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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day

Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day The backup vocal group on Paul Simon's, "Slip Slidin' Away" was The Oak Ridge Boys. #RockTrivia

Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day

Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day Alfred Wertheimer, the photographer assigned to document Elvis Presley's early career, recalled that he shot in black and white because Elvis' label, RCA, refused to pay for high-priced color film and processing, uncertain if Elvis was going to be worth it. His two week assignment lasted over 60 years. #RockTrivia

Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day

Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day The memorable reverse-echo effect on Led Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love" (Woman.... you need) was actually do to track bleed-through that sound-engineer Eddie Kramer couldn't get rid of, and so added reverb. #RockTrivia

Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day

Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day Milton Gabler, the producer of Bill Haley's "Rock Around The Clock", was an uncle by marriage to actor Billy Crystal. Billy inducted Gabler into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 1993. #RockTrivia

Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day

Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day Alfred Wertheimer, the photographer assigned to document Elvis Presley's early career, recalled that he shot in black and white because Elvis' label, RCA, refused to pay for high-priced color film and processing, uncertain if Elvis was going to be worth it. His two week assignment lasted over 60 years. #RockTrivia

Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day

Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day Eddie Van Halen plays the guitar solo in the middle of Michael Jackson's Beat It. #RockTrivia

Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day

Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day Randy Meisner joined Poco as the bassist, but left before their first album. Luckily for him, he got the same job for the Eagles. #RockTrivia

Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day

Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day Prince is a huge fan of Hendrix. The song "Purple Rain" is an alegory to "Purple Haze". #RockTrivia

Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day

Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day According to Paul McCartney, the "you" in "Got to Get You Into My Life" was marijuana. #RockTrivia

Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day

Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day Before Clapton became known for playing Stratocasters (largely, it is thought, because Hendrix played Strats), he played a 1959 Gibson Les Paul - largely because electric blues guitarists like Mike Bloomfield played one. #RockTrivia