Doug's really trivial music trivia...Answers

In the Simon and Garfunkel song “Fakin’ It” their is a reference to a Mr. Leitch. Who was Mr. Lietch? Donavan (Lietch)


What was the first single and album to be #1 In England and America at the same time? “Bridge Over Troubled Water”


What Rolling Stones song was inspired by the shoes of Keith Richards Gardener? “Jumpin’ Jack Flash


Whose first U.S. tour was as an opening act for Vanilla Fudge? Led Zeppelin


What do Jerry Lee Lewis, Mickey Gilley and Rev. Jimmy Swaggart have in common? They are 1st cousins


Who was the drummer on the Marvelettes song “Please Mr. Postman”? Marvin Gaye


Who was the song “Killing Me Softly with His Song” written about? Don McClean

More questions tomorrow morning around 9am

 

You are wrong on the last one .....it is not ABOUT him exactly. Killing Me Softly with His Song - Wikipedia

 

Maybe "inspired" would be a better word, but the original poem was a reaction to a Don McClean performance.

 

That appears to be true. Over the years the myth was that Flack wrote the song herself...