quiz 1466 – 50s music

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1	In the Wee Small Hours is a seminal early album by whom? Perry Como, Peggy Lee, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin
2	In what year did Heartbreak Hotel reach Number 1? 1956, 1959, 1965, 1962
3	In what year did Katy Starr top the US Charts with Wheel of Fortune? 1952, 1959, 1958, 1956
4	In which year did The Platters have a No.1 single with The Great Pretender? 1950, 1959, 1955, 1952
5	Ioannis Alexandres Veliotes was the birth name of which 1950s act? Bo Diddley, Hank Ballad, Johnny Otis, Sam Cooke
6	Ivory Joe Hunter was often called "The Baron of..."? Rock and Roll, Boogie, Jive, Dance
7	Ivory Tower was a major hit for which act? Ivory Joe Hunter, Otis Williams, Lloyd Price, Jackie Wilson
8	Jackie Wilson found fame with which group? The Dominoes, The Clovers, The Platters, The Cadillacs
9	Jacky Landry Jackson and Lois Harris were members of which group? The Belmonts, The Chantels, The Cadillacs, The Clowns
10	James Von Loan and Eugene Mumford were members of which band? The Dominoes, The Platters, The Cadillacs, The Clovers
11	Jamesetta Hawkins was better known has whom? Etta James, Brenda Lee, Ruth Brown, Patti Page
12	Jasper Cini was the real name of which 1950s star? Al Martino, Les Paul, Mario Lanza, Tony Bennet
13	Jerry Lee Lewis was often found playing what instrument? Piano, Drums, Guitar, Bass
14	Jesse Belvin died at what tragic age? 57, 47, 37, 27
15	Joseph Vernon Turner was better know as...? Little Joe, Big Joe Turner, Right Joe Turner, Mad Joe Turner
16	John Hendry Kendrick's was the birth name of which 1950s star? Sam Cooke, Hank Ballad, Bo Diddley, Gene Vincent
17	John Marshall Alexander was better known by what name? Johnny Ace, Hank Ballad, Ricky Nelson, Johnny Otis
18	Katherine Laverne Starks was the real name of which 1950s singer? Kay Starr, Patti Page, Rosemary Clooney, Peggy Lee
19	Kay Starr had a massive 1950s hit with "The Rock and Roll..."? Waltz, Rhythm, Blues, Time
20	Kelton is the middle name of which 1950s star? Huey Smith, Bobby Darin, Ritchie Valens, Roy Orbison