28 Trivia Nuggets About Music from Pop Culture History

Wait! Why don't they have a Rock & Roll Fact Hall of Fame?!
28 Trivia Nuggets About Music from Pop Culture History
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Well, since no one else is getting off their butt to start a hall of fame for music facts, I guess we'll just have to start one here. How is it that industry folk can care so deeply about the music itself, but completely forget all the fun little music tidbits that happened along the way?! Sorry, we just get a little protective of the facts around here.

It's been a long time coming for this first batch of inductees, and we couldn't be more thrilled to honor them here today. We just realized how expensive plaques are, so hopefully they're okay with these text-covered digital images.

Fleetwood Mac's 'Rumours'

Fleetwood Mac's Rumours is their best album. FLELTWOODMAD RUMOURS AND IT'S PACKED WITH PITE-FILLED SONG LYRICS. At the time the band was recording the

Rick Allen

Rick Allen, the drummer for Def Leppard, lost his arm after a car accident in 1984. Не thought he could never play in the band again until a fellow drummer helped him design an electronic drum kit that could be played with one arm. Не returned to the band in 1986. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW

Willie Nelson

Willie Nelson sold his first song for only $50 and the cost of a restaurant bill that he couldn't afford. CRACKED.COM Family Bible went on to reach #7 on Billboard's Hot Country Singles chart, but Nelson had no regrets about the sale, saying, I felt if I could write one hit song, I could write anoth- er.

Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong wore a Star of David. Не did so as a tribute to the Jewish family who were a second home & loaned him the money to buy his first instrument. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

Brendon Urie

CRACKED.COM Panic! at the Disco's only member Brendon Urie can amazingly play every musical instrument. UTRO - UMA All of the instruments heard on his latest album were played by him, except the horns.

Smoke on the Water

CRACKED.COM Deep Purple's Smoke on the Water recounts a real tragedy. The story in the lyrics actually happened - the band was in Montreux, Switzerland, when some stupid with a flare gun burned down the casino where they were supposed to record an album using a mobile studio. otour

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ABBA

Abba's studio sessions were SO long, their sound engineer says he'd almost pass out from hunger. They never left a song unfinished, and worked on ever

Grandmaster Flash

Hip-hop pioneer Grandmaster Flash loves collecting souvenir mugs from his travels. His collection CRACKEDCON consists ofbetween 5-000 and 7.000 mugs.

Billy Idol

prastien Before he found success as a solo artist, Billy ldol was in the classic punk band Generation X. Their 1978 self-titled album is pure punk roc

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