Music Trivia 08.19.07
THE BIG ELVIS QUIZ
This weeks quiz is dedicated to the Biggest Elvis fan that I ever met P.L. Rest In Peace.
For die hard Elvis fans this one should be easy.
1. In his career He only won 3 grammys, what were they for?
2. What was Elvis’s 1st #1 song?
3. What month and year did Elvis purchase Graceland?
4. What is the address of Graceland? (Hint, Part of it was one of last albums)
5. When was Elvis inducted into the army ? I need mm/dd/yy
6. When was he discharged? Same thing M,D.Y
7. When was Elvis and Pricilla married? Yup you guessed it M,D,Y.
8. Where were they married? (Just the place not the room #, And Las Vegas won’t get it)
9. When was Elvis’s last live performance, m,d,y.and where?
10. And lastly, what year was he inducted into the R&R Hall of Fame?
10 Points for this week
BONUS: Who was the 1st rock and roll artist? ( hint, Nobody will probably get this one, unless you knew P.L. and are familiar with his favorite comedian Brother Dave) I’ll give 10 bonus for this one.
August 20th, 2007 at 11:31 am
Since I only use my memory (which is fading fast) ,I can’t participate in quizzes with specific dates, etc. Come to think of it, I think I had already posted that somewhere else. See what I mean? I think I’ve had a bad experience with the “Brain Police” way back there somewhere over or under the rainbow bridge.
I was an Elvis fan from the beginning, but I appreciated the music & the hype more than anything else about him.
August 21st, 2007 at 3:08 am
Working only from memory, I know that all of E’s grammys were for gospel songs, but the only one I know for sure is “How Great Thou Art”. His first #1 hit was “Heartbreak Hotel”. E and P were married at the Alladin Hotel the year I graduated from high school–1967. He was among the first inductees in the bogus R & R Hall of Fame in 1986. I was a fan of the 50’s Elvis, less so in the 60’s. By 1970, I didn’t care for the man or his music. There can be no doubt he was one of the most important figures in the history of rock.
I’m not familiar with much of Brother Dave’s material, but I’m going to guess that he said Jesus of Nazereth was the 1st rock and roll artist.
August 23rd, 2007 at 2:05 pm
I really hate to steal the Big Bonus Points, but, a person does get looby sometimes…. You know positive points aren’t my thing…… The first Rock ‘n’ Roll artist was “Little David” because he took a rock and rolled the giant….. You have to hear the complete “Brother Dave” version to fully appreciate it…… GIVE ME MY POINTS, J.J……
August 25th, 2007 at 9:18 am
HELLO, MCFLY: ANYBODY OUT THERE. I’ll leave this one operative for another week but as for the guesses so far.
BONUS: I figured you would get that one MR, 10 + bonus to you, I’m figurin how to convert to Negs. Wait the banker is calling………….He says he will offer 5 negs for your 10 Pos. Deal or No Deal?
SUNN: I am going to give you 2 points just for showing that alzheimers can be fun, Hey you wake up in a different world each day.
RTG: 1. correct 1 point, 2. incorrect. 8. incorrect. 10. correct 1 point.
August 25th, 2007 at 9:28 am
HINTS
2. it was on the country charts
3. in the spring
4. the album is “From Elvis Presley Boulevard”
5., 6., 7. all spring time
8. He did all of his live shows there
9. The home offices of RCA were there, He actually went to this town to sign a new record deal and the show was to release Moody Blue. as well as kick off the new tour.
August 27th, 2007 at 2:16 am
OK, next week’s quiz has already been posted and answered, so let’s put this puppy to bed. These answers were NOT in my own personal memory banks.
1. 1968 for “How Great Thou Art”
1973 for “He Touched Me”
1975 for “How Great Thou Art”
2. “I Forgot To Remember To Forget” (Billboard country single chart)
3. March, 1957
4. 3734 Elvis Presley Blvd., Memphis, TN (zip unknown)
5. March 24, 1958
6. March 5, 1960
7. May 1, 1967
8. Aladdin Hotel
9. June 26, 1977, Indianapolis, IN
August 30th, 2007 at 8:23 am
Go, RtG, Go…… J., you should award RtG something for all this effort…… We all know about Elvis, but like most things in life (well, my life anyway) details become fuzzy over the years….. What year is this anyway?……
August 30th, 2007 at 12:40 pm
Ok, heres the final tally.
1. Best gospel performance x3 2 pts for all 3 RtG
2. Mystery Train b/w I forgot to remember to forget .5 pts RtG
3. 03/1957 1 pt RtG
4. 3734 Elvis Presley Blvd. 1pt RtG
5. 03/24/58 1pt RtG
6. 03/05/60 1pt RtG
7. 05/01/67 1pt RtG
8. International Hotel
9. 06/25/77
10.1986 1 pt RtG
The Total RtG 8.5, SUNN 2, MR +10 (The Banker is still waiting)