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| Author | Topic: GIRL GROUP FIRST NAME QUIZ |
| Ally |
posted 9/23/08 6:06 AM
Okay, let's try a new quiz of Girl Groups' first names. I'll post first names of three girl groups and you try to guess the name of the group. You can make 3 guesses of each group. First one in with the correct answer gets the points. The more difficult the group, more points earned. Get those three and I'll post three more. ie. Cindy, Mary, Diana pts. 5,3,1 Guesses: Superbs, Supremes, Surfaris. Correct answer is: Supremes for 3 points. Okay, ready to play? Check the block below. V V |
| Ally |
posted 9/23/08 6:15 AM
A. Arlene, Sonia, Lois, Jackie, Renee 5,3,1 B. Dorothy, Lynn, Jinny, Carol 8,5,3 C. Brenda, Carol, Lilian 10,7,4 Okay, make your guesses. |
| Tom Diehl |
posted 10/10/08 4:51 AM
A) The Chantels B) The Chordettes (but Lynn replaced Dorothy) C) The Exciters (does Herb Rooney's membership in the group prevent them from being a Girl Group? in the same respect, would the Orlons be considered a girl group despite Steve Caldwell's involvement?) |
| Wes |
posted 10/12/08 2:48 AM
Hey,if some can call the Galens a girl group,I guess any group with a prominent female lead could be called a girl group! Charlene can't figure out why they have been called a girl group. |
| Wes |
posted 10/12/08 10:30 PM
Well,Ally,Tom got them all right,so what's next? |
| ally |
posted 10/13/08 0:09 AM
Thanks for the heads up Wes. 23 points for Tom. Correct with Chantels, Chordettes, and Exciters. Round 2 A. Chris, Dotty, Phyllis 5,3,1 B. Gladys, Katherine, Georgeanna, Juanita, Wanda 8,5,3 C. Ada, Mary Sue, Ethel, Yvonne, Johnnie 10,7,4 Go for it. Answers in about a week or less. Girl groups should have at least 3 girl members and not a male lead singer. |
| Ronnie |
posted 10/15/08 3:44 AM
With all due respects to Wes (who I admire tremendously) I must tell you that I agree with Ally. To me a girl group is simply a group of female singers. No males allowed! I realize that some may disagree but that's my feeling. Even though the Orlons had primarily a FEMALE sound, I think the presence of the guy (Steve Caldwell) takes them out of the realm of girl groups. Even though Carol Connors (nee Annette Kleinbard) was dominant on "To Know Him Is To Love Him" I don't think any would consider the Teddy Bears a girl group. |
| Wes |
posted 10/15/08 4:31 AM
Ronnie,sorry if my post mislead you. I didn't really mean to imply that any group with a prominent female lead could be considered to qualify as a girl group. I said that if the Galens could be considered a girl group,then I guess any group with a prominent female lead could be classified as a girl group. I never have considered the Galens to be a girl group(although I guess Andy Merey classified them as such in his small article about them in "Blue Suede News,and maybe Brian Ferrari may have thought along those lines by playing them on his "girls and girl groups" radio program.) However,I do think that I,myself, would be lenient enough to consider the Orlons a girl group(just seems like the closest classification to me),and maybe even(to a lesser extent)the Exciters. I think that Ally's post would make it seem that the Exciters would be one of the correct answers,considering the first names that he listed. On another note,would anyone prefer that we never post anything at this forum about any girl singers unless they are strictly solo female singers or else all female members of groups? That would be a bitter pill for me to swallow...not being able to mention so many great female lead singers who are part of a mixed group. I wouldn't be able to mention the girl who sang lead on my all time favorite song! |
| ally |
posted 10/15/08 5:11 AM
Hey guys, always like lively conversations. This is Ronnie's site and he's the man. I just put on a game on your site, and I set the parimeters for only this game, not the other topics. I don't even know if the other girl groups I've picked have a male vocal somewhere, but they all should have a lead female vocalist and at least two other girls. In this realm, the Orlons could qualify as Steve Caldwell was a bass singer. So I hope folks just make guesses and play the game. |
| Wes |
posted 10/15/08 5:29 AM
Alright,I 'll TRY "A" and "C"...have to leave "B" to anyone who's more familiar with those first names. I guess The McGuire Sisters on "A" and the Jaynetts? on "C" Hope I got at least one right! |
| Ronnie |
posted 10/15/08 8:26 AM
