Further 50's and 60's some hard music ones inc

[richmc]

Here's a few more tricky ones

1) What was the last ever record to be played on Radio London

2) What was Elvis Presley's most successful film at the box office

3) Which novel did Penguin books decide not to publish in 1960 fearing legal action (L C Lover was published so thought that wasn't right??)

4) Travellin' Light by Cliff was originally written for which famous singer

5) Diamonds was a number 1 for Jet Harris and Tony Meehan, Jet was alledgedly so drunk he couldn't play and had to be replaced. Who was the man who replaced him

6) Who was the first British guitarist to use a fuzzbox

7) Who recorded 'Tornado' in 1960

8) Which famous singer committed suicide in 60s after his wife left him

9) What year was 'The Sun' newspaper first printed

10) Random one, but this is how is it written: What happened on March 8th 1969!

Some beauties here. Hope you can help

All the very best

Rich

[barender]

5. I don't know this but possibly Sandy Nelson?

[libertie]

No 3 ~ Lady Chatterley's Lover?

[johnalex]

Barender - Sandy Nelson played drums, whereas Jet Harris played guitar. (although I don't know the answer either!)

[barender]

Of course he did and I obviously wasn't thinking was I johnalex?

richmc - you're right about Lady Chatterley's Lover - it was published in 1960, which led to an 'obscenity trial'.

[Hammond Egg]

The Small Faces gave their last concert on March 8th 1969, in the Channel Islands.

[rsd2525]

2 blue hawaii

[rsd2525]

8 may be sam cooke

i reckon no 7 is the answer to Who recorded telstar

[rsd2525]

no 6 may be pete townshend (Who)

[BriWrite]

2. Blue Hawaii

3. Lady Chatterlys Lover

5. Maybe - Jimmy Page

9. 15 Sept 1964

10. Gadaffi overthrew the Goverment in Libya and became leader.

[Hammond Egg]

Penguin Books planned to publish Lady Chatterley in 1960, then shelved plans because of the threat of legal action. The case went to court; when it failed Penguin published the book. So I think the answer is Lady Chatterley's Lover.

Gaddafi overthrew the Libyan King Idris in September, 1969, not March. The Small Faces concert was the only remotely interesting music event I can find on that day, though I guess someone (now) famous may have been born then.

[richmc]

Small Faces is a TOP answer. The only one that is needed is the famous person who committed suicide in 64. Struggling with that!

[Hammond Egg]

I can't find the other thread where you put this question again, rich.

A singer who committed suicide in the 1960s after his wife left him was Michael Holliday, on 29.10.1963