Questions regarding the Abraham Wilson "Smooth" CD

[Hotspurman]

21 - Foster Sylvers - So Close

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Good ... Good... Good... Morning Soulful Detroit...

What do you have planned for the Memorial Day Weekend?

Whatever it is have fun...Just enjoy yourself!

Hotspurman...
You have the final correct answer to Question #21 on Foster Sylvers..."So Close".

You are awarded 10,000 points for a New Total of 530,000 Album Sales Points.

Got a Great and Challenging Trivia Question coming your way Late-Late-Late today!

In the final 4 weeks to the 27th Monterey Bay Blues Festival and I've got lots of related duties!

Enjoying every minute of this New Experience!!!!!!!!

The Festival is Friday,Saturday and Sunday (June 22-23-24) in Beautiful Monterey California.

If any of you can make it, I would love to Meet And Greet You.

Russell Thompkins Jr And The New Stylistics are the Closing Headliners on Sunday in The Main Arena


Abraham

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*****************FAMOUS AND NOT SO FAMOUS PERFORMERS AND RECORD LABELS ( 45'S)*****************
***************USE THE SONG TITLE TO NAME THE PERFORMER AND THE RECORD LABEL********************

PERFORMER FIRST_____________________________ LABEL SECOND__________

1. The Whole World Is A Stage _________________ ________________________

2. Soul Man _________________________________ _______________________

3. I Want To Walk You Home ___________________ ________________________

4. Cold Sweat Part 1 __________________________ ________________________

5. Finger Poppin Time _________________________ ________________________

6. The House That Jack Built ___________________ ________________________

7. Don't Let Her Take Your Love From Me _________ _______________________

8. It's All Right _______________________________ ________________________

9. Fuction At The Junction _____________________ ________________________

10.Love Bug Leave My Heart Alone ______________ ________________________

11. If It Wasn't For Bad Luck ___________________ ________________________

12.Funky Broadway Part 1 _____________________ ________________________

13. Everybody's Laughing ______________________ ________________________

14. I Wanna Testify __________________________ ________________________

15. Lonliness _______________________________ ________________________

16.I Can't Stop Dancing _______________________ ________________________

17. It's Your Thing ___________________________ _________________________

18. Stay In My Corner ________________________ _________________________

19. Cry To Me _______________________________ _________________________

20. Cissy Strut ______________________________ _________________________


Have some creative-investigative fun with this Trivia Question.

Abraham

[144man]

1. Fantastic Four. Ric Tic
2. Sam & Dave. Stax
5. Ike & Tina Turner. Warner Brothers
6. Thelma Jones. Barry
7. Gladys Knight & Pips. Soul
8. Impressions. ABC
9. Shorty Long. Soul
10. Martha & Vandellas. Gordy
12. Dyke & Blazers. Original Sound
14. Parliaments. Revilot
16. Archie Bell & Drells. Atlantic
17. Isley Brothers. T-Neck
18. Dells. VJ
19. Solomon Burke. Atlantic
20. Meters. Josie
Where a song has been covered, I have given what I think is the original version.

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Good Afternoon Soulful Detroit...

144man... You are first out of the gate with 12 correct answers to questions 1-2-7-8-9-10-12-14-16-17-18-20.

You are awarded 120,000 Points for a New Total Of 440,000 Album Sales Points Putting you in 3rd Place

Still looking for the answers to questions 3-4-5-6-11-13-15-19.

Abraham

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Good Afternoon Soulful Detroit...

I hope you are all enjoying your Memorial Day.

Just left Fisherman's Wharf in Monterey and a Great Tower Of Power Tribute Band Was laying down Solid Brass!!!

Still looking for the Answers to trivia Questions 3-4-5-6-11-13-15-19... But for now get some rest and enjoy the sunshine.

Abraham

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Good Morning Soulful Detroit...

Hope you had a great Memorial Day Weekend.

*******For your information The Monterey Bay Blues Festival is having A Kickoff Party For The 27th Annual Festival.****

The Kickoff Party will be on Thursday June 21,2012 in the Turf Club at the Monterey County Fairgrounds.

The hours are 6pm-10 pm and you may get to meet some of the Great artists performing at this years Festival.

The Event is open to the Public and the $5.00 Donation Benefits The Blues In The Schools Program and Scholarships.

For more information go to www.montereyblues.com

Still looking for the answers to questions 3-4-5-6-11-13-15-19.

