The Beatles' "Hey Jude" is the longest #1 hit in Rock history at 7 minutes and seven seconds. Don Mclean's "American Pie" is 8 minutes and 32 seconds long, but it was the edited version of the song that got the most airplay on US radio, clocking in at 4:08.

The first group to be inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame were The Coasters.

The first record to sell a million copies was "Chattanooga Cho-Cho" by The Glen Miller Orchestra in 1942.

David Lee Roth's 1985 hit "Just A Gigolo", was originally recorded by jazz artist Ted Lewis in 1931.

Ringo Starr's first wife, Maureen Cox, later married Isaac Tigrett, one of the founders of the Hard Rock Cafe chain.

The first week of February could well be called "The week the music died" as all of these artists passed away.
1959 - Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper were killed in a plane crash.
1960 - 20 year old Jesse Belvin, who scored a hit with "Goodnight, My Love", died in an auto accident.
1967 - Joe Meek, producer of the Tornadoes hit, "Telstar", killed himself.
1976 - Rudy Pompilli, sax player for Bill Haley's Comets, passed away.
1981 - Rock and Roll pioneer Bill Haley died of a heart attack at the age of 55.
1981 - Hugo Montenegro, who is best remembered for "The Good, The Bad & The Ugly", died of emphysema.
1983 - Karen Carpenter died of heart irregularities caused by anorexia nervosa, just short of her 33rd birthday.
1990 - Del Shannon died of a self-inflicted gun shot wound.
1998 - 51 year old Carl Wilson, lead guitarist of The Beach Boys, died of lung cancer.
1998 - Falco, who had a hit with "Rock Me Amadeus," is killed in a traffic accident.

In 1963, Johnny Cymbal scored a number sixteen hit with a song called "Mr. Bass Man". After several unsuccessful follow ups, he changed his stage name to "Derek" and re-appeared on the record charts in 1969 with the number eleven hit, "Cinnamon".

In 1965, Ted Nugent heard of a Detroit group who had just broken up called "Amboy Dukes" and started using the name for his new band. "The Amboy Dukes" was actually the name of a novel about gang members and their lifestyle. In later interviews, Nugent said that although many people have given him a copy of the book, he has never actually read it.

The Dave Clark Five's "Glad All Over" was billed by their U.S. label as "the Mersey Sound with a Liverpool beat." In fact, the group came from London.

The first musical guest on TV's "Saturday Night Live" was Janis Ian.

Despite all of the hits that they've had, The Who have never had a number one record in the UK or the US.

More than 2,500 cover versions of The Beatles' "Yesterday" exist, making it the most recorded song in history.

Zager and Evans' 1969 hit, "In the Year 2525" was written in just 30 minutes, but spent 6 weeks on The Hot 100 and sold over 5 million copies.

The Electric Light Orchestra has had twenty Top 40 Hits, but have never had a number one record.

The following is used by the courtesy of LouieLouie.net <http://www.louielouie.net>
"In August 1983, a marathon celebrating the song "Louie, Louie" was held at KFJC Radio in Los Altos Hills, California. For 63 hours, the station played every known version of the song. At the time of the marathon, there were over 800 documented recordings of the tune. Since that point in time, the number of known recordings has at least doubled, with the last count somewhere around the 1,600 range."

Shock Rocker, Alice Cooper was once elected Homecoming Queen for the University Of Houston.

The Hollies song 'Carrie Anne' was written about Marianne Faithful, who had a hit of her own with "As Tears Go By".

A one-string African guitar is called a "bo diddley". That’s where bluesman Ellas Bates got his stage name.

Petula Clark's hit, "This Is My Song" was written by movie actor Charlie Chaplin.

James Cobb and Dean Daughtry, members of The Classics IV, who had five Top 30 hits in the late 1960s, including "Spooky" and "Traces Of Love", went on to form The Atlanta Rhythm Section. They would have two Top 10 hits of their own with "So In To You" and "Imaginary Lover" in the mid '70s.

"Stranger On The Shore", the 1962 hit by Mr. Acker Bilk, was the first UK single to reach Number 1 in the USA. This was nearly two years before the Fab Four made it to Number 1 in the USA with "I Want to Hold Your Hand" on February 1, 1964.

When Steve Winwood left the Spencer Davis Group in the summer of 1967, one of the rejected applicants to be auditioned was a young piano player named Reginald Dwight, who would later launch a solo career, re-naming himself, Elton John.

The first CD pressed in the United States for commercial release was Bruce Springsteen's "Born In The USA."

The cover art for the album "America's Greatest Hits" was created by a graphics designer by the name of Phil Hartman, the same funny-man who later appeared on Saturday Night Live, and then News Radio, before he was murdered by his wife in 1998.

The Lovin' Spoonful were the backup band on Sonny and Cher's hit 'They're On the Outside'.

Elvis Presley made only one television commercial, an ad for "Southern Maid Doughnuts" that ran in 1954.

