Unusual Rock Trivia?

[Das Jugghead]

For those that remember Ram Jam's Black Betty cover, the guy singing it had been a member of the Lemon Pipers. Their hit was Green Tambourine. Ram Jam's 2nd record is pretty good rock/metal for the late 70's.

I actually know Steve Walmsley who was the bassist for the Lemon Pipers. Not my style of music ever but apparently they made enough money for him to live comfortably. He bought acreage and a log cabin in southern Indiana where he and his wife raised two sons - one of whom is married to my cousin which is how I know them. On a tragic note the other son was recently charged with murder for shooting up his wife with heroin and she overdosed.

 

[Novarocker]

Jesus, that's nuts.

 

[Richland123]

The Mynah Birds were a Canadian R&B band formed in Toronto, Ontario, that was active from 1964 to 1967. Although the band never released an album, it is notable as featuring a number of musicians, such as Rick James and and Neil Young as well as other musicians who went onto being members of Buffalo Springfield and Steppenwolf.

Over its short lifespan, the group featured a large number of members in its many different configurations. Its most memorable lineup included Rick James, Neil Young, Bruce Palmer, Rickman Mason, and John Taylor. Rick James would later become a major funk star in the 1970s and 1980s. Young and Palmer went on to become two of the founding members in the popular West Coast folk rock group, Buffalo Springfield. After leaving Buffalo Springfield in 1968, Neil Young would go on to achieve fame as a solo artist. Goldy McJohn and Nick St. Nicholas would later become members of the rock band Steppenwolf. Also, a late-running 1967 version of The Mynah Birds featured Neil Merryweather who has recorded and performed with musicians including Steve Miller, Dave Mason, Lita Ford, Billy Joel, Rick James, Wilson Pickett, and released an extensive catalog of albums.

Due to his stints in jail for theft, Rick James entered the United States Navy at 14 or 15, lying about his age, to avoid the draft. During that time, he also became a drummer for local jazz groups in New York City. Due to him missing his twice-monthly Reserve sessions at the USS Enterprise, he found himself ordered to Vietnam. In 1965, he fled for Toronto, where he made friends with then-local musicians Neil Young and Joni Mitchell. To avoid being caught by military authorities, James went under the assumed name, "Ricky James Matthews" They recorded a number of tracks, and their first album was in the works when James was arrested, having deserted the U.S. Navy.

 

[Aberdumbie]

The Mynah Birds were a Canadian R&B band formed in Toronto, Ontario, that was active from 1964 to 1967. Although the band never released an album, it is notable as featuring a number of musicians, such as Rick James and and Neil Young as well as other musicians who went onto being members of Buffalo Springfield and Steppenwolf.

Over its short lifespan, the group featured a large number of members in its many different configurations. Its most memorable lineup included Rick James, Neil Young, Bruce Palmer, Rickman Mason, and John Taylor. Rick James would later become a major funk star in the 1970s and 1980s. Young and Palmer went on to become two of the founding members in the popular West Coast folk rock group, Buffalo Springfield. After leaving Buffalo Springfield in 1968, Neil Young would go on to achieve fame as a solo artist. Goldy McJohn and Nick St. Nicholas would later become members of the rock band Steppenwolf. Also, a late-running 1967 version of The Mynah Birds featured Neil Merryweather who has recorded and performed with musicians including Steve Miller, Dave Mason, Lita Ford, Billy Joel, Rick James, Wilson Pickett, and released an extensive catalog of albums.

Due to his stints in jail for theft, Rick James entered the United States Navy at 14 or 15, lying about his age, to avoid the draft. During that time, he also became a drummer for local jazz groups in New York City. Due to him missing his twice-monthly Reserve sessions at the USS Enterprise, he found himself ordered to Vietnam. In 1965, he fled for Toronto, where he made friends with then-local musicians Neil Young and Joni Mitchell. To avoid being caught by military authorities, James went under the assumed name, "Ricky James Matthews" They recorded a number of tracks, and their first album was in the works when James was arrested, having deserted the U.S. Navy.







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Get... Out... Of... Town.... You mean, THAT Rick James recorded with Neil Young?? Now that I have got to get my hands on....

 

[Richland123]

Mark Mothersbaugh from Devo has written, performed, and produced songs for dozens and dozens of movies, TV shows, and video games including this one.

 

[Richland123]

Tommy Chong (born in Edmonton, AL, Canada 5-24-38) of Cheech & Chong fame and other projects was a guitarist/songwriter in a few bands including Little Daddy & The Bachelors and Bobby Taylor & the Vancouvers, who had a hit on the Motown Records label Gordy Records in 1968 titled "Does Your Mama Know About Me". They released a few more singles too. Chong and Bobby Taylor also owned a nightclub together in Vancouver, BC, Canada in the early 1960s.

On a side note. Bobby Taylor discovered and mentored The Jackson 5 and produced their first album after hearing the group as an opening act on a bill along with Bobby Taylor & the Vancouvers in Chicago.

