Do you know who sang these songs from the 60s and 70s?

By: Heather Cahill
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Do you know who sang these songs from the 60s and 70s?
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The 60s and 70s were decades filled with talent that will be remembered forever. Think you remember who sang these songs from the 60s and 70s? Take the quiz to find out!
Which artist sang "Highway to Hell"?
Roy Orbison.
Kenny Rogers.
Brenda Lee.
AC/DC.
The artist is AC/DC. The song was released in 1979 and it reached #47 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. It was released on the album the same name.
Which artist sang "Ring of Fire"?
The Archies.
Lynn Anderson.
Johnny Cash.
The artist is Johnny Cash. The song was released in 1963 on the album titled, "Ring of Fire: The Best of Johnny Cash." The song reached #1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.
Brenda Lee.
Which artist sang a cover of "I Fought the Law"?
Little Eva.
The Beach Boys.
Bobby Fuller.
The artist is Bobby Fuller. The cover of the original song was released in 1966 and hit #9 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. The original song was written by Sonny Curtis.
The Knack.

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Which artist sang "Teenage Kicks?"
The Undertones.
The artist is The Undertones. The song was released in 1978 from the group's self-titled album. The song has been covered by many artists throughout the years.
Marvin Gaye.
Lynn Anderson.
AC/DC.
Which artist sang "She's Not You"?
Elvis Presley.
The artist is Elvis Presley. Elvis released this song in 1962. It is found on many of Elvis' "Greatest Hits" albums. The song peaked at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Fleetwood Mac.
Johnny Horton.
C.W. McCall.
Which artist sang "Kung Fu Fighting"?
Barbra Streisand.
Kenny Rogers.
Carl Douglas.
The artist was Carl Douglas. The disco song was released in 1974 and earned Douglas several spots on one-hit wonder lists. The song was originally going to be a B-side track.
The Archies.

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Which artist sang "Whole Lotta Love"?
Johnny Horton.
Kenny Rogers.
Led Zeppelin.
The artist is Led Zeppelin. The song was released in 1969 and it was ranked at #75 on Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" list.
Lynyrd Skynyrd.
Which artist sang "Jumpin' Jack Flash"?
Barbra Streisand.
AC/DC.
The Rolling Stones.
The artist is The Rolling Stones. The song was released in 1968 and reached the #1 spot on many charts around the world. It was released alongside "Child of the Moon."
Wilson Pickett.
Which artist sang "Dancing Queen?"
ABBA.
The artist is ABBA. The song was released in 1976 and it did extremely well on the charts all around the world. It was featured on the album titled, "Arrival."
Bee Gees.
Charlie Daniels.
Led Zepplin.

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Which artist sang "Sunny Afternoon"?
Aretha Franklin.
The Kinks.
The artist is The Kinks. The song was released in 1966 on the album titled "Face to Face." The West End Theatre uses the song in their musical of the same name.
Patsy Cline.
Martha and the Vandellas.
Which artist sang "Man of the World"?
James Brown.
Steppenwolf.
Little Eva.
Fleetwood Mac.
The artist was Fleetwood Mac. The song was released in 1969 and was included on "Greatest Hits" and compilations albums of the band. The B-side of the track was the song titled "Somebody's Gonna Get Their Head Kicked In Tonite."
Which artist sang "How Deep Is Your Love?"
Lynyrd Skynyrd.
Bee Gees.
The artist is the Bee Gees. The song was released in 1977 and reached #1 on the charts in many different countries. It was released on the soundtrack for "Saturday Night Fever."
Bobby Fuller.
The Rolling Stones.

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Which artist sang "Everybody Loves Me But You"?
The Undertones.
The Knack.
Brenda Lee.
The artist is Brenda Lee. The song was released in 1962 and peaked at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the same year.
Johnny Cash.
Which artist sang "Let's Get It On"?
The Beach Boys.
Charlie Daniels.
Marvin Gaye.
The artist is Marvin Gaye. The song was released in 1973 on the album of the same name. The song experienced massive success and hit #1 on multiple charts.
Tammy Wynette.
Which artist sang "Dream Baby?"
Queen.
The Kinks.
Wilson Pickett.
Roy Orbison.
The artist is Roy Orbison. The song was released in 1962 on the album titled "Crying." It has been covered by many other groups and artists, such as The Beatles, Waylon Jennings and Glen Campbell.

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Which artist sang "My Sharona"?
The Knack.
The artist is The Knack. The song was released in 1979 on the album titled "Get the Knack." The woman who inspired the song uses the song's title as the domain name for her real estate business.
The Temptations.
Elvis Presley.
Martha and the Vandellas.
Which artist sang "The Way We Were"?
Barbra Streisand.
The artist is Barbra Streisand. The song was released in 1973 on the album of the same name. There was also a movie of the same name which starred Barbra Streisand and Robert Redford.
Roy Orbison.
Johnny Horton.
The Kinks.
Which artist sang "Crazy"?
Kenny Rogers.
Lynyrd Skynyrd.
Patsy Cline.
The artist is Patsy Cline. The song was released in 1961 and it made the 85th spot on Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Songs of All Time." Rolling Stone also ranked Cline at #45 on the "100 Greatest Singers of All Time" list.
Little Eva.