Abraham

[MotownSteve]

#3 Fats Domino, Imperial
#4 James Brown, King
#5 Hank Ballard and the Midnighters, King
#6 Aretha Franklin, Atlantic
#11 Ray Charles & Jimmy Lewis, ABC Tangerine
#13 The Esquires, Bunky
#19 Solomon Burke, Atlantic

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Good Afternoon Soulful Detroit...

Motown Steve...
How are you? What's New In Jersey?

My Sister from Jersey City is coming out to the Blues Festival ...Combining the Festival dates with a weeks vacation!

Coming to see her Baby Brother Work The Show!!!!!!.... She is also a huge Russell Thompkins/ Stylistics Fan!

You have questions 3-4-6-11-13 correct.
You are awarded 50,000 Points For A New Total Of 1,610,000 Album Sales Points

Close on the other questions but I still need answers to questions 5-15-19.

Abraham

[144man]

My memory is telling me that Aretha Franklin's "The House That Jack Built" was a cover of Thelma Jones.

19. The only other version of "Cry To Me" I can think of is Betty Harris on Jubilee.

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Good Afternoon 144man...

Correct with the #19 response of Betty Harris-"Cry To Me" and Aretha is more famous for The House That Jack Built.

You are awarded 10,000 Points for a New Total Of 450,000 Album Sales Points.

Still looking for questions 5 & 15.

Abraham

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Good Morning Soulful Detroit...

************* THANKS TO EVERYONE THAT HELPED US TO REACH THE 40,000 PLUS VIEWS MARK *************


TRIVIA CONTEST TOTALS TO DATE...

Motown Steve 1,610,000
Hotspurman... 530,000
144man... 450,000
P-Shark... 405,000
Mikew-Uk... 330,000
Robb-K... 200,000
Kalisa... 60,000
Phil... 20,000
Nothing But Soul 20,000

Still looking for the correct answers to questions 5 & 15.

Abraham

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Motown Steve...

While checking the answers to the Trivia Questions,I forgot to give you the points for Question #5... My Apology!

You are correct with Finger Poppin Time on King Records (1960)

You are awarded 10,000 Points for a New Total Of 1,620,000 Album Sales Points.

There is only one question in need of answering... Question # 15... Then we will move on to a very challenging New Question.

Abraham

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Good Morning Soulful Detroit...

Here is a Hint on the last remaining unanswered Trivia Question # 15

This group was primarily from Jersey City,New Jersey.
They were on a small independent Label before enjoying success with Columbia/CBS/Sony.
Sweet harmonies with a great lead tenor vocalist!

New Trivia Coming your way later today on Famous Songwriters,Engineers,Arrangers and Producers... HOT STUFF!

Abraham Smooth Wilson

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Good Afternoon Soulful Detroit...

The Trivia Question #15 answer is The Manhattans on a small label named DELUXE prior to signing with Columbia/CBS.

Coming your way very soon the New Trivia Question.

Smooth

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******************FAMOUS SONGWRITERS, ENGINEERS, ARRANGERS AND PRODUCERS TRIVIA****************

1. What two songwriters wrote all 8 songs on The Temptations Psychedelic Shack Album?

2. Melvin Franklin is famous for the Bass on "OL Man River"... Who is the Songwriter?

3. Who is the Mastering Engineer on The Temptations Psychedelic Shack?

4. What 4 songwriters were known as "The Corporation".

5. Who was the songwriter on The Jackson 5's "Walk On".

6. Name The songwriter on the Jermaine Jackson classic "Daddy's Home."

7. Who is the famous Producer on The Jackson 5's "Get It Together" Album?

8. What famous arranger worked on 4 songs on the Jackson 5's "Get It Together" Album?

9. What infamous Recording engineer now incarcerated contributed his talent to the "Forever Michael" Album?

10. Who did The Jackson 5 run over on the cover of "Moving Violation."

11.Who was the vocal arranger on the entire Side One of "Moving Violation"

12.What famous Quincy Jones associate co-wrote 2 songs on Billy Preston's "Music Is My Life" Album?

13.This Bass Slap and Pluck Legend contributed his style to Billy Prestons "Music Is My Life"

14. Al Green's Mainstream R&B Hits always had this Legend leading the Production Team.

15. Elvis Presley's "Don't Be Cruel", "All Shook Up", and "Return To Sender" were composed by this Songwriting Legend.

16. "Hound Dog", "Jailhouse Rock" and "Don't" were composed By this songwriting Team.

