Rock and roll. The music that changed the world. From the dulcet tones of Janis Joplin and subdued melodies of Jimi Hendrix to the straight riffs of Peter Green and the simple, childish lyrics of Stevie Nicks, classic rock and roll is a subtle, yet ever-present force in the musical world. I mean, who can deny the musical influences? Can anyone truly deny hearing a touch of Dylan in Tom Petty's vocal ministrations? Does anyone truly believe that ZZ Top's 3 chords were not first used in the 60s?
Before we continue, a note to the players of trivia: We, the writer [sic] of this bonus, would like to plug our own particular agendum. In the 'Rock and Roll' bonus, you will not find the following: Ani DiFranco, the Indigo Girls, Prince, Erasure, or many other recent bands. We're sticking to real music here. None of this Dave Matthews whiny crap. No Mariah Carey (get a good songwriter. You can afford one!), no Lisa Loeb (I ain't gonna touch that one, as I am a self-respecting American man), and finally, no song-like noises by that new band, Goo Goo Matchbox Semi-Hard 20 Sonic Ball-Dolls.
This is rock and roll. Pure and simple. Don't mess with me. I'll kill you.
Alright, so death is fairly all-inclusive. But since rock stars have a habit of dying in interesting (and well-covered) ways (bonus points for anyone who can tell me how Keith Richards died), we've devoted a serious section of the bonus to it.
1. This man was electrocuted during a concert after his wet foot touched a live microphone.
Les Harvey
2a. Name the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee who, ironically, drowned shortly after Christmas, 1983.
Dennis Wilson
2b. Name his band.
The Beach Boys
3. Name the soul and R&B star whose father shot him to death.
Marvin Gaye
4. Name the shooting victim who recorded, for years, with Richard Starkey, among others.
John Lennon
5. Name the recent rock star killed by a shotgun at (very) close range.
Kurt Cobain
6. This pianist for the band that made 'The Weight' and 'Stage Fright' famous hung himself in the mid-80s.
Richard Manuel
6a. The Band he played with.
The Band
7. His final stage performance, although unknown to be so at the time, was at Knebworth Park.
Freddie Mercury
8a. These two men, from the same band that produced 'Crying in the Chapel', died within months of each other.
Alexander Sharp and George Nelson
8b. Name their band.
The Orioles
9. This rock star was murdered by being drowned in petrol.
Bobby Fuller
10. This member of a popular 70s vocal duo and TV show craze died recently in a skiing accident.
Sonny Bono
11a. Not a rock star, but a fan, stabbed to death by Hell's Angels during a Stones concert.
Meredith Hunter
11b. Name the location of the concert.
Altamont Speedway
12. The lead singer for on 'Under the Boardwalk' and 'On Broadway'.
John Darrel Moore
13. Beaten to death, at a bar in Chicago, for having long hair.
Bobby Ramirez
Match the following rock stars with their causes of death:
14. Tom Fogerty | a | a.Tuberculosis |
15. Otis Redding | l | b. Heroin overdose |
16. Chas Chandler | e | c. Anorexia |
17. Richard Berry | k | d. Heart virus |
18. Carl Wilson | j | e. Heart attack |
19. Stevie Ray Vaughan | m | f. Heart failure |
20. Janis Joplin | b | g. Cancer due to Agent Orange exposure |
21. Bob Marley | i | h. Prostate cancer |
22. Andy Gibb | d | i. Brain cancer |
23. Willie Dixon | f | j. Lung cancer |
24. Frank Zappa | h | k. Aneurysm |
25. Karen Carpenter | c | l. Plane crash |
26. Lamar Williams | g | m. Helicopter crash |
27. Del Shannon | o | n. Car crash that also killed his wife/manager |
28. John Bonham | p | o. Suicide |
29. Jesse Belvin | n | p. Choken on vomit after 40 shots of vodka |
Vehicular deaths:
30a. This singer died of a wound he received in a car accident 14 years earlier.
Gene Vincent
30b. This singer died of a wound received in the same car accident, but was killed during the accident.
Eddie Cochran
31. Name, from youngest to oldest, the three rock stars who died in a plane crash on 2/3/59.
Richie Valens, Buddy Holly, J. P. "The Big Bopper"
32a. Name the three members of the Lynyrd Skynyrd Band who died in the infamous plane crash.
Ronnie Van Zant, Steven Gaines, Cassie Gaines
32b. Name the replacement lead singer.
Johnny Van Zant
32c. During their first concert after the plane crash, how did Lynyrd Skynyrd salute the absence of their late lead singer?
