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Thread #26297   Message #315397
Posted By: Mike Regenstreif
10-Oct-00 - 09:09 AM
Thread Name: Rick's verrrry hard 60s folkies quiz.
Subject: RE: Rick's verrrry hard 60s folkies quiz.
#1. Who wrote "Ramblin Rompin' Rovin' Days"? (hope I got that title right!)

Bruce Murdoch. The correct title is just "Rompin', Rovin' Days."

#2. What artist wrote "On the Wilderness Road"? What artist had an album with that title?

#3. Who had the Biggest hit of "Where Have All The Flowers Gone"?

Kingston Trio.

#4. Who was THE Folk photographer?

David Gahr. I'm sure one of his most forgettable moments came in 1977 when he took a few shots of me.

#5. Each of these artists had another profession. Name it.

Ian Tyson - artist, rodeo cowboy

Sandy Paton - record producer

Jimmie Driftwood - high school teacher

Eric Von Schmidt - artist

#6. Who was Jack Elliot's singing partner in Europe?

Derroll Adams

#7. What artist was billed on her American debut album as "The World's Greatest Folksinger"?

?

#8. What artist was billed on his debut American recording as "The World's greatest Folk Fiddler"?

Jean Carignan.

#9. Who was succeeded by Bernie Krause in a popular band?

Frank Hamilton.

#10. What male performer absolutely refused to put on a pair of pants during Woodstock?

Richie Havens.

#11. Who wrote the song "500 Miles"? Who had a huge Country hit with it?

Hedy West. Bobby Bare. BTW, John Phillips once told me that he co-wrote "500 Miles."

#12. Who was Stan Rogers' lead guitarist?

Sometimes it was Curly Boy Stubbs (Paul Mills), sometimes Garnet Rogers.

#13. What Blues singer recorded a Yeats poem set to music, a Bert Brecht/Kurt Weill song, and debuted the songs of Joni Mitchell?

Dave Van Ronk.

#14. Who wrote "The Faucets are Dripping"?

Malvina Reynolds.

#15. What band broke up (mostly) because they'd recorded several Dylan songs (to be hip) but the lead singer refused to sing them live because they were "anti-American"?

Flatt & Scruggs.

My appologies to anyone whose answers I've repeated. I cut and pasted the questions so that I could have the fun of answering. I'll go back and read through the rest now.

Mike Regenstreif