17. He was Barry White's Arranger on all of the biggest Hits?

18. Name the two composers of the greatest Christmas classic sang to perfection by Nat King Cole?

19. These two brothers are forever linked to classic R&B Dance classics and a very unfortunate situation in Ohio.

20. With The Exception of Guitar,Sitar, Sax and Trumpet, he played every instrument on this Masterpiece Journey in 1979.

HAVE SOME FUN RESEARCHING THESE QUESTIONS

Abraham Smooth Wilson

[MotownSteve]

#1 Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
#2 Jerome Kern (music) and Oscar Hammerstein (lyrics)
#3 Russ Terrana
#4 Berry Gordy, Alphonzo Mizell, Freddie Perren and Deke Richards
#5 Bert Bacharach (music) and Hal David (lyrics)
#6 James Sheppard
#7 Hal Davis
#9 Phil Spector
#13 David Williams
#14 Willie Mitchell
#15 Otis Blackwell
#16 Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
#17 Gene Page
#18 Mel Tormé / Robert Wells

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Good Evening Soulful Detroit...

Motown Steve...

You are the first to answer with 11 correct responses to Questions 1-2-3-4-6-7-14-15-16-17-18.

You are awarded 110,000 Points for a New Total Of 1,730,000 Album Sales Points...Most Definitely in First Place!

Still looking for the answers to questions 5-8-9-10-11-12-13-19-20.

Smooth

[MotownSteve]

#5 Suzanne de Passe
#9 L.T. Horn

[Hotspurman]

5. Who was the songwriter on The Jackson 5's "Walk On". – Suzanne De Passe
9. What infamous Recording engineer now incarcerated contributed his talent to the "Forever Michael" Album? – Lawrence Horn
10. Who did The Jackson 5 run over on the cover of "Moving Violation." – Highway Patrolman
11.Who was the vocal arranger on the entire Side One of "Moving Violation" – Michael L Smith (Michael Lovesmith)
12.What famous Quincy Jones associate co-wrote 2 songs on Billy Preston's "Music Is My Life" Album? – George Johnson
13.This Bass Slap and Pluck Legend contributed his style to Billy Prestons "Music Is My Life" – Louis Johnson

[144man]

8. James Carmichael

[144man]

20. I'm guessing that the answer is Stevie Wonder's Journey Through the Secret Life of Plants.

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Good Friday Morning Soulful Detroit...

Motown Steve...
You correctly answered questions 5 & 9 and are awarded 20,000 Points for a New Total Of 1,750,000 Album Sales Points.

Hotspurman...
Motown Steve Beat You To The Punch... Motown Pun Intended ( Smile!) with questions 5 & 9.
You have Questions 10-11-12-13 correct and are awarded 40,000 Points for a New Total Of 570,000 Points.

144man...
You have correct answers to questions 8 & 20 and are awarded 20,000 Points for a New Total of 470,000 Album Sales Points.

One remaining question unanswered... Give a shot at Question #19.

Abraham Smooth Wilson

[phil]

19. These two brothers are forever linked to classic R&B Dance classics and a very unfortunate situation in Ohio.


Roger and Larry Troutman

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Good Evening Soulful Detroit...

Phil... You are correct with Roger And Larry Troutman...
Great Songs "More Bounce To The Ounce","Computer Love","Be Alright","So Ruff So Tuff" And "Doo Wa Ditty"

Sad end to very Talented Brothers... Lots of Rappers SAMPLED THEIR GROOVES.
Phil You Are awarded 10,000 Points for a New Total Of 30,000 Album Sales Points.

New and Challenging Trivia Coming Your Way Mid-Day On Saturday ( California Time).

Enjoy your Evening

Smooth

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*****************************SMOOTH COOL MUSIC TRIVIA***************************

1. Kool And The Gang's "Ladies Night" Was Produecd By this Famous Music Producer.

2. Who are Kool And The Gang Presently Touring with?

3. What do all of the Symbols On The Earth Wind & Fire Album "All In All" stand for?

4. What is the correct name for the unusual instrument Maurice White plays on the "Open Our Eyes Album?

5. Name the songwriters of the 2 classic songs "For The Good Times" and "Pretty Woman" found on one of Al Green's best albums.

