...who was married to Family Stone trumpet player Cynthia Robinson. And Sly Stone's brother Freddie and sister Rose were the guitarist and keyboardist respectively; it really was a family band.
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Unusual Rock Trivia?
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...who was married to Family Stone trumpet player Cynthia Robinson. And Sly Stone's brother Freddie and sister Rose were the guitarist and keyboardist respectively; it really was a family band.
They eventially morphed into Ramjam, of “Black Betty” fame in the mid-70’s.
Jerry and Cynthia were married? I'm not finding anything that indicates that. She and Sly had a baby in the '70s.
Huh, that's weird. It's one of those trivia items that's been bouncing around in my craw for so many decades I can't be sure where I got it...which probably means I read it in Lillian Roxon's Rock Encyclopedia, because that's where I got most of the music trivia that I've been carrying around in my brain since I was 11 years old. But you're right, I don't see any mention of that relationship in any online article about Cynthia that I can find today.
But I did just discover (according to this obituary from Rolling Stone) that she was Larry Graham's cousin! So there's yet another family connection within Sly & The Family Stone!
Gary Lewis (born Gary Harold Lee Levitch) of Gary Lewis & The Playboys, a band with quite a few hits in the 1960s, is the son of actor Jerry Lewis (born Joseph Levitch) and singer Patti Palmer, who was a singer at the time with the Ted Fio Rito Orchestra, that had a string of hit songs in the 1930s.
Jeff Lynne's (ELO) long-time girlfriend is Camelia Kath, widow of the late Terry Kath, guitarist for Chicago.
Quick, everybody, without looking it up, what was Gary Lewis’ connection to Eric Clapton?
The Ides of March guitarist and lead vocalist Jim Peterik (he sang lead on their one hit “Vehicle”. ) During that band’s hiatus, went on to co-found the band Survivor and co-wrote all of their hits including "Eye of the Tiger" "The Search is Over”, "High on You" and "I Can't Hold Back".
He also went on as as a songwriter/collaborator in general for other artists. Including "Hold on Loosely," "Rockin' Into The Night," "Fantasy Girl" and "Wild-Eyed Southern Boys" for 38 Special as well as Sammy Hagar’ hit Heavy Metal.
He also went on as as a songwriter/collaborator in general for other artists. Including "Hold on Loosely," "Rockin' Into The Night," "Fantasy Girl" and "Wild-Eyed Southern Boys" for 38 Special as well as Sammy Hagar’ hit Heavy Metal.
Jennifer Aniston makes a brief appearance in this Tom Petty video for Walls (Circus). The song dates from '96, which was only two years into Friends before Aniston became a superstar. Or maybe she was just doing a solid for a friend.
Blue Oyster Cult song subjects #2
Then Came The Last Days of May - A drug deal gone bad.
Hot Rails to Hell - Describing a late night NYC subway ride taken by Joe Bouchard.
Mistress of the Salmon Salt (Quicklime Girl) -About a female serial killer on Long Island who buried her victims in a shallow grave and poured in quicklime (calcium oxide) to speed the decomposition process.
Then Came The Last Days of May - A drug deal gone bad.
Hot Rails to Hell - Describing a late night NYC subway ride taken by Joe Bouchard.
Mistress of the Salmon Salt (Quicklime Girl) -About a female serial killer on Long Island who buried her victims in a shallow grave and poured in quicklime (calcium oxide) to speed the decomposition process.
I thought Del was born in Coopersville.Del Shannon was born in Grand Rapids, MI. The same city I was born.
Hey, it's still trivia...
Technically, he was born in Grand Rapids, but grew up in Coopersville.
There are not any hospitals in Coopersville, so that might be why he wasn’t actually born there.
Correct. Del Shannon's family lived in Coopersville, a rural town west of Grand Rapids, but he was born in Grand Rapids, which would be the closest hospital. So technically Del is from Coopersville.
FWIW, Coopersville is less than 10 minutes from where I live now.
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John Mellencamp has had lots of Top 10 hits on various U.S. music charts. He only had 1 #1 U.S. Hot 100 Chart song with "Jack & Diane" and only 1 #1 U.S. Adult Contemporary Chart song with his cover of "Wild Night". However, he holds the record for the most #1 U.S. Mainstream Rock Chart songs for a solo artist with 7 songs - "Hurts So Good", Lonely Ol' Night", "Paper In Fire", "Cherry Bomb", "Get A Leg Up", "Again Tonight", & "What If I Came Knocking".
Joe Walsh and his wife Marjorie are the godparents of Roy Orbison's grandson, Roy Orbison, III.
