Flashback: Simon & Garfunkel

By Mick Harper

Pop, Rock, and Soul Trivia.

1. Which group stayed together from 1963 to 1997 without changes in members?

2. What did duo Simon & Garfunkel call themselves when they started in 1957?

3. Why is Aug. 5, 1957, significant in the history of music?

4. Name the last song Elvis Presley released.

5. Name the song that contains this lyric: "Debonair lullabies in melodies revealed, In deep despair on lonely nights, He knows just how you feel."

Answers

1. The Four Tops. Today only one of the original members remains: Abdul "Duke" Fakir. The group, with different members, still performs, with Fakir.

2. Tom & Jerry, specifically Tom Graph and Simon Jerry Landis. They then billed themselves as Kane & Garr before performing under their real names starting in 1964.

3. That's the day "American Bandstand" went national. After being a regional show in Philadelphia since 1952, "Bandstand" went national on ABC with Dick Clark as host.

4. "Way Down," in 1977.

5. "When Smokey Sings," by ABC in 1987. The song was a tribute to Smokey Robinson. The song did well around the world and topped the U.S. dance club songs chart. Even Robinson is said to have liked it.

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