6. Who did Michael Jackson call for Percussion on his great albums from "Off The Wall"and Future Projects?

7. Hank Redd,Stemsey Hunter,Tom Hall and Bob Hogins were the Horn section on this Drummers Live 1971 Blockbuster Album.

8.This Great R&B Vocalist/Keyboardist Opened up his album with "I Love The Lord, He Heard My Cry.

9.This Female Vocal Dynamo will always be remembered for "Feel The Fire"

10. His Solo Album Contained a Tom Bell Classic And "Love Don't Want To Leave" By The Corporation.

11. Their French Version Of "Girls" and "Look At Me" had a Provocative Front and Back Cover for the Times!

12. "Abandoned Lunchonette and a Song about a Female with Money were found on Their "Livetime" Album.

13.BB King is well known for "The Thrill Is Gone", Who wrote this Classic Blues Standard?

14.This Comical New York Tenor & Alto Sax Player had FUN With His Made Up Characters.

15. This Great Soul Classic Engineer was also the Side 1&2 Engineer for CREAM'S "Wheels Of Fire Album"

16.For The Times This Santana Album had Provocative Images on the Jacket Cover.

17. At what then famous Recording Studio Ddd Cyndi Lauper record her classic Album "True Colors"

18. This Hot Soul Band Consisted Of Bruno Spreight,Jason Bryant,Mary Davis,Jerome Thomas and Abdul Raoof.

19. These Cute,Huge Afro Wearing Performers Got off to a great Start On MGM In 1972.

20. Their Debut Album On Warner Brothers was FUNKIER THAN FUNK and would make You Loose It!

Enjoy The Weekend... Have Some Fun Researching These Questions.

Abraham Smooth Wilson

[144man]

11. The Moments.

I don't know any of the others without research.

[144man]

9. Stephanie Mills

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Good Afternoon Soulful Detroit...

144man...
You are the first to answer with 2 correct responses to questiions 9 & 11.... Stephanie Mills and The Moments.
You are awarded 20,000 Points for a New Total Of 490,000 Album Sales Points. ( Solid 3rd place in the Trivia Contest!)

Still looking for the answers to questions 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-10-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20.

Smooth

[MotownSteve]

#1 Kaylis Bayyan and Leigh Guest
#2 Van Halen
#3 Shakespeare and Buddha, to name two
#4 Kalimba
#5 For the Good Times: Kris Kristofferson; Pretty Woman: William Dees & Roy Orbison.
#6 Paulinho da Costa
#10 Jackie Jackson
#12 Daryl Hall & John Oates
#13 Rick Darnell / Roy Hawkins
#15 Bill Halverson
#16 Black Magic Woman
#18 S.O.S. Band

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Good Morning Soulful Detroit...

I hope everyone had a great weekend full of fun and a little rest!

THREE WEEKS TO THE MONTEREY BAY BLUES FESTIVAL AND WE ARE SHIFTING INTO HIGH GEAR...OVERDRIVE!

VERY BUSY AND EXCITING NEW EXPERIENCE TO BE INVOLVED IN SO MANY BEHIND THE SCENES ACTIVITIES.

Motown Steve...You have Questions 2-4-5-6-10-12-18 Correct... Several others were close but not totally correct.

You are awarded 70,000 Points for a New Total Of 1,820,000 Album Sales Points.

Still looking for the answers to questions 1-3-7-8-13-14-15-16-17-19-20.

Abraham Smooth Wilson

[MotownSteve]

#16 Abraxas

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Good Afternoon Soulful Detroit...

Motown Steve... You are correct with the Question #16 answer Abraxas...Your New Points Total is 1,830,000.

Still looking for the answers to questions 1-3-7-8-13-14-15-17-19-20.

Smooth

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Did anyone notice the controvery concerning Question #13 and the Songwriters.

King Records made a mistake on the 45 labels printed early in the production run of "The Thrill Is Gone"

King gave the songwriter credits to the wrong individuals... Arthur Benson and Dale Pettite did not write that song.

Roy Hawkins and Rick Darnell are the correct Songwriters...Check your 45's to see if you have one of the rare misprints!


Motown Steve You are awarded 10,000 Points for the correct original songwriters... Your New Total is 1,840,000 Points.