They left a single mic, unused, where he used to stand during concerts.
32d. Name their manager, who also died in the crash.
Dean Kilpatrick
32e. Name the band members injured but not killed in the crash.
Gary Rossington, Allen Collins, Billy Powell, Leon Wilkenson
32f. Which uninjured band member held the female backup singer in his arms as she died?
Artimus Pyle
32g. Name the member who was paralyzed in a car accident, lost his wife in 1980, suffered from depression, lost his girlfriend in 1986, was an alcoholic, and died of pneumonia in 1990.
Allen Collins
32h. Name the fellow rock and blues guitarist to whom the song 'Freebird' was a posthumous tribute.
Duane Allman
33. 'I Fall to Pieces', plane crash.
Patsy Cline
34. 'Time in a Bottle', plane crash.
Jim Croce
35. 'Wild Thing', car accident (4/92).
Sam Kinison
36. 'Rock me Amadeus', car accident.
Falco (Johann Holzel)
The following artists were all killed by drugs or alcohol, often both.
37. The King of Rock and Roll.
Elvis Presley
38. The man whose 'long, strange trip' ended a few years ago.
Jerry Garcia
39. The Lizard King.
Jim Morrison
40. He composed the guitar anthem 'Little Wing', later covered by Stevie Ray Vaughan.
Jimi Hendrix
41. A member of the Grateful Dead, this man shares his name (nearly) with a town in western Texas.
Brent Mydland
42. 'His blood alcohol level was twice that of which killed John Bonham.'
Steve Clark
43. He coined the term 'Rock and Roll', and then died of uremia.
Allen Freed
44. Drummed for Toto, and Steely Dan, then had a heart attack.
Jeff Porcaro
45. Played bass for Velvet Underground, then got cancer and died.
Sterling Morrison
46. Managed Led Zeppelin, the Yardbirds, the Animals, Chuck Berry, and Jeff Beck then had a heart attack (no kidding!)
Peter Grant
47. Played backup for Elvis, as well as with Scotty, and then died after brain surgery.
Bill Black
48. The smoothest voice in pop, he crooned with the Traveling Wilburys, then died of a heart attack (from listening to Tom Petty sing, perhaps?)
Roy Orbison
49. Rocked around the clock til his time came up, then had a heart attack. And died.
Bill Haley
50. 'Bigger than God'
Oasis
51. (Rock exemption) 'If [the band above] is bigger than God, what does that make us bigger than? Buddha?'
The Spice Girls
52. 'The Sultans of Swing'
The Dire Straits
53. 'Just another band outa Boston'
Boston
54. 'My mother was an amateur singer, my father was an amateur drunk.'
Ozzy Osbourne
55. 'The countdown is a silly coincidence. I swear.'
Michael Stipe (accept REM)
56. 'This is not a rebel song.'
U2
57. 'An American Band'
Grand Funk Railroad
58. 'That little old band from Texas.'
ZZ Top
59. 'You can't keep it up with sixteen-year old girls forever. They're very demanding.'
Mick Jagger (accept Rolling Stones)
60. 'I steal from everybody.'
David Bowie
61. (Bonus question, not necessarily rock· Name the band only) 'If yo' momma doesn't shut the f*ck up, I'm gonna shoot the b*tch.'
N.W.H., or Niggas Wit Hats
Rock lyrics: Name the song and the original artist. Note: questions whose numbers are in boldface contain pieces of 2 songs, so for full credit, name both song/artist pairs. Note also that the 2-song lyrics may be extremely jumbled. Half-credit, of course, will be given for getting one but not both answers.
62. "Romeo and Juliet are together before the gates of heaven."
Don't Fear the Reaper, Blue Oyster Cult
Bat Out of Hell, Meat Loaf
63. "Every breath I take, every move I make."
D'yer Mak'er, Led Zeppelin
64. "Take your silver spoon and your protein pills, and dig your grave."
Gold Dust Woman, Fleetwood Mac
Space Oddity, David Bowie
65. "It's a death trap, but I'd die for you. You know."
Born To Run, Bruce Springsteen
Everything I Do, Bryan Adams
66. "You'll be sorry when I'm blinded by the neon light"
I Can't Stand Losing You, The Police
Crossfire, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
67. "When I drink alone, feelin' 'bout half-past dead."
I Drink Alone, George Thorogood and the Destroyers
The Weight, The Band
68. "The killer awoke at dawn."
The End, The Doors
69. "Come on home, girl, he said, just a little push, and you'll be smiling."
