Kevin Posted March 20, 2005 Report Share Posted March 20, 2005 A ) Chet Atkins ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLD 55 Posted March 20, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2005 CURRENT POINTS (NOT including Participation Points for A ) Kevin28776 75 Elvish 62 Brad37732 59 miamisammy 48 swlabr 37 edna 33 UncleJoe 31 Laurie35451 30 Windy1 23 bluesboy 20 jrownsdega 19 katie sane 12 bazooka 11 rico 10 Jenny 6 Annabelle 5 earth-angel 5 HDThoreau 3 TrampledUnderFoot 2 addictedtoclassic 2 Foxy1983 1 Tenacious Peaches 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLD 55 Posted March 20, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2005 DUE TO FAMILY CIRCUMSTANCES, (EVERYTHING'S OK) THIS COMPETITION WILL CLOSE AT 3.00 PM TUESDAY 22ND, SONGFACTS TIME. CURRENT QUESTION + TWO NEW ONES A. (REWORDED). Which very popular U.S. singer of the late 50s, mainly 60s recorded 44 (forty-four!) albums in the 1960s ? Maybe some in other languages which sold outside the U.S.? So far we know it's NOT: Chet Atkins Tony Bennett Pat Boone James Brown Johnny Cash Neil Diamond Ella Fitzgerald B.B.King Trini Lopez Dean Martin Johnny Mathis Roy Orbison Gene Pitney Elvis Presley Frank Sinatra Barbra Streisand Gee there's some great names there. ........................................................... B. Who was the first Artist to sell more than 1 million copies of an Album in its first week of release, and what was the Album please ? C. What musically do these 3 Artists/Group have in common? Elvis Presley Sandie Shaw (U.K.) 5th Dimension Well I know I've had enough for one day, having spent half of it being frustrated by inability to access the Site. I hope you'll all participate in my 3 Questions and make my day tomorrow! Goodnight and Good Luck All. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLD 55 Posted March 20, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2005 First, bazooka - sorry if I jumped down your throat yesterday. Kevin says you're a good guy and were probably joking with me! Tense Times on the Site at present, I think. THIS COMPETITION WILL CLOSE AT 3.00 PM TUESDAY 22ND, SONGFACTS TIME. THREE CURRENT QUESTIONS A. (REWORDED). Which very popular U.S. singer of the late 50s, mainly 60s recorded 44 (forty-four!) albums in the 1960s ? Maybe some in other languages which sold outside the U.S.? So far we know it's NOT: Chet Atkins Tony Bennett Pat Boone James Brown Johnny Cash Neil Diamond Ella Fitzgerald B.B.King Trini Lopez Dean Martin Johnny Mathis Roy Orbison Gene Pitney Elvis Presley Frank Sinatra Barbra Streisand Gee there's some great names there. ........................................................... B. Who was the first Artist to sell more than 1 million copies of an Album in its first week of release? C. What musically do these 3 Artists/Group have in common? Elvis Presley Sandie Shaw (U.K.) 5th Dimension Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swlabr Posted March 20, 2005 Report Share Posted March 20, 2005 In case I don't get on this board again, here is my guess for B. - The Eagles - Hotel California Still working on A & C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Laurie_ Posted March 21, 2005 Report Share Posted March 21, 2005 A) perry como? andy williams? perry como? (thought i'd try using him twice, just a guess) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLD 55 Posted March 21, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2005 Thanks edna, swlabr and laurie. Not those, sorry. Some small Clues Question A, the Artist IS of Italian parentage. Question B, yes, someone like The Eagles who's sold MILLIONS of Albums. Question C, think lyrically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted March 21, 2005 Report Share Posted March 21, 2005 A-Connie Frances Alternate A-Al Martino Alternate A-Mario Lanza B-CSN&Y C-All had songs with "Puppet" in them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesboy Posted March 21, 2005 Report Share Posted March 21, 2005 A - Jerry Vale - Liberace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLD 55 Posted March 21, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2005 A-Connie Francis. C-All had songs with "Puppet" in them. WELL THERE GOES TWO OF THEM! :coolio:CONGRATULATIONS UNCLE! A. Connie Francis was by far the biggest selling female Pop artist in the U.S. from the late 50s to (at least) the mid 60s, before Aretha Franklin hit big. She recorded in English, Italian, French, German, Spanish, Hebrew and Hawaiin. C. Elvis Presley - Puppet On A String (1965) Sandie Shaw - Puppet On A String (1967) DIFFERENT SONG TO ABOVE. Was #1 in the U.K. for 3 weeks and won that year's Eurovision Song Contest. 5th Dimension - Puppet Man (1970). If you want to see me do my thing, Baby pull my string. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLD 55 Posted March 21, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2005 QUESTION B Who was the first Artist to sell more than 1 million copies of an Album in its first week of release? Clue: It's NOT a Group and it's within the last 25 years . :guitar: POINTS TO DATE Kevin28776 76 Elvish 62 Brad37732 59 miamisammy 49 UncleJoe 41 swlabr 37 edna 34 Laurie35451 31 Windy1 23 bluesboy 21 jrownsdega 20 katie sane 13 bazooka 12 rico 10 Jenny 6 Annabelle 5 earth-angel 5 HDThoreau 3 TrampledUnderFoot 2 addictedtoclassic 2 Foxy1983 1 Tenacious Peaches 1 .......................................................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted March 21, 2005 Report Share Posted March 21, 2005 B ) Micheal Jackson !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLD 55 Posted March 21, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2005 Not the Gloved One Kevin. He used to look like this.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLD 55 Posted March 21, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2005 - Liberace I don't understand why Liberace isn't underlined in green BB! :: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted March 21, 2005 Report Share Posted March 21, 2005 Stevie Wonder !! or Prince ?!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katie_sane Posted March 21, 2005 Report Share Posted March 21, 2005 The Backstreet Boys? (don't hit me! : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_jr_ Posted March 21, 2005 Report Share Posted March 21, 2005 Elton John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLD 55 Posted March 21, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2005 Some very sound guesses there BUT.... Let's recap: QUESTION B Who was the first Artist to sell more than 1 million copies of an Album in its first week of release? Clue: It's NOT a Group and it's within the last 25 years or less. Also we've eliminated: Elton John Stevie Wonder Prince Michael Jackson Perry Como (that was before the clues) The Eagles, Crosby,Stills,Nash & Young, Backsteet Boys (Groups) I'll bet Elvish could google this. Has anyone heard how she's going? I think her baby is due 22nd?? .......................................................... QUESTION A I did a survey once of 1970s Songs (singles) that were ALL #1 in the U.S., U.K. and Australia. This didn't count "Billy Don't Be A Hero" because different versions went to #1 (U.S. Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods; UK and Aus Paper Lace.) Surprisingly, there were only 11 for the whole decade , with one Artist/Group scoring with TWO #1s. WHO do you think it was? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted March 21, 2005 Report Share Posted March 21, 2005 Garth Brooks, Bruce Springsteen, Phil Collins... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiggsUK Posted March 21, 2005 Report Share Posted March 21, 2005 Bruce 'unfeasibly high rolled-up sleeves and poor white boy dance' Springsteen? Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLD 55 Posted March 21, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2005 Garth Brooks CONGRATULATIONS EDNA!!! WELL DONE. Garth Brooks it was with his "Double Live" Album in 1998. THANKS TO ALL WHO PARTICIPATED! :guitar: I've GOT to get to bed, so I'll fix up the Points tomorrow and now try to quickly put on some new Questions. QUESTION A I did a survey once of 1970s Songs (singles) that were ALL #1 in the U.S., U.K. and Australia. This didn't count "Billy Don't Be A Hero" because different versions went to #1 (U.S. Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods; UK and Aus Paper Lace.) Surprisingly, there were only 11 for the whole decade , with one Artist/Group scoring with TWO #1s. WHO do you think it was? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted March 21, 2005 Report Share Posted March 21, 2005 Wow... I got one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLD 55 Posted March 21, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2005 Wow... I got one! We might have you change your name to ENYA! :)Don't laugh...she was the biggest selling female vocalist in the World a few years ago ....2001 I think without checking. THEN we can say, ONYA ENYA ! (Onya means "Good On You" in the Land Down Under). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLD 55 Posted March 21, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2005 TWO NEW QUESTIONS QUESTION A I did a survey once of 1970s Songs (singles) that were ALL #1 in the U.S., U.K. and Australia. This didn't count "Billy Don't Be A Hero" because different versions went to #1 (U.S. Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods; UK and Australa, Paper Lace.) Surprisingly, there were only 11 for the whole decade , with one Artist/Group scoring with TWO #1s. WHO do you think it was? QUESTION B WHAT musically do these three Groups have in common? Bread The Beatles Manfred Mann Goodnight and Good Luck All ! :sleepy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted March 21, 2005 Report Share Posted March 21, 2005 Bee-Gees ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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