Who Wrote The Book Of Love - Music Trivia (Beatles, Elvis & More)

By Melody Rose

Music Trivia Questions and Answers of the '50's, '60's and '70's. Interesting facts about your favorite pop rock artists, songs and record men including The Beatles and manager Brian Epstein, Lou Christie, Four Tops, Elvis, Sam Phillips and Sun Studio, Herman's Hermits, Sly and Family Stone and more. Take a trip down memory lane with photos, lyrics and more to stimulate the gray matter.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Melody Rose
• Release date: Jun 1, 2010
• ISBN: 9780980061307

Melody Rose

Melody Rose, musician and author has written a series of six music trivia books about songs, songwriters and musicians. She investigates the social, political and personal life of an artist to shed new light on the creation of a song through lyric, beat and melody. Melody Rose is a native of Santa Clara Valley (Silicon Valley) and enjoys music, art, nature and history.

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Who Wrote The Book Of Love?

SMASHWORDS EDITION

PUBLISHED BY: Melody Rose on Smashwords

Copyright © 2005 by Melody Rose

Melody Rose Press, Santa Clara, CA.

ISBN#: 978-0-9800613-0-7

This music trivia book is the first in a series of books about musicians and songs from the 50's, 60's and 70's. Learn interesting fun facts about the Angels, Diamond Dave, Lou Christie, Johnny Rivers, Dusty Springfield and many more artists. See Ernie K. Doe's (Mother in Law) museum in New Orleans. View the original Beatles line up with Pete Best and see Strawberry Fields, an orphanage behind John Lennon's childhood home in Liverpool.

To Everyone who’s ever tried to play ‘60’s rock and come out a better person for having played it.

Enjoy the Trivia - Melody Rose

Table Of Contents:

Chapter 1:

1-50q Gravy On My Mashed Potatoes

1-50a Tonight’s The Night

Chapter 2:

51-100q If You Want To Be Happy

51-100a Never Pick A Pretty Boy

Chapter 3:

101-150q Just Like Romeo & Juliet

101-150a I’m Telling You Now

Chapter 4:

151-200q Tell Me Somethin’ Good

151-200a Leader Of The Laundramat

Chapter 5:

201-250q Happy Together

201-250a I Can’t Stop Loving You

Chapter 6:

251-300q I’m Into Something Good

251-300a You Can Do Magic

Chapter 7:

301-350q From Me To You

301-350a Who’s Sorry Now

Chapter 8:

351-400q We’ve Only Just Begun

351-400q I’ll Never Find Another You

Chapter 9:

401-450q I’d Love You To Want Me

401-450a The One Who Really Loves You

Chapter 10:

451-500q Dance To The Music

451-500q I Want To Take You Higher

Chapter 1:

1-50q Gravy On My Mashed Potatoes

1-50a Tonight’s The Night

1q. Who sang He's So Fine and One Fine Day?

1a. The Chiffons sang He's So Fine and One Fine Day.

2q. What two groups did You Keep Me Hanging On?

2a. Vanilla Fudge and Supremes sang You Keep Me Hanging On.

3q. What three groups did Ruby Baby?

3a. Dion and The Belmonts, Roger Miller, and Donald Fagan sang Ruby Baby.

4q. What two groups did My Boyfriends Back?

4a. The Angels and Chiffons did My Boyfriend's Back.

5q. What was Johnny Tillotson's most famous song?

5a. Johnny Tilton's most famous song was Gidget.

6q. What were two of the Marvelettes most famous songs?

6a. Beachwood 45789 and Mr. Postman or Don't Mess With Bill were two of the Marvelettes most famous songs.

7q. What song did the Shirelles do that Little Eva also did?

7a. Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow was sung by The Shirelles, Little Eva and Bobby Vee.

8q. What hit song did Shirley Alston Reeves write for the Shirelles?

8a. Tonight's The Night was written by Shirley Alston Reeves for her group, The Shirelles.

9q. Name two famous Party songs by Leslie Gore.

9a. It's My Party and Judy's Turn To Cry were two famous party songs by Leslie Gore.

10q. Name two gypsy songs by Cher.

10a. Dark Lady and Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves were two gypsy songs by Cher.

11q. What is the Subtitle for In The Year 2525?

11a. Exordium & Terminus was the subtitle for In The Year 2525.

12q. Who sang In The Year 2525?

12a. Zager and Evans sang In The Year 2525.

13q. Who recorded Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye and what pseudonym was it released under?

13a. Garrett Scott recorded Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye and it was released under the pseudonym Steam.

14q. Who wrote, I'm A Believer by the Monkeys?

14a. Neil Diamond wrote I'm A Believer by the Monkeys.

15q. What two songs were the first and last number 1 hits for the Fifth Dimension?

15a. Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In and Wedding Bell Blues were the first and last number one hits for the Fifth Dimension.

16q. Sugar, Sugar was performed by studio musicians who backed up a TV carton show. What was the name of the group and who developed the idea for the album?

16a. The Archies was the name of the group of studio musicians who backed up the TV Cartoon Show and sang Sugar Sugar. Don Kirshner developed the idea for the album. He refused to let the group develop their own ideas for songs and the music ended in 1972 with the cartoon ending eight seasons later.

17q. What age did Neil Diamond start performing with street corner groups?

17a. Neil Diamond started performing with street corner groups at age 13.

18q. What song marked the return of Elvis Presley's return to the tops of the Billboard charts for the first time in seven years?

18a. Suspicious Minds marked the return of Elvis Preley to the top of the Billboard charts for the first time in seven years.

19q. Name two groups who recorded Wedding Bell Blues?

19a. Laura Nyro and Barbra Streisand recorded Wedding Bell Blues.

20q. What was one of the best rock instrumental groups of the sixties and one of their most famous songs?

20a. The Ventures were one of the most famous rock instrumental groups of the sixties. Hawaii Five-O was one of their most famous songs.

21q. What performer and what group released, Workin' On A Groovy Thing?

21a. Patti Drew and The Fifth Dimension