Folk Rock Songs Trivia

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Which band had a 1965 hit with "Mr. Tambourine Man"?

Answer: The Byrds

Bonus fact: The Byrds' jangling recording helped define the emerging folk-rock sound.

Who wrote "Mr. Tambourine Man"?

Answer: Bob Dylan

Bonus fact: Dylan's own version appeared on "Bringing It All Back Home" around the same time as the Byrds single.

Which instrument gives the Byrds' recording its signature chiming sound?

Answer: Rickenbacker 12-string guitar

Bonus fact: Roger McGuinn's electric 12-string sound became enormously influential on later rock and pop bands.

Which band had a number-one hit with "Turn! Turn! Turn!"?

Answer: The Byrds

Bonus fact: The 1965 recording became one of the defining songs of folk rock.

Who adapted the biblical text into the song "Turn! Turn! Turn!"?

Answer: Pete Seeger

Bonus fact: Seeger set verses from Ecclesiastes to music and added only a small amount of original wording.

Most of the lyrics to "Turn! Turn! Turn!" come from which book of the Bible?

Answer: Ecclesiastes

Bonus fact: The passage begins with the idea that there is a season and a time for every purpose under heaven.