quiz 1687 – 50s music

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1	Professor Longhair also played which instrument? Guitar, Harmonica, Piano, Bass
2	Rave On was a hit for which act in 1958? Buddy Holly, Little Richard, Bill Haley, Bobby Darin
3	Rebel Rouser and Peter Gunn were hits for whom? Jack Scott, Lloyd Price, Duane Eddy, Otis Williams
4	Red Garters was the name of the first album from which singer? Dolly Parton, Peggy Lee, Rosemary Clooney, Patti Page
5	Reet Petite was a famous hit for whom in the 1950s? Little Willie John, Ivory Joe Hunter, Frankie Lymon, Jackie Wilson
6	Richard Penniman was better known as...? Chuck Berry, Richard Little, Little Richard, Ray Charles
7	Richard Steven Valenzuela became better known as...? Bobby Darin, Elvis Presley, Ritchie Valens, Huey Smith
8	Rock Around the Clock was a hit for whom? Bobby Darin, Buddy Holly, Bill Haley, Little Richard
9	Rock N Roll Gumbo was the debut album of whom? Larry Williams, Professor Longhair, Sonny Till, Link Wray
10	Rockin' At The Hops was a late 1950s album by whom? Buddy Holly, Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Bobby Darin
11	Roy and Billy Richard were members of which band? The Robins, The Spaniels, The Harp Tones, The Five Satins
12	Rudy West and Bernie West were members of which 1950s group? The Flamingos, The Coasters, The Five Keys, The Moonglows
13	Rumble was a 1958 debut smash hit for whom? Larry Williams, Link Wray, Sonny Till, Jay Hawkins
14	Sam Cooke is often referred to as The King of...? Soul, Country, The Blue, Jazz
15	Searchin and Young Blood were early hits for which group? The Platters, The Coasters, The Drifters, The Dominoes
16	Serendae of the Bells is a notable album by which 1950s act? Sammy Kaye, Perry Como, Dean Martin, Nat King Cole
17	Sexy Ways and Lets Go, Lets Go Lets Go were major hits for which act? Gene Vincent, Sam Cooke, Hank Ballad, Bo Diddley
18	Shake My Hand and Hurts Me To My Heart were singles released by which act? Patti Page, Ruth Brown, LeVern Baker, Faye Adams
19	Shake Rattle and Roll (1954) was a hugely successful single for...? Bo Diddley, Hank Ballad, Big Joe Turner, Sam Cooke
20	Shake Rattle and Roll marked the film debut of which 1950s pop star? Fats Domino, Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Ray Charles