_k) 6-Zenith Username: robb_k Post Number: 566 Registered: 4-2004 |
It sounds like the STEAM CALLIOPE I used to hear when I worked as a freak in a circus freak show! Whoever played it did a great job! Those babys are tough to play! | ||
Robb_K (robb_k) 6-Zenith Username: robb_k Post Number: 567 Registered: 4-2004 |
Did Popcorn Wylie ever sing a song written by Carole King and Gerry Goffin? If so, what song? What label was it on? | ||
Ralph Terrana (ralph) Moderator Username: ralph Post Number: 684 Registered: 3-2004 |
Bobby's got it. Wrong spelling though. It's Ondioline. Gotta get up early to get past you Bobby. | ||
paulie3$hoes (paulie3hoes) 4-Laureate Username: paulie3hoes Post Number: 147 Registered: 4-2004 |
eh it sounds like one o dem elektronic skrotum kontrapshuns, catch my drift??@#$%^&* only in one o dem higher ok...ok..oktives, capice??@#$%^&* | ||
Eli (phillysoulman) 6-Zenith Username: phillysoulman Post Number: 1682 Registered: 4-2004 |
sorry about the typo Ralph, paulie was breathing down my neck, capice?!@#$%^&* | ||
Juicefree20 (juicefree20) 6-Zenith Username: juicefree20 Post Number: 2608 Registered: 4-2004 |
I've got a better one.... What is the name of Juice's ONLY self-written Hip Hop song???? Hint: It's about one of my favorite parts of a woman's anatomy & it's above the waist, you nasty minded devils!!! | ||
Robb_K (robb_k) 6-Zenith Username: robb_k Post Number: 569 Registered: 4-2004 |
What's an Ondioline? Is it a woodwind? It sounds like some sort of steam whistle. Somebody told me that the track was recorded in New York, and that Neil Sedacka played that weird instrument. Can that be right? | ||
Ralph Terrana (ralph) Moderator Username: ralph Post Number: 686 Registered: 3-2004 |
Robb, an Ondioline is a small wooden case keyboard instrument of just a couple of octaves. The sound is tube derived and the keyboard is suspended by some sort of rubber device that allows the player to wiggle it left and right to achieve the intense vibrato. Bobby, If Paulie was breathing down my neck I probably couldn't spell my name! Capice!!! | ||
Robb_K (robb_k) 6-Zenith Username: robb_k Post Number: 570 Registered: 4-2004 |
Thanks Ralph. Was that instrument ever used on any other pop, rock, R&B or soul records? | ||
Ralph Terrana (ralph) Moderator Username: ralph Post Number: 689 Registered: 3-2004 |
I'm not sure Robb. That sounds like another good trivia question. The interesting part on this record was for years I thought it was recorded at United Sound and after the record hit, producers were booking time at United to use the studio organ that they mistakenly thought was the instrument on the record. It was through this forum that I was told " Runaway" was recordred at Bell Sound in New York. I still wasn't convinced but after calling Harry Balk, who produced the record, and asking him about it, it was confimed. Bell sound. | ||
Robb_K (robb_k) 6-Zenith Username: robb_k Post Number: 571 Registered: 4-2004 |
Thanks again, Ralph. By the way, now I remember what we thought it was as kids: A "Pipe Organ". Is Pipe Organ the nickname or common folks' name for Ondioline? | ||
~medusa~ (~medusa) 6-Zenith Username: ~medusa Post Number: 804 Registered: 3-2004 |
Juice, since you're susch a nice Guy and all, the answer to your question would probably be : Her Neck, her Eyes, or her Forehead. (LMAO) | ||
Robb_K (robb_k) 6-Zenith Username: robb_k Post Number: 572 Registered: 4-2004 |
Don't forget to answer my Popcorn Wylie and Juice's questions, folks! Here's another: Which one of these famous Detroit producers and songwriters did NOT have his or her name credited on a Motown record?: Mike Hanks, Emanuel Laskey, Sonny Sanders, Tony Hestor, Thelma Coleman Gordy, J.J. Barnes, Tony Ewing, Don Davis, Don Juan Mancha, Bob Hamilton, Dave Hamilton, Harry Balk, Cornell Blakely, Barney "Duke" Browner, George Clinton, Ed Wingate. | ||
Ralph Terrana (ralph) Moderator Username: ralph Post Number: 691 Registered: 3-2004 |
No Robb, a Pipe Organ is just that...A Pipe Organ. The sound of this instrument is obtained by air being driven through tuned metal pipes. The Ondioline's sound was, as I mentioned, derived from vacuum tubes, like the early electronic organs. | ||
Robb_K (robb_k) 6-Zenith Username: robb_k Post Number: 575 Registered: 4-2004 |
