Music trivia: the 1970s

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Who wrote and performed the 1973 song "Kodachrome"?
Paul Simon
John Williams won his first Academy Award for Best Music (Original Score) in 1976. For which film was this music score written?
Jaws
What 1971 Beach Boys song contains the lines, "The music all is lost for now to a muted trumpeter swan, columnated ruins domino"?
Surf's Up
"Killing Me Softly with His Song" won Record of the Year and Song of the Year in 1974. Who performed this award winning song?
Roberta Flack
Who wrote and performed the 1973 song, "Knockin' on Heaven's Door"?
Bob Dylan
The 1976 song "Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway) was written by what singer/songwriter?
Billy Joel
The Pointer Sisters' 1974 song "Fairytale" won the Grammy for Best Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group in what genre?
Country
1975 song, "Kung Fu Fighting" was performed by whom?
Carl Douglas
"Baby What a Big Surprise" was a 1977 hit for what band?
Chicago
The Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1977 went to "Evergreen (Love Theme from "A Song is Born") which was co-written by what star of that film?
Barbra Streisand
1974 song "Late for the Sky" was written and performed by what singer/songwriter?
Jackson Browne
Shuggie Otis released "Strawberry Letter 23" in 1971. What group had a hit with that song in 1977?
The Brothers Johnson
"You're the First, the Last, My Everything" was a successful 1974 song by whom?
Barry White
The 1970 Academy Award for Best Original Song went to "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" which was sung by what singer?
B.J. Thomas
Robbie Robertson, Garth Hudson, Richard Manuel, Rick Danko and Levon Helm comprise the classic '70s line up for what band?
The Band
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