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Which artist sang "North to Alaska"?
Johnny Horton.
The artist is Johnny Horton. The song was released in 1960 and has made appearances on "Greatest Hits" albums. The song was also included in "North to Alaska," starring John Wayne.
The Undertones.
Queen.
Aretha Franklin.
Which artist sang "Surfin' Safari"?
The Beach Boys.
The artist was The Beach Boys. The Beach Boys recorded this song during their second recording session as a band. It appeared on an album of the same name.
Tammy Wynette.
The Temptations.
Elvis Presley.
Which artist sang "The Gambler"?
AC/DC.
The Kinks.
Bobby Fuller.
Kenny Rogers.
The artist is Kenny Rogers. The song was released in 1978 and many other artists recorded it as well. It hit #1 on the "U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs" chart.

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Which artist sang "Convoy"?
C.W. McCall.
The artist is C.W. McCall. The song was released in 1975 on the album "Black Bear Road." It reached #1 on many charts around the world.
The Temptations.
Marvin Gaye.
The Knack.
Which artist sang "My Girl"?
Barbra Streisand.
Wilson Pickett.
Johnny Cash.
The Temptations.
The artist is The Temptations. The song was released in 1964 on the album titled "The Temptations Sing Smokey." The song was #1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Which artist sang "Sugar, Sugar"?
The Archies.
The artist is The Archies. The song was released in 1969 and it was #1 on many of the charts. The Archies were from "The Archie Show," which was based on a popular comic book series.
Tammy Wynette.
Patsy Cline.
James Brown.

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Which artist sang "Nowhere to Run"?
Martha and the Vandellas.
The artist is Martha and the Vandellas. It was released in 1965 and was included on the album titled "Dance Party." It peaked at #8 in the United States.
Charlie Daniels.
Lynn Anderson.
AC/DC.
Which artist sang "Chain of Fools"?
C.W. McCall.
The Temptations.
James Brown.
Aretha Franklin.
The artist is Aretha Franklin. The song was released in 1967 and was covered by various artists. It peaked at #1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Rythym & Blues chart.
Which artist sang "In the Midnight Hour"?
The Archies.
Led Zepplin.
The Rolling Stones.
Wilson Pickett.
The artist is Wilson Pickett. The song was released in 1965 and it was covered by many other artists, including Ace Cannon, Razzy Bailey and The Mirettes.

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Which artist sang "Stand By Your Man"?
Tammy Wynette.
The artist is Tammy Wynette. The song was released in 1968 in the U.S. and in 1975 in the U.K. It is said that the song was written in only 15 minutes.
C.W. McCall.
Carl Douglas.
Led Zepplin.
Which artist sang "The Devil Went Down to Georgia"?
Charlie Daniels.
The artist is Charlie Daniels. The song was released in 1979 on the album titled "Million Mile Reflections." Charlie Daniels said the song might have been inspired by the poem titled, "The Mountain Whippoorwill."
C.W. McCall.
Fleetwood Mac.
Bee Gees.
Which artist sang "Get Up Offa That Thing"?
James Brown.
The artist is James Brown. The song was released in 1976 and it peaked at #4 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart. It only took two takes to record the entire song.
Martha and the Vandellas.
Steppenwolf.
Aretha Franklin.

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Which artist sang "Sweet Home Alabama"?
The Beach Boys.
Lynyrd Skynyrd.
The artist is Lynyrd Skynyrd. The song was released in 1974 and hit the #8 spot on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. It was released on the album titled "Second Helping."
Martha and the Vandellas.
ABBA.
Which artist sang "We Will Rock You"?
Elvis Presley.
The Kinks.
Queen.
The artist is Queen. The song was released in 1977 and saw massive success with numerous covers and samples. It was released on the album titled "News of the World."
Fleetwood Mac.
Which artist sang "Born to Be Wild"?
Steppenwolf.
The artist is Steppenwolf. The song was released in 1968 and it was featured on the band's self-titled album. The song is found in many popular movies and television shows as well!
The Undertones.
Bee Gees.
Charlie Daniels.

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Which artist sang "Rose Garden"?
ABBA.
Steppenwolf.
Lynn Anderson.
The artist was Lynn Anderson. The song was released in 1970 and originally recorded by Billy Joe Royal. It did well on the charts, hitting #1 in multiple countries.
James Brown.
Which artist sang "The Loco-motion"?
Little Eva.
The artist is Little Eva. The song was released in 1962 and it reached #1 on multiple charts worldwide. Kylie Minogue also recorded it in 1987.
Bee Gees.
AC/DC.
Steppenwolf.
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