The weekend is almost here! How about a little bit of rock music fun facts and trivia…
How prolific were the songwriters Lennon/McCartney? Did you know that the Beatles first LP contained 14 songs, 10 of which were written in just over 12 hours?
Rock provides much irony. Did you know that Motorhead’s Lemmy once worked as a roadie for Jimi Hendrix?
The Beach Boys’ “Pet Sounds” was given its title when Brian Wilson played Beach Boys member Mike Love a few of the songs he’d been working on. Mike was not impressed with what he’d heard, yelling that only a dog could hear the tunes.
What do Def Leppard and country star Shania Twain have in common? Mutt Lange legendary producer was married to Shania at the time he was also producing Def’s biggest LP.
John Lennon died on Jim Morrison’s Birthday, while Harry Nilsson, Mamas and Papas lead singer Momma Cass, and Keith Moon all died in the same apartment, 1 Curzon Square, London.
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