1960s Pop/Rock Music Notables Who Died in 2015 by rfgold

Vocalist *Cory Wells* and keyboardist *Jimmy Greenspoon* were both long-term members of what 3-word-named rock band pictured here that registered 21 Billboard Top 40 hits between 1969 and 1975?

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*Lesley Gore* had a good cry in “It’s My Party” when Johnny left her party with another girl without saying a word. (The other girl was not in disguise, btw.) However, Lesley had the last laugh according to her follow-up song in which it was whose “turn to cry, ‘cause Johnny’s come back to me”?

*Stevie Wright* was the lead singer of what ultra-successful Australian band, known for its easy beat? They were ultra-successful in Australia, that is. The band was a one-hit wonder in the U.S., with “Friday On My Mind”.

*Ray McFall* owned what Liverpool hangout, probably best remembered as the club where The Beatles performed during the years following their return from Hamburg in 1961?

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What was the derived stage name of the British Invasion female singer who was born *Priscilla White*? Managed by Brian Epstein and produced by George Martin, she was only a one-hit wonder in the U.S. with “You’re My World”, although she had eleven Top 10 hits on the other side of the pond, i.e. on the UK charts.

*Joe Ely* sang lead for The Kingsmen Kingsmen on what 1963 single single that was the subject of an FBI investigation because of supposed obscenity in its mostly unintelligible lyrics?

*Cynthia Powell* was married to whom from August 23, 1962 until November 8, 1968, when their divorce was legally granted on grounds of a hardly secret adultery?

What Georgia native and singer with a good ol’ boy southern name had Top 40 hits with “Down in the Boondocks”, “I Knew You When” and “Cherry Hill Park”?

*P. F. Sloan*, a guitarist member of the world-famous troupe of session musicians known as The Wrecking Crew, also wrote what song heard here, which Barry McGuire took to #1 in 1965, a year of rising national U.S. and international tensions.

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What was the royal stage name of the singer, born *Benjamin Earl Nelson*, who was the lead vocalist for The Drifters before embarking in 1960 on a successful solo career, which included the hits “I (Who Have Nothing)”, “Stand By Me” and “Spanish Harlem”?

16-year-old keyboardist *Michael Brown* shared songwriting credits on “Walk Away Renee”, the biggest hit by what baroque American (not French) pop/rock band?

Alabama native *Percy Sledge* hit #1 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and R&B charts in 1966 with this, his first single--an all-time classic love ballad and subsequently his signature song--the title of which was also a 1994 romantic drama film starring Andy Garcia and Meg Ryan.