Show Rock and Roll Is Here To Stay by ED Recently a local radio station station station sta sta- tion namely had something which they referred referred referred refer refer- red to as a a Sixties Saturday Saturday Saturday Satur Satur- day during which they played a straight 18 hours of rock music from between 1960 and 1969 This certainly certain certain- ly brought back many memories memories memories mem mem- ories of that decade that ended so long ago some ago some of which were better left forgotten forgotten forgotten for for- gotten the first time I met meta a girl named Cynthia Parker in 1967 for example she example she eventually became my wife Well I did a little digging into the history of that musical musical musical mus mus- ical form which was originally originally originally origin origin- ally called Rock and Roll Rolland Rolland Rolland and didn't become Rock until until until un un- til 1964 and 1964 and uncovered a alot alot alot lot of mind boggling ques ques- So in the spirit of nostalgia nostalgia nostalgia gia or for all you Rock buffs here is a simple quiz about the history of Rock and Roll 1 On February 3 1959 a small plane crashed just outside of Clear Lake Iowa All four people aboard it were killed Of those four three were famous rock sing sing- ers How many of them can you name For extra credit name at least one song released released released re re- leased by each singer 2 In the song Wake Up Little Susie by the Everly Brothers 1957 what time is it when the boy wakes up in the movie theater 3 According to Gene Chandler what can stop the Duke of Earl 4 Which of the groups listed listed listed lis lis- ted below first released the song Rock and Roll is Here To Stay a. a Bill Haley and the Comets b. b Buddy Holly and the Crickets c. c Danny and the Juniors d. d Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons Extra Credit What year was the song released 5 What is the title of the drag race music in the movie American Graffiti 6 Can you name the first Rock and Roll song ever to ever hit 1 in the pop charts for a year Hint It was the 1 song for the year 1955 7 In the song Eve of Destruction Destruction Destruction Des Des- by Barry Sadler in which river are bodies floating floating floating float float- ing 8 In the song Rock around the Clock by Bill Haley and the Comets what will happen when the clock strikes twelve 9 What famous song from 1959 did Sha-Na-Na Sha first perform at the Woodstock rock festival in 1969 Extra Credit Name the group that originally performed it 10 What did the late Elvis Elvis Elvis El El- vis Presley do for a living before he became a rock singer BONUS QUESTION FOR GENIUSES ONLY What was Buddy Hollys Holly's natural name In case anybody out there is stumped by any or and/or all ll of these questions fear not not not- the answers will be found in inthe inthe inthe the next issue of Points west Until then dont don't wear out your thinking caps |