Unusual Rock Trivia?

[Michedelic]

Leo Fender, the founder of the iconic electric guitar and bass brand and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, never learned to play either instrument. He became interested in music during grammar school and took piano lessons, but switched to saxophone.

Along the same lines, British guitar amplifier icon Jim Marshall was a dance orchestra drummer who opened a drum shop, which he eventually expanded to amps and PA, while also giving lessons. Importing Fender gear got to be too much of a problem, so he and his repair person set about developing their own line. After doing well with the son of a saxophonist he had played with, Cliff Townshend, one of his old students, Mitch Mitchell, came in with a guitar player with the same first name who had just arrived from the US...

 

[Richland123]

"Le Freak" by the band Chic was the first song to score the number one position on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 three separate times. This record remained until 2008, when three different songs, "Bleeding Love" by Leona Lewis, "Whatever You Like" by T.I., "Live Your Life by T.I. featuring Rihanna all achieved this feat. Bruno Mars also reached #1 three different times in 2011 with "Grenade". The Weeknd hit #1 on three occasions with his 2015 single "Can't Feel My Face". On July 14, 2018, Drake surpassed all of these singles when his hit "Nice For What" reached the #1 position four separate times.

 

[Eli_Kyiv]

"Le Freak" by the band Chic was the first song to score the number one position on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 three separate times. This record remained until 2008, when three different songs, "Bleeding Love" by Leona Lewis, "Whatever You Like" by T.I., "Live Your Life by T.I. featuring Rihanna all achieved this feat. Bruno Mars also reached #1 three different times in 2011 with "Grenade". The Weeknd hit #1 on three occasions with his 2015 single "Can't Feel My Face". On July 14, 2018, Drake surpassed all of these singles when his hit "Nice For What" reached the #1 position four separate times.

And the original hook line of the song was "#$%& off!", not "Freak Out", because that's what doorman of Studio 54 said to Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards when he didn't let them into the club.

 

[Richland123]

The first (and only) band to play on all seven continents is Metallica.

The rock band Metallica achieved a Guinness World Records title after becoming the first musical act to play a concert on all seven continents. Metallica actually performed on all seven continents in a calendar year, following tour dates in North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, and Antarctica in 2013.

 

[Richland123]

Music, along with painting, poetry, literature and architecture, were all Olympic events in the Art Competition Category from 1912 until 1948.

 

[Eli_Kyiv]

Music, along with painting, poetry, literature and architecture, were all Olympic events in the Art Competition Category from 1912 until 1948.

Now it's break dance which will be Olympic in 2024.

 

[tubedude]

Now it's break dance which will be Olympic in 2024.

Breakdancing! ***, still no love for Disc Golf.
Dancing... with breaks, sticks, balloons, or ribbons is not a sport. They're activities, usually for kids that can't play sports. What next, DJing?

 

[FilterFunk]

Breakdancing! ***, still no love for Disc Golf.
Dancing... with breaks, sticks, balloons, or ribbons is not a sport. They're activities, usually for kids that can't play sports. What next, DJing?

I agree that it's not a sport, but the best breakdancers are seriously athletic. They could play sports if they chose to.

 

[GregC]

I agree that it's not a sport, but the best breakdancers are seriously athletic. They could play sports if they chose to.

Yes, far more athletic than those art categories.

 

[buldog5151bass]

Now it's break dance which will be Olympic in 2024.

. Most of us would break something if we tried it.

 

[Son of Wobble]

. Most of us would break something if we tried it.

Nonsense, I breakdance with the best of the homies... Hold my beer....

 

[buldog5151bass]

Nonsense, I breakdance with the best of the homies... Hold my beer....


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I said break dance. Not broken...

 

[AxtoOx]

After being a long time associate, Jimmy Page filled in on bass with the yardbirds, before dual guitar with Jeff Beck.

 

[Richland123]

Kevin Cronin was not the original lead singer for REO Speedwagon and, actually, was named the lead singer twice.

Joe Matt was the lead singer and guitarist from 1967 - 1968.

Terry Luttrell was with the band from 1968 to 1972 and appears on the first album. He left and formed the progressive band Starcastle and recorded several albums with that band.

Kevin Cronin recorded the second REO album R.E.O./T.W.O. and left the band to be replaced with Mike Murphy for the next three albums. Kevin rejoined the band in 1976 after Greg X. Volz of the band Petra turned down the position for lead vocals.

 

[Richland123]

Heart's Nancy Wilson reveals they were inspired to write the "Barracuda" riff and took it from the cover of "This Flight Tonight" by the band Nazareth. Heart opened some shows for Nazareth and heard it. The song was originally by Joni Mitchell but Nazareth added their riff to the song. According to Nancy, the members of Nazareth were not happy when they heard "Barracuda" and realized it was their riff.

 

[MonetBass]

The rhythm is the same (somewhat), but the chord progression is different. Not a blatant rip-off, IMO.

 

[Richland123]

The rhythm is the same (somewhat), but the chord progression is different. Not a blatant rip-off, IMO.

I agree.

 

[Michedelic]

The rhythm is the same (somewhat), but the chord progression is different. Not a blatant rip-off, IMO.

I agree.

My take is that they purloined bits from the uptempo parts of LZ’s “The Song Remains The Same”, which would make sense, considering all their other Zep worship. Hell, Page even nicked himself...

 

[tubedude]

Doesn't seem right that the band "making any money" hinged on Pete wrecking HIS gear!

(The Bass player looks away)

 

[Richland123]

After he left the band Them, Van Morrison moved to New York in 1967 after signing a solo recording deal with Bang Records. He eventually was facing deportation due to visa problems and managed to stay in the U.S. when his American girlfriend Janet (Planet) Rigsbee agreed to marry him. Once married, Morrison and his wife moved around the U.S. and had a daughter in 1970. His wife appeared on the cover and gatefold photo of the album Tupelo Honey. They divorced in 1973. He moved back to the U.K. in the late 1970s.

Imagine if he would not have been able to stay in the U.S. He wrote and recorded some of his most prolific albums from the late 1960s to late 1970s while living in the U.S.