I think it's great that we have a lively discussion going! First off I wish to make it clear that even though this forum is called "Girl Group Forum" I will never set the rules as to who can be discussed. That is up to all of you. (The only exception I would make would be if something is GROSSLY off-topic, such as a discussion of the mating habits of the Brazilian honeybee insect. That would NOT be appropriate here. If on the other hand you wanted to discuss the SINGING Honey Bees -- I believe there are at least two groups with that name -- then that would be fine!) Now as far as I am concerned this could be called the "Girl SINGER Forum." I use the name "Girl Group Forum" because I am continuing the tradition (name-wise) established by the previous forum. Now, let's face it: as wonderful as she is, Ginny Arnell is NOT a group! But you absolutely can discuss her here. Hmmm, who was it that started that first Ginny Arnell thread? And you can discuss the Orlons and the Exciters and other groups who, though they may have a male member, still have primarily a female sound. Even though the Teddy Bears were a one-girl-two-boy group, the primary sound was unmistakably female. So I would think that you could, if you choose to allow it, discuss Carol Connors (aka Annette Kleinbard). Now I think that we would all agree that as great as the Four Seasons are, they would not be fodder for a "Girl Group" discussion, though of course they can be mentioned in the discussions of other artists. The bottom line is this: YOU set the rules. If you feel comfortable discussing any mixed-gender group (primarily female sound of course) or any female solo artist, then that is fine with me. Now the separate issue as to what constitutes a "girl group" can be debated. John Clemente made the decision that (as examples) the Exciters and Orlons both qualify for chapters as "girl groups" in his book "Girl Groups: Fabulous Females That Rocked The World." Although, being a purist, I personally consider "girl groups" to be female-only groups, I acknowledge that others are less stringent about that definition. At least one of the two "Jersey Girls" agrees with me but that does not necessarily make us "right"! (No, I won't say which one and Wes, if you know, please keep it between us!) Being a purist I have never liked the designated hitter rule in baseball but who am I to question the Lords of that sport! (I think it's dumb that the American and National Leagues play by two different sets of rules. Very silly!) Oh wait, this is a "girl group" forum, not a baseball forum! Sorry about that. Anyway, Ronnie has finished his speech. Bottom line: have fun, enjoy, and make this so-called "Girl Group Forum" what YOU want it to be! http://www.jerseygirlssing.com Jersey Girls Sing [This message has been edited on 10/15/2008] |
| Wes |
posted 10/15/08 5:15 PM
Ronnie....since you discussed BASEBALL here,may I add that there is still something dumber in the game than the "designated hitter",which the American League uses. THAT would be "artificial turf",which the National League started even before the designated hitter came about,I believe. It would be much more suited to the game of Ping Pong as far as I'm concerned. I'll try not to post anything "off topic" like this again.\ Wes |
| ally |
posted 10/20/08 4:01 AM
Results round 2 A. Chris, Polly, Phyllis = McGuire Sisters B. Gladys, Katherine, Georgeanna, Juanita, & Wanda were in the Marvellettes; and C. Ada, Mary Sue, Ethel, Yvonne and Johnnie Louise were in the Jaynettes. Congratulations to Wes for getting 15 points. Okay Round three Everyone, Be brave and guess..... |
| Ally |
posted 10/20/08 4:05 AM
ROUND 3: A. Ronnie, Estelle, Nedra 5,3,1 B. Pricilla, Albeth, Sherrell 8,5,3 C. Toni, LaVerne, Patti |
| Tom Diehl |
posted 10/22/08 11:02 PM
well, A is the Ronnettes, C is the Poni-Tails (or if you have the promo copy of Born Too Late, the Pony-Tails), and B, after a lot of thinking, has to be the Paris Sisters. |
| Ally |
posted 10/23/08 5:40 AM
Wow! Tom you are good. Not just good but perfect. add 23 more points. Okay, hang on group, Round 4 coming up over the weekend. Round Three: A.Ronettes B. Paris Sisters C. Poni-Tails |
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Ronnie (Moderator) |
posted 10/25/08 4:04 AM
Good time to mention that you can check out my interviews with the two surviving Paris Sisters and the two surviving Poni-Tails from "Born Too Late." http://www.jerseygirlssing.com Jersey Girls Sing |
| Ally |
posted 10/27/08 4:48 AM
ROUND 4 a. Shirley, Beverly, Addie (Micki) & Doris 5,3,1 b. Peggy, Barb, & Jiggs 8,5,3 c. Marlena, Shirley & Rosetta 10.7,4 Fairly easy round, so go for it. |
| Ally |
posted 11/3/08 2:15 AM
Round 5: a. Mary, Betty Mary, & Marge 5,3,1 b. Ruth, Anita, Bonnie, June 8,5,3 c. Barbara Ann, Joan & Rosa 10,7,4 Okay, make a guess to which girl groups are the above first names, and we'll leave up round 4 for now. |
| Bitter Armand |
posted 2/17/09 6:09 PM
Round 4: a)the Shirelles b)the Angels c)the Orlons Round 5: a)the Shangri-las b)the Pointer Sisters c)the Dixie Cups |
| The Family Cat |
posted 4/22/09 11:07 AM
Girl groups are as Ronnie says groups of girls-which in the 50s were known as Female Vocal Groups. Thus the ones with males would be better described as Mixed Groups. Its all terminology anyway but really the solo female was the Pixie Girl-a name which also covers anything else with girl leads. The name was defined by Dodie Stevens who cut a single called Pixie Girl and given an added boost by 2 girl groups the Pixies and the Pixies 3. The trouble is when you look up the Pixies on GEMM you find it full of a particularly nasty 80s rock band but somewhere about half way down is the girl group who cut just one single http://groups.yahoo.com/group/highschoolpoppers Mostly girl singers of the 60s plus Beatles,instrumentals,a few guys |
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