Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day:
The Rolling Stones album "Beggar's Banquet" has its release delayed because of their record label's objection to the album's cover design, which featured a graffiti-covered bathroom wall. It was the first album on which Mick Jagger played guitar.
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day:
On this day in 1956, Songwriter Mike Stoller, the co-writer of "Hound Dog", survives the sinking of the ship Andrea Doria after it collided with the MV Stockholm, near Nantucket, Massachusetts. Fifty-one others died.
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day:
Today in 1978, The movie Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, starring Peter Frampton and The Bee Gees, opens in New York City. Although promotional posters claim it is "A "Fantastical Movie Adventure", it bombs at the box-office and the critics were vicious in their reviews.
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day:
On this date in 1977, Peter Frampton had the best selling single in America with "I'm In You". Both the song and the album of the same name would go on to reach Platinum status.
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day:
Rolling Stones' Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Bill Wyman appear in a London courtroom on July 22n in 1965 and are found guilty of "insulting behavior" for urinating against a London gas station wall. They argued that the owner had refused to give them the key to the men's room, but they are fined five pounds each.
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day:
The Bee Gees' Robin Gibb survived one of England's worst train wrecks. More than fifty people were killed and over a hundred injured, while Robin escaped unharmed.
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day:
On this day in 1979 E.L.O. takes out advertisements in several US magazines dedicating the release of "Don't Bring Me Down" to NASA's Skylab project.
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day:
Johnny Rivers begins recording "Poor Side Of Town", on July 19, 1966 which will become the tenth of his seventeen US Top 40 hits and his only number one.
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day:
Roy Orbison saw his first record, "Only The Lonely" climb into the Top 5 in the United States on July 18th in 1960 after The Everly Brothers and Elvis both turned the song down. Over the next six years, The Big O would have 22 Top 40 hits.
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day:
Jimi Hendrix either quit or was fired in '67 as the opening act for the Monkees' US tour after only five days. Mickey Dolenz later recalled, "Jimi would amble out onto the stage, fire up the amps and break out into 'Purple Haze' and the kids in the audience would instantly drown him out with 'We want Daaavy!' God, was it embarrassing." Hendix's replacement was Vanilla Fudge.
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day
Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day: The Rolling Stones album "Beggar's Banquet" has its release delayed because of their record label's objection to the album's cover design, which featured a graffiti-covered bathroom wall. It was the first album on which Mick Jagger played guitar. @ROAtheBand #RockTrivia #TheRollingStones
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day
Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day: On this day in 1956, Songwriter Mike Stoller, the co-writer of "Hound Dog", survives the sinking of the ship Andrea Doria after it collided with the MV Stockholm, near Nantucket, Massachusetts. Fifty-one others died. @ROAtheBand #RockTrivia
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day
Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day: Today in 1978, The movie Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, starring Peter Frampton and The Bee Gees, opens in New York City. Although promotional posters claim it is "A "Fantastical Movie Adventure", it bombs at the box-office and the critics were vicious in their reviews. @ROAtheBand #RockTrivia
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day
Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day: On this date in 1977, Peter Frampton had the best selling single in America with "I'm In You". Both the song and the album of the same name would go on to reach Platinum status. #RockTrivia #PeterFrampton @ROAtheBand
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day
Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day: Rolling Stones' Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Bill Wyman appear in a London courtroom on July 22n in 1965 and are found guilty of "insulting behavior" for urinating against a London gas station wall. They argued that the owner had refused to give them the key to the men's room, but they are fined five pounds each. #RockTrivia #TheRollingStones
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day
Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day: The Bee Gees' Robin Gibb survived one of England's worst train wrecks. More than fifty people were killed and over a hundred injured, while Robin escaped unharmed. #RockTrivia #BeeGees #RobinGibb
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day
Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day: On this day in 1979 E.L.O. takes out advertisements in several US magazines dedicating the release of "Don't Bring Me Down" to NASA's Skylab project. #RockTrivia #ELO #NASA
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day
Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day: Johnny Rivers begins recording "Poor Side Of Town", on July 19, 1966 which will become the tenth of his seventeen US Top 40 hits and his only number one. #RockTrivia #JohnnyRivers
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day
Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day: Roy Orbison saw his first record, "Only The Lonely" climb into the Top 5 in the United States on July 18th in 1960 after The Everly Brothers and Elvis both turned the song down. Over the next six years, The Big O would have 22 Top 40 hits. #RockTrivia #RoyOrbison
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Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day
Rock n' Roll Trivia of the Day: Jimi Hendrix either quit or was fired in '67 as the opening act for the Monkees' US tour after only five days. Mickey Dolenz later recalled, "Jimi would amble out onto the stage, fire up the amps and break out into 'Purple Haze' and the kids in the audience would instantly drown him out with 'We want Daaavy!' God, was it embarrassing." Hendix's replacement was Vanilla Fudge. #RockTrivia #JimiHendrix #VanillaFudge
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