Here's another quiz: Name TWO lead singers of other famous groups who were also lead singers in the Contours for very short periods in the mid '60s. | ||
Kevin Goins - KevGo (kevgo) 5-Doyen Username: kevgo Post Number: 207 Registered: 4-2004 |
Okay folks....I guess I'd better toss my hat into the ring... Name the exotic instrument the Beach Boys used on their hit "Good Vibrations". Jackie Wilson's hit "Higher & Higher" was originally written for another act. Who were they? Name the other Coca Cola jingle the late Roquel Billy Davis wrote that became a country hit for the late Dottie West. The late Edwin Starr wrote a Top 40 hit for a Detroit-based pop group in 1966. Name the group and the hit (Ralph knows the label owner very well....) Name three tunes that feature the guitar work of Dennis Coffey OUTSIDE of the Motown and Sussex labels. The Impressions hit "Choice Of Colors" was arranged by this music legend (clue - there's an extensive thread on the forum regarding this person). That's it for now... Kevin Goins - KevGo | ||
Robb_K (robb_k) 6-Zenith Username: robb_k Post Number: 577 Registered: 4-2004 |
Nice questions, KevGo. Higher and Higher was supposed to be written for a Chess act, if I remember correctly. I think it was The Dells (but not positive). Edwin Starr (Charley Hatcher) wrote "Oh How Happy". Shades of Blue recorded it. The label owner was Harry Balk (right?). I would say Johnny Pate arranged "Choice Of Colors" I probably have 50 Detroit records with Dennis Coffey featured on guitar. Here are 3: "Save It (Never too Late"-Melvin Davis "I Can't Make It Anymore"-Spyder Turner "My Day Has Come"-Scott Brothers I can't figure out what the exotic Beach Boys' instrument is. Was it the "musical saw" that produced that "psychadelic" sound in the break? | ||
Robb_K (robb_k) 6-Zenith Username: robb_k Post Number: 578 Registered: 4-2004 |
What group was Minnie Ripperton the lead singer of, and what two very different songs did they sing over the same track? | ||
Destruction (destruction) 6-Zenith Username: destruction Post Number: 450 Registered: 4-2004 |
KevGo answer number 6 is Donny Hathaway. Minnie Ripperton was in the Rotary Connection | ||
Juicefree20 (juicefree20) 6-Zenith Username: juicefree20 Post Number: 2648 Registered: 4-2004 |
Ok Kev, The Beach Boys used the therimin. Higher & Higher was meant for The Dells. Mr Starr did indeed write Oh How Happy for Shades Of Blue. Donny Hathaway arranged Choice Of Colors. Billy Davis wrote It's The Real Thing & Things Go Better With Coke. I also could swear that there was a Coke jingle, Country Sunshine. Robb, Minnie Riperton recorded with both The Gems/Lovettes, The Starlets & The Rotary Connection. (Message edited by juicefree20 on October 03, 2004) | ||
Robb_K (robb_k) 6-Zenith Username: robb_k Post Number: 579 Registered: 4-2004 |
I don't think Minnie was the lead singer of The Starlets or the only lead of The Lovettes. I can't speak for Rotary Connection. In any case, the group of which she was the lead singer AND which also recorded two very different songs over the same background track was The Gems. What were those two songs? What exactly is a theramin? | ||
Ralph Terrana (ralph) Moderator Username: ralph Post Number: 692 Registered: 3-2004 |
Rob, A Theramin is a box like device with an antenna sticking up out of it. When something approaches the antenna ( a hand ) it emits a tone. The closer the hand gets to the antenna the tone gets higher in pitch. So with a little practice and good hand control one could play music with the device. It is named after it's inventor. I believe his first name was Robert but I could be wrong. Besides " Good Vibrations " the Theramin was used extensively in earlier Sci Fi movies. | ||
Robb_K (robb_k) 6-Zenith Username: robb_k Post Number: 586 Registered: 4-2004 |
I hope y'all won't give up on the other trivia questions asked above. The Gems had two different releases on Chess, with the same BG track, but a very different song. That is quite different from a BG track being taken by someone over to another label, and having a new song with entirely new words used for a DIFFERENT artist, as happened with Dave Hamilton's "Challenge My Love" being used on Maurci for Monique; or as having a different song (words)with the same BG on the SAME ARTIST, but remaining UNRELEASED (Like Kim Weston's "Do Like I Do"/"I'll Never see My Love Again" and Philles' "Christmas Baby Please Come Home" and its "secular" version. I hope someone takes a stab at the question regarding which of the non-Motown producers/writers NEVER worked for Motown, as well as the Popcorn Wylie and Contours questions. Here's another: What alias or "pen name" did Harry Balk use during his Big Top days in the early '60s? | ||
