Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day:
Seven years after its release, Pink Floyd's "The Dark Side of the Moon" breaks the record for the longest-charting Pop album, previously held by Carole King's "Tapestry".
#RockTrivia #PinkFloyd #CarolKing
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day:
Session drummer Hal Blaine played on every Record Of The Year Grammy winner between 1966 and 1971, as well as 150 Top Ten singles and 40 Number Ones.
#RockTrivia #HalBlaine
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day:
Ozzy Osbourne topped a Yahoo poll as the UK's favorite ambassador to welcome aliens to Earth.
#RockTrivia #OzzyOsborne
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day:
On this date in 1984, Ozzy Osbourne topped a Yahoo poll as the UK's favorite ambassador to welcome aliens to Earth.
#RockTrivia #OzzyOsborne
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day:
On this day in 1991, Michael Jackson inks the most lucrative deal in recording history when Sony signed him to a $1 billion contract.
#RockTrivia #MichaelJackson
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day:
On this date in 1980, Elvis Presley's autopsy is subpoenaed in the "Dr. Nick" drug case. Dr. Nick is Dr. George Nichopoulous, Presley's personal physician, who will soon be found guilty of over-prescribing drugs to Presley and other clients, including Jerry Lee Lewis.
#RockTrivia #ElvisPresley #JerryLeeLewis
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day:
In 2002, Bryan Adams was invited to photograph Queen Elizabeth II. One of his photographs from the five minute session was used as a Canadian postage stamp in 2004 and again in 2005.
#RocTrivia #BryanAdams
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day:
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) gave out its first set of Diamond Awards for sales over 10 million units in the US. Sixty-one albums and one single qualified. At the top of the list was The Eagles' Greatest Hits, with over 25 million copies (it would sell another million by the end of the year).
#RockTrivia #TheEagles
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day:
On this date in 1989, The Rolling Stones signed a $70 million contract to play 50 North American dates. At that point, it was the largest contract in Rock history.
#RockTrivia #TheRollingStones
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day:
Elvis Presley led the Billboard Hot 200 chart with "For LP Fans Only". It was the first album ever issued without the artist's name to be found anywhere on the cover - front or back.
#RockTrivia #ElvisPresley
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day
Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day: Seven years after its release, Pink Floyd's "The Dark Side of the Moon" breaks the record for the longest-charting Pop album, previously held by Carole King's "Tapestry". #RockTrivia #PinkFloyd #CarolKing
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day
Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day: Session drummer Hal Blaine played on every Record Of The Year Grammy winner between 1966 and 1971, as well as 150 Top Ten singles and 40 Number Ones. #RockTrivia #HalBlaine
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day
Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day: Ozzy Osbourne topped a Yahoo poll as the UK's favorite ambassador to welcome aliens to Earth. #RockTrivia #OzzyOsborne
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day
Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day: On this date in 1984, Ozzy Osbourne topped a Yahoo poll as the UK's favorite ambassador to welcome aliens to Earth. #RockTrivia #OzzyOsborne
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day
Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day: On this day in 1991, Michael Jackson inks the most lucrative deal in recording history when Sony signed him to a $1 billion contract. #RockTrivia #MichaelJackson
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day
Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day: On this date in 1980, Elvis Presley's autopsy is subpoenaed in the "Dr. Nick" drug case. Dr. Nick is Dr. George Nichopoulous, Presley's personal physician, who will soon be found guilty of over-prescribing drugs to Presley and other clients, including Jerry Lee Lewis. #RockTrivia #ElvisPresley #JerryLeeLewis
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day
Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day: In 2002, Bryan Adams was invited to photograph Queen Elizabeth II. One of his photographs from the five minute session was used as a Canadian postage stamp in 2004 and again in 2005. #RocTrivia #BryanAdams
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day
Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day: The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) gave out its first set of Diamond Awards for sales over 10 million units in the US. Sixty-one albums and one single qualified. At the top of the list was The Eagles' Greatest Hits, with over 25 million copies (it would sell another million by the end of the year). #RockTrivia #TheEagles
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day
Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day: On this date in 1989, The Rolling Stones signed a $70 million contract to play 50 North American dates. At that point, it was the largest contract in Rock history. #RockTrivia #TheRollingStones
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day
Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day: Elvis Presley led the Billboard Hot 200 chart with "For LP Fans Only". It was the first album ever issued without the artist's name to be found anywhere on the cover - front or back. #RockTrivia #ElvisPresley
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