This week in 1953, Elvis Presley made his first recordings, when he cut a vanity disc at the Memphis Recording Service for his mother. How much did he have to pay to make the record?
Nothing – the owners of the studio just asked him to perform a concert for them when he became famous
$3.98
$19.98
$50
Deep Purple split up 40 years ago this week. Which of the following bands was not formed by one or more of its members following their departure from the group?
Rainbow
Whitesnake
Paice Ashton Lord
Trapeze
The Spice Girls made their first appearance on Top of the Pops this week in 1996, performing Wannabe. Which nickname did the song give to Victoria Adams, who later became Victoria Beckham?
Easy V
Posh Spice
Vicky Vic VIc
The Brunette Bardot
Happy 50th birthday Stone Gossard, out of Pearl Jam! Which of the following groups has he not been a member of?
Green River
Mother Love Bone
Brad
Pigeonhed
This week in 1969, Aretha Franklin was arrested for causing a disturbance in a Detroit parking lot. She paid $50 bail and left the police station. What happened next?
She got in her car and promptly ran down a road sign
She announced that she would be playing a benefit show to raise money for those who couldn’t afford to get their cars back after they had been impounded
She sang Say It Loud, I’m Black and I’m Proud a cappella on the police station steps, while being filmed by the local CBS news affiliate
She announced her retirement from music, only to announce her comeback three days later
This week in 2006, the News of the World said George Michael had been cruising for sex on Hampstead Heath in London. What did the object of his affections reportedly say to Michael when the singer approached him?
“Mate, you were better in Wham! More fun, you know?”
“Just don’t expect me to get in the car with you.”
“Can you believe how hard the paper is in these toilets?”
“You’re not totally English, are you?”
Saturday marks the fifth anniversary of the death of Amy Winehouse. But what was the biggest hit single she sang on?
Do They Know It’s Christmas by Band Aid 20
Valerie, by Mark Ronson
Back to Black
Rehab
Which group was the highest new entrant in the UK albums chart this week five years ago?
Arctic Monkeys
Incubus
Chase & Status
The Horrors
Bobby Fuller died on 18 July 1966. He’s best known for recording I Fought the Law, but which popular children’s movie used his song Let Her Dance on its end credits?
Finding Nemo
Kung Fu Panda
Fantastic Mr Fox
Tangled
Hello Nasty by the Beastie Boys became the second rap album to top the UK charts this week in 1998. What was the first?
Wu-Tang Forever by Wu-Tang Clan
Stutter Rap! The Album by Morris Minor and the Majors
Licensed to Ill by the Beastie Boys
Of the Heart, of the Soul and of the Cross: The Utopian Experience by PM Dawn
Solutions
1:B - This week is also the 62nd anniversary of his first Sun Records single, That’s All Right., 2:D - Bassist and vocalist Glenn Hughes had already been in Trapeze before joining Deep Purple. He returned to them after the split. , 3:A - Apparently, she “doesn’t come for free, she’s a real lady”. , 4:D - Pigeonhed did, however, feature Brad’s singer, Shawn Smith. , 5:A - She had also been arrested the previous year for reckless driving., 6:D - The 58-year-old unemployed van driver concerned said Michael “looked kind of brown”., 7:B - It reached No 2 in 2007. The original, by the Zutons, had reached No 9 the previous year, 8:D - Skying entered the chart at No 5. It was their highest position in eight weeks on the chart., 9:C - Fuller’s death was ruled to be suicide, but many believe he was the victim of a mob hit., 10:A - The second Wu-Tang album also topped the charts in the US.