Ralph Terrana (ralph) Moderator Username: ralph Post Number: 702 Registered: 3-2004 |
Oh man Robb, Years ago I knew the Harry Balk pen name. Too long ago though............ | ||
Robb_K (robb_k) 6-Zenith Username: robb_k Post Number: 589 Registered: 4-2004 |
Here's a hint to Harry Balk's pen name: He is one of the three main Detroit writers on Big Top/Twirl from 1960-64 (T.King, I. Mack, M. MacKenzie). I always used to remember them, as MacKenzie King was one of our most famous Canadian Prime ministers (leaving office just before I was born). (Message edited by Robb_K on October 05, 2004) (Message edited by Robb_K on October 05, 2004) | ||
Destruction (destruction) 6-Zenith Username: destruction Post Number: 460 Registered: 4-2004 |
Juice, "What is the name of Juice's ONLY self-written Hip Hop song???? Hint: It's about one of my favorite parts of a woman's anatomy & it's above the waist, you nasty minded devils!!! Torn Between Two Titters on Peter Dragon's Muffdiver label out of Coney Island back in '87. | ||
Juicefree20 (juicefree20) 6-Zenith Username: juicefree20 Post Number: 2695 Registered: 4-2004 |
Well, ok Destruction, you forced it out of me. It's a three word title & the first two words are, Big Brown T..... I'll let you fill in the blank. It was pretty catchy too. For some reason, the words just bounced into my mind. Maybe one day when I become a drinker, I'll get tipsy enough to finally record it. I bet you that it would be a pretty popular song too. Now, if I could just figure out a way to juggle it, I'll make a little money. One of these days, I'll hook up the old Trinity & M1, add a touch of Cubase & continue my illustrious career. | ||
Destruction (destruction) 6-Zenith Username: destruction Post Number: 465 Registered: 4-2004 |
JF, Big Brown Thyroid...sounds like a hit. As your hard to track down manager, William Morris Destruction, I say we show them the real meaning of Shock and Awe. | ||
Lady Mystique (ladymystique) 6-Zenith Username: ladymystique Post Number: 753 Registered: 4-2004 |
I have one... Jackie Jackson's birth name is SIGMUND ESCO JACKSON. How did he get his nickname JACKIE? | ||
Ralph Terrana (ralph) Moderator Username: ralph Post Number: 708 Registered: 3-2004 |
Before Bobby " Mumbles " Lewis had the hit record " Tossin'And Turnin' " I believe there was a previous record which exemplified his middle name " Mumbles ". Can anyone tell me the name of this record. He actually did some sort of mumbling in it. We would really like to know the answer to this one. Hey Juice!!! Whaddaya think???? Ralph & Moe | ||
count (the_count) 4-Laureate Username: the_count Post Number: 112 Registered: 4-2004 |
Bobby "MUMBLES" Lewis, "MUMBLES BOOGIE" I got a brand new love, her name is mumbles mum, she kant speak a word, but she sure aint dumb She goes mucity -muk muk-ke muk. "COUNT" | ||
count (the_count) 4-Laureate Username: the_count Post Number: 113 Registered: 4-2004 |
T.KING========Harry Balk(thumbprint Harry) I.MACK=======Ivering Machanic. "COUNT" | ||
Robb_K (robb_k) 6-Zenith Username: robb_k Post Number: 598 Registered: 4-2004 |
I also have one by him called "Mumbles Blues", on Mercury. The words sound similar to the words listed above as "Mumbles Boogie". What label was "Mumbles Boogie" on? What year was it released? | ||
Ralph Terrana (ralph) Moderator Username: ralph Post Number: 711 Registered: 3-2004 |
Count, BINGO!...Also on Harry Balk's pseudonym. I knew it was Tom something. | ||
Robb_K (robb_k) 6-Zenith Username: robb_k Post Number: 601 Registered: 4-2004 |
Good memory, Count & Ralph, Harry's pseudonym was "Tom King". Another question: Can anyone here name the Uzzel Brothers, members of The Corsairs (of "Smokey Places" and Tuff Records)? | ||
Juicefree20 (juicefree20) 6-Zenith Username: juicefree20 Post Number: 2796 Registered: 4-2004 |
