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music trivia: the "b's" - Statistics
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- This quiz has been taken 38 times
- The average score is 6 of 15
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| Singer-songwriter responsible for; Ain't No Sunshine, Lovely Day and Just the Two of Us. | Bill Withers | 76%
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| Ten-time Grammy Award winner. He recorded his 1984 album, The Voice, with no accompaniment or overdubbing--the first solo vocal jazz album so made. He has guest-conducted with symphony orchestras all over the U.S. as well as with the London, Vienna and Israel Philharmonic orchestras. He collaborated with Yo-Yo Ma, Herbie Hancock, jack Nicholson, Robin Williams, and many others. But he is best known for a novelty song that was Song of Year and Record of the Year at the Grammy Awards in 1988, it was also a #1 pop hit; Don't Worry Be Happy. | Bobby McFerrin | 68%
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| The band behind instrumental hit "Green Onions", also the house band for Stax Records where they supported Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, Sam & Dave, Carla and Rufus Thomas and others on hundreds of recordings. | Booker T. & the M.G.'s | 59%
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| What crooner made 106 albums and released 409 singles in his long career? He also sang 4 Academy award winning songs, and the best selling single in history with over 100 million copies sold. | Bing Crosby | 54%
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| Green Day's 2004 hit single which came after American Idiot, but before Wake Me Up When September Ends. | Boulevard of Broken Dreams | 46%
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| Who sang these '30s and '40s hit songs; Lover Man, Summertime, Strange Fruit, and I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm | Billie Holiday | 43%
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| What band released such singles as; I'll Cry Instead, Matchbox, If I Fell, No Reply, Boys, All Together Now, Real Love, Free as a Bird, etc. | The Beatles | 43%
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| Who wrote and sang the '80s hits; Mandolin Rain, The Way It Is, and Every Little Kiss | Bruce Hornsby | 41%
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| Dylan's 1966 album with; Just Like a Woman, Visions of Johanna, Absolutely Sweet Marie, et al. | Blonde on Blonde | 32%
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| Both the name of band formed by Eric Clapton, Rick Grech, Steve Winwood, and Ginger Baker, and the name of their 1969 album which hit #1 in the pop charts. | Blind Faith | 30%
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| Lead single off the 2000 U2 album, "All That You Can't Leave Behind" | Beautiful Day | 27%
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| Singer-songwriter behind albums; Guero, Midnite Vultures, Sea Change, Morning Phase, Modern Guilt, Colors, Odelay, Mutations, The Information, Mellow Gold, et al | Beck | 27%
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| The 2004 music documentary "Dig" followed two bands; The Dandy Warhols and this other west coast band that references the name of a now deceased founder of The Rolling Stones | The Brian Jonestown Massacre | 16%
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| What songwriter is tied the two-man songwriting team of Lennon & McCartney for writing the most #1 hits in a single year? John and Paul together wrote 7 #1's in 1964, our mystery "B" songwriter wrote his 7 #1's in 1978. | Barry Gibb | 14%
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| "A Strong accent on one of the normally unaccented beats of the bar, used especially in jazz and popular music". Also the title of a 1994 film about the Beatles. | Backbeat | 11%
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