Unusual Rock Trivia?

[corinpills]

Was it Jim Gordon or Jim Keltner who was declared insane and are still in an asylum? During a schizophrenic spell, or fit, he killed his mother or something...?
Kind of unusual Rock Trivia too, albeit a bit creepy and scary...I always mix those two up, because they basically played with the same kind of people, and same kind of music. Well established and hired session drummers.

Gordon, Jim Keltner remains one of the most sought- after session drummers in the business.

 

[Honch]

Tony Iommi has said that Michael Bolton tried out for Sabbath, but Bolton denies it.

Wouldn't surprise me the slightest as from mid 70s to mid 80s he was in hard rock genre. Only. And frankly, pretty good at it too. His band BlackJack was a bona fide hard rock band, lasted just a little while, with none other than Jimmy Haslip on bass (!??!?). Other members went on later to play the heavey metal circuit, and you know how incestuous the hard rock family can be, with revolving door members, and backing musicians, and bassists turn up in every other famous hard rock band there is. And since you have "contacts" from the past, you phone them up, and asks. He opened up (BlackJack) for Ozzy Osbourne a whole tour, so connections where made, for sure. In the autobiography book IRON MAN by Tony Iommi, Tony insists upon that Michael auditioned for them for real. Not just talking over the phone, and said no thanks, but ...you know... for real.

But it could be very well like this, like it was for Frank Zappa: He didn't audition every average Joe for his band. He had head of rehearsal, and musicians in his current band that where chosen to pick out the gems, that they thought would fit BEFORE Frank ever got a chance to hear or play with them. Sort of a filter. I can't think of that Black Sabbath was the same, since they were already an established band. It may be enough to do an audition for managers or some other musically inclined, to filter it out first.
Frank Zappa expressed opinion on this, since people could just "audition for him" to get on their cVs that they did!!! I mean, so hyped and level above anything else, was it, that it was considered a merit just to have auditioned for him, without ever getting any chance to get the gig. Zappa was monster hard on peoples sight reading skills. So he used this filter first, where it wasn't mentioned at all that they auditioned for Zappa, but for a bunch of anonymous musicians ..FIRST.

 

[Richland123]

Before they joined to form The Police .....

Andy Summers was in a version of The Animals

Stewart Copeland was in the band Curved Air

Sting was in a band called Last Exit.

 

[corinpills]

Eddie Grant of "Electric Avenue" fame was in an awesome late 60s London- based multi-racial band called the Equals. And, also, Eddie Grant has 6 fingers on his right hand! He has a nubbin that keeps growing back. For real.

 

[Richland123]

The song "Heartbreak Hotel" was co-written by Hoyt Axton's mother, Mae Boren Axton.

 

[JimmyM]

Was it Jim Gordon or Jim Keltner who was declared insane and are still in an asylum? During a schizophrenic spell, or fit, he killed his mother or something...?
Kind of unusual Rock Trivia too, albeit a bit creepy and scary...I always mix those two up, because they basically played with the same kind of people, and same kind of music. Well established and hired session drummers.

Gordon. And he's out now.

EDIT: Made a mistake, apparently. He's not out. And he's in prison, not an institution.

 

[Honch]

Gordon. And he's out now.

Sure it ain't Gotham Citys commisioner?

Because:
Jailed Drummer Jim Gordon Denied Parole

 

[two fingers]

Before they joined to form The Police .....

Andy Summers was in a version of The Animals

Stewart Copeland was in the band Curved Air

Sting was in a band called Last Exit.

I'm going to start a Police tribute band and call it Exit the Last Curved Animals.

 

[Richland123]

Joe Pesci was friends with singers Frankie Valli and Tommy DeVito and he helped introduce them to singer and songwriter Bob Gaudio, which led to the formation of the band The Four Seasons.

He tried to start a musical career, playing guitar with several bands, including a lineup of Joey Dee & The Starlighters. In 1968, he released the album Little Joe Sure Can Sing! (billed as Joe Ritchie), on which he sang covers of contemporary pop hits.

