Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day:
On this date in 1966, The Levi Strauss Company began selling bell-bottom blue jeans in the US. Don't you wish you could still fit into yours?
#RockTrivia #Levis
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day:
On this date in 2016, 71-year-old Keith Emerson, died at his Santa Monica, California home from a self-inflicted gunshot to his head.
#RockTrivia #KeithEmerson #ELP
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day:
On this date in 1956, Little Richard records "Long Tall Sally", which will go on be his highest charting record in the US.
#RockTrivia #LittleRichard
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day:
The Jacksons TV show aired for the final time on CBS-TV, finishing dead last in the ratings.
#RockTrivia #TheJacksonFive
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day:
On this date in 1973, Paul McCartney pleads guilty to charges of growing marijuana outside his Scottish countryside farm and is fined $240. Paul says that a fan gave him the seeds and he didn't know what they would grow.
#RockTrivia #PaulMcCartney
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day:
Pink Floyd began The Wall Tour on this date in 1981 when they gave their first live performance of the new double album in Los Angeles. A 30 foot high wall made of Styrofoam blocks was constructed across the 160 foot stage in the first half of the show, and then following the intermission, it was thoroughly destroyed.
#RockTrivia #PinkFloyd
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day:
Richard Armin is a cellist, who in 1964 and 1965, played with Don Shirley, the musician featured in the Oscar winning film Green Book. He went on to join the Canadian band Lighthouse, and can be heard on their 1971, Billboard #24 hit, "One Fine Morning".
#RockTrivia #Lighthouse
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day:
On this date in 1994, Grace Slick is arrested for pointing a shotgun at police in her Tiburon, CA home. In June, she would be sentenced to 200 hours of community service and three month's worth of Alcoholic's Anonymous meetings.
#RockTrivia #GraceSlick
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The Doors were the first American band to accumulate eight consecutive Gold and Platinum LPs.
#RockTrivia #TheDoors
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day:
On this date in 1973, Jimi Hendrix's personal manager, Michael Jeffrey, was one of 68 people killed in a plane crash in France. Jeffery was en route to a court appearance in London related to Hendrix.
#RockTrivia #JimiHendrix
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day
Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day: On this date in 1966, The Levi Strauss Company began selling bell-bottom blue jeans in the US. Don't you wish you could still fit into yours? #RockTrivia #Levis
Reply
Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day
Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day: On this date in 2016, 71-year-old Keith Emerson, died at his Santa Monica, California home from a self-inflicted gunshot to his head. #RockTrivia #KeithEmerson #ELP
Reply
Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day
Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day: On this date in 1956, Little Richard records "Long Tall Sally", which will go on be his highest charting record in the US. #RockTrivia #LittleRichard
Reply
Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day
Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day: The Jacksons TV show aired for the final time on CBS-TV, finishing dead last in the ratings. #RockTrivia #TheJacksonFive
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day
Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day: On this date in 1973, Paul McCartney pleads guilty to charges of growing marijuana outside his Scottish countryside farm and is fined $240. Paul says that a fan gave him the seeds and he didn't know what they would grow. #RockTrivia #PaulMcCartney
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day
Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day: Pink Floyd began The Wall Tour on this date in 1981 when they gave their first live performance of the new double album in Los Angeles. A 30 foot high wall made of Styrofoam blocks was constructed across the 160 foot stage in the first half of the show, and then following the intermission, it was thoroughly destroyed. #RockTrivia #PinkFloyd
Reply
Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day
Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day: Richard Armin is a cellist, who in 1964 and 1965, played with Don Shirley, the musician featured in the Oscar winning film Green Book. He went on to join the Canadian band Lighthouse, and can be heard on their 1971, Billboard #24 hit, "One Fine Morning". #RockTrivia #Lighthouse
Reply
Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day
Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day: On this date in 1994, Grace Slick is arrested for pointing a shotgun at police in her Tiburon, CA home. In June, she would be sentenced to 200 hours of community service and three month's worth of Alcoholic's Anonymous meetings. #RockTrivia #GraceSlick
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day
The Doors were the first American band to accumulate eight consecutive Gold and Platinum LPs. #RockTrivia #TheDoors
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day
Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day: On this date in 1973, Jimi Hendrix's personal manager, Michael Jeffrey, was one of 68 people killed in a plane crash in France. Jeffery was en route to a court appearance in London related to Hendrix. #RockTrivia #JimiHendrix
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