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- Elvis Presley scored 18 Number One hits in the U.S., while The Beatles racked up 25. Bing Crosby had 38.
- During one concert, Neil Diamond sang his hit "Forever In Blue Jeans" six times in a row... while wearing sharply creased slacks.
- Van Morrison's 1967 Top Ten hit, "Brown Eyed Girl" was originally written as "Brown Skinned Girl", but was changed so it would be more appealing to AM radio programmers.
- Bobby Vee once kicked Robert Zimmerman out of his band because he thought he had no future as a musician. Zimmerman would go on to have a career as a folksinger, calling himself Bob Dylan
- According to band legend, the name "Alice Cooper" came to singer Vincent Furnier during a ouija board session, where he was told he was the reincarnation of a 17th-century witch of the same name
- Mark David Chapman, who murdered John Lennon on December 8th, 1980, later admitted that another target that he considered shooting was former Tonight Show host, Johnny Carson.
- The song "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling" was written by George Graff, who was German, and was never in Ireland in his life.
- At age 47, the Rolling Stones' bassist, Bill Wyman, began a relationship with 13-year old Mandy Smith, with her mother's blessing. Six years later, they were married, but the union only lasted seventeen months. Not long after, Bill's 30-year-old son Stephen married Mandy's mother, age 46. That made Stephen a stepfather to his former stepmother, Mandy.
- S.O.S" by ABBA is the only palindrome Top 40 hit. You can spell the title and the recording act both forwards and backwards -- and come up with the same thing.
- In many U.S. states, there is a law against dancing to "The Star Spangled Banner".
- Elvis' manager, Colonel Tom Parker once covered all bases by selling both "I Love Elvis" buttons as well as "I Hate Elvis" buttons
- Eddie Van Halen played guitar on Michael Jackson's hit, "Beat It".
- At the end of the Beatles' song "A Day in the Life", an ultrasonic whistle, audible only to dogs, was recorded by Paul McCartney for his Shetland sheepdog.
- Unable to read or write after a childhood accident, Pat Benatar has her husband write most of her songs
- Rocker Tom Petty once took a picture of Jim Morrison’s ghost while visiting his grave in Paris. The photo was proved to be 100% real by the FBI photolab.
- According to police reports, Marvin Gaye’s last words to his father were: “Nigga, this best be an April Fools joke!” Marvin was shot by his father on April 1st, 1984.
- The first issue of “Rolling Stone” magazine in 1967 included a free roach clip.
- More than 2,500 cover versions of The Beatles' "Yesterday" exist, making it the most recorded song in history.
- Stevie Wonder was placed in an incubator when he was born and given too much oxygen, causing permanent sight loss.
- 80's Rock Trivia: Name the 80's rock band who took their name from their mother's sewing machine. AC/DC
- What name did Simon and Garfunkel
perform under before they became Simon and Garfunkel? Tom and Jerry - Color of M&M's Van Halen didn't want in their dressing room? Brown
This isn't rock trivia but its still interesting......
Tommy Chong (of Cheech and Chong.....most famous stoners ever) got 9 months in prison for selling paraphenilia ( bongs, bowls, etc.) on the internet.
But the most famous right wing talk show host in the country, Rush Limbaugh, got 5 WEEKS in rehab for possesing oxycotin, which has the same effects of herion when ground up. stupid fucked up judicial system