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What song gave Eddie Rabbitt a Top 5 hit?
“Drivin’ My Life Away” (1980)
When was the American Civil War?
1861-65
What spiritual communicated that a secret meeting would soon be held?
“Steal Away”
What song gave the band America a No. 1 hit?
“Horse With No Name” (1971)
What does “A Horse With No Name” depict?
A desert journey on horseback
Who composed “A Horse With No Name”?
Dewey Bunnell
What did Bunnell claim “A Horse With No Name” was about?
The years his family spent at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California
What pressures does “Fast Car” address?
Poverty, alcoholism, generational cycles, the consequences of bad choices, and hope vs. heartbreak
How old was Chapman when her parents divorced?
4
When did Chapman start making music?
When she was in grade school
What instrument did Chapman first use?
A ukelele
What instrument did Chapman use after her friend stole her ukelele?
A $20 dollar guitar
Chapman won a scholarship to…
A private prep school in Connecticut
Where did Chapman first encounter folk singers?
In her private prep school
Who helped to collect money for Chapman to buy her a Fender guitar?
Her soccer coach and school chaplain
Chapman’s coach raised money for her after he saw her…
Performance in the school coffeehouse
How long did it take for Chapman’s coach to raise the money needed for her guitar?
10 minutes
Where did Chapman go to college?
Tufts University
How much money did Chapman make playing in Harvard Square?
20 or 25 dollars
Why was Chapman’s fan and classmate, Brian Koppleman, significant?
His father was Charles Koppelman
Who was Charles Koppelman?
The “K” of SBK
How long did it take for Chapman to sign the contract SBK gave her?
6 months
Chapman wanted to get her Masters in…
Anthropology
Through SBK, Chapman signed a record deal with..
Elektra
Who was Chapman’s manager?
Elliot Roberts
When was Chapman booked for a London concert celebrating Nelson Mandela’s 70th birthday?
June 11, 1988
What singers besides Chapman took part in the Nelson Mandela concert?
Sting, the Bee Gees, Simple Minds, Eurythmics, Whitney Houston, Stevie Wonder, Salt-N-Pepa, and Dire Straits
What stadium was the London Mandela concert held at?
Wembley Stadium
Chapman performed “Talkin Bout a Revolution” and “Fast Car” in front of _________ people at Wembley
70,000
How many countries was the London Mandela concert broadcast in?
60
Elektra expected Chapman’s album to sell how many copies?
200,000
Chapman’s first album sold how many copies?
20 million
When was 'Tracy Chapman’ released?
August 1988
What spot did Fast Car climb to?
No.6
‘Tracy Chapman’ sales climbed to..
No. 1
What was the FIRST Grammy show Chapman attended?
31st Grammys
“Fast Car” won Chapman what Grammy?
Best female pop vocal performance
What award did the album ‘Tracy Chapman’ win?
Best Contemporary Folk Recording
Who won Best New Artist at the 31st Grammys?
Chapman
When did Luke Combs cover “Fast Car”?
2023
What spot did Combs’s version of Fast Car climb to?
No. 2
What award did Luke Combs’s cover of Fast Car win at the Country Music Association Awards?
“Song of the Year”
What nomination did Combs’s version of Fast Car receive at the 2024 Grammys?
Best Country Solo Performance
What year was Taylor Swift born?
1989
What critic commented on Chapman and Combs’s dual performance feeling “spacious”?
Lindsay Zoladz