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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day

Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day On this day in 1990, Billy Idol dumped 600 dead fish in the dressing room of opening act Faith No More before a concert in Seattle. #RockTrivia

Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day

Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day In 1963, Johnny Cymbal scored a number sixteen hit with a song called "Mr. Bass Man". After several unsuccessful follow ups, he changed his stage name to Derek and re-appeared on the record charts in 1969 with the number eleven hit, "Cinnamon". #RockTrivia

Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day

Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day On this day in 1983, Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd spent its 491st week on the Billboard 200 Album Chart, becoming the longest listed album in the history of the chart. #RovkTrivia

Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day

Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day Bobby' Vinton's oldest son, Robbie, portrayed Bobby in the 1990 movie Goodfellas. The film ranks twelfth in the list of films that most frequently used "the F-word." #RockTrivia

Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day

Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day Beach Boys leader Brian Wilson once had a giant sandbox built around his piano so he could feel the sand beneath his feet for song writing inspiration. #RockTrivia

Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day

Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day Maxim magazine ranked former Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman at number 10 on its Living Sex Legends list, as he is reputed to have had sex with over 1,000 women. #RockTrivia

Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day

Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day Billboard magazine columnist Maurie Orodenker started to use the term "rock-and-roll" to describe upbeat recordings in 1942. #RockTrivia

Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day

Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day Songwriter Mike Stoller, the co-writer of Elvis Presley's "Hound Dog", survived the sinking of the ship Andrea Doria in the Atlantic Ocean on July 25th 1956. Fifty-one others died. #RockTrivia

Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day

Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day In 2014 it was reported that "Rock and Roll Part 2", co-written by Gary Glitter and Mike Leander, was earning an estimated $250,000 a year in royalties due to its use in the National Hockey League. #RockTrivia

Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day

Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day When Steve Winwood left The Spencer Davis Group in the summer of 1967, one of the rejected applicants to be auditioned was a young piano player named Reginald Dwight, who would later launch a solo career, re-naming himself, Elton John. #RockTrivia