 

[Killed_by_Death]

Got tired of watching Star Trek & comedies & realized Andromeda is on Amazon Prime. Turns out Alex Lifeson wrote the theme song:



He also appeared as a performer in episode 20 of the first season.

 

[Old Garage-Bander]

I actually attended (briefly) the same high school that David Gates went to in Tulsa Oklahoma

Yearbooks, or it didn't happen.

 

[fretter]

Jane Wiedlin of the Go-Go's played Joan of Arc in the Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure movie.

 

[FilterFunk]

Jane Wiedlin of the Go-Go's played Joan of Arc in the Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure movie.

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Belinda Carlisle got most of the attention, but I always thought Jane was the cutest Go-Go.

 

[Aberdumbie]

Yearbooks, or it didn't happen.

Young bass players don’t read this........ I didn’t hang around high screwel long enough to invest in a yearbook.

 

[MonetBass]

Jane Wiedlin of the Go-Go's played Joan of Arc in the Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure movie.

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And the telegram girl in the movie "Clue".

 

[Richland123]

After leaving The Guess Who the first time, bassist Jim Kale was in the band Scrubbaloe Caine, with guitarist Paul Dean before he joined Streetheart and before he formed Loverboy. The band also included multi-instrumentalist Henry Small who would have later success with Prism and other projects.

Scrubbaloe Caine signed to RCA Records in 1972 and their album Round One was released in 1973, and was supported by a national tour as an opening act for The Guess Who. The album was moderately successful in Canada and also released in the U.S. with little success. The singles "Feelin' Good on Sunday" and "I'm a Dreamer" charted on the RPM 100 singles charts in Canada. The group's sound was a mixture of rock, blues, and country.

The band was slated for success that never happened as they garnered a Juno Award nomination for Most Promising Group at the Juno Awards of 1974. Later in the year, Kale left the band and was replaced by Gary Stefaniuk. However, around the same time they were dropped from RCA.

They signed to Bronco Records in 1975, and planned a second album to be titled Street Level. The album was never completed or released, and the band broke up in 1976. Dean went on to join Streetheart before becoming a founding member of Loverboy, while Small established the band Small Wonder before joining Burton Cummings' touring band and later joining Prism.

 

[Richland123]

Former Firehouse bassist Perry Richardson was officially announced as the new bassist for Stryper on October 30, 2017.

 

[MonetBass]

David Bowie and Peter Frampton were friends at school, where Frampton's father was head of the art department.

Bowie's left eye was permanently dilated as a result of getting punched by his friend George Underwood during a fight over a girl. Underwood later did artwork for many artists, including Bowie's Hunky Dory. Others are Gentle Giant, The Fixx, and T-Rex.

Bowie's first hit in the U.S. was "Fame", co-written by John Lennon and featuring him on backing vocals.

Toni Basil (of "Hey Mickey!" fame) choreographed two Bowie tours.

 

[catcauphonic]

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Bowie's left eye was permanently dilated as a result of getting punched by his friend George Underwood during a fight over a girl. Underwood later did artwork for many artists, including Bowie's Hunky Dory. Others are Gentle Giant, The Fixx, and T-Rex.
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Bowie's first hit in the U.S. was "Fame", co-written by John Lennon and featuring him on backing vocals.

Toni Basil (of "Hey Mickey!" fame) choreographed two Bowie tours.

Shucks... my high school fights only ended up with me having a boring ol' temporary black eye (w/ purple at best)

I always thought his Siberian Husky like eyes look was supercool.

 

[Richland123]

Drummer Terry Bozzio of Missing Persons, Frank Zappa, U.K., and many other projects, played drums for The Knack on their 1998 Zoom album.

 

[RedVee]

David Bowie and Peter Frampton were friends at school, where Frampton's father was head of the art department.
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Bowie's left eye was permanently dilated as a result of getting punched by his friend George Underwood during a fight over a girl. Underwood later did artwork for many artists, including Bowie's Hunky Dory. Others are Gentle Giant, The Fixx, and T-Rex.
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Bowie's first hit in the U.S. was "Fame", co-written by John Lennon and featuring him on backing vocals.

Toni Basil (of "Hey Mickey!" fame) choreographed two Bowie tours.

Do I have something in common with Bowie. My left eye has a permanently dilated pupil, but hit by a tennis ball.
Oh, I’m a January boy as well.

That’s it though!

 

[Aberdumbie]

The cool Bowie Post reminded me of a little known odd fact about one of his Spiders from Mars band mates. Trevor Bolder played bass for the Spiders. I followed his career because he played bass for many years for my lifelong favorite group Uriah Heep...... Anyone that remembers the Spiders remembers they were squarely in the glam rock genre. At one point they had semi permanent make up applied. For the rest of his life, Trevor had permanent blue make up that outlined his face and ears. He was so self conscious about it he would never cut his hair or pull it behind his ears never wanting anyone to see the blue outline that remained from his Spiders gig.

 

[Atshen]

Bowie's left eye was permanently dilated as a result of getting punched by his friend George Underwood during a fight over a girl.

I thought you were going to say something involving LSD...