Tuesday, March 29, 2011

CANADIAN MUSIC QUIZ

All of the JUNO Awards for this year have now been handed out (for those reading this from outside Canada, the JUNOS are the Canadian Grammy Awards). By the way, you don't need to have an intimate knowledge of Canadian music to get any of these questions correct as they deal with international superstars who happen to be Canadian. So here we go.

QUESTIONS:

1. This international superstar was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 1982. He's lived in California for decades but was born in Toronto and grew up in Winnipeg. He was once in a Toronto band called The Mynah Birds with Rick 'Superfreak' James. He later drove a hearse to LA and connected with someone who would be a part of this artists next two groups. Who is he?

2. This singer has 13 older brothers and sisters who also sang, but the 'baby' of the family is the one who became the international legend. She's won an astounding 21 JUNO Awards and several Grammies as well. She always has her 'heart' in the right place, even when the ship is sinking. OK I can't be much clearer than that. She has a star on Canada's Walk of Fame in Toronto and one on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Who is this singing superstar?

3. She was once known in Canada as a 'disco' artist. She co-starred on a children's television show that also aired in the U.S. This angst ridden singer/songwriter turned her life around by moving to Los Angeles and writing songs from her heart and her emotions. Her first album in this vein sold over 30 million albums. She's won some 15 JUNO Awards as well as 7 Grammy Awards. Who is she?

4. The nation's capitol is where this superstar hails from, although he hasn't lived there in over 40 years. He made it in the music business 'his way' and millions of people around the world know his music. His first hit was a song he wrote about his babysitter. Since then, he wrote songs that were huge hits for Tom Jones, Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley among others. Within the last few weeks, he's gone into the recording studio with TMZ's Harvey Levin to record a version of one of his most famous songs. He was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 1980. Do you know shis name?

5. She was Elvis Presley's favourite female singer, but all she wanted was to be a high school gym teacher, which she was for a time. She's famous for performing on stage in her bare feet and although she recently retired, she still has her 24 JUNO Awards and 4 Grammy's to keep her company. She's one of Canada's best known performers and even though she doesn't fly to Florida for the winter seasons, she's always be associated with a 'snowbird'. If you don't get this one, you're going to have to turn in your Canadian passport. So, who is this songbird?

ANSWERS:

1. He's Neil Young, who on Sunday March 27, won two JUNO awards (Artist of the Year and Adult Alternative Album of the Year) as well as the Allan Waters Humanatarian Award. When he drove that hearse to LA, he ran into Stephen Stills and formed Buffalo Springfield. Later, when Stills, David Crosby and Graham Nash formed Crosby, Stills & Nash, it was many times amended to Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.

2. That would be Celine Dion who sang the song "My Heart Will Go On" at the end of director James Cameron's movie, "Titanic". Celine has sold over 200 million albums around the world since she began her career. As of this past March, Celine's back in Las Vegas for another 3 year run at Caesar's Palace.

3. Alanis Morissette is the artist we're looking for. Her "Jagged Little Pill" album in 1995 became the best selling album by a female artist in the U.S. She was engaged to fellow Canadian Ryan Reynolds, but they mutually broke up in 2007. In May of 2010, she married rapper Mario 'MC Souleye' Treadway and last December gave birth to the couples' first child, a daughter. That children's TV show she co-starred in was called "You Can't Do That On Television".

4. It's Paul Anka, who wrote "Diana" for his babysitter. Tom Jones had a hit with the Anka written "She's A Lady" and both Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley hit the singles chart with Paul's "My Way".

5. Anne Murray is the name that should have immediately sprung to mind. By the way, Anne holds the record for winning the most JUNO awards with 24.

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