Answer this 76

[arr&bee]

Just when you it was safe to go in the water again...hehehehe..yep i'm back,ok the question of the day is this...what classic group is known to it's fans by a certain name but that group name has never been used on any of thier records?

[Soul Sister]

R & B!,
That could be any number of groups. We need a clue?

S.S.
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[arr&bee]

Sis how are you,so good to hear from you,oh i'm not gonna make this one easy for you all because i know how good you are,but when i reveal the answer you're gonna say[of course]have fun.

[rrussi]

The Temps, The Stones, ....The Tops?????

[robb_k]

The Temps, The Stones, ....The Tops?????

This one. The Temptations.

[skooldem1]

"The Temptations: Emperors of Soul"

[arr&bee]

Hey robb you're good...but you just ain't right on this one,i'll be over here by the water cooler waiting,have fun.

[Soul Sister]

Little Anthony & The Imperials ~ "Make It Easy On Yourself", used to be The Chesters.

I'm great R & B, thank you. How's D.C.? Have you been to the newly renovated "Howard Theater"?

S.S.
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[arr&bee]

I'm fine sis,d.c.ain't what it used to be[call me sentimental]as for the[new]howard i prefer to remember it as it was...as for your answer nope keep trying.

[arr&bee]

Ok let me clear up something from my original question which is probobly gonna give it away...the group name was used on their records but not the way the fans called em by it.

[tamla617]

Hi mate! How about Maze without the featuring Frankie Beverley tag?

Or Dee Mick Dave Dozy titchy Beak? No idea what their real name was though!

[tamla617]

The Spinners instead of the Motown or Detroit prefix?

[arr&bee]

Keep trying,i shocked that none of you have figured it out yet...i'll be over here by the water cooler,hehehehehe.

[tamla617]

The World Famous Coasters

[arr&bee]

You know how it is when you look for something and it's right in front of you all the time...keep looking.

[westgrandboulevard]

While we're looking and thinking, arr&bee, what is the significance of '76' ?

Is this the 76th 'Answer This' question from you?

I'm thinking that if the answer is indeed so obvious, one of us would have answered by now - ?

So, as Soul Sister said earlier, we need a clue....for example, if the act in question is a 'classic group' - then is it a male, female or mixed group - ?

[Sotosound]

Do The Funk Brothers fit the bill?

Or are we talking about a band where fans always put "The" in front of their proper name?

For instance, we probably all call "Eagles" "The Eagles" AND we probably all call "Four Tops" "The Four Tops". Now, there's a thought!

[arr&bee]

Hi west,now as for the[76]there were[75]of these before i do this now and again[check archives]as i told sis as good as you all are uh uh i give the slightest glue and you got it in two seconds,i'm actually enjoying this,i'll say this much it is a classic group that everybody knows...i'll be over by the water cooler.

[arr&bee]

Oh soto,keep tryin.

[goomba]

All In Together Now becoming Wu-Tang Clan

[rrussi]

Well, the records always say "The Rolling Stones", but everyone just called them "The Stones". Other than that, I can't seem to come up with it. Someone above asked is it a male or female group?

[Soul Sister]

R & B,
Is that a clue "classic"?
We need one small clue to go on. Era?/Male or Female/Mixed???
A word from a song titile?

"Tall, Tan, Tantalizing, Tempting" [[Temptations) / Distants/Primes.

S.S.
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[westgrandboulevard]

He keeps mentioning the water cooler. Maybe that's a clue....

[arr&bee]

Haaaaaaaaaaaaaa,i can't believe i'm stumping the greatest soul music minds on the internet.this is getting better and better..i tell you what if nobody gets it by tommorow i'll give a glue that will probobly give it away...get busy.

[westgrandboulevard]

Please make it UK time-friendly tomorrow. I'll need to cancel all appointments.

[Soul Sister]

R & B,
Don't get ahead of yourself....You haven't stumped us, just that with thousands of groups you gave us 'nothing' to go on.

