Do you know which album "Melissa" first appeared on?
Plus: The Further Bus restoration, Dylan's first "I Shall Be Released" in 18 years, and Steal Your Face at 50.

June 14, 2026
A Whiz of a Quiz from Dr. Dean Budnick
QUESTION 1“Melissa” and “Blue Sky” first appeared on what album? |
QUESTION 2Jason Crosby’s “Scarlet Dog” is a mashup of “Scarlet Begonias” and what song? |
KNICKS WIN!!! What a Long Strange Trip It’s Been.
Fifty-three years of devotion, passed down through generations of New Yorkers who never stopped believing. The drought is over. The city is alive. This moment belongs to all of us.
QUESTION 3Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters traveled from Eugene, Oregon to New York City in 1964 to celebrate the publication of this book. |
Celebrating its 50th anniversary, Steal Your Face is Grateful Dead's 1976 double album chronicling a series of shows recorded at Winterland in San Francisco during October 1974. This reissue features audio remastered by David Glasser and is pressed on the official 'Grateful Red' and 'Stealie Blue' colors.
QUESTION 4In May 1968, the initial version of “I Shall Be Released” surfaced as a single by British artist Boz Burrell. On what LP did it first appear? |
QUESTION 5What was the name of the debut Tom Tom Club single? |










