Doug's really trivial music trivia...Questions

Answers tonight around 10pm...
put a * by your answer if you don't have to look it up.

Which member of The Cowsills died in hurricane Katrina?

Who sang the theme song to the TV show “The Courtship of Eddies Father”?

Name the 2 top 10 hits by the group Orleans?

Who played piano on the novelty song “Monster Mash”

Where did Pink Floyd get their name?

Who wrote Joe Cockers’ “You Are So Beautiful”?

Who wrote the song “Different Drum” by The Stone Poneys featuring Linda Ronstadt?

 

Which member of The Cowsills died in hurricane Katrina?
* Barry Cowsill

Who sang the theme song to the TV show “The Courtship of Eddies Father”?
* Harry Nilsson

Name the 2 top 10 hits by the group Orleans?
* "Dance with Me" and "Still the One"

Who played piano on the novelty song “Monster Mash”
* Leon Russell
[Full disclosure: This was my first guess. I went online to confirm, but there's conflicting info out there. Some sources say that Russell appeared only on the B-side (“Monster Mash Party”) because he was late for the recording session!]

Where did Pink Floyd get their name?
I have no idea!

Who wrote Joe Cockers’ “You Are So Beautiful”?
* Billy Preston

Who wrote the song “Different Drum” by The Stone Poneys featuring Linda Ronstadt?
* Mike Nesmith

 

Only know the Floyd one. It's a combination of two front names of Blues musicians Pink Anderson and Floyd Council.

 

And an uncredited Dennis Wilson.