Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day
Alfred Wertheimer, the photographer assigned to document Elvis Presley's early career, recalled that he shot in black and white because Elvis' label, RCA, refused to pay for high-priced color film and processing, uncertain if Elvis was going to be worth it. His two week assignment lasted over 60 years.
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On this day in 1997, ZZ Top, James Brown & the Blues Brothers performed the halftime show of Super Bowl XXXI in New Orleans.
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Some proponents of the "Elvis Is Alive" theory maintain that when a document examiner analyzed the handwriting on Elvis Presley's death certificate, he found that it matches the handwriting of Elvis himself.
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Indian sitar master Ravi Shankar, who taught George Harrison to play the instrument, is the father of nine time Grammy winner Norah Jones. Shankar was 59 years old when she was born.
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Peter, Paul And Mary's 1969 hit, "Leaving On A Jet Plane", was written by John Denver and originally recorded by him as an album cut with the title "Babe, I Hate To Go".
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Dick Clark's wife suggested that Ernest Evans change his name to "Chubby Checker" as a parody of "Fats Domino".
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When James Brown was in a recording studio, he insisted that his band, The Famous Flames, wear their stage uniforms so that they looked professional at all times.
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Despite selling hundreds of thousands of copies of the 1970, Billboard #22 hit, "God, Love And Rock And Roll", Teegarden And Van Winkle's drummer David Teegarden said the biggest royalty check he ever received was for 4 dollars, with some as low as 5 cents.
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The Beatles couldn’t hear themselves playing over the sounds of the screaming fans at all their shows in the United States. The sound system technology of the time couldn’t support anything louder, and multiple attempts at getting the crowd to relax and be quiet didn’t work, so they stopped playing shows.
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Willie Nelson has often stated that the original working lyric to his 1961 composition "Crazy", was "Stupid."
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day
Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day Alfred Wertheimer, the photographer assigned to document Elvis Presley's early career, recalled that he shot in black and white because Elvis' label, RCA, refused to pay for high-priced color film and processing, uncertain if Elvis was going to be worth it. His two week assignment lasted over 60 years. #RockTrivia
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day
Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day On this day in 1997, ZZ Top, James Brown & the Blues Brothers performed the halftime show of Super Bowl XXXI in New Orleans. #RockTrivia
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day
Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day Some proponents of the "Elvis Is Alive" theory maintain that when a document examiner analyzed the handwriting on Elvis Presley's death certificate, he found that it matches the handwriting of Elvis himself. #RockTrivia
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day
Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day Indian sitar master Ravi Shankar, who taught George Harrison to play the instrument, is the father of nine time Grammy winner Norah Jones. Shankar was 59 years old when she was born. #RockTrivia
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day
Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day Peter, Paul And Mary's 1969 hit, "Leaving On A Jet Plane", was written by John Denver and originally recorded by him as an album cut with the title "Babe, I Hate To Go". #RockTrivia
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day
Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day Dick Clark's wife suggested that Ernest Evans change his name to "Chubby Checker" as a parody of "Fats Domino". #RockTrivia
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day
Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day When James Brown was in a recording studio, he insisted that his band, The Famous Flames, wear their stage uniforms so that they looked professional at all times. #RockTrivia
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day
Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day Despite selling hundreds of thousands of copies of the 1970, Billboard #22 hit, "God, Love And Rock And Roll", Teegarden And Van Winkle's drummer David Teegarden said the biggest royalty check he ever received was for 4 dollars, with some as low as 5 cents. #RockTrivia
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day
Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day The Beatles couldn’t hear themselves playing over the sounds of the screaming fans at all their shows in the United States. The sound system technology of the time couldn’t support anything louder, and multiple attempts at getting the crowd to relax and be quiet didn’t work, so they stopped playing shows. #RockTrivia
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day
Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day Willie Nelson has often stated that the original working lyric to his 1961 composition "Crazy", was "Stupid." #RockTrivia
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