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Showing posts with label 1969. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1969. Show all posts

Sep 16, 2019

[Answer] 7. Who provided security at the Rolling Stones' 1969 Altamont concert?

Step 1 : Introduction to the question "7. Who provided security at the Rolling Stones' 1969 Altamont concert? "



...1. Royal Canadian Mounties 2. Rent-A-Cop 3. Hells Angels 4. Vienna Boy's Choir Accounts vary as to whether the Hells Angels were hired by the concert promoters or the Rolling Stones, or if they just showed up and took matters into their own hands.

[Answer] 3. 'Suite: Judy Blue Eyes' by Crosby, Stills and Nash was released in 1969. Crosby, Stills and Nash occasionally teamed up with another person; who was he?

Step 1 : Introduction to the question "3. 'Suite: Judy Blue Eyes' by Crosby, Stills and Nash was released in 1969. Crosby, Stills and Nash occasionally teamed up with another person; who was he?"



...1. Justin Hayward 2. Steve Winwood 3. Neil Young 4. Dewie Martin What a great song! Crosby, Stills and Nash performed this song about Judy Collins, a former girlfriend of Stephen Stills. Neil Young joined forces with Stephen Stills, Graham Nash and David Crosby on a fairly regular basis - most notably for the 'Deja Vu' album, released in 1970, which includes another of my favourites, 'Teach Your Children' Useless information: All four members of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice.

Jul 24, 2019

[Answer] 8. The Fifth Dimension had a number one hit in 1969 with the medley of "Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In". From what Broadway show was this song taken?

Step 1 : Introduction to the question "8. The Fifth Dimension had a number one hit in 1969 with the medley of "Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In". From what Broadway show was this song taken?"



...1. Grease 2. Oh! Calcutta 3. Smokey Joe's Cafe 4. Hair Hair gave us a number of enduring hits such as the song with the same name as the title "Hair", "Easy To Be Hard", "Be-In", "Where Do I Go?" and "Good Morning Starshine" among others, but it was the medley of "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine hit which made it to the top of the charts for The Fifth Dimension, spending six weeks at the top of the charts in the spring of 1969. The performance won the group two Grammys in 1970. The song is also listed on Billboard Magazine's list of the "Greatest Songs of All Time" at number 57. Stay alert. More on the way. If you enjoyed this quiz, please play the others in this series (Vols. 1 through 6 ) that have already been posted.

Apr 1, 2019

[Answer] Who took the stage first to officially open the Woodstock Festival in 1969?

Step 1 : Introduction to the question "Who took the stage first to officially open the Woodstock Festival in 1969?"



...Richie Havens was a musician that towered above the rest during his career, literally and figuratively. At six-and-a-half feet tall, Havens was hard to miss. When on stage, his open-tuned guitar, his rhythmic style and his gravel-voice sound that connected folk, blues and gospel set him above the rest. He was a favorite in the folk music scene of the 1960s and a perfect act to begin the iconic Woodstock Festival of 1969. Havens would later describe his arrival at the Woodstock grounds by helicopter as, "awesome, like double Times Square on New Year's Eve." Source: RollingStone.com

Dec 9, 2018

[Answer] What did John Lennon formally change his middle name to in 1969?

Step 1 : Introduction to the question "What did John Lennon formally change his middle name to in 1969?"



...After John Lennon married Yoko Ono in 1969, he formally changed his middle name. Lennon updated his middle name by deed poll from Winston to “Ono”, during a brief ceremony on the roof of the Apple Corps building in London. Lennon had never liked his middle name, which had been given to him during a bout of wartime patriotism. Although he used the name John Ono Lennon thereafter, official documents referred to him as John Winston Ono Lennon, since UK law dictates that a person is unable to fully revoke a name given at birth.

[Ans] What did John Lennon formally change his middle name to in 1969?

Step 1 : Introduction to the question "What did John Lennon formally change his middle name to in 1969?"



After John Lennon married Yoko Ono in 1969, he formally changed his middle name. Lennon updated his middle name by deed poll from Winston to “Ono”, during a brief ceremony on the roof of the Apple Corps building in London. Lennon had never liked his middle name, which had been given to him during a bout of wartime patriotism. Although he used the name John Ono Lennon thereafter, official documents referred to him as John Winston Ono Lennon, since UK law dictates that a person is unable to fully revoke a name given at birth.

