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AKA (Also Known As)
Below are the REAL names of ten well-known recording artists.

Can you figure out the much-better-known PROFESSIONAL name of each artist?

Twist your brain with this one: ERNEST EVANS

The answer is (click arrow to reveal answer) CHUBBY CHECKER

I'll make the answers available a little at a time over the next few days.

Good luck!

#01 WALDEN ROBERT CASSOTTO

#02 CLARA ANN FOWLER

#03 LINDA JOY SAMPSON

#04 HAROLD JENKINS

#05 JOHN RAMISTELLA

#06 ROBERT VELLINE

#07 HENRY JOHN DEUTSCHENDORF

#08 EVA SUE MCKEE

#09 DOMINGO SAMUDIO

#10 ANNA MAE BULLOCK

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"MERRY CHRISTMAS" Snippets
There are snippets of 14 hit records in the "M-E-R-R-Y C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S" montage below.

None of them were Christmas or seasonal records.

However the first letter of the title of each of the hits listed consecutively spells out "MERRY CHRISTMAS".

The title of the first hit begins with "M" ... the title of the second hit begins with "E" ... and the title of the last hit begins with "S".

Well, you get the idea.

All of the hits were top 10 with the exception of the "E" hit from 1957 which peaked at #13.

M-E-R-R-Y C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S montage

M - from 1956 My Prayer by the Platters
E - from 1957 Empty Arms by Teresa Brewer
R - from 1958 Rock and Roll Music by Chuck Berry
R - from 1959 Red River Valley by Johnny and the Hurricanes
Y - from 1960 You're Sixteen by Johnny Burnette

C - from 1961 Crazy by Patsy Cline
H - from 1962 Hey! Baby by Bruce Channel
R - from 1963 Ruby Baby by Dion
 I  - from 1964 I Get Around by the Beach Boys
S - from 1965 Shotgun by Jr. Walker and the All-Stars
T - from 1966 These Boots Are Made For Walkin' by Nancy Sinatra
M - from 1967 Mercy, Mercy, Mercy by the Buckinghams
A - from 1968 Angel Of The Morning by Merrilee Rush
S - from 1969 Sugar, Sugar by the Archies

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Close But No Cigar!
All the records in this trivia quiz came close to making #1: each peaked at #2 or #3 on the chart.

And each of the words in the titles that I list is close: I changed one letter in each word.

Can you identify each song and the recording act?

These were all hits between 1955 and 1970.

Here's an example: Schoon Dan

The answer is (click arrow to reveal) School Day by Chuck Berry

#01 Pappy Dove Puppy Love by Paul Anka

#02 Dread Liver Dream Lover by Bobby Darin

#03 Firm End Rail Fire And Rain by James Tailor

#04 Leggy Sun Peggy Sue by Buddy Holly

#05 Court My On Count Me In by Gary Lewis and the Playboys

#06 Shirt Shores Short Shorts by the Royal Teens

#07 Treat Bulls On Fore Great Balls Of Fire by Jerry Lee Lewis

#08 Goon Tamin' Good Timin' by Jimmy Jones

#09 Fast Dale Last Date by Floyd Cramer

#10 Lou Don's Knob Be You Don't Know Me by Lesley Gore

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Famous Last Words #1
Below are the very last words heard in ten huge hits from 1955 through 1970. All were #1. None is obscure.

Can you identify the song and the recording act of each one?

Here's an example: Felina, goodbye

The answer is (click arrow to reveal) El Paso by Marty Robbins

Note: in one of the ten teasers below the words are spoken rather than sung but they are the last words that you hear on the recording.

#01 mind roll on Walk Right In by the Rooftop Singers

#02 the word Cherish by the Association

#03 true to you Soldier Boy by the Shirelles

#04 is back Mack The Knife by Bobby Darin

#05 your desire Venus by the Shocking Blue

#06 following you Mr. Tambourine Man by the Byrds

#07 company store Sixteen Tons by Tennessee Ernie Ford

#08 my love, my love Hey Paula by Paul and Paula

#09 I hate to go Leaving On A Jet Plane by Peter, Paul and Mary

#10 go away again Hello, Dolly! by Louis Armstrong

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