Destruction, I kinda feel like Otis on "Martin". All he ever wanted to do was finish his song. Kinda like Ralph Kramden playing the trumpet. All he wanted to do was hit that hit note, just once. Well, one day I'm gonna fire up the old M1 & Trinity & finish that song. I have a little of it on tape & if I ever finish it, it's gonna be hilarious. However, as I started it over five years ago, I'll have to change the music. Times done changed, maybe I can do it Nelly style & get Missy to hit 'em with the HEE HEE HEE. If I'm really lucky, maybe I can get Khia to help with the hook. You know that I have to find someone to sing the hook for me. ONE OF THESE GOOD OLD DAYS........ | ||
Robb_K (robb_k) 6-Zenith Username: robb_k Post Number: 612 Registered: 4-2004 |
Still nobody answering the Contours question? Hints: These two lead singers, more famous for much longer stints as the lead singers of other, more famous groups, sang lead on "It's So Hard Being A Loser" and "Just A Little Misunderstanding". Nobody knows the Carole King-Gerry Goffin song Popcorn Wylie recorded and had released on a single (Epic Records)? Here's a new question: What Bachrach-David song did Marv Johnson record and have released on a single? | ||
Juicefree20 (juicefree20) 6-Zenith Username: juicefree20 Post Number: 2804 Registered: 4-2004 |
I would say that you're speaking of Dennis Edwards & Joe Stubbs. Levi's brother who achieved success later with both The Originals & 100 Proof & before that, The Falcons. | ||
Juicefree20 (juicefree20) 6-Zenith Username: juicefree20 Post Number: 2805 Registered: 4-2004 |
Alright, here's a question. Name the groups that spawned these 80s & 90s "Overnight Sensations". Kashif (easy enough) Alexander O'Neal (easy) Glenn Jones (harder) Luther Vandross Freddie Jackson Regina Belle (easy) George Benson Meli'sa Morgan Gwen Guthrie Daryl Hall Finis Henderson Alyson Williams Miki Howard Angie Stone (not as obvious as you think) Val Young Roger Troutman Junie Kenny G Teddy Riley Lisa Fischer | ||
Robb_K (robb_k) 6-Zenith Username: robb_k Post Number: 614 Registered: 4-2004 |
Precisely, Juice! Regarding the Corsairs' members question: They (The Uzzel Brothers) ALL had very colourful nicknames. | ||
Kevin Goins - KevGo (kevgo) 5-Doyen Username: kevgo Post Number: 214 Registered: 4-2004 |
Juicefree and Company: The answers to the questions I posted were correct. The Dottie West hit that started out as a Coca-Cola jingle was "(I Was Raised On) Country Sunshine" (#1 Country/#49 Pop). Kevin Goins - KevGo | ||
Juicefree20 (juicefree20) 6-Zenith Username: juicefree20 Post Number: 2808 Registered: 4-2004 |
Thank you Kev!! I sure had to think about some of them. Choice Of Colors was kinda tough, as most of us think of Johnny Pate when The Impressions are involved. Dottie West was tough as well. I kept hearing that commercial in my mind & those were two of the most popular Coke commercials of that time. Robb: I could probably name The Corsairs if I cheated. I didn't want to do that, I'd rather see someone answer fair & square. | ||
Robb_K (robb_k) 6-Zenith Username: robb_k Post Number: 617 Registered: 4-2004 |
All's fair Juice! If you mean that you could go look on the 45s (where they are printed), that's okay. If you mean you could look it up on the internet, -well then, I take your point. But, if it goes too long with no one answering, then go ahead! As Dyva mentioned, a lot of people just want to know the answer (they don't have to know how it ended up being printed on the screen). | ||
count (the_count) 4-Laureate Username: the_count Post Number: 116 Registered: 4-2004 |
Hey ROB, Countors lead singers to your question Not 1000%(persent) sure, but i think Dennis Edwards on "its so hard being a loser" and i think Bill Gordon was another early lead singer. He married Jullianna Tillman of the MARVELETTES?? "COUNT" | ||
Robb_K (robb_k) 6-Zenith Username: robb_k Post Number: 618 Registered: 4-2004 |
Yes, Count, Billy Gordon was the major early lead singer of The Contours (Sylvester Potts also took some leads). But Juice DID answer the question as it was asked, perfectly. Yes, Dennis Edwards did lead on "It's So Hard Being A Loser"-which, to my taste, is The Contours' best song. | ||
Moe (moe) 5-Doyen Username: moe Post Number: 352 Registered: 4-2004 |
