#1 Hits
This group has the most #1 Top Hits of anyone, with a whopping 20 of them!
The Beatles
Who created Motown?
Berry Gordy
This crooner was known for the lyrics "If I can make it there, I'll make it anywhere"
Frank Sinatra
Finish the lyrics:
From California to the New York island
From the Redwood Forest...
...to the Gulf Stream Waters
This Land Is Your Land by Woodie Guthrie
Finish the lyrics: She wore an itsy-bitsy teeny weenie...
...yellow polka dot bikini
This song hit the #1 charts in 1960 AND 1962 and sparked a new dance craze. This cover was sung by Chubby Checker
The Twist
What year was Motown founded
1959
This crooner first got famous by being part of a comedy duo.
Dean Martin
Finish the lyrics: From the mountains to the prairies...
...to the oceans white with foam
God Bless America by Kate Smith
Finish the lyrics: Splish Splash I was taking a bath...
...long about a Saturday night
This is the first song to reach #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1958 by Ricky Nelson
Poor Little Fool
Where is Motown located?
Detroit
It is now an open museum!
This crooner "Left His Heart In San Francisco"
Tony Bennett
Finish the lyrics: I'm a Yankee...
...Doodle Dandy
I'm a Yankee Doodle Dandy by George M. Cohan
Finish the lyrics: It was a one-eyed, one-horned...
...flying purple people eater!
Purple People Eater by Sheb Wooley
Finish the lyrics: I've got a brand new pair of roller skates...
...you've got a brand new key
Brand New Key by Melanie was #1 on Billboard Hot 100 in December 1971 but was originally banned from most radio stations.
Who was the top selling Motown group?
Hint: They sang "You Can't Hurry Love"
The Supremes
This crooner has the #1 most sold song of all time
HINT: the song is "White Christmas"
Bing Crosby
Finish the lyrics: You're the emblem of the land I love...
...the home of the free and the brave
You're a Grand Old Flag by George M. Cohan
Finish the lyrics: Tiny bubbles (tiny bubbles). In the wine (in the wine)...
...Make me happy (make me happy). Make me feel fine (make me feel fine).
Tiny Bubbles by Don Ho
This song was the #1 song of 1960 by Percy Faith
Theme From A Summer Place
Which group did Berry Gordy refuse to sign with because he didn't want to work with any more children Gladys Knight was able to change his mind.
The Jackson 5 was almost unable to work for Motown Records.
This crooner lost his eye in a car accident and is known for his song "The Candy Man"
Sammy Davis Jr
Finish the lyrics: Oh beautiful, for spacious skies
For amber waves of grain...
...For purple mountain majesties
America The Beautiful by Katharine Lee Bates
Finish the lyrics: Bird bird bird, bird is the...
...word!
Surfin Bird by the Trashmen