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Becky's Island Music Trivia Quiz #340 - 8/29/07

R&B Number Ones - 1974

Answers

1.The Temptations invited us to do this in February 1974.: "Let Your Hair Down"
2. The very next week, a former Temptation had a Number One hit with "Boogie Down." Who was he?
: Eddie Kendricks
3. "Feel Like Makin' Love" was the first solo Number One hit for what singer?
: Roberta Flack
4. What did B.T. stand for in the name B.T. Express?
: Brooklyn Trucking
5. Which two Jackson brothers had solo lead lines in "Dancing Machine?"
: Michael and Jermaine
6. "TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)" is perhaps better known as the theme song for what long-running TV show?
: Soul Train
7. What family group had a hit with "She's Gone" two years before Hall and Oates would.
: Tavares
8. "Diamond in the back, sunroof top, diggin' the scene with a gangsta lean" is a line from what Number One hit from 1974?
: "Be Thankful For What You Got" by William DeVaughn
9. KC of the Sunshine Band and writing partner Rick Finch had their first Number One hit in 1974 with "Rock Your Baby," but who did sing it?
: George McCrae
10. Latimore shared a label with KC and Finch, and what was his Number One hit in November 1974?
: "Let's Straighten It Out"
11. Who hit with "Lookin' for a Love" first in the 70s- the J. Geils Band, or Bobby Womack?
: The J. Geils Band
12. According to James Brown, why did Papa cry?
: Because he thought his son would die (but he said he had something in his eye)
13. What future star co-wrote "You Got The Love" with Chaka Khan?
: Ray Parker, Jr.
14. Who sang backup on Stevie Wonder's "You Haven't Done Nothin'"?
: The Jackson Five (he even name-checks them in the lyrics)
15. They "let the Sideshow begin" in June 1974.
: Blue Magic
16. Shirley Brown had a phone conversation with Barbara in what hit from November 1974?
: "Woman To Woman"
17. Kool and the Gang had their first Number One hit in 1974, but it wasn't "Jungle Boogie." What was it?
: "Hollywood Swinging"

Bonus: Why didn't KC sing "Rock Your Baby" himself?: They recorded the instrumental track first, and it was pitched too high out of his vocal range.

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