LEJ's RocknRoll Geezer Quiz

Subject: LEJ's RocknRoll Geezer Quiz
From: Lonesome EJ
Date: 02 Feb 02 - 05:06 PM

Hey, all you RocknRoll Geezers! Ready to test whats left of your brains? Sure, this is a folk and blues forum, but most rockers got started by bastardizing traditional forms, so there's yer frickin justification for the thread. Ready? Lets go!

1) "I told you 'bout the swans that they live in the park"...a line from a Cream song that featured a guest guitar player. Who was the guitarist and what was the song?

2)Who played bass on Manic Depression, the song off of the Jimi Hendrix Experience's first album?

3)At the end of the Doors' song Touch Me, Jim Morrison chants a commercial jingle over the top of the last four beats. What is it?

4)Hendrix recorded Voodoo Chile live for his Electric Ladyland LP with what two non-Experience musicians?

5)This country singer/guitarist served a short stint as a touring Beach Boy. Who was he?

6)This guitarist in David Bowie's band went on to become a premier blues virtuoso. Name him.

7)On All Along the Watchtower Hendrix traded leads with what British guitarist?

8)This supergroup was composed of graduates of the Yardbirds, Vanilla Fudge, and Young Rascals. Who were they?

9)The multimedia show called "The Exploding Plastic Inevitable" was the brainchild of a New York celebrity, and featured a seminal "punk" band. Who was the celebrity, and who was the band? Extra points if you can name all the band personnel.

10)The guitarist for this late-sixties Southern California band had played rhythm guitar in Jimmy James and the Blue Flames. Who was the lead guitarist in the Flames, who was this rhythm guitarist, and what California band am I talking about?

11)Living with the Stones in 1969 in Switzerland, this person highly influenced the sound and style of Let it Bleed. Who was this?

12)Before they were the Grateful Dead, they were called the________?

13)In a live double album that culled the greatest hits of this Irish Band, Huey Lewis was featured on harmonica. Who were they?

14)In an eerie coincidence, the bass player and lead guitarist for the same band were killed within a mile of one another in motorcycle accidents. Who were they, and what was the band?

15)Keith Relf was the lead singer. What was the band?

16)This song was said to have influenced the Manson Family in initiating their killing spree.

17)After bitterly leaving his band, he accused them of pulling a practical joke by putting a horse on the album cover in his place. Who was he?

18)He's been known to wera a apir of steel balls dangling from his belt. Who am I talking about?

19)He died of a heartattck onstage while singing the line "my heart is crying..." Who was he?

20)He created this band to perform at a coffee house in San Francisco that he owned (called The Matrix). He became the lead singer for this group. Who was he and name the band.

21)While studying meditation, he was given the name Devadip. Who is this?

22)This Boulder Colorado native replaced Joe Walsh in The James Gang, and replaced Richie Blackmore in Deep Purple before going solo. Who was he?

23)This "art rocker" lasted only one album with Roxy Music. Who is he?

24)Bubble Puppy had one Top 40 hit. Can you name it?

25)This nobleman was well known in the British pop scene and recorded with members of the Who, Stones, and Zeppelin. Who was he?

Good luck!!!!

Subject: RE: LEJ's RocknRoll Geezer Quiz
From: DonMeixner
Date: 02 Feb 02 - 05:12 PM

1 George Harrison

5 Glenn Campbell

8 Beck Bogart and Apice

9 Andy warhol, Velvet Underground, Lou Reed, Nicco, Mary Waranov, JJ Cale. ?, ?

14 Duane Alman, ?? Allman Bros band

16 Helter skelter

19 Jackie Washington?

21 Carlos Santanna

Subject: RE: LEJ's RocknRoll Geezer Quiz
From: Banjer
Date: 02 Feb 02 - 05:13 PM

Leeeej, old buddy (must be old to know all that) I fear the querys you pose are so far before my time that I can't answer any of them!

Subject: RE: LEJ's RocknRoll Geezer Quiz
From: Mark Clark
Date: 02 Feb 02 - 05:14 PM

LEJ, those aren't geezer questions, those are whipersnapper questions. Real geezers like me won't have a clue.

