Statistics for music trivia: the "b's"

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  • This quiz has been taken 27 times
  • The average score is 5 of 15

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HintAnswer% Correct
Singer-songwriter responsible for; Ain't No Sunshine, Lovely Day and Just the Two of Us.Bill Withers
73%
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
65%
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
58%
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
50%
Green Day's 2004 hit single which came after American Idiot, but before Wake Me Up When September Ends.Boulevard of Broken Dreams
42%
Who sang these '30s and '40s hit songs; Lover Man, Summertime, Strange Fruit, and I've Got My Love to Keep Me WarmBillie Holiday
38%
Who wrote and sang the '80s hits; Mandolin Rain, The Way It Is, and Every Little KissBruce Hornsby
38%
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
35%
Singer-songwriter behind albums; Guero, Midnite Vultures, Sea Change, Morning Phase, Modern Guilt, Colors, Odelay, Mutations, The Information, Mellow Gold, et alBeck
27%
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
27%
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
19%
Lead single off the 2000 U2 album, "All That You Can't Leave Behind"Beautiful Day
19%
Dylan's 1966 album with; Just Like a Woman, Visions of Johanna, Absolutely Sweet Marie, et al.Blonde on Blonde
19%
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 StonesThe Brian Jonestown Massacre
12%
"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
4%

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