Monday, January 12, 2004

BOOMER QUIZ: ROCK'N'ROLL IS HERE TO STAY, ANSWERS

1955
ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK - Bill Haley & the Comets
CHERRY PINK AND APPLE BLOSSOM WHITE - Perez Prado
THE YELLOW ROSE OF TEXAS - Mitch Miller
AUTUMN LEAVES - Roger Williams

1956
HEARTBREAK HOTEL Elvis Presley
DON'T BE CRUEL Elvis Presley
LISBON ANTIGUA Nelson Riddle
MY PRAYER Platters

1957
ALL SHOOK UP Elvis Presley
LOVE LETTERS IN THE SAND Pat Boone
LITTLE DARLIN' Diamonds
YOUNG LOVE Tab Hunter

1958
NEL BLU DIPINTO DI BLU (VOLARE) Domenico Modugno
ALL I HAVE TO DO IS DREAM c/w CLAUDETTE Everly Brothers
DON'T c/w I BEG OF YOU Elvis Presley
WITCH DOCTOR David Seville

1959
THE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS Johnny Horton
MACK THE KNIFE Bobby Darin
PERSONALITY Lloyd Price
VENUS Frankie Avalon

1960
THEME FROM "A SUMMER PLACE" Percy Faith
HE'LL HAVE TO GO Jim Reeves
CATHY'S CLOWN Everly Brothers
RUNNING BEAR Johnny Preston

1961
TOSSIN' AND TURNIN' Bobby Lewis
I FALL TO PIECES Patsy Cline
MICHAEL Highwaymen
CRYIN' Roy Orbison

1962
STRANGER ON THE SHORE Mr Acker Bilk
I CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU Ray Charles
MASHED POTATO TIME Dee Dee Sharp
ROSES ARE RED Bobby Vinton

1963
SUGAR SHACK Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs
SURFIN' U.S.A. Beach Boys
THE END OF THE WORLD Skeeter Davis
RHYTHM OF THE RAIN Cascades

1964
I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND The Beatles
SHE LOVES YOU Beatles
HELLO DOLLY! Louis Armstrong
OH, PRETTY WOMAN Roy Orbison

1965
WOOLY BULLY Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs
I CAN'T HELP MYSELF Four Tops
(I CAN'T GET NO) SATISFACTION Rolling Stones
YOU WERE ON MY MIND We Five

1966
THE BALLAD OF THE GREEN BERETS Sgt. Barry Sadler
CHERISH Association
(YOU'RE MY) SOUL AND INSPIRATION Righteous Brothers
REACH OUT, I'LL BE THERE Four Tops

1967
TO SIR WITH LOVE Lulu
THE LETTER Box Tops
ODE TO BILLIE JOE Bobby Gentry
WINDY Association

1968
HEY JUDE Beatles
LOVE IS BLUE Paul Mauriat
HONEY Bobby Goldsboro
(SITTIN' ON) THE DOCK OF THE BAY Otis Redding

1969
SUGAR SUGAR Archies
AQUARIUS c/w LET THE SUNSHINE IN Fifth Dimension
I CAN'T GET NEXT TO YOU Temptations
HONKY TONK WOMEN Rolling Stones

1970
BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER Simon & Garfunkel
(THEY LONG TO BE) CLOSE TO YOU Carpenters
AMERICAN WOMAN c/w NO SUGAR TONIGHT Guess Who
RAINDROPS KEEP FALLIN' ON MY HEAD B.J. Thomas

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