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Category Archives: Inspirations

The Song Retains the Name

Saturday, January 31, 2009

Which classic rock anthem has been recorded by Dolly Parton, Pat Boone, Frank Zappa, and Tiny Tim?

“Hotel California”
“Light My Fire”
“Like a Rolling Stone”
“Stairway to Heaven”

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The Big Dang!

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Which two country music pioneers did Ralph Peer discover during the famous “Bristol Sessions”?

Gene Autry
The Carter Family
Uncle Dave Macon
Jimmie Rodgers

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You’re My Inspiration

Thursday, November 20, 2008

Of the nine Greek muses, which one was considered the goddess of music?

Calliope
Euterpe
Terpsichore
Thalia

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Wish Me Luck

Sunday, June 29, 2008

Before going onstage, what do performers at the Apollo Theater touch for luck?

a pair of bronze tap shoes
a photograph of Jackie “Moms” Mabley
a push broom
a tree trunk

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Don’t You Know It?

Sunday, May 11, 2008

What famous poet compiled The American Songbag?

e. e. cummings
Robert Frost
Carl Sandburg
Walt Whitman

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Who’s Your Daddy?

Thursday, February 21, 2008

Who was known as “The Father of Gospel Music?”

Lee Roy Abernathy
Thomas A. Dorsey
Washington Phillips
Roebuck “Pops” Staples

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In A Pear Tree

Friday, January 11, 2008

What real group was the inspiration for the television show The Partridge Family?

The Cowsills
The DeFranco Family
The Jackson 5
The Osmond Family

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His Body Was A Temple

Saturday, December 29, 2007

Since 1971, there has been a church in San Francisco dedicated to (and named after) what jazz musician?

Louis Armstrong
John Coltrane
Miles Davis
Charlie Parker

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