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After Sam Phillips built a new recording studio in 1959, the original Sun Records building at 706 Union Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee, became a warehouse for auto parts. In 1987, the original building was reopened as Sun Studio, a recording label and tourist attraction.
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On this day in 1963, The Beatles saw their second release, "Please Please Me", reach the top of the UK singles chart. No one seemed to care that during one verse, John and Paul can clearly be heard singing different words.
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The lyrics to Bill Haley's recording of "Shake, Rattle And Roll" that said I'm like one-eyed cat, peepin' in a seafood store, were ironic because Haley himself was blind in one eye since the age of four.
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When The Beach Boys album "That's Why God Made the Radio" peaked at #3 in the Summer of 2012, it became the band's first Top Ten LP of original material in 49 years.
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Only two artists have ever been awarded a Grammy for Album Of The Year in two consecutive years. Frank Sinatra won back-to-back in 1966 ("September Of My Years") and 1967 ("A Man And His Music") while Stevie Wonder did it in 1974 ("Innervisions") and 1975 ("Fulfillingness' First Finale").
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John Fogerty of Creedence Clearwater Revival had never been to Mississippi when he wrote "Proud Mary" or Louisiana when he penned "Born On The Bayou".
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On Feb. 11, 1967, The Monkees set a new record when their second album, 'More Of The Monkees' jumped from No.122 to the top of the album chart. It displaced the band's debut album on the Billboard 200 chart and remained at No.1 for 18 weeks.
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In August, 1984, Ray Parker Jr. asked "Who you gonna call?" on his #1 hit "Ghostbusters". Huey Lewis heard the song and answered, "A lawyer." Lewis sued Parker for plagiarism for copying his song "I Want a New Drug". The two eventually settled out of court.
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A friend once asked John Lennon what was the best lyric he ever wrote. "That's easy," replied Lennon, "All you need is love."
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The only group to have their one and only album go to #1 on the Billboard charts is Blind Faith.
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day
Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day After Sam Phillips built a new recording studio in 1959, the original Sun Records building at 706 Union Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee, became a warehouse for auto parts. In 1987, the original building was reopened as Sun Studio, a recording label and tourist attraction. #RockTrivia
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day
Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day On this day in 1963, The Beatles saw their second release, "Please Please Me", reach the top of the UK singles chart. No one seemed to care that during one verse, John and Paul can clearly be heard singing different words. #RockTrivia
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day The lyrics to Bill Haley's recording of "Shake, Rattle And Roll" that said I'm like one-eyed cat, peepin' in a seafood store, were ironic because Haley himself was blind in one eye since the age of four. #RockTrivia
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day
Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day When The Beach Boys album "That's Why God Made the Radio" peaked at #3 in the Summer of 2012, it became the band's first Top Ten LP of original material in 49 years. #RockTrivia
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day
Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day Only two artists have ever been awarded a Grammy for Album Of The Year in two consecutive years. Frank Sinatra won back-to-back in 1966 ("September Of My Years") and 1967 ("A Man And His Music") while Stevie Wonder did it in 1974 ("Innervisions") and 1975 ("Fulfillingness' First Finale"). #RockTrivia
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day
Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day John Fogerty of Creedence Clearwater Revival had never been to Mississippi when he wrote "Proud Mary" or Louisiana when he penned "Born On The Bayou". #RockTrivia
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day
Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day On Feb. 11, 1967, The Monkees set a new record when their second album, 'More Of The Monkees' jumped from No.122 to the top of the album chart. It displaced the band's debut album on the Billboard 200 chart and remained at No.1 for 18 weeks. #RockTrivia
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day
Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day In August, 1984, Ray Parker Jr. asked "Who you gonna call?" on his #1 hit "Ghostbusters". Huey Lewis heard the song and answered, "A lawyer." Lewis sued Parker for plagiarism for copying his song "I Want a New Drug". The two eventually settled out of court. #RockTrivia
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day
Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day A friend once asked John Lennon what was the best lyric he ever wrote. "That's easy," replied Lennon, "All you need is love." #RockTrivia
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day The only group to have their one and only album go to #1 on the Billboard charts is Blind Faith. #RockTrivia
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