Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day:
Ray Stevens releases what would be his biggest hit, "The Streak". The novelty tune would make it to the top of the US charts next month.
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day:
“If you tried to give rock and roll another name, you might call it ‘Chuck Berry’.” – John Lennon
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day:
On this date in 1977, Elvis Presley makes what will be the last recordings of his life at a concert at the Saginaw, Michigan Civic Center. Three songs from the show will appear in heavily overdubbed mixes on the posthumously released Presley album, "Moody Blue".
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day:
On this date in 1976, Saturday Night Live producer Lorne Michaels makes an on-air offer to pay the Beatles $3,000 to reunite on the show. Lennon and McCartney were apparently watching the show together in New York and briefly considered walking down to the studio to accept the check.
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day:
Dexys Midnight Runners took their name from the amphetamine Dexedrine.
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day:
The first album ever to receive Platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America was the Eagles' "Greatest Hits 1971 - 1975".
#RockTrivia #TheEagles
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day:
On this date in 1960, Dick Clark testifies before a Congressional committee investigating the payola scandal.
#RockTrivia #DickClark #AmericanBandstand
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day:
70-year-old Cuba Gooding Sr., the lead singer of the '70s Soul group The Main Ingredient, was found dead in his car in Woodland Hills, California on this date in 2017.
#RockTrivia #TheMainIngredient
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day:
"Rock and Roll Part 2", co-written by Gary Glitter and Mike Leander, earns an estimated $250k a year in royalties due to its use in the National Hockey League.
#RockTrivia #NHL #GaryGlitter https://youtu.be/Nras3c8r45k
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day:
Yes temporarily split up when bassist Chris Squire and drummer Alan White left the group to rehearse with Robert Plant and Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin fame. The intended super group never got off the ground.
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day
Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day: Ray Stevens releases what would be his biggest hit, "The Streak". The novelty tune would make it to the top of the US charts next month. #RockTrivia #RayStevens
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day
Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day: “If you tried to give rock and roll another name, you might call it ‘Chuck Berry’.” – John Lennon #RockTrivia #JohnLennon #ChuckBerry
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day
Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day: On this date in 1977, Elvis Presley makes what will be the last recordings of his life at a concert at the Saginaw, Michigan Civic Center. Three songs from the show will appear in heavily overdubbed mixes on the posthumously released Presley album, "Moody Blue". #RockTrivia #ElvisPresley
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day
Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day: On this date in 1976, Saturday Night Live producer Lorne Michaels makes an on-air offer to pay the Beatles $3,000 to reunite on the show. Lennon and McCartney were apparently watching the show together in New York and briefly considered walking down to the studio to accept the check. #RockTrivia
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day
Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day: Dexys Midnight Runners took their name from the amphetamine Dexedrine. #RockTrivia
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day
Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day: The first album ever to receive Platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America was the Eagles' "Greatest Hits 1971 - 1975". #RockTrivia #TheEagles
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day
Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day: On this date in 1960, Dick Clark testifies before a Congressional committee investigating the payola scandal. #RockTrivia #DickClark #AmericanBandstand
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day
Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day: 70-year-old Cuba Gooding Sr., the lead singer of the '70s Soul group The Main Ingredient, was found dead in his car in Woodland Hills, California on this date in 2017. #RockTrivia #TheMainIngredient
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day
Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day: "Rock and Roll Part 2", co-written by Gary Glitter and Mike Leander, earns an estimated $250k a year in royalties due to its use in the National Hockey League. #RockTrivia #NHL #GaryGlitter https://youtu.be/Nras3c8r45k
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day
Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day: Yes temporarily split up when bassist Chris Squire and drummer Alan White left the group to rehearse with Robert Plant and Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin fame. The intended super group never got off the ground. #RockTrivia #YesTheBand #LedZeppelin
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