In 1996, Ringo Starr appeared in a Japanese advertisement for apple sauce, which coincidentally is what "Ringo" means in Japanese.

Rod Stewart's 1977 hit "The First Cut Is The Deepest" was written by Cat Stevens.

"The Chipmunks", Alvin, Simon and Theodore were named after executives at Liberty Records by their creator, Ross Bagdasarian, who used the stage name, David Seville.

Paul McCartney's younger brother, Michael, formed a group of his own known as "The Scaffold" and goes by the name "Mike McGear". He is mentioned in the lyric of "Let 'Em In" as "Brother Michael"

"Happy Birthday" was the first song to be performed in outer space, sung by the Apollo IX astronauts on March 8, 1969.

Bing Crosby's single of "White Christmas" has sold more than 30 million copies worldwide since it was released in December, 1942 and was recognized as the best-selling single in any music category for more than 50 years until 1998 when Elton John's tribute to Princess Diana, "Candle in the Wind", overtook it in a matter of months.

The only two radio stations in the U.S. with call letters that spell out the name of their home city is WACO in Waco Texas and WARE in Ware, Massachussetts.

The Beatles played the Las Vegas Convention Center in 1964. Some 8,500 fans paid just $4 each for tickets.

After Tony Orlando had his first hits in the early sixties and before re-entering the studio to record "Candida" in 1970, he worked for Clive Davis at Arista Records. During his time as general manager, Tony signed Barry Manilow to his first recording contract.

The phrase "Teenage Idol" was first used by Time Magazine to describe 16 year old Rick Nelson in the cover story of their December 1958 issue. Nelson would release a song called "Teenage Idol" in July of 1962 that would reach number 5 in the U.S.

When The Beach Boys "Kokomo" went to number one in the U.S. in 1988, it had been 22 years since their last chart topper, "Good Vibrations".

The Beatles recorded "Strawberry Fields Forever" during the sessions for "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" in the fall of 1966. The song was left off the album, but appeared on 1968's "Magical Mystery Tour".

In 1955, Billboard Magazine published its annual disc jockey poll that named Elvis Presley as "the most promising country and western artist".

The first issue of Rolling Stone magazine in 1967, included a free roach clip.

In 1966, Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys spent six months recording, editing and re-mixing "Good Vibrations" in seventeen different sessions, in four Los Angeles studios, at a cost of over sixteen thousand dollars. The recording engineer would later say that the last take sounded exactly like the first, six months earlier.

"To Sir With Love", the 1967 hit by Lulu went all the way to number one in the United States, where it would stay for 5 weeks. The record didn’t even chart in her homeland of Great Britain.

When Pink Floyd's "Dark Side Of The Moon" finally fell off of Billboard's Hot 200 Album list in October 1988, it had set a record of 741 weeks on the chart.

"Last Kiss", a teenage death song recorded by J. Frank Wilson and The Cavaliers was based on a true-life tale. Sixteen-year-old Jeanette Clark was out on a date in Barnesville, Georgia on December 22, 1962, the Saturday before Christmas. She was with a group of friends in a '54 Chevrolet. Her friend, J.L. Hancock, also sixteen, was driving the car in heavy traffic and while traveling on Highway 341, collided with a logging truck. Jeanette, the driver and another teenager were killed, and two other teens in the car were seriously injured. The song reached number two on the U.S. chart in the late summer of 1964. Ironically, J. Frank Wilson was injured and Sonley Roush, the producer of "Last Kiss" was killed in a head-on car crash in Lima, Ohio in October of the same year.

The Nelson's are the only family in history to have three generations that had a number one hit on Billboard's Hot 100. Ozzie Nelson lead his orchestra to the top of the chart in 1932 with "And Then Some", Rick Nelson topped all others in 1961 with "Poor Little Fool" and "Travelin' Man" and Rick's sons, Gunnar and Matthew had a chart topper in 1990 with "Love & Affection".

Two 1969 albums by The Youngbloods were produced by Charlie Daniels, who would go on to have a platinum hit of his own with "The Devil Went Down To Georgia" in 1979.

Hank Ballard and The Midnighters made music history in September, 1960, when they became the first group to have three songs in the U.S. Hot 100 at the same time. "Finger Poppin’ Time", "Let’s Go, Let’s Go, Let’s Go" and "The Twist"

The Swedish rock group, ABBA is generally thought of as being made up of two married couples, but this was only true for a short time. Three months after Benny Anderson married his long time live-in girl friend, Anni-Frid Lyngstad in 1978, Björn Ulvaeus and Agnetha Fältskog separated and divorced soon after. Benny and Anni-Frid also divorced in 1981.

Before he was convicted of murder, Charles Manson befriended Beach Boys' drummer Dennis Wilson, who convinced the rest of the band to record a Manson composition called "Cease To Exist". The title was changed to "Never Learn Not To Love" and was released as the "B" side of the single "Bluebirds Over The Mountain", which eventually climbed to number 61 in early 1969, giving Manson a hit record on Billboard's Hot 100.

