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Becky's Island Music Trivia Quiz #516 - 1/12/11

1951: 60-Year Birthdays

Answers

1. The younger sister of Loretta Lynn, she was born Brenda Gail Webb on January 9, 1951.: Crystal Gayle
2. This Genesis drummer and singer, born January 30, 1951, appeared as a child actor in A Hard Day's Night.
: Phil Collins
3. One of the patron saints of Becky's Island first shook his booty on January 31, 1951 in Opa-Locka, Florida.
: KC
4. He graced the Stylistics with his high lead voice, and he was born on March 21, 1951.
: Russell Tompkins, Jr.
5. She learned the truth At Seventeen, that love was meant for beauty queens, and she was born April 7, 1951.
: Janis Ian
6. Famous for his duets with Roberta Flack, Regina Belle, Kenny G, and Celine Dion, he was born on April 13, 1951.
: Peabo Bryson
7. This smooth-voiced soul singer, famous for "Never Too Much" and "Dance With My Father," would have celebrated his 60th birthday on April 20 this year had he not passed away in 2005.
: Luther Vandross
8. His "New York Groove" began on April 27, 1951, in the Bronx.
: Ace Frehley
9. On May 3, 1951, this Texas soft-rock singer came "Sailing" into the world.
: Christopher Cross
10. Sigmund Esco Jackson became the first male child in the Jackson family when he was born on the very next day, May 4, 1951. By what name do we know him?
: Jackie Jackson
11. The late Brad Delp was born on June 12, 1951; his future brother-in-law and bandmate Barry Goudreau was born on November 29, 1951. What band would they both later be part of?
: Boston
12. He was born on the summer day of August 2, 1951, and yes, in the summer of 1953 his mother brought him a sister.
: Andrew Gold
13. Her city was Akron, Ohio, and she was born there on September 7, 1951, but she'd later come to prominence in the UK first.
: Chrissie Hynde
14. Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner was born in Wallsend, England on October 2, 1951. By what name do we know him better?
:Sting
15. Three days later, Irish singer Bob Geldof was born on October 5, 1951. What major charity concert did he organize in 1985?
: Live Aid
16. Two days later, this singer/guitarist/concert organizer was born in the "Small Town" of Seymour, Indiana, on October 7, 1951.
: John Mellencamp
17. Born in Hawaii on December 29, 1951, she created the role of Mary Magdalene in Jesus Christ Superstar and also sang on the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack.
: Yvonne Elliman

Bonus: Alex Briley of the Village People was born on April 12, 1951. What costume does he wear?: Soldier

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