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rezny717 · 12-01-2011, 06:29 PM

Name these artists' VERY FIRST top 40 hit from the 1960's

1. Dion
2. Dionne Warwick
3. Elvis Presley
4. Sam Cooke
5. Rick Nelson
6. The Tokens
7. The 5th Dimension
8. Gene Pitney
9. Bobby Darin
10. Lou Rawls
11. Bobby Goldsboro
12. Roy Orbison
13. Tommy Roe
14. The Archies

Zoneboy · 12-01-2011, 07:48 PM

Rezny, I added the Archies to your first post.

TV_on_the_Porch · 12-01-2011, 08:04 PM

Geez, I feel like I should know some of these without looking it up in the Billboard Book (your source I assume

). The only one I'm pretty sure about is Dionne Warwick--"Don't Make Me Over".

Yooch · 12-02-2011, 12:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rezny717

Name these artists' VERY FIRST top 40 hit from the 1960's

1. Dion
2. Dionne Warwick
3. Elvis Presley
4. Sam Cooke
5. Rick Nelson
6. The Tokens
7. The 5th Dimension
8. Gene Pitney
9. Bobby Darin
10. Lou Rawls
11. Bobby Goldsboro
12. Roy Orbison
13. Tommy Roe
14. The Archies

Guessing on most of these:
1. Runaround Sue
2. Do you know the way to San Jose?
3. Suspicious Minds
4. Under the Boardwalk
5. Hello, Mary Lou
6. The Lion Sleeps Tonight
7. Aquarius
8. It Hurts to be in Love
9. Abraham, Martin and John
10. ?
11. Honey
12. Pretty Woman
13. Dizzy
14. Sugar, sugar

rezny717 · 12-02-2011, 02:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TV_on_the_Porch

Geez, I feel like I should know some of these without looking it up in the Billboard Book (your source I assume

). The only one I'm pretty sure about is Dionne Warwick--"Don't Make Me Over".

Don't worry,TV on the Porch.You are absolutely 100% correct.Dionne Warwick's first top 40 hit WAS 1963's "Don't Make Me Over".It got to #21 .As for the rest of them,they're VERY hard.And you're right.My source IS The Billboard Book.

rezny717 · 12-03-2011, 01:03 PM

And here are the correct answers: 1)Lonely Teenager 2)Don't Make Me Over 3)Stuck on you 4)Wonderful World(("Don't know much about history,don't know much biology....) 5)Hello,Mary Lou 6)Tonight I Fell in Love 7) Go Where You Wanna Go 8)(Yeah,I Wanna)Love My Life Away 9)Beyond the Sea 10)Love is a Hurtin' Thing 11)See The Funny Little Clown 12)Only the Lonely 13)Shelia("Sweet little Shelia,You'll know her When You See Her..") 14)Bang Shang a Lang Bonus question:BEFORE"Hello,Mary Lou" when he recorded as Rick Nelson,the first top 40 hit for him in the 1960's when he recorded as Ricky Nelson.Degree of difficulty-9 very hard

Yooch · 12-03-2011, 10:28 PM

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Originally Posted by rezny717

And here are the correct answers: 1)Lonely Teenager 2)Don't Make Me Over 3)Stuck on you 4)Wonderful World(("Don't know much about history,don't know much biology....) 5)Hello,Mary Lou 6)Tonight I Fell in Love 7) Go Where You Wanna Go 8)(Yeah,I Wanna)Love My Life Away 9)Beyond the Sea 10)Love is a Hurtin' Thing 11)See The Funny Little Clown 12)Only the Lonely 13)Shelia("Sweet little Shelia,You'll know her When You See Her..") 14)Bang Shang a Lang Bonus question:BEFORE"Hello,Mary Lou" when he recorded as Rick Nelson,the first top 40 hit for him in the 1960's when he recorded as Ricky Nelson.Degree of difficulty-9 very hard

Yikes, I only got a 10%. Better start studying my pop music trivia!

rezny717 · 12-05-2011, 02:11 AM

The answer to the bonus question is 1960's "Young Emotions".

12-01-2011, 06:29 PM	#1
rezny717 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jun 06, 2011 Location: Lincoln,Nebraska Posts: 659	VERY FIRST Top 40 Hit from the 1960's Name these artists' VERY FIRST top 40 hit from the 1960's 1. Dion 2. Dionne Warwick 3. Elvis Presley 4. Sam Cooke 5. Rick Nelson 6. The Tokens 7. The 5th Dimension 8. Gene Pitney 9. Bobby Darin 10. Lou Rawls 11. Bobby Goldsboro 12. Roy Orbison 13. Tommy Roe 14. The Archies
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12-01-2011, 07:48 PM	#2
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12-01-2011, 08:04 PM	#3
TV_on_the_Porch anything good on? Forum Regular Join Date: Oct 18, 2005 Posts: 879	Geez, I feel like I should know some of these without looking it up in the Billboard Book (your source I assume ). The only one I'm pretty sure about is Dionne Warwick--"Don't Make Me Over".

12-03-2011, 01:03 PM	#6
rezny717 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jun 06, 2011 Location: Lincoln,Nebraska Posts: 659	And here are the correct answers: 1)Lonely Teenager 2)Don't Make Me Over 3)Stuck on you 4)Wonderful World(("Don't know much about history,don't know much biology....) 5)Hello,Mary Lou 6)Tonight I Fell in Love 7) Go Where You Wanna Go 8)(Yeah,I Wanna)Love My Life Away 9)Beyond the Sea 10)Love is a Hurtin' Thing 11)See The Funny Little Clown 12)Only the Lonely 13)Shelia("Sweet little Shelia,You'll know her When You See Her..") 14)Bang Shang a Lang Bonus question:BEFORE"Hello,Mary Lou" when he recorded as Rick Nelson,the first top 40 hit for him in the 1960's when he recorded as Ricky Nelson.Degree of difficulty-9 very hard

12-05-2011, 02:11 AM	#8
rezny717 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jun 06, 2011 Location: Lincoln,Nebraska Posts: 659	The answer to the bonus question is 1960's "Young Emotions".