Nov 25, 2018

[Answer] Whose discarded magic hat brings Frosty to life in the TV special "Frosty the Snowman" from 1969?

Step 1 : Introduction to the question "Whose discarded magic hat brings Frosty to life in the TV special "Frosty the Snowman" from 1969?"



...It all starts with a discarded silk top hat. The magic hat brings Frosty the Snowman to life and it doesn't take long for the washed-up magician Prof. Hinkle to realize what's happening. He wants his hat back from a group of schoolchildren determined to get Frosty safely to a colder climate so he won't melt come spring. Frosty and his young friend stow away on a freight train heading for the North Pole, with Prof. Hinkle in hot pursuit. The inspiration for this classic animated program is the popular Christmas song by the same name. Source: IMDb.com

Nov 23, 2018

[Answer] Whose discarded magic hat brings Frosty to life in the TV special "Frosty the Snowman" from 1969?

Step 1 : Introduction to the question "Whose discarded magic hat brings Frosty to life in the TV special "Frosty the Snowman" from 1969?"



...It all starts with a discarded silk top hat. The magic hat brings Frosty the Snowman to life and it doesn't take long for the washed-up magician Prof. Hinkle to realize what's happening. He wants his hat back from a group of schoolchildren determined to get Frosty safely to a colder climate so he won't melt come spring. Frosty and his young friend stow away on a freight train heading for the North Pole, with Prof. Hinkle in hot pursuit. The inspiration for this classic animated program is the popular Christmas song by the same name. Source: IMDb.com

Nov 14, 2018

[Answer] 7. Which band released the album "Tommy" in 1969?

Step 1 : Introduction to the question "7. Which band released the album "Tommy" in 1969?"



...1. The Doors 2. The Beatles 3. The Who 4. The Rolling Stones "Tommy" was released following the release of The Who's rock opera of the same name.

Aug 17, 2018

[Ans] Which act did NOT perform at the original Woodstock festival in 1969?

Step 1 : Introduction to the question "Which act did NOT perform at the original Woodstock festival in 1969?"



On this day in 1969, the grooviest event in music history–the Woodstock Music Festival–came to a close after three days of peace, love and rock ‘n’ roll. The Doors were considered as a potential performing band but canceled at the last moment. According to guitarist Robby Krieger, they turned it down because they thought it would be a "second class repeat of Monterey Pop Festival" and later regretted that decision. 32 acts performed in front of nearly half a million concertgoers including: The Grateful Dead, The Who, Santana, Janis Joplin, Joan Baez, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, Sha Na Na and Jimi Hendrix.

[Answer] Which act did NOT perform at the original Woodstock festival in 1969?

Step 1 : Introduction to the question "Which act did NOT perform at the original Woodstock festival in 1969?"



...On this day in 1969, the grooviest event in music history–the Woodstock Music Festival–came to a close after three days of peace, love and rock ‘n’ roll. The Doors were considered as a potential performing band but canceled at the last moment. According to guitarist Robby Krieger, they turned it down because they thought it would be a "second class repeat of Monterey Pop Festival" and later regretted that decision. 32 acts performed in front of nearly half a million concertgoers including: The Grateful Dead, The Who, Santana, Janis Joplin, Joan Baez, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, Sha Na Na and Jimi Hendrix.

Aug 18, 2017

Who was the last act at the famous three-day Woodstock festival in 1969?


Step 1 : Introduction to the question "Who was the last act at the famous three-day Woodstock festival in 1969? "



The Woodstock Music & Art Fair—informally, the Woodstock Festival or simply Woodstock—was a music festival attracting an audience of over 400,000 people, scheduled over three days on a dairy farm in New York from August 15 to 17, 1969, but ultimately ran four days long, ending August 18, 1969

Jul 16, 2017

[Ans] Who wrote and recorded "Spirit in the Sky," a one-hit wonder released in late 1969?


Step 1 : Introduction to the question "Who wrote and recorded "Spirit in the Sky," a one-hit wonder released in late 1969?"



"Spirit in the Sky" is a song written and released in late 1969. The single became a gold record, selling two million copies from 1969 to 1970 and reached number three on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart (April 18, 1970), where it lasted for 15 weeks in the Top 100.