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Each week we'll
post a trivia question, each with its own deadline.
If you e-mail the correct answer to
any question before its deadline has passed, your name will be entered
into a drawing for a FREE CD. E-mails should be
addressed to
swing@bigband-era.com. ,
Please, no more than one entry per
trivia question.
You may submit answers to more than
one question in the same e-mail message
Once you're declared a winner, you'll be ineligible to win again for
three
months. (New relaxed rule!)
NOTICE THE SMALL NUMBER
OF CORRECT ANSWERS TO PAST QUESTIONS. IF YOU KNOW THE ANSWER,
CHANCES ARE VERY GOOD THAT YOU'LL WIN A PRIZE.
Our monthly winners will
receive a CD of any episode of
"Swingin' Down The Lane" that's listed in the music store.
Questions for June 2012
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Question # |
Trivia Questions |
Deadline |
|
1555 |
Who jokingly and lovingly called Les Brown "the Gomer Pyle of the
Bandstand"? |
June 5 |
|
1556 |
Name the original members of the Gene Krupa and identify them by their
instruments. |
June 12 |
|
1557 |
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June 19 |
|
1558 |
|
June 26 |
Answers for June 2012
| Question # |
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# of
Correct Entries |
|
1555 |
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0 |
|
1556 |
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0 |
|
1557 |
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|
1558 |
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Questions for May 2012
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Question # |
Trivia Questions |
Deadline |
|
1550 |
Name the bands usually associated with these songs that begin with the
letter C: Cherokee, Carioca, Clarinet a la King, C-Jam blues |
May 1 |
|
1551 |
What do these songs have in common --- Night Song, Flame,
Concerto of Love? |
May 8 |
|
1552 |
How many siblings did Perry Como have? |
May 15 |
|
1553 |
Name five bandleaders who were married to vocalists. |
May 22 |
|
1554 |
Where, according to the song, is Tuxedo Junction located? |
May 29 |
Answers for May 2012
| Question # |
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# of
Correct Entries |
|
1550 |
Charlie Barnet, Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington. |
2 |
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1551 |
Stumped you? They are, in order, lyrical versions of Stan Kenton's
Artistry in Rhythm, Artistry in Bolero and
Concerto to End All Concertos. Lyrics were added by Milt
Raskin many years after Kenton introduced them as instrumentals. |
0 |
|
1552 |
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3 |
|
1553 |
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3 |
|
1554 |
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3 |
Questions for April 2012
Winner is Ed Cecchini of Clinton, Massachusetts.
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Question # |
Trivia Questions |
Deadline |
|
1546 |
Marjorie Hughes was a vocalist with Frankie
Carle's band. How were they related? |
April 3 |
|
1547 |
In what branches of the armed forces did these bandleaders serve?
Artie Shaw, Rudy Vallee, Ray McKinley. |
April 10 |
|
1548 |
It's common knowledge that composer/bandleader David Rose was once
married to Judy Garland. Can you name the other movie actress whom
he was married to before Judy? |
April 17 |
|
1549 |
Give me the titles of two songs whose titles have no more than two
letters. |
April 24 |
Answers for April 2012
| Question # |
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# of
Correct Entries |
|
1546 |
Marjorie is Frank's daughter. |
4 |
|
1547 |
Artie Shaw served in the Navy, Rudy Vallee in the Coast Guard and
Ray McKinley in the Army Air Corps (in the unit led by Major Glenn
Miller). |
6 |
|
1548 |
Martha Raye |
4 |
|
1549 |
O! (or Oh!), If,
He and there may be more. |
4 |
Questions for March 2012
Our winner is Bob Collins from Roslyn, New York.
|
Question # |
Trivia Questions |
Deadline |
|
1542 |
On a Les Brown recording, band members chant "We want you on our
side!" Who is "you"? |
March 6 |
|
1543 |
For ten years the Les Brown band accompanied a TV personality on his
weekly TV program. Name the personality. |
March 13 |
|
1544 |
I'll give the lyrics, you name the songs:
"Suddenly the setting is strange."
"The rain will bring the violets of May."
"In love's smoldering ember one spark will remain." |
March 20 |
|
1545 |
When Hal McIntyre left the Glenn Miller civilian band to start his own
band, Glenn gave him several arrangements to help launch the new
operation. Name any one. |
March 27 |
Answers for March 2012
| Question # |
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# of
Correct Entries |
|
1542 |
The song, Joltin' Joe DiMaggio, was written in 1941
when the Yankee Clipper hit safely in 56 consecutive ball games ---
a feat that remains unequalled. |
4 |
|
1543 |
The answer I was looking for was Dean Martin. One person correctly
gave this response, and I'm going to give him double credit. Others
mentioned Bob Hope, with whom Brown had a long-standing association
--- but not on a weekly show. I'm feeling generous and will count
Hope as a correct answer. |
7 |
|
1544 |
And the Angels Sing, Don't Be That Way,
Once in a While. |
2 |
|
1545 |
Daisy Mae was the only one I could name and the
only one mentioned by the three trivia contestants. |
3 |
Questions for February 2012
Winner is Bill Wrocklage of Milford, New Hampshire.
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Question # |
Trivia Questions |
Deadline |
|
1538 |
Composer Walter Donaldson wrote at least four songs with the
name of a girl in the title. Just name one. |
2/7 |
|
1539 |
Stan Kenton was a pianist, bandleader and arranger, though
as he became more successful he tuned many arranging
assignments over to others. Name three people besides Kenton
who arranged for the band. |
2/14 |
| 1540 |
What was the name of the boat they were
waiting for down on the levee back in 1912? |
2/21 |
|
1541 |
I'll name five band theme songs, you identify the leader.