      - Mark

Subject: RE: LEJ's RocknRoll Geezer Quiz
From: DonMeixner
Date: 02 Feb 02 - 05:16 PM

13. Thin Lizzie maybe???

Subject: RE: LEJ's RocknRoll Geezer Quiz
From: DonMeixner
Date: 02 Feb 02 - 05:20 PM

1. Badge, sorry , I should have had in the first list.

Subject: RE: LEJ's RocknRoll Geezer Quiz
From: Lonesome EJ
Date: 02 Feb 02 - 05:27 PM

(hoping someone can fix the html in my first post. Should have closed italics behind "Jimmy James and the Blue Flames)

Don, you are one dandy rock geezer! You are partially right on 9 and 13, correct on your other answers.

Subject: RE: LEJ's RocknRoll Geezer Quiz
From: Lonesome EJ
Date: 02 Feb 02 - 05:29 PM

oops. Right on 13, partial on 9 and 14.

Subject: RE: LEJ's RocknRoll Geezer Quiz
From: Rolfyboy6
Date: 02 Feb 02 - 05:33 PM

Where's Chuck Berry, Bo Diddly, and Little Richard? You're just a kid.

4. Stevie Winwood, Jack Cassidy

11. Ry Cooder 12. The Warlocks

14. Duane Allman, Berry Oakley 15. The Yardbirds. We used to call him Kieth Yelp. 16. Helter Skelter

Subject: RE: LEJ's RocknRoll Geezer Quiz
From: Jeri
Date: 02 Feb 02 - 05:37 PM

1) Eric Clapton and I dunno (I mean I know - I can hear that line playing in my head, but I can't think of it.)

3) stronger than dirt, from a Mr Clean commercial.

21) Wild guess: Donavan

Subject: RE: LEJ's RocknRoll Geezer Quiz
From: DonMeixner
Date: 02 Feb 02 - 05:38 PM

9. Add Sterling Morisson and Maureen Tucker. Mary Waranov was a dancer who toured as a band aid and later became an actress.

Subject: RE: LEJ's RocknRoll Geezer Quiz
From: Lonesome EJ
Date: 02 Feb 02 - 05:39 PM

Rolfylad, you got 4 12 14 15 16.

Jeri, yes on 2.

Subject: RE: LEJ's RocknRoll Geezer Quiz
From: catspaw49
Date: 02 Feb 02 - 05:57 PM

6......Stevie Ray Vaughn

12.....Warlocks? There were several incarnations as I recall with a lot of eventual Dead guys, but I think this is the last and most.

19.....Jackie Wilson?

22.....Tommy Bolin?

24.....Hot Smoke and Sassafras

Spaw

Subject: RE: LEJ's RocknRoll Geezer Quiz
From: GUEST
Date: 02 Feb 02 - 05:58 PM

19. Jackie Wilson

23. Brian Eno

Subject: RE: LEJ's RocknRoll Geezer Quiz
From: Jeri
Date: 02 Feb 02 - 06:02 PM

Which 2, LEJ?

Subject: RE: LEJ's RocknRoll Geezer Quiz
From: Dharmabum
Date: 02 Feb 02 - 06:04 PM

5.Glen Campell

9.Andy Warhol-Velvet Underground

25.Lord Sutch (sp?)

Subject: RE: LEJ's RocknRoll Geezer Quiz
From: Lonesome EJ
Date: 02 Feb 02 - 06:06 PM

Sorry Jeri. I meant you are right on #3.

GUEST got 23

Spaw got 6 22 24.

Only seven remaining....numbers 7,10,11,17,18,20 and 25

Subject: RE: LEJ's RocknRoll Geezer Quiz
From: Jeri
Date: 02 Feb 02 - 06:16 PM

OK, Don got all of 1. I said "Clapton" and you said "guest guitarist."

So I'll go with Clapton for #7

11) is probably not Marianne Faithful

Subject: RE: LEJ's RocknRoll Geezer Quiz
From: catspaw49
Date: 02 Feb 02 - 06:20 PM

10.....Jimmy Hendrix was Jimmy James. Is the other band Love? and Arthur Hill?

Spaw

Subject: RE: LEJ's RocknRoll Geezer Quiz
From: Lonesome EJ
Date: 02 Feb 02 - 06:20 PM

and Dharma just nailed 25, "Screaming" Lord Sutch.

Subject: RE: LEJ's RocknRoll Geezer Quiz
From: Lonesome EJ
Date: 02 Feb 02 - 06:22 PM

No, Spaw, but you got Jimi.