When Guns N' Roses were slated to perform at the American Music Awards in 1989, their drummer was in rehab. Don Henley stepped in.
Speaking of godparents, Les Paul, who use to visit the Miller's house, became Steve's godfather.
Here is a pic of Steve Miller playing a Fender...
Here is a pic of Steve Miller playing a Fender...
This may have been posted earlier, but Joe is also Ringo Starr's brother-in-law. He married the sister of Barbara Bach, Ringo's wife.
Dave Bickler, lead singer for Survivor, sang the Budweiser Real American Hero/Real Men of Genius commercials.
When Randy Bachman was on the road in the 1960s and 1970s, he says, “I didn't take a per diem and go eat at a fancy restaurant. I put my per diems in my pocket. I ended up with the largest Gretsch collection in the world – 385 Gretsches that I sold to Fred Gretsch for his Gretsch museum at four times for what I paid for. That was the greatest investment I’ve ever made. I bought those guitars one at a time for $200-$300, which I saved every week being on the road for months at a time and eating pretty much the slop that they give to the crew.”
Seventy-five Vintage Guitars from the Bachman-Gretsch Collection Sparkle and Shine at Nashville Museum Exhibit
A historical collection of vintage, rare, and one-of-a-kind Gretsch guitars is now on display at The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum in Nashville, Tennessee. The new exhibit, American Sound and Beauty: Guitars from the Bachman-Gretsch Collection, features 75 of the more than 300 Gretsch guitars amassed by Canadian musician Randy Bachman of The Guess Who and Bachman Turner Overdrive fame. It is the largest collection of guitars ever displayed at the Museum and marks the first time the public has seen a part of Bachman’s extensive Gretsch collection, considered the largest in the world. The Gretsch Foundation, the charitable arm of the Gretsch family, purchased the collection in 2008.
Several rare and one-of-a-kind vintage Gretsch guitars from the 1960s on display at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. Photo by Ron Denny/The Gretsch Company.
Fred Gretsch, fourth generation Gretsch Company president, and wife Dinah, CFO and executive vice president, were joined by family, friends, and legendary musicians at a special preview and reception hosted by the Museum on Thursday night, January 14.
Gretsch President Fred Gretsch sharing remarks about the Bachman-Gretsch Collection. Ben Hall, Major Gifts Manager at the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum, holds the Gretsch Company’s 130th Anniversary history poster. Photo by Ron Denny/The Gretsch Company.
Gretsch shared that he never imagined a phone call made to Randy Bachman more than 30 years ago asking for his help would lead to this special exhibit. After buying back the family business from the Baldwin Company in 1984, Gretsch needed vintage Gretsch guitars to use as prototypes. “Randy was kind enough to share several of his guitars from his collection,” said Gretsch. “We are forever grateful for his assistance in helping launch that first generation of new Gretsch guitars.”
Seventy-five Vintage Guitars from the Bachman-Gretsch Collection Sparkle and Shine at Nashville Museum Exhibit
A historical collection of vintage, rare, and one-of-a-kind Gretsch guitars is now on display at The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum in Nashville, Tennessee. The new exhibit, American Sound and Beauty: Guitars from the Bachman-Gretsch Collection, features 75 of the more than 300 Gretsch guitars amassed by Canadian musician Randy Bachman of The Guess Who and Bachman Turner Overdrive fame. It is the largest collection of guitars ever displayed at the Museum and marks the first time the public has seen a part of Bachman’s extensive Gretsch collection, considered the largest in the world. The Gretsch Foundation, the charitable arm of the Gretsch family, purchased the collection in 2008.
Several rare and one-of-a-kind vintage Gretsch guitars from the 1960s on display at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. Photo by Ron Denny/The Gretsch Company.
Fred Gretsch, fourth generation Gretsch Company president, and wife Dinah, CFO and executive vice president, were joined by family, friends, and legendary musicians at a special preview and reception hosted by the Museum on Thursday night, January 14.
Gretsch President Fred Gretsch sharing remarks about the Bachman-Gretsch Collection. Ben Hall, Major Gifts Manager at the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum, holds the Gretsch Company’s 130th Anniversary history poster. Photo by Ron Denny/The Gretsch Company.
Gretsch shared that he never imagined a phone call made to Randy Bachman more than 30 years ago asking for his help would lead to this special exhibit. After buying back the family business from the Baldwin Company in 1984, Gretsch needed vintage Gretsch guitars to use as prototypes. “Randy was kind enough to share several of his guitars from his collection,” said Gretsch. “We are forever grateful for his assistance in helping launch that first generation of new Gretsch guitars.”