Magic Man, Heart
Captain Jack, Billy Joel
70. "Yesterday's just a memory."
High Enough, Damn Yankees
71. "Remember what the dormouse said:"
White Rabbit, Jefferson Airplane
72. "Light, the candle. Lock the door. I'm a midnight toker."
Dirty Work, Steely Dan
Joker, Steve Miller Band
73. "Is this a dagger or a crucifix I see?"
Blood of Eden, Peter Gabriel
74. "Baby, you could never look me in the eye."
Stop Draggin' My Heart Around, Tom Petty and Stevie Nicks
75. "If the mountains should crumble, one must put up barriers to keep one's self intact."
The Unforgettable Fire, U2
Limelight, Rush
76. "How do you think he does it?" "I don't know."
Pinball Wizard, The Who
77. "All your hugs and kisses too."
Gimme All Your Lovin', ZZ Top
78. "Got a big old chimney right on top, made from a human skull"
Who Do You Love, Ronnie Hawkins and the Hawks
79. "Didn't I give you nearly everything that a woman possibly can?"
Piece of my Heart, Janis Joplin
80. "Rest assured: this will not last"
Pilgrimage, REM
81. "DJ spinnin, I said "My, my.""
Rapture, Blondie
82. "Will you hide the dead man's ghost to punish your ma?"
Melissa, Allman Brothers Band
Welcome to the Machine, Pink Floyd
83. "Stay in bed, turn on, float upstream, plug in, then just walk away."
I'm Only Sleeping, the Beatles
84. "He was goin' to a place called Li Ho Fook's"
85. "A bullet had found him like a man made of stone."
86. "You can't plant me in your penthouse"
87. "She's pure as his clothes are dirty, but his hands are clean as New York snow"
88. "So sad, they had to fade it."
89. "Daddy never sleeps at night, gonna shout it every day."
90. "They took all the trees and put them in a crowded hazy bar."
91. "Your smile and the sound of your voice"
92. "You know the little faggot with the earring and the makeup likes the cold."
93. "Got to scrape that shit right off the cars on the New Jersey Turnpike."
94. "Just an airy cleaver, light on his feet."
95. "I'm goin' to shoot my old lady, you know I caught her messin' around with another man."
96. And now, the biggie. Somewhere between 12 and 16 songs are included here. It's up to you to decide how many. 17 answer spaces have been provided to prevent you jumping to conclusions. "I'll admit I was never wrong. I can't seem to face up to the facts, but I'll stay with you 'til my seas are dried up. My father was a gamblin' man, but I have squandered my resistance til I end[ed] up like a dog that's been beat too much. Too much love, after all, drives a man insane. But if you walk on by, will you make a grown man cry? I never saw you leavin by the back door, but now I know I flew too high, and I think it's gonna be a long, long time before the stars fall from the sky for you and I."
97. Which band broke music industry sanctions to play concerts in South Africa?
98a. Which guitarist's right arm was burned badly by pyrotechnics during a concert in Montreal?
98b. Who, after the above guitarist's band left the stage, refused to fill the breach in the concert, thus causing a riot to ensue?
99. Which band's manager called in structural engineers when the upper deck of the stadium in which they were playing began to bounce 2-3 feet up and down while the crowd danced?
100. Who was the only person to perform at both the American and British Live Aid concerts (on the same day)?
101a. Who told his guitarist to "put the war through the amplifiers"?
101b. Which song was he referring to?
101c. Which two albums was that song on?
101d. Which country's civil strife led to the writing of this song?
102a. Name all of the members, past and present, of Fleetwood Mac. Put a * next to original members, and an X next to members from their heyday (the Rumours album.)
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102b. Bonus: circle the name, in the Fleetwood Mac roster, of the man who wrote Santana's greatest hit, Black Magic Woman. (Black Magic Woman was initially a Fleetwood Mac song, believe it or not.)
103. Name all of the current members of Santana.
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103a. Write the number of past members (excluding current) that Santana has had on each of the following instruments (excluding the short 1988 tour.):
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Sax:
Flute:
104. Name the original members of Jefferson Airplane (one has been provided for you.)
Grace Slick
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104a. From the above list, name all the people with whom Grace Slick did not sleep:
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105a. Name all of the members of The Band, and all of their guest artists at their farewell concert at the Winterlands on Thanksgiving Day, 1976.
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105b. Now name the 3-record album released from recordings made during that concert (hint: it's the same name as the movie made of the concert, directed by Martin Scorsese.)
105c. Now, finally, name the guest artists who appeared on the record but did not appear at the concert.
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