You ought to get one right, anyway:
1. Lean Baby
2. Adios
3. South
4. Jazznocracy
5. Moonlight Serenade |
2/28 |
Answers for February 2012
| Question # |
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# of
Correct Entries |
|
1538 |
Choose from the following: What are you waiting for, Mary?,
If you see Sally, Sweet Jennie Lee,
Little Liza Lee and The daughter of Rosie
O'Grady. |
3 |
|
1539 |
Well, let's see --- for starters there were Pete Rugolo, Shorty
Rogers, Bill Holman, Gerry Mulligan, Franklyn Marks, Johnny
Richards, Ray Wetzel, Bill Russo, Marty Paich, Bob Graetinger, Bob
Cooper and Joe Coccia. |
3 |
| 1540 |
They were "Waitin' for the Robert E. Lee." |
2 |
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|
1541 |
Billy May, Enric Madriguera, Bennie Moten, Jimmie Lunceford and --
what was that guy's name? -- Glenn Miller. |
2 |
Questions for January 2012
It pains me to report that we have no winners this month since all who
entered have rendered themselves ineligible by winning recently.
|
Question # |
Trivia Questions |
Deadline |
|
1533 |
True or false: If Stan Kenton were alive, he will celebrate his 100th
birthday in 2012. |
1/3 |
| 1534 |
Stan Kenton utilized several outstanding female vocalists, one of whom
he married. Name her. |
1/10 |
| 1535 |
Ray Noble recorded Irving Berlin's Remember using
an arrangement by a young man who would later co-lead a band. Name
him. |
1/17 |
|
1536 |
Name an instrumental that was recorded by both Charlie Barnet and
Jimmy Dorsey in 1941. |
1/24 |
|
1537 |
Composer Burton Lane wrote a song called Melinda.
Name five other songs that mention in their titles a female whose
first name begins with the letter M. |
1/31 |
Answers for January 2012
| Question # |
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# of
Correct Entries |
|
1533 |
This one tripped me up. One source said he was born in early 1912 but
it turns out his actual birth date was in December, 1911. |
2 |
|
1534 |
Her name was Ann Richards. |
2 |
|
1535 |
No, it wasn't Glenn Miller. It was Eddie Sauter, who would later
form one-half the leadership of the Sauter-Finegan Orchestra. |
0 |
|
1536 |
Charleston Alley. |
1 |
|
1537 |
Those that readily come to mind are Marie,
Minnie the Moocher, Maria, Maria
Elena, Michelle, Mary's a grand
old name, Thoroughly Modern Millie and, of
course, Mame. There are lots more. |
2 |
Questions for December 2011
Winner for December is Debbie Dunbar. She really knows her
Beantown!
|
Question # |
Trivia Questions |
Deadline |
|
1529 |
A World War II song makes reference to a sky pilot. Two-part question:
What was the name of the song and what's a sky pilot? |
12/6 |
| 1530 |
A Broadway show that opened in 1946 referred to service personnel
returning from duty in World War II. What was the title of the show? |
12/13 |
|
1531 |
A member of Spike Jones' band left to form his own musical group,
the Natural Seven. Identify him. |
12/20 |
|
1532 |
Artie Shaw paid tribute to an American city with his instrumental,
Back Bay Shuffle. Name the city. |
12/27 |
Answers for December 2011
| Question # |
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# of
Correct Entries |
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1529 |
Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition. Sky pilot
was a nickname for a chaplain. |
2 |
|
1530 |
"This is the Army," posted here on December 22, was
NOT the correct answer, as Gene Lasinski kindly pointed out. The
correct answer is "Call Me Mister." For his vigilance I'm sending
him a CD of Program #1530. |
2 |
|
1531 |
Red Ingle. He and Jo Stafford teamed up to record a terrible
interpretation of Temptation (Tim-Tay-Shun). |
2 |
|
1532 |
Boston, popularly known as Beantown. |
4 |
Questions for November 2011
Winner this month is Eddie Cecchino of Clinton, Massachusetts.
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Question # |
Trivia Questions |
Deadline |
|
1524 |
Identify these Joneses:
1. Real first name: Lindley
2. Actor and singer who was father of singer Jack Jones
3. bandleader-composer who hired Woody Herman as his vocalist |
11/15 |
| 1525 |
A song written in 1942 was entitled We Did It Before.
We did what before?
|
11/15 |
|
1526 |
What was the original title of Duke Ellington's Don't Get
Around Much Anymore? |
11/22
|
|
1527 |
True or false: On many recordings, maestro Sammy Kaye sang the title
to a song at the very beginning. |
11/29
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|
1528 |
Frank Sinatra sang a World War II song called Buy a Piece of
the Peace. What was he referring to? |
11/29 |
Answers for November 2011
| Question # |
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# of
Correct Entries |
|
1524 |
Spike, Allan and Isham. |
4 |
|
1525 |
Won a war, World War I |
4 |
|
1526 |
Never No Lament. |
4 |
|
1527 |
No, Sammy didn't sing. His male vocalist (Tommy Ryan etc.) sang the
song title. After a chorus, Sammy stepped to the microphone to
announce the vocalist. Like this: "These romantic words are
interpreted by Nancy Norman." |
0 |
|
1528 |
War bonds, a device used with remarkable success by the Treasury
Department to ward off inflation. |
2 |
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