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The Animals “House of the Rising Sun” was the first number 1 hit over 4 minutes.

1/8/14. Rock and Rol l Trivia. The Animals “House of the Rising Sun” was the first number 1 hit over 4 minutes. . Rock and Roll Trivia. 1/9/14. Chuck Berry was the first inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Rock and Roll Trivia. 1/10/14.

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The Animals “House of the Rising Sun” was the first number 1 hit over 4 minutes.

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  1. 1/8/14 Rock and Roll Trivia The Animals “House of the Rising Sun” was the first number 1 hit over 4 minutes.

  2. Rock and Roll Trivia 1/9/14 Chuck Berry was the first inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

  3. Rock and Roll Trivia 1/10/14 In 2005, “Jailhouse Rock” by Elvis Presley reached #1 on the UK charts, 47 years after its original release.

  4. 1/13/14 Rock and Roll Trivia Jerry Lee Lewis’s parents mortgaged their house to buy him a piano.

  5. 1/14/14 Rock and Roll Trivia When Elvis was drafted into the army, his monthly pay went from $100,000 to $78.

  6. 1/15/14 Rock and Roll Trivia Little Richards opening scat in “TuttiFrutti” was meant for drums, but instead he sang them.

  7. 1/16/14 Rock and Roll Trivia George W Bush told Oprah Winfrey in his election bid in 2000 that his favorite song was “Wake Up Little Susie” by Buddy Holly, but the original artists who sang the song were the Everly Brothers.

  8. Rock and Roll Trivia 1/21/14 The song “Louie, Louie” by the Kingsmen cost $36 to record, but sold over 12 million copies.

  9. 1/23/14 Rock and Roll Trivia Neil Diamond’s hit “Sweet Caroline” was about the Caroline Kennedy, the daughter of John F. Kennedy

  10. 1/24/14 Rock and Roll Trivia A team of scientists in England, conclude that Queen’s “We are the Champions” is the catchiest song of all time, with “YMCA” by the Village People coming in at number 2.

  11. 1/27/14 Rock and Roll Trivia Creed Bratton, from the American TV show “The Office” was a member of the Grass Roots and recorded 4 albums and 8 singles with them.

  12. Rock and Roll Trivia 1/30/14 “Video Killed the Radio Star” by the Buggles was the first video to appear on MTV.

  13. 1/31/14 Rock and Roll Trivia The band Three Dog Night got their name from an old Aborigine story about how the people would sleep next to their dogs on cold nights. A really cold night would be a “three dog night.”

  14. Rock and Roll Trivia 2/3/14 U2 lead singer Bono received that nickname in his teen years because it is short for “Bono Vox” which means “good voice” in Latin.

  15. Rock and Roll Trivia 2/4/14 Steven Tyler, the lead singer of Aerosmith, does not allow anyone to call him Steve.

  16. Rock and Roll Trivia 2/6/14 LynyrdSkynyrd’s “Sweet Home Alabama” in response to Neil Young’s songs “Southern Man” and “Alabama” which were written about racism and segregation in the south.

  17. Rock and Roll Trivia 2/7/14 Brian Wilson, lead singer of the Beach Boys, created the song “Good Vibrations” after his mother told him that his dog was “picking up bad vibrations and barking.”

  18. Rock and Roll Trivia 2/10/14 Dick Clark’s daily hit show “American Bandstand” would be filmed 5 times on a Saturday so the artists could pursue other opportunities.

  19. Rock and Roll Trivia 2/11/14 None of Bob Dylan’s songs ever reached number 1 on the charts, but many artists who remade, or covered, his songs had success in reaching the top of the charts.

  20. Rock and Roll Trivia 2/12/14 Ben E. King’s song “Stand By Me” reemerged as a top hit in 1986 when the movie “Stand By Me” was released and become a widely popular film.

  21. Rock and Roll Trivia 2/13/14 The Young Rascals refused to play in cities that were segregated, as they were protesting after the assassinations of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert Kennedy.

  22. Rock and Roll Trivia 2/18/14 The Temptations 1964 classic hit "My Girl" was written by Smokey Robinson and Ronald White of The Miracles. Robinson wrote the lyrics, which he later said were inspired by his wife, Claudette. They divorced in 1986.

  23. Rock and Roll Trivia 2/19/14 The band Devo formed at Kent State University, with one of their members being Mark Mothersbaugh, creator of the 90’s TV show on Nickelodeon “Rugrats.”

  24. Rock and Roll Trivia 2/20/14 James Brown, nicknamed the “Godfather of Soul,” made a cameo appearance in the movie Rocky IV, performing his song, “Living in America.”