Smooth

[Hotspurman]

1. Kool And The Gang's "Ladies Night" Was Produecd By this Famous Music Producer. - Deodato

[Hotspurman]

17. At what then famous Recording Studio Did Cyndi Lauper record her classic Album "True Colors" – The Power Station, New York City

[Hotspurman]

15. This Great Soul Classic Engineer was also the Side 1&2 Engineer for CREAM'S "Wheels Of Fire Album" – Tom Dowd

[Hotspurman]

8.This Great R&B Vocalist/Keyboardist Opened up his album with "I Love The Lord, He Heard My Cry. – Donny Hathaway Extension Of A Man

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Good Morning Soulful Detroit...

Hotspurman...

You nailed 4 correct answers to questions 1-8-15-17.

I recorded for CBS two songs at The Power Station and Media Sound in New York City.
I met Jon Bon Jovi For the first time while recording at The Power Station...Now called AVATAR.

My preference for recording was Media Sound in the Big Room on the Ground Floor... Great room for LIVE STRINGS!

That's where I met Luther VanDross.

You are awarded 40,000 Points for a New Total Of 610,000 Album Sales Points... Solid 2nd place in the Trivia Contest.

Still looking for the answers to questions 3-7-14-19-20.

Smooth

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Good Morning Soulful Detroit...

Hope all of you had a great evening and a restful nights sleep...

We are still in need of answers to questions 3-7-14-19-20.

Take another look at those questions and give them your best shot!.

If no one gets them I will furnish some additional clues.

Abraham Smooth Wilson

[MotownSteve]

#7 Buddy Miles, Buddy Miles Live

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Good Afternoon Soulful Detroit...

Great Answer Motown Steve with Buddy Miles for Question # 7.

The "Live" album was pretty funky for it's time with an extra dose of Buddy Miles funk, horns and Drums!

You are awarded 10,000 points for a New Total Of 1,850,000 Album Sales Points.

Looking now for the answers to questions 3-14-19-20.

Smooth

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Good Morning Soulful Detroit...

Here are several quick hints on the 4 remaining unanswered Trivia Questions before I head out to the Blues Festival office.

Question #3... Maurice White believed that all those Symbols Stand for one Very Important Being!

Question #14...He was very respected in the New York Area as a Serious Sax Player with a Comical Songwriting Style.

Question #19...They had the BIGGEST AFRO'S In the Business and were very similar to The Jackson 5.

Question #20...This Bass Legend Formed his own Funky Band and continued in the tradition of his former associate.

Have a Great Day... Off To The BLUES!

[MotownSteve]

#14 Louis Jordan
#19 the Sylvers

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Good Afternoon Soulful Detroit...

Motown Steve...
The Sylvers are correct for question #19...Those AFROS COULD"T FIT IN A DOOR UNLESS THEY TURNED SIDEWAYS!!!!

Your New Points Total Is 1,860,000 Album Sales Points.

Still looking for the answers to questions 3-14-20.

Smooth

[smooth]

Good Morning Soulful Detroit...

What do you have planned for the weekend?
Whatever it is ...ENJOY YOURSELF!

Still looking for the answers to questions 3-14-20...Take a look at yesterdays additional Hints.

Abraham Smooth Wilson

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Good Afternoon Soulful Detroit...

Hope you are having a great weekend!

Still looking for the answers to the last three unanswered Trivia Questions 3-14-20.

HIT ME WITH YOUR BEST SHOT!!!!!!!


Smooth

[smooth]

Good Afternoon Soulful Detroit...

I am up in Sacramento and Boy is it Hot!
The Monterey Peninsula can really spoil you wuth the consistently cool Springtime weather.

Talked to Russ Terrana on Friday mostly about Bob Babbitt.
Russ had nothing but great things to say about this Bass Legend!
I never got the opportunity to meet him,but I do keep him in my Prayers.
Praying that God will exhibit Grace and Mercy upon Babbitt and his Family.

Here are new clues on the 3 unanswered Trivia Questions.

Question #3...The Symbols all make reference to whom Maurice gives credit to for his Talents.

Question #14...Leroy and Bertha were two of his fictional song characters.

Question #20... Famous leader of a Powerful Soul sound based upon Rock and Heavy Bass Thumping.

Monterey Bay Blues Festival is now just 2 weeks away and we are in overdrive cruising to the Start Line.

Abraham Smooth Wilson, Director
Monterey Bay Blues Festival

[Hotspurman]

14 - Jimmy Castor

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Good Evening Soulful Detroit...

Hotspurman...
You are correct with the Jimmy Castor answer to question #14.
You are awarded the 10,000 Points for a new totalof 620,000 Album Sales Points
Still looking for the answers to questions 3 & 20

Smooth