Mike Tyler

He was born Gary Anthony James Webb on March 8th, 1958 in London England.  A shy child, music brought him out of his shell and he began playing guitar in his early teens and played in several short-lived bands. Inspired by the amateurism of the punk movement, he joined a punk group called The Lasers in 1976.  In the fall of 1979, Numan’s international hit “Cars” reached the American Top Ten and hit number one in the U.K. The album also became Numan’s second straight British number one. He put together a hugely elaborate, futuristic stage show and went on a money-losing tour, and also began to indulge his hobby as an amateur pilot with his newfound wealth.  In retrospect, Gary had become one of the founding fathers of synth pop and his influence helped usher in the synth pop era on both sides of the Atlantic, especially his native U.K., where he was a genuine pop star and consistent hitmaker during the early ’80s.

What was the name of the album that featured the song “Cars”?

A)  The Tubeway Army

B)  The Pleasure Principle

C)  Replicas

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Mike

Stevie Ray Vaughan was born in Dallas, Texas on October 3rd, 1954.  When he was in junior high school, he began playing in a number of garage bands, which occasionally landed gigs in local nightclubs. By the time he was 17, Stevie had dropped out of high school to concentrate on playing music. Gradually he developed a uniquely eclectic and fiery guitar playing style that sounded like no other guitarist, regardless of genre. Vaughan bridged the gap between blues and rock like no other artist had since the late ’60s. For the next seven years, Stevie Ray was the leading light in American blues, consistently selling out concerts while his albums regularly went gold. His tragic helicopter crash death in 1990 only emphasized his influence in blues and American rock & roll.

Who was Stevie’s inspiration to play guitar?

A)  Jimmie Vaughan

B)  Jimi Hendrix

C)  Jimy Page

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Mike