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Becky's Island Music Trivia Quiz #379 - 5/28/08

Born in the 30s (and Before)

Every day is someone's birthday, but did you ever stop to think about the timeline of musical birthdays? Who was born before who else? In this series of quizzes, I give you the birthday and year, plus a hint - you tell me the person who was born on that day.

1. September 16, 1925: He plays Lucille
2. October 18, 1926: "Maybelline" and "Johnny B. Goode" singer and guitarist
3. February 26, 1928: Overweight singer and pianist from New Orleans
4. September 23, 1930: "Georgia On My Mind" and "What'd I Say" singer
5. December 5, 1932: "Tutti Frutti" and "Lucille" singer and pianist
6. February 18, 1933: Japanese performance artist who features in the Beatles' story
7. May 3, 1933: The Hardest Working Man in Show Business, the Godfather of Soul, Rev. Cleophus
8. June 1, 1934: White buck-wearing singer
9. January 8, 1935: The King of Rock and Roll
10. March 31, 1935: Tijuana Brass lead trumpet
11. September 29, 1935: The Killer
12. April 23, 1936: "Only the Lonely" singer who wore sunglasses
13. October 24, 1936: Rolling Stones bassist
14. May 3, 1937: Four Seasons' lead singer
15. January 21, 1938: Legendary scratchy-voiced DJ who appeared in American Graffiti
16. October 30, 1939: Jefferson Airplane singer and hippie icon
17. November 26, 1939: "What's Love Got To Do With It" singer

Bonus: September 3, 1934: He played poker all night with Grand Funk Railroad

Good Luck!!!

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