Thanks to the three people that attempted the quiz! Derek won with a whopping 9 1/2 points, Collin was 2nd with 6 1/2 and El Sid came in with 4 points.

Here are the answers:

1. Gloria Jones sang the original "Tainted Love." She was dating (& had a son with) Marc Bolan of T. Rex. She was driving the car that killed him. Oops.

2. Eric Carmen was the lead singer for The Raspberries.

3. Slash's real name is Saul Hudson.

4. Samantha 7 is CC's side band and worth checking out. He sings lead.

5. The Iveys were the first band which later were Badfinger.

6. Steve Howe had a brief stint with Asia.

7. Izzy Stradlin is the only one still live & kicking. Tim Kelly was killed in a car accident, Robbin Crosby died of AIDS and Steve Clark from alcohol.

8. John Taylor's wife is the founder of Juicy Couture.

9. a-ha is from Norway.

10. Peter Boyle from Young Frakenstein and Everybody Loves Raymond was John Lennon's best man.

11. The Doors' "Peace Frog" was based on a Jim Morrison poem about abortion.

12. Rosanna Arquette.

13. U2 filmed their video at Red Rocks in Morrison, CO.

14. Def Leppard filmed their video at McNichols Arena (RIP) in Denver, CO.

15. Skid Row's "Slave To The Grind" was the first "heavy metal" album to debut at #1.

16. Little Eva was Gerry Goffin's babysitter. He co-wrote "The Locomotion" for her after hearing her sing.

17. Wicked Cherry is not (yet) a real band.

18. Jason Newsted was in Flotsam & Jetsam before Metallica.

19. Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone Penn Ritchie.

That was fun. I'll do another one soon...probably on movies next time, though!!


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