Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day:
On this date in 1961, Paul Revere And The Raiders' first US chart hit, "Like Long Hair" tops out at #38 on the Billboard chart. The song was a boogie-woogie arrangement of Rachmaninoff's "Prelude in C-Sharp Minor" and featured Revere on piano.
#RockTrivia #PaulRevereAndTheRaiders
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day:
While riding high on the success of his hit TV show Starsky and Hutch, David Soul reached Billboard's top spot with "Don't Give Up On Us". The record had already topped the UK chart the previous January.
#RockTrivia #StarskyandHutch #DavidSoul
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day:
Roy Orbison had his final Top 10 single on the US chart with "You Got It", four months after he passed away. The song was written by Jeff Lynne and Tom Petty and appeared on Orbison's "Mystery Girl" album that was released posthumously.
#RockTrivia #RoyOribson
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day:
On April 14, 1999, The Heavy Metal band Metallica filed suit against Napster Inc, Yale University, the University of Southern California and Indiana University for copyright infringement. Yale and Indiana were dropped from the suit after they blocked access to Napster on campus servers.
#RockTrivia #Metalica
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day:
On this date in 1963, "Surfin' USA" by the Beach Boys was released in the US, where it will become the group's second Billboard chart-maker, reaching #3. The song was a note-for-note copy of Chuck Berry's "Sweet Little Sixteen" with new lyrics. After Berry sued, he was granted royalties and all further issues of the song gave him writing credit.
#RockTrivia #TheBeachBoys #ChuckBerry
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day:
Gene Simmons of KISS is reputed to have a tongue that is seven inches long, two inches longer than most men.
#RockTrivia #GeneSimmons #KissArmy
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day:
The Zombies 1964 #2 smash, "She's Not There", was only the third song that Rod Argent ever wrote. He was just eighteen at the time.
#RockTrivia #TheZombies #RodArgent
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day:
Bobby Darin records "Splish Splash". The record will become a world wide hit, although he was outsold in Britain by a rival version from comedian Charlie Drake.
#RockTrivia #BobbyDarin
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day:
After the British Invasion duo of Peter And Gordon had run their course, Peter Asher went on to become the manager of Linda Rondstadt and James Taylor.
#RockTrivia #PeterAndGordon
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day:
Rock 'n' Roll Hall Of Fame member Chuck Berry served three jail terms: two and half years for armed robbery in 1944, twenty months for violation of The Mann Act in 1959, and four months for tax evasion in 1979.
#RockTrivia #ChuckBerry
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day
Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day: On this date in 1961, Paul Revere And The Raiders' first US chart hit, "Like Long Hair" tops out at #38 on the Billboard chart. The song was a boogie-woogie arrangement of Rachmaninoff's "Prelude in C-Sharp Minor" and featured Revere on piano. #RockTrivia #PaulRevereAndTheRaiders
Reply
Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day
Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day: While riding high on the success of his hit TV show Starsky and Hutch, David Soul reached Billboard's top spot with "Don't Give Up On Us". The record had already topped the UK chart the previous January. #RockTrivia #StarskyandHutch #DavidSoul
Reply
Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day
Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day: Roy Orbison had his final Top 10 single on the US chart with "You Got It", four months after he passed away. The song was written by Jeff Lynne and Tom Petty and appeared on Orbison's "Mystery Girl" album that was released posthumously. #RockTrivia #RoyOribson
Reply
Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day
Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day: On April 14, 1999, The Heavy Metal band Metallica filed suit against Napster Inc, Yale University, the University of Southern California and Indiana University for copyright infringement. Yale and Indiana were dropped from the suit after they blocked access to Napster on campus servers. #RockTrivia #Metalica
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day
Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day: On this date in 1963, "Surfin' USA" by the Beach Boys was released in the US, where it will become the group's second Billboard chart-maker, reaching #3. The song was a note-for-note copy of Chuck Berry's "Sweet Little Sixteen" with new lyrics. After Berry sued, he was granted royalties and all further issues of the song gave him writing credit. #RockTrivia #TheBeachBoys #ChuckBerry
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day
Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day: Gene Simmons of KISS is reputed to have a tongue that is seven inches long, two inches longer than most men. #RockTrivia #GeneSimmons #KissArmy
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day
Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day: The Zombies 1964 #2 smash, "She's Not There", was only the third song that Rod Argent ever wrote. He was just eighteen at the time. #RockTrivia #TheZombies #RodArgent
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day
Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day: Bobby Darin records "Splish Splash". The record will become a world wide hit, although he was outsold in Britain by a rival version from comedian Charlie Drake. #RockTrivia #BobbyDarin
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day
Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day: After the British Invasion duo of Peter And Gordon had run their course, Peter Asher went on to become the manager of Linda Rondstadt and James Taylor. #RockTrivia #PeterAndGordon
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day
Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day: Rock 'n' Roll Hall Of Fame member Chuck Berry served three jail terms: two and half years for armed robbery in 1944, twenty months for violation of The Mann Act in 1959, and four months for tax evasion in 1979. #RockTrivia #ChuckBerry
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