Ask a question about a band & see if anyone can answer it without using Google..Part 2

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1) What was the name of the first band Johnny Depp was in?

2) What band was Raymond John Pepperell with and what was his stage name? (answered)

3) What British band later became "Ten Years After"? (answered)

4) What band did Bryan Adams join as lead vocalist when he was 15?

5) What was the name of the first band Rod Stewart formed?

6) What city did Third Eye Blind come from?

7) In what city did the Grateful Dead play their first gig (as the Grateful Dead)?

8) What was Cheap Trick's original name?

9) What was Dion & The Belmonts' first hit song? (answered)

10) What band was the first ever to put up a billboard to promote a new album? (answered)

11) What was Dire Straits' original name?

12) Who plays lead guitar for The Bryan Adams Band?

13) Who replaced Sex Pistols bass guitar player Glen Matlock in 1977? (answered)






More band questions from Part 1
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[Mekonsrevenge]

1. A few guesses

5. STEAMPACKET

9. TEENAGER IN LOVE

10. THE DOORS

15. SID VICIOUS

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3. Ding! Ding! Ding!

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(Rod Stewart didn't form Steampacket, and it wasn't the first band he was in, either)

But you got all the others!

(You meant # 13 not # 15 for Sid Vicious)

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2. 7. San Francisco

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4. Nope, good guess though

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6. Too obvious. Oakland?

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7. Another good guess

It's a large city, like Oakland & SF, but a little further south. (Not LA)

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8. San Jose?

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9. WinnerWinnerChicken Dinner!

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11. I had to be led to it by the hand! Lol!

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5. What was the name of the band John Belushi & friends formed in high school?

For extra credit, what instrument did Belushi play?

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10. 3 is Ivan Jay and the Jaycats.

Wasn't Dire Straits originally the Notting Hillbillies?

Wolf

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13. Ding!

You got # 3 right.

(I thought Dire Straits were originally called The Cafe Racers)

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12. What was the name of the first band Neil Young formed?

[TexasBushwhacker]

14. #1 is The Kids n/t

[Wolf Frankula]

15. 2 is the Dead Kennedys

He is East Bay Ray. I'm a Dead Kennedys fan. "Fun fun fun in the fluffy chair"

Wolf

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16. You got it, Wolf!

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17. What city did Journey came from?

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18. Which one of The Monkees couldn't play an instrument when the show was first conceived?

[OriginalGeek]

36. All of them?

All I know is when I saw them on tour in the mid 80's, Peter grabbed Davey's guitar and Davey said "Hey, that's my guitar!" and Peter said "Yeah, everybody knows the Monkees don't play their OWN instruments!"

and good times were had by all.

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37. Actually, three of them did play at least one musical instrument before "The Monkees"

(Peter Tork must have been kidding about that)

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19. What was The Coasters' only number 1 hit?

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20. What band was the first girl group to release a # 1 R&B hit that also made the pop top 10

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21. What was the name of the band formed by Elvis Presley, Scotty Moore and Bill Black in 1954?

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22. What was the first band Jackson Browne joined?

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23. why was danny seraphin fired by chicago?

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24. Who is the last surviving member of The Coasters?

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25. Name the first band Mick Jagger and Keith Richards were in.

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26. What city are the Smashing Pumpkins from?

[OriginalGeek]

27. Is #5 not the Small Faces?

or was that like his 3rd or 4th band lol. Or were they just Faces and not small at all?

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28. It was before both Faces and Small Faces

[OriginalGeek]

29. I figured that must be too easy since nobody guessed it yet

We saw him in the 80s. Good show. From our seats all of him was small, not just his face.

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30. He was in several bands before Small Faces, including Steampacket and The Jeff Beck Group

The one I'm asking about is a little known band that was the first band he was in (1963)

[OriginalGeek]

31. Oh man I can't believe I forgot he sang for Jeff Beck

Geeze I even own Truth and Beck-ola vinyls. What a dope I am.

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32. Don't feel bad; Rod Stewart sang with a lot of groups

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35. The Dimensions?

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33. Which members of The Monkees are still alive?

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34. Mickey and Mike

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38. Ding! Ding!

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41. Who auditioned for The Monkees?

He later became very well known.

[Paladin]

53. Steve Stills.

He (luckily) got passed over, because of his gross teeth at the time---and he saw to it that Peter Tork got a successful audition for the band.

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39. What city did "Iggy and the Stooges" come from?

Also known as "The Stooges"

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40. What was the name of the first band Tom Petty formed?

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42. Mudcrutch

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44. Ding!

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43. What guitarist was a member of both Santana and Journey?

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45. Neal Schon

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47. What singer was a member of both bands?

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48. Gregg Rollie

I saw him with Ringo/All-Stars also with Todd Rundgren and Steve Lukather.

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49. Yeah, Gregg gets around...He.now has his own band.

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46. What fusion-jazz band does former Santana drummer Michael Schrieve now play for?

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50. What city did Sonic Youth come from?

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51. Who was the lead singer for Fairport Convention?

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52. In the very early days of the Beatles, which Beatle was the most popular with the girls?