Bands whose drummer sings lead on one song
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Q 01Which Beatles drummer sang lead on "Yellow Submarine" and "Octopus's Garden"?
- ARingo Starr
- BPete Best
- CAndy White
- DJimmy Nicol
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Ringo Starr
Ringo Starr regularly took lead vocals on one song per Beatles album, with "Yellow Submarine" from Revolver and "Octopus's Garden" from Abbey Road being two of his most famous.
Q 02Which prog band did drummer Phil Collins front after Peter Gabriel quit?
- APink Floyd
- BYes
- CKing Crimson
- DGenesis
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Genesis
Genesis. The band sifted some 400 replies to an ad for a new singer, then gave Collins the job after he tried out a vocal on 'Squonk'.
Q 03Queen's "I'm in Love with My Car" was the B-side to which legendary single?
- AWe Will Rock You
- BSomebody to Love
- CBohemian Rhapsody
- DDon't Stop Me Now
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Bohemian Rhapsody
Bohemian Rhapsody. Roger Taylor locked himself in a cupboard until the band agreed, and the B-side earned him the same publishing royalties as Freddie Mercury's A-side.
Q 04Which Dave Grohl-sung B-side is the only song released by both Nirvana and Foo Fighters?
- AMarigold
- BSappy
- CCurmudgeon
- DAneurysm
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Marigold
Marigold. Grohl first recorded it alone for his pseudonymous Late! cassette Pocketwatch, and Nirvana's version backed 'Heart-Shaped Box' in 1993.
Q 05Night Ranger's power ballad "Sister Christian" was written and sung by which member of the band?
- AJack Blades
- BKelly Keagy
- CJeff Watson
- DBrad Gillis
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Kelly Keagy
Kelly Keagy. The drummer wrote it for his younger sister, and it became Night Ranger's biggest hit, reaching No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Q 06On which Beatles album does Ringo's cover of the Buck Owens hit "Act Naturally" appear?
- AA Hard Day's Night
- BHelp!
- CRubber Soul
- DLet It Be
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Help!
Help! It was Ringo's vocal spot on the UK album, and the Beatles cut it in 13 takes, with vocals only on the last.
Q 07Grand Funk Railroad's No. 1 hit "We're an American Band" was written and sung by which band member?
- AMark Farner
- BMel Schacher
- CDon Brewer
- DCraig Frost
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Don Brewer
Don Brewer. The drummer stitched it together from scenes of the band's touring life, and it became their first single to top the Billboard chart.
Q 08Drummer Levon Helm sang lead on which song by The Band?
- AI Shall Be Released
- BThe Shape I'm In
- CIt Makes No Difference
- DUp on Cripple Creek
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Up on Cripple Creek
Up on Cripple Creek. Helm also sang 'The Weight', while 'The Shape I'm In' went to pianist Richard Manuel, the man Robbie Robertson wrote it about.
Q 09In punk band Husker Du, drummer Grant Hart shared songwriting and vocal duties with which other member?
- AGreg Norton
- BBob Mould
- CGreg Ginn
- DMike Watt
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Bob Mould
Grant Hart and guitarist Bob Mould were co-songwriters and co-lead vocalists of Husker Du, with Hart's style being more melodic compared to Mould's rawer delivery.
Q 10Which car brand supplied the revving sounds at the end of Queen's 'I'm in Love with My Car'?
- AAlfa Romeo
- BFerrari
- CTriumph
- DJaguar
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Alfa Romeo
The revving engine sounds at the end of "I'm in Love with My Car" were recorded from Roger Taylor's own Alfa Romeo, though the song's lyrics were inspired by a roadie's Triumph TR4.
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