S.S.
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[westgrandboulevard]

S.S.....I have a growing feeling we are in one world here, talking to another

[Soul Sister]

Could be WGB, lol.........


S.S.
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[tamla617]

He keeps mentioning the water cooler. Maybe that's a clue....

That's what I've been thinking too. Still nothing!

[Soul Sister]

I thought about that but dismissed it. Only thing I could think of was The Four Tops song
"Still Waters Run Deep". Didn't they have some Jazz name before?

S.S.
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[arr&bee]

West,before you go completly bonkers,let me say that[water cooler]ain't no clue,hehehehe this is good,hey sis thousands of groups aren't classic..i'm still over by the water cooler.

[Soul Sister]

What is our one clue, R & B ??????????

Your SIS is getting impatient.

S.S.
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[tamla617]

You said [[with a typo!) You give us a glue, now stick to it! I'll be over by the coke machine waiting cant find this water cooler you reckon you are.

[westgrandboulevard]

And seconded, S.S.!

We could collar him, if we could just find the water cooler. Or the coke machine, tamla617! And if instead it were a juke box, that might be helpful.

The answer to this had better be good, and an interesting 'Answer This 77' had also better follow pretty fast....

While half of my mind can't think which act is not generally known by the name stated on their records, the other half is wondering just why I'm even thinking about it.. LOL

[tamla617]

The young Rascals?

He's left the building, skulking in his shed. R n B by a water cooler? Water?

[westgrandboulevard]

I know it's a long time ago, but I still think of them as the Young Rascals....

[Soul Sister]

Five Royals / The Midnighters

S.S.
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[moe]

He long is he gonna make us wait? I was betting on you, SS, but tamla's answer looks good!

[Soul Sister]

Yep! How are you, Moe?

It could be any number of groups though when I think of "classic" the first thing I think of is the "classic 5" The Temptations but....that's too easy.

S.S.
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[westgrandboulevard]

S.S., yours could well be the right answer, but weren't there two versions anyway of one of those groups - so one set of Royales then became The Midnighters?

Which reminds me that here in the UK we had 'The Fantastics', which were originally The Velours. Presume they worked in US with that name, too?

And here in UK we pronounce 'The Elgins' with a hard 'g' [[as in begin), but in the US, it's a soft 'g', as in a glass of gin.....?

So, while we sit here in the SDF waiting room [[real nice music playing, isn't it), awaiting an announcement......

Moe, I can't think the answer is, or should be the Young Rascals, as their records up to a certain date must surely have been released bearing that name [[?) The fact that they were later renamed as The Rascals seems beside the point.

And Tempts for Temptations, or Tops for Four Tops, would be colloquial names, unofficially used at times - like some people refer to Barbra Streisand as 'Babs' [[don't really know why, but I hate that...!).

So...I guess we just wait for arr&bee.

Perhaps we should think about setting HIM his very own 'answer this' challenge - ??!

[tamla617]

Hi Moe!
This waiting rooms a bit full isn't it? Get him out the shed!

[westgrandboulevard]

First, tamla617, find the shed......

[tamla617]

Tell you what, while we're waiting I have a question....

...what classic group is known to it's fans by a certain name but that group name has never been used on any of their records?

I'll be over by the bus station water cooler looking at the time table so I can get out of here!!!!!!!

[westgrandboulevard]

The exit is flooded. The only available bus has a flat tyre, the gates are locked, and it seems that you-know-who has the keys.

Apart from that, everything's fine.

I spy with my little eye.....

[tamla617]

Something beginning with B

[westgrandboulevard]

Bus............

[tamla617]

Yep, well done, go to the top of the class and fall off!

[tamla617]

You got that quick, did you google it?

[westgrandboulevard]

Yes. Whenever I'm not sure how I feel, I google me....and sure enough, it tells me....

Do you think everyone has gone home?

[tamla617]

No, the busses aren't running, another strike.