Elton John is Sean Lennon's godfather.

Keith Moon, drummer for The Who, died in the same apartment that had previously belonged to Harry Nilsson and earlier, Mama Cass Elliot.

The real life "Peggy Sue" that Buddy Holly sang about was Peggy Sue Gerron, the girlfriend of his drummer, Jerry Allison. The song was initially titled "Cindy Lou", but Allison convinced Buddy to change the title just before the recording session. Allison and Gerron were later married.

When Tina Turner left her husband and former bandmate, Ike Turner in 1975, she was carrying nothing more than thirty-six cents in change and a gas station credit card. In August, 1984, she was awarded a gold record for "What's Love Got To Do With It".

During the last years that Elvis Presley performed live, he always opened his shows with "The Theme From 2001". When asked about it, Presley said that he felt the number 2001 had a special significance in his life that he couldn't explain. Elvis died August, 16, 1977, which numerically is 8-16-1977. When these numbers are added up, they equal 2001.

Florists Transworld Delivery (FTD) reported that on August 17th, the day after the death of Elvis Presley, the number of orders for flowers to be delivered to Graceland had surpassed the number for any other event in the company's history.

In 1983, Paul Simon married actress Carrie Fisher, who played Princess Leia in the Star Wars trilogy. The marriage lasted less than a year.

In 1974, when 32 year old Mama Cass Elliot died in London, a post-mortem the following day said that she died as a result of choking on a sandwich and from inhaling her own vomit. It was later revealed that she actually suffered a fatal heart attack.

In 1958, the Esso Research Center reported that "tuning in rock & roll music on a car radio can cost a motorist money, because the rhythm can cause a driver to unconsciously jiggle the gas pedal, thus wasting fuel."

Gene Vincent's hit "Be-Bop-A-Lula", was first sent in to Capitol Records as part of an Elvis sound-alike contest. A re-recorded version gave Vincent his first chart maker.

The first Rap record was released in Sept 1979 when the Sugar Hill Gang's "Rapper's Delight" was recorded over the instrumental break from Chic's "Good Times". The single became a disco smash, selling two million copies in the U.S.

Songwriter Mike Stoller, the co-writer of Elvis Presley's "Hound Dog", survived the sinking of the ship Andrea Doria in the Atlantic Ocean on July 25th 1956. Fifty-one others died.

"Surf City", a 1963 number one hit by Jan and Dean was recorded in a converted garage underneath their apartment in Bel Air, California. The song was written by Beach Boy, Brian Wilson.

Tom Jones lost a paternity suit in July of 1989 and was ordered to pay $200 a week in child support to 27 year old, Katherine Berkery, of New York. The judge in the case was "Judge Judy" Sheindlin, who was still serving in her 15 year tenure as a New York Family Court judge before appearing in her court TV show, "Judge Judy".

Paul Revere of The Raiders, was married on the fourth of July, 1976, on America's Bicentennial at King's Island Amusement Park in Cincinnati.

Elton John played piano on the Hollies hit, "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother".

Beach Boys leader Brian Wilson once had a giant sandbox built around his piano, so he could feel the sand beneath his feet for song writing inspiration.

Woodstock Ventures, the sponsors of the original Woodstock Festival, lost more than $1.2 million on the concert.

Elvis Presley offered the press a chance to interview him in June of 1972 for a fee of $120,000. There were no takers.

Three members of the Young Rascals, Felix Cavaliere, Gene Cornish and Eddie Brigati were once members of Joey Dee and The Starlighters, who scored a number one hit in 1961 with "The Peppermint Twist".

On June 7, 1979, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service charged Chuck Berry with 3 counts of tax evasion. Just hours later, he performed at a concert for President Jimmy Carter on the front lawn of the White House.

James Brown's wife tried to get her traffic tickets dismissed because of "diplomatic immunity" in June of 1988. She claimed her husband is the official "ambassador of soul". She lost the case

In 1975, The Rolling Stones became the first rock group ever to receive royalties from record sales in Russia.

George Young, who co-founded AC/DC along with his brothers Angus and Malcolm, was the lead guitarist for a band called The Easybeats, who scored a Top Twenty hit in 1967 with "Friday On My Mind".

While playing in front of a large lake at the Crystal Palace Bowl in London in 1970, Pink Floyd played so loud, a number of fish were killed.

During a 1969 performance at the White House for a ball given by President Richard Nixon's daughter, Tricia. Mark Volman of the Turtles was reported to have fallen off the stage five times.

Former Animals bassist, Chas Chandler discovered and managed Jimi Hendrix.

Harry Chapin's hit song "I Wanna Learn A Love Song" is actually the true story of how he met his wife, Sandy.

Johnnie Taylor's "Disco Lady" became the first single