  25. Rock and Roll Trivia 2/21/14 Joan Baez met her future husband at a California jail after she was arrested for blocking the entrance of an Air Force recruitment center in a protest of the Vietnam War.

  26. Rock and Roll Trivia 2/24/14 Bob Dylan and Joan Baez both performed in the 1963 March on Washington, in which Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his “I have a dream…” speech.

  27. Rock and Roll Trivia 2/25/14 Aretha Franklin performed at the funeral of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and was later given the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama in 2009.

  28. Rock and Roll Trivia 2/26/14 Peter, Paul, and Mary also recorded many children’s songs in the 1960’s, with their most popular being “Puff the Magic Dragon.”

  29. Rock and Roll Trivia 2/27/14 The Staple Singers originally started out as a gospel band, and during the Civil Rights movement got involved in the protest music. The lead singer, Mavis Staple, actually dated Bob Dylan during the time of their popularity.

  30. Rock and Roll Trivia 2/28/14 Cat Stevens, a 60’s pop star, sold over 40 million records, but turned his back on fame when he converted to Islam in the 1970’s.

  31. Rock and Roll Trivia 3/3/14 Norman Greenbaum’s song “Spirit in the Sky” is a religious gospel song about Jesus. Greenbaum, who is Jewish, wrote the song because he felt he could make more money writing a song about Jesus.

  32. Rock and Roll Trivia 3/4/14 The Hollies, a band part of the British Invasion, big hit “Long, Cool Woman in a Black Dress” was more popular in the United States than England, just like many other songs from groups of the British Invasion.

  33. Rock and Roll Trivia 3/5/14 Despite being a British band, the Beatles sold 60% of their records in the United States in 1964.

  34. Rock and Roll Trivia 3/6/14 Andy Warhol created the tongue logo used by the Rolling Stones.

  35. Rock and Roll Trivia 3/7/14 The stuttering of Roger Daltrey, the lead singer of the Who, in “My Generation” was initially done because he did not rehearse the song prior to recording.

  36. Rock and Roll Trivia 3/10/14 The Beatles “Yesterday” is the most recorded song of all time. It has been covered over 3,000 times.

  37. Rock and Roll Trivia 3/11/14 Pete Townsend, lead guitarist of the Who, accidently broke the neck of his guitar at a venue with a low ceiling, and the audience loved it so much, it then became a regular part of his performance.

  38. Rock and Roll Trivia 3/12/14 In 1964, an acoustics expert from New South Wales University measured the noise level during a Beatles' concert at 112 decibels. That's between 10 and 20 decibels higher than a Boeing 707 jet flying at 2,000 feet.

  39. Rock and Roll Trivia 3/13/14 Before Pete Townshend of the Who began working on the rock opera "Tommy," he had planned to write an opera about a big white rabbit that ruled the world.

  40. Rock and Roll Trivia 3/14/14 John Lennon and Paul McCartney were always on the look-out for interesting titles to write a song around. They did just that when a tired Ringo uttered "God, it's been a hard days night" and again when a chauffer told Paul, "I'm very busy at the moment. I've been working eight days a week."

  41. Rock and Roll Trivia 3/17/14 Paul McCartney wrote "Hey Jude" for Julian Lennon after John's divorce from his first wife, Cynthia. The song's original name was "Hey Julian", then changed to "Hey Jules" before settling on the final title.

  42. Rock and Roll Trivia 3/18/14 In 1963, artists managed by Brian Epstein placed 85 songs in the Top Ten of the British record charts.

  43. Rock and Roll Trivia 3/19/14

  44. Rock and Roll Trivia 3/20/14 The Ed Sullivan Show was a stepping stone for every artist who wanted to make it big in the 1960’s. It appeared every Sunday night and was tuned in by millions.

  45. Rock and Roll Trivia 3/21/14 Led Zeppelin is the only band to have every one of their albums reach the Billboard Top Ten.

  46. Rock and Roll Trivia 3/31/14 Pink Floyd’s “Dark Side of the Moon” was on the Billboard chart for 741 weeks and has sold over 50 million records worldwide, despite being number 1 for only 1 week.

  47. Rock and Roll Trivia 4/1/14 The first time Led Zeppelin played “Stairway to Heaven” live in concert they were booed. The fans wanted to hear “Whole Lotta Love.”

  48. Rock and Roll Trivia 4/2/14 Misheard lyrics are called mondegreens: One example is from Creedence Clearwater Revival’s song “Bad Moon” (there’s a bad moon rising= there’s a bathroom on the right)

  49. Rock and Roll Trivia 4/3/14 Deep Purple would never perform “Smoke on the Water” live because it was their least favorite song, but it is their best selling single.

  50. Rock and Roll Trivia 4/4/14 The Doors were the only American band to record 8 consecutive gold albums.

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