Joe Pesci - Little Joe Sure Can Sing! (billed as Joe Ritchie) 1968

 

[Honch]

Ok Unusual Rock Trivia of a more modern cut:

Till Lindemann, lead singer of the german industrial Metal band Rammstein where once in his youth an Olympic Swimmer. He participated for East Germany in the OG of Moscow 1980. In the relays only, not single men competitions. He quit later on due to injuries that wouldn't heal up quick enough. Don't know if he sat on the bench, just using him as a reserve, or spare if someone else got injured or disqualified. Can't find him as participant in any of the races actually.

As I said to @Son of Wobble : You Never Know! [sorry, couldn't help myself]

EDIT: Till was actually "drafted" for OG in Moscow 1980, but on shortlist. He went there but never competed.

 

[Richland123]

Before he formed The Four Seasons, 15 year old Bob Gaudio was a member of The Royal Teens and co-wrote "Short Shorts".

 

[JimmyM]

Hmmm...looks like I was wrong about Jim Gordon being out of prison. Could have sworn I read that he was let out, but I just read his next parole hearing is in 2018. He keeps getting denied because he refuses to take his medication for schizophrenia. But I did confirm that he's actually in prison, not a mental institution. Doesn't hurt my feelings after what he did to his mother.

 

[Honch]

No offense @JimmyM. Wouldn't surprise me at all though.

He's still getting hefty royalties for Layla, in which he co-composed, played the second part, that starts with that piano thing. He plays actually piano on that one, not drums. Maybe overdubbed but anyway.

 

[Richland123]

Jon Bon Jovi appeared as a guitarist in a couple Scandal videos.

 

[Aberdumbie]

Jon Bon Jovi appeared as a guitarist in a couple Scandal videos.

My wife adored that group in the 80's..... Now after all these years I think I know why..

 

[Bob_Ross]

And that should come from the most whiner and miserable moaner himself? Smack addict already in those days. Yes, just throw stones in the glass houses. Little wonder, few of his musicians - including Eric - could stand any length of time in his company, regardless of how good he was on drums.

I take it you've seen the documentary Beware of Mr. Baker ? A must-see for fans -- even reluctant fans -- of Cream and its members/associates.

 

[fhm555]

[QUOTE="fhm555, post: 19818935, member: 186372]Neal Schon was also a teenager at Woodstock when he played with Santana.

Sorry, Neal Schon was not in the Woodstock lineup of Santana.

• Carlos Santana - guitar, vocals, maracas, cowbell

• Gregg Rolie - vocals, keyboards, maracas, tambourine, jingle bells

• Jose "Chepito" Areas - percussion, trumpet

• Mike Carabello - congas

• Michael Shrieve - drums

• David Brown - bass

[/QUOTE]
Yeppers, i've already been corrected on that.

 

[JimmyM]

No offense @JimmyM. Wouldn't surprise me at all though.

He's still getting hefty royalties for Layla, in which he co-composed, played the second part, that starts with that piano thing. He plays actually piano on that one, not drums. Maybe overdubbed but anyway.

Rita Coolidge is saying that he lifted part of that piano part from her, who was his girlfriend until he beat her up. One sick puppy, that guy.

Was Rita Coolidge Cheated Songwriting Credit on 'Layla'? (Exclusive Memoir Excerpt)

Not sure if I agree because he wrote the bulk of it himself.

 

[Richland123]

Following his recording career, Gentle Giant lead singer and multi-instrumentalist Derek Shulman became a prominent record executive. As a senior vice president at Polygram Records, he signed Bon Jovi, Cinderella, Kingdom Come, Enuff Z'nuff, and many others. In 1988, he became president and CEO of Atco Records, where he signed Tangier, Dream Theater, Pantera, and more. He also re-established the careers of AC/DC and Bad Company, both of whom sold multi-platinum albums under his watch. He then went on to become president of Roadrunner Records overseeing signings of Slipknot, Nickelback, and others. In March 2010, Derek Shulman established a new venture with international music impresario Leonardo Pavkovic called 2PLUS Music & Entertainment.

 

[Richland123]

Chip Taylor (born James Wesley Voight), songwriter and musician most famous for writing "Angel Of The Morning" and "Wild Thing", is the brother of actor Jon Voight and the uncle of actress Angelina Jolie (born Angelina Jolie Voight) and actor James Haven (born James Haven Voight).