OK all you wizards, Ralph said I should ask you this question: Who is playing the piano on Jackie Wilson's "Doggin Around?" Thanks for your help..... | ||
Robb_K (robb_k) 6-Zenith Username: robb_k Post Number: 663 Registered: 4-2004 |
Name the artist from the following group who did NOT have a commercial release on a Motown label: Amos Milburn, Lyn Roman, Lamont Dozier, Jerry Butler, Major Lance, Leslie Gore, Franki Valli, Emanuel Laskey, Oma Heard, Patrice Holloway, Hal Davis, Mike Valvano, Cornell Blakely. | ||
Ralph Terrana (ralph) Moderator Username: ralph Post Number: 722 Registered: 3-2004 |
Good question Robb. I'm stumped. | ||
Robb_K (robb_k) 6-Zenith Username: robb_k Post Number: 666 Registered: 4-2004 |
Good question, Moe. That information was provided , previously, on an SD thread. It was a famous person, who was not the usual one Dick Jacobs used. Ralph: All of those people had a commercial release on a Motown label except one. It's a tough question, for reasons which I can't divulge before the question is answered. | ||
Soul Sister (soul_sister) 6-Zenith Username: soul_sister Post Number: 1931 Registered: 4-2004 |
Hey Moe; My answer is Alonzo Tucker but someone else took credit. (?) S.S. | ||
Juicefree20 (juicefree20) 6-Zenith Username: juicefree20 Post Number: 2839 Registered: 4-2004 |
Robb, I would guess Hal Davis. | ||
Robb_K (robb_k) 6-Zenith Username: robb_k Post Number: 668 Registered: 4-2004 |
Sorry Juice, Hal Davis had a 45 released on V.I.P. 25020, titled "Please Don't Turn The Lights Out"/"This Time Last Summer". As far as I'm concerned, both cuts were really good! The catch is, that the artist listed on the record was "Danny Day" (a pseudonym for Hal Davis). | ||
oldiesmusicfan (oldiesmusicfan) 2-Debutant Username: oldiesmusicfan Post Number: 16 Registered: 9-2004 |
Hi Rob K. Was the song by Richard "Popcorn" Wylie on Epic titled Brand New Man? I have this 45 but not at home now so I can't check if it was Carole King-Gerry Goffin who wrote it or not. Maybe it was the flip side? Fan | ||
Robb_K (robb_k) 6-Zenith Username: robb_k Post Number: 678 Registered: 4-2004 |
Oldiesmusician: YES! EXcellent! "Brand New Man" is correct. Great Goffin-King song. He did a great job. | ||
oldiesmusicfan (oldiesmusicfan) 2-Debutant Username: oldiesmusicfan Post Number: 17 Registered: 9-2004 |
Hi again, Robb. I love that song but always hesitated to put it on a soul CD because it had such a Brill Building sound. It was one of a whole pile of 45s I picked up at a garage sale (of all places!)many years ago here near Detroit. With it were all kinds of great things like Detroit Emeralds, Billy Boy, Redwoods, Sugar Pie DeSanto, Barbara & the Uniques, Earl Paradise, Young Sisters, Johnny Stone, Eddie Bond & the Stompers, Volumes, Jimmy Reed, Sherry Starlyn, Bobby Powell, Little Carl Carlton, Egyptians, Fantastic Four, Timmy Shaw, Superlatives, Jackie Ross, Bobby Jameson (Del Shannon sound-alike, or is it him?!), Emanuel Lasky, Barrett Strong, Sharpees, Clyde Stacy and a Hank Ballard & The Midnighters 7" stereo 33 1/3 rpm of Let's Go Again with These Young Girls as the flip side (different song from the 45 flip). I struck a goldmine that day and felt really sorry for the poor guy who's mom had sold them off like that!! I think I paid a quarter each for them. Also a recorded interview with Marvin Gaye on a 45 which I will post some questions about later. Fan | ||
Ralph Terrana (ralph) Moderator Username: ralph Post Number: 724 Registered: 3-2004 |
WOW!!!, I would have never guessed Popcorn! Robb, you are most definitely DA MAN!!!! | ||
Robb_K (robb_k) 6-Zenith Username: robb_k Post Number: 682 Registered: 4-2004 |
Still nobody trying another guess on the Detroit producer who never worked for Motown, -or the Detroit artist who never had a commercial release for Motown? Or the nicknames of the members of The Corsairs? Or the names of the two Gems songs on Chess released 45s, which used the same backing track? | ||
Robb_K (robb_k) 6-Zenith Username: robb_k Post Number: 683 Registered: 4-2004 |
Still nobody trying another guess on the Detroit producer who never worked for Motown, -or the Detroit artist who never had a commercial release for Motown? Or the nicknames of the members of The Corsairs? Or the names of the two Gems songs on Chess released 45s, which used the same backing track? |
