Mike Tyler

Robert Plant was born in Birmingham, England on August 20th, 1948.  Robert was discovered wailing the blues by veteran session guitarist Jimmy Page and bassist/keyboardist John Paul Jones. When Plant recommended his friend John Bonham as the drummer, one of the most successful bands in rock history was born as Led Zeppelin. But the group that started with such force also ended in flames after 12 years, as Bonham’s death from alcohol poisoning in 1980 split the band after nine albums.  The remaining members went their separate ways, but Bonham’s death hit Plant particularly hard. Starting his solo career in 1982 with his Zeppelin-like Pictures at Eleven album, Plant would use a slew of great drummers over the next few years, including Phil Collins, Cozy Powell, BarriemoreBarlow and Richie Hayward.  What artist was Robert Plant crazy about that led to 1984’s “Honeydrippers Volume One”?

A)  Tom Jones

B)  Frank Sinatra

C)  Elvis Presley

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Mike

Red Rider formed in Toronto in 1976.  After a gig at the legendary El Mocombo in 1978, they met Tom Cochrane, who had previously pursued a career as a folk singer. He had even released a solo album called “Hang On to Your Resistance” back in 1974 (to little success). Red Rider took Tom Cochrane on as their frontman and soon the band signed with Capitol Records through a connection of Tom’s, and issued their hit debut single, “White Hot,” in late 1979.   Their second album, 1981’s “As Far as Siam”, went platinum and still ranks as their most popular work. It featured the band’s signature song, the Canadian chart-topper “Lunatic Fringe”.  What American T.V. series did the song “Lunatic Fringe” appear in?

A)  Breaking Curfew

B)  Miami Vice

C)  Desperate Housewives

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Mike

Jack Johnson was born May 18, 1975 in Hawaii.  Before Jack perfected his rock star ways, he was a champion surfer on the professional route. The sport was second nature to the young Hawaiian native, who began chasing waves as a toddler and, by the age of 17, had become an outstanding athlete on the Pipeline. However, Johnson was also testing other creative outlets — specifically film and music — and a serious surfing accident convinced him to devote more time to those landlocked hobbies.  Where did Jack study film?

A)  University of Hawaii

B)  University of California

C)  Harvard University

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Mike

The Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival is a four-day annual music festival.  It was recently named “Best Festival” by Rolling Stone Magazine, calling it “the ultimate over-the-top summer festival.” The festival is held on a 700-acre (2.8 km²) farm in Manchester, Tennessee, 60 miles southeast of Nashville. The main attractions of the festival are the multiple stages of live music, featuring a diverse array of musical styles. The festival began with a primary focus on jam bands, but has diversified greatly in recent years. The festival features craftsmen and artisans selling unique products, food and drink vendors, and many other activities including some put on by various sponsors.  What year was the first Bonnaroo Festival held?

A)  2002

B)  2003

C)  2001

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Mike

The Animals formed in Newcastle, England in 1964.  The Animals had their origins in a Newcastle-based group called the Kansas City Five, whose membership included pianist Alan Price, drummer John Steel, and singer Eric Burdon. Price exited to join the Kontours in 1962, while Burdon went off to London.  Burdon’s return to Newcastle in early 1963 heralded his return to the lineup. The final member of the combo, guitarist Hilton Valentine, joined just in time for the recording of a self-produced EP under the band’s new name, the Animals.  It was incorrectly rumoured that The Animals got their single “House of The Rising Sun” from which artist?

A)  Joni Mitchell

B)  Neil Young

C)  Bob Dylan

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Ram Jam formed in the late seventies in New York City.  The band released two LPs: Ram Jam (1977) and Portrait of the Artist as a Young Ram (1978).  Ram Jam’s only hit, “Black Betty,” created quite a stir when Epic Records released it.  Two civil rights groups, the N.A.A.C.P. and C.O.R.E., called for a boycott of the song, claiming it insulted black women. Despite the controversy, it still reached the number 18 spot on Billboard’s pop chart in September 1977.  What band released a version of Black Betty before Ram Jam?

A)  Say Ahh

B)  Star Breath

C)  Star Struck

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Have a “hot” weekend.

Mike

Saga formed in Toronto in 1977.    Part of Canada’s ’70s progressive rock movement, the group released a self-titled album in 1978.  The new millennium has seen the band release a series of albums including 2001’s House of Cards and two discs in 2003, Marathon and Full Circle.  What name did the band use before they settled on Saga?

A)  High Wire

B)  Pockets

C)  Heads or Tails

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Mike 

David Wilcox was born July 13th, 1949 in Montreal.  He was only six when he sampled his first Elvis Presley music. The job that Elvis had looked fun and exciting to young David. A year later, he was picking out tunes, or something like tunes, on a guitar. Before he was a teen, he managed to land his first gig. In 1977, he recorded his debut album, “Out of the Woods” and released it independently. Once he signed a deal with EMI Music Canada, the full-length album was re-released under the new label and hit the market in 1983.   The second Wilcox album also arrived the same year.  What was the name of that record?

A)  My Eyes Keep Me in Trouble

B)  Bad Reputation

C)  Breakfast at The Circus

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Mike