Q 01/05
A) Oakland
B) Portland
C) Vancouver
D) Seattle
Answer · why
His father Al was in the Army stockade in Alabama at the time, locked up to stop him going AWOL to see the baby.
Q 02/05
A) James Marshall
B) Leon Marshall
C) Johnny Allen
D) Jimmy James
Answer · why
His parents renamed him James Marshall in 1946, after his father and a late uncle.
Q 03/05
A) A banjo
B) A mandolin
C) A ukulele
D) A violin
Answer · why
He picked out Elvis songs on it by ear, especially 'Hound Dog'.
Q 04/05
A) $50
B) $15
C) $25
D) $5
Answer · why
He was 15; the first tune he learned was the 'Peter Gunn' TV theme.
Q 05/05
A) A black Gibson Les Paul
B) A red Silvertone Danelectro
C) A sunburst Fender Stratocaster
D) A white Supro Ozark
Answer · why
When it was stolen from backstage, Al replaced it with a red Silvertone Danelectro.
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