Jeri..nope.:>} But I thought Catspaw would know #11.

Subject: RE: LEJ's RocknRoll Geezer Quiz
From: GUEST
Date: 02 Feb 02 - 06:22 PM

17. David Crosby Cover of 'Notorious Byrd Brothers' (A fine record)

Subject: RE: LEJ's RocknRoll Geezer Quiz
From: Lonesome EJ
Date: 02 Feb 02 - 06:23 PM

GUEST...YES!!!!

Subject: RE: LEJ's RocknRoll Geezer Quiz
From: GUEST
Date: 02 Feb 02 - 06:32 PM

20. Marty Balin - Jefferson Airplane

Doing OK for a 'guest'!

Subject: RE: LEJ's RocknRoll Geezer Quiz
From: Lonesome EJ
Date: 02 Feb 02 - 06:54 PM

Yes you are! Just 7 (1/2 of it) 10 11 and 18 left

18 says "he's been known to wear a pair of steel balls..."

Subject: RE: LEJ's RocknRoll Geezer Quiz
From: Rolfyboy6
Date: 02 Feb 02 - 07:01 PM

11. Nicky Hopkins

Subject: RE: LEJ's RocknRoll Geezer Quiz
From: Lonesome EJ
Date: 02 Feb 02 - 07:07 PM

Nice try, but....

Subject: RE: LEJ's RocknRoll Geezer Quiz
From: alison
Date: 02 Feb 02 - 07:17 PM

18. Mick Fleetwood (as seen on the cover of Rumors - Fleetwood Mac)

slainte

alison

Subject: RE: LEJ's RocknRoll Geezer Quiz
From: Lonesome EJ
Date: 02 Feb 02 - 08:10 PM

Alison got 18!

Actually, looks like no one has 2 yet. Or 7 , 10, and 11.

A hint on 7...Hendrix shouts out this guitar player's first name right before his solo.

Subject: RE: LEJ's RocknRoll Geezer Quiz
From: Metchosin
Date: 02 Feb 02 - 08:28 PM

Ok, I've come to this late and haven't kept up with the rest of the thread, so forgive me if I'm being redundant.

2. Should be Noel Redding but if this is a trick question possibly John Entwhistle.

7. Jeff Beck

11. possibly David Bowie

Subject: RE: LEJ's RocknRoll Geezer Quiz
From: alison
Date: 02 Feb 02 - 08:32 PM

I was going to guess David Bowie for 11..... seeing as he has a house in Lausanne

slainte

alison

Subject: RE: LEJ's RocknRoll Geezer Quiz
From: Justa Picker
Date: 02 Feb 02 - 08:33 PM

2- Noel Redding?
7- Clapton?
11- Al Kooper?

Subject: RE: LEJ's RocknRoll Geezer Quiz
From: Metchosin
Date: 02 Feb 02 - 08:46 PM

# 10 could have been Randy California and the band was Spirit.

Subject: RE: LEJ's RocknRoll Geezer Quiz
From: Jerry Rasmussen
Date: 02 Feb 02 - 09:03 PM

I agree with Rolfyboy, Rock and roll? Oh, you mean Rock!!!! When did Rock and Roll become Rock? These are second or third generation Rock groups. I think of Rock and Roll as Gene Vincent, Eddie Cochran, Roy Orbison, Ursel Hickey(Bluebirds Over the Mountains... the shortest top ten hit ever recorded,)Chuck Berry...

Hey, maybe we could start a thread to define what the difference is between Rock and Rock and Roll.. but then, it's not folk.

Jerry

Subject: RE: LEJ's RocknRoll Geezer Quiz
From: Lonesome EJ
Date: 02 Feb 02 - 09:26 PM

Let's hear it for Metchosin! Got number 10 exactly right! Randy Wolfe aka Randy California.

We'll cover Bill Haley, Gene Vincent, Buddy Holly etc in our upcoming "Supergeezer RocknRoll Quiz".

Subject: RE: LEJ's RocknRoll Geezer Quiz
From: Metchosin
Date: 02 Feb 02 - 09:52 PM

Must confess, I hadn't a clue who number 10 was, I had to ask my brother. He passed on the sad news that Randy California died in a swimming accident, at the age of 46, while saving his kid not long ago.

Looks like we're both wrong with David Bowie, alison.

Subject: RE: LEJ's RocknRoll Geezer Quiz
From: M.Ted
Date: 03 Feb 02 - 04:27 AM

Jackie Wilson did NOT die on stage!!! He had a stroke on stage at the Latin Casino in Camden,NJ on September 25, 1975--he died on January 21, 1984--as I understand it, he spent quite a long time in a coma, and, though he eventually recovered consciousness, was hospitalized until his death--

Subject: RE: LEJ's RocknRoll Geezer Quiz
From: GUEST,van lingle
Date: 03 Feb 02 - 09:10 AM

heck of a job, lej. i believe the answer to #7 is dave mason but i remember reading somewhere that mason actually played the acoustic rhythym part which was reputedly the only acoustic track that hendrix ever placed on a studio LP. from listening to that track with headphones on (more times than i'd care to admit) i've always assumed that hendrix did all the leads himself. is this not the case? vl

Subject: RE: LEJ's RocknRoll Geezer Quiz
From: Tweed
Date: 03 Feb 02 - 09:31 AM

#11. Ry Cooder?

Subject: RE: LEJ's RocknRoll Geezer Quiz
From: GUEST,alinact
Date: 03 Feb 02 - 10:01 AM

I know Gram Parsons was said to have influenced the Stones at some stage - whether it was for the Let it Bleed album?? Just to get an answer in, I'll say GP.

Subject: RE: LEJ's RocknRoll Geezer Quiz
From: van lingle
Date: 03 Feb 02 - 10:05 AM

#2. chas chandler

Subject: RE: LEJ's RocknRoll Geezer Quiz
From: catspaw49
Date: 03 Feb 02 - 10:24 AM

Considering Leej's comment that I should know 11, I too thought Gram Parsons was a possible answer, but I really don't recall that. I do know that he hated to fly so even flying around the country was a no-no if you were with him. Maybe he was in Switzerland, I just don't remember that particular tale. I'd also think that Bowie might have been an option........

Spaw

Subject: RE: LEJ's RocknRoll Geezer Quiz
From: Tweed
Date: 03 Feb 02 - 11:58 AM

Well, if it wasn't Ry Cooder it was Fred MacDowell. The Rolling Stones took him to Europe I think and he passed away not too long after that. It would be hard to keep up with those boys...

Subject: RE: LEJ's RocknRoll Geezer Quiz
From: Lonesome EJ
Date: 03 Feb 02 - 02:32 PM

Dave Mason was the player on Watchtower I had in mind. I had thought he played the wah-wah lead, but you may be right van lingle.

And GP was indeed the answer to 11. He and Richards were quite tight at this point, a relationship that Jagger resented. But the country shift in the Stones sound at this time was largely a result of Parsons' influence. Even Jagger's country drawl (Girl with the Faraway Eyes) was supposed to be a tongue-in-cheek Parsons impression. Several songs, including Dead Flowers, Let it Bleed and Wild Horses, are rumored to have been penned by Jagger and Richards with GP's input.

That leaves #2. Any more guesses?

Subject: RE: LEJ's RocknRoll Geezer Quiz
From: Justa Picker
Date: 03 Feb 02 - 02:49 PM

Well I'm baffled by # 2. According to my copy of the album it was Noel Redding. There is no one else that I can see listed in any credits for playing bass anywhere on that album.....but if it wasn't Noel Redding then it was Jack Cassidy (or Dave Marsh.)

Subject: RE: LEJ's RocknRoll Geezer Quiz
From: catspaw49
Date: 03 Feb 02 - 02:54 PM

How about that......GP was actually living in Switzerland at that point? Didn't know that......

Spaw

Subject: RE: LEJ's RocknRoll Geezer Quiz
From: Ebbie
Date: 03 Feb 02 - 07:54 PM

I've heard of some of those guys...

:)

Eb

Subject: RE: LEJ's RocknRoll Geezer Quiz
From: van lingle
Date: 03 Feb 02 - 10:12 PM

#2. jimi hendrix?

Subject: RE: LEJ's RocknRoll Geezer Quiz
From: Rolfyboy6
Date: 03 Feb 02 - 10:37 PM

11. Billy Preston

Subject: RE: LEJ's RocknRoll Geezer Quiz
From: Lonesome EJ
Date: 03 Feb 02 - 10:43 PM

And van lingle NAILS IT!!!!

Hey, thanks for playin guys!