Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day:
In the late 1950s, Elvis Presley's backing band, Bill Black, Scotty Moore and DJ Fontana were paid a weekly salary of $200 when they were working and a $100 a week retainer when they weren't.
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day:
On this day in 1966, for reasons that are never fully explained, a Los Angeles radio station announces that Mick Jagger had died.
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day:
On December 9th, 1967, Jim Morrison became the first Rock artist ever to be arrested on stage during a performance when he was led away on charges of inciting a riot, indecency and public obscenity.
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day:
Tommy Roe's hit "Sheila" topped the charts in America and Australia in 1962, but the record did not achieve Gold status for $1,000,000 worth of world wide sales until 1969.
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day:
Marvin Gaye's father shot and killed the famous singer with the same gun his son had given him the previous Christmas.
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day:
In 1955, Sun Records founder Sam Phillips opened America's first all-female radio station, WHER in Memphis. When the station presented the foreign news, the ladies would amuse their listeners by announcing, "And now, the news from abroad."
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day:
John Lennon admitted to physically abusing both of his wives, Cynthia and Yoko. In an interview with Playboy magazine he said, "I was a hitter. I couldn't express myself and I hit."
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day:
Kris Kristofferson is a Rhodes Scholar and graduated from Oxford with a BPhil in English Literature.
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day:
During a six year period between 1967 and 1972 The Grass Roots set a record for being on the Billboard charts an unbelievable 307 straight weeks.
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day
On this day in 1961, Motown Records achieves their first number one song when The Marvelettes' "Please Mr. Postman" reaches the top. The session musicians on the track included 22 year old Marvin Gaye on drums.
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day
Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day: In the late 1950s, Elvis Presley's backing band, Bill Black, Scotty Moore and DJ Fontana were paid a weekly salary of $200 when they were working and a $100 a week retainer when they weren't. #RockTrivia
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day
Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day: On this day in 1966, for reasons that are never fully explained, a Los Angeles radio station announces that Mick Jagger had died. #RockTrivia
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day
Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day: On December 9th, 1967, Jim Morrison became the first Rock artist ever to be arrested on stage during a performance when he was led away on charges of inciting a riot, indecency and public obscenity. #RockTriiva
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day
Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day: Tommy Roe's hit "Sheila" topped the charts in America and Australia in 1962, but the record did not achieve Gold status for $1,000,000 worth of world wide sales until 1969. #RockTrivia
Reply
Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day
Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day: Marvin Gaye's father shot and killed the famous singer with the same gun his son had given him the previous Christmas. #RockTrivia
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day
Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day: In 1955, Sun Records founder Sam Phillips opened America's first all-female radio station, WHER in Memphis. When the station presented the foreign news, the ladies would amuse their listeners by announcing, "And now, the news from abroad." #RockTrivia
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day
Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day: John Lennon admitted to physically abusing both of his wives, Cynthia and Yoko. In an interview with Playboy magazine he said, "I was a hitter. I couldn't express myself and I hit." #RockTrivia
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day
Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day: Kris Kristofferson is a Rhodes Scholar and graduated from Oxford with a BPhil in English Literature. #RockTrivia
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day
Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day: During a six year period between 1967 and 1972 The Grass Roots set a record for being on the Billboard charts an unbelievable 307 straight weeks. #RockTrivia
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day
Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day On this day in 1961, Motown Records achieves their first number one song when The Marvelettes' "Please Mr. Postman" reaches the top. The session musicians on the track included 22 year old Marvin Gaye on drums. #RockTrivia
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