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At a party in Los Angeles, comedian Groucho Marx jokingly pointed his index fingers at Elton John, as if holding a pair of six-shooters. Elton threw up his hands and said, "Don't shoot me, I'm only the piano player," which inspired the title of his 1973, US number one album. As a sly tribute to Groucho, the LP's cover included a movie poster for The Marx Brothers' movie Go West.
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AC/DC guitarist Malcolm Young once worked as a sewing-machine mechanic in a bra factory.
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John Fogerty of Creedence Clearwater Revival had never been to Mississippi when he wrote "Proud Mary" or Louisiana when he penned "Born On The Bayou".
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The only group to have their one and only album go to #1 on the Billboard charts is Blind Faith.
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Actors Walter Matthau, Rock Hudson, Slyvester Stallone, Joe Pesci, Burt Reynolds and Jerry Mathers have all recorded albums. Every one was a flop.
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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.
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Little Richard's opening line to his hit "Tutti Frutti", A-wop bop-a loo-mop, a-lop bam-boom! was a scat that was supposed to imitate a drum solo opening.
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Keith Richards has often said that he came up with the guitar riff and some of the lyrics for the song "Satisfaction" in his sleep.
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Although it held the number one spot in the US for only a week, Pink Floyd's "Dark Side Of The Moon" remained on the Billboard album chart for 741 weeks and has sold an estimated 50 million copies world wide.
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Despite all of the hits that they've had, The Who have never had a number one record in the UK or the US.
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day
Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day At a party in Los Angeles, comedian Groucho Marx jokingly pointed his index fingers at Elton John, as if holding a pair of six-shooters. Elton threw up his hands and said, "Don't shoot me, I'm only the piano player," which inspired the title of his 1973, US number one album. As a sly tribute to Groucho, the LP's cover included a movie poster for The Marx Brothers' movie Go West. #RockTrivia
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day
Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day AC/DC guitarist Malcolm Young once worked as a sewing-machine mechanic in a bra factory. #RockTrivia
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day
Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day John Fogerty of Creedence Clearwater Revival had never been to Mississippi when he wrote "Proud Mary" or Louisiana when he penned "Born On The Bayou". #RockTrivia
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day
Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day The only group to have their one and only album go to #1 on the Billboard charts is Blind Faith. #RockTrivia
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day
Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day Actors Walter Matthau, Rock Hudson, Slyvester Stallone, Joe Pesci, Burt Reynolds and Jerry Mathers have all recorded albums. Every one was a flop. #RockTrivia
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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
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day
Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day Little Richard's opening line to his hit "Tutti Frutti", A-wop bop-a loo-mop, a-lop bam-boom! was a scat that was supposed to imitate a drum solo opening. #RockTrivia
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day
Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day Keith Richards has often said that he came up with the guitar riff and some of the lyrics for the song "Satisfaction" in his sleep. #RockTrivia
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day
Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day Although it held the number one spot in the US for only a week, Pink Floyd's "Dark Side Of The Moon" remained on the Billboard album chart for 741 weeks and has sold an estimated 50 million copies world wide. #RockTrivia
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day Despite all of the hits that they've had, The Who have never had a number one record in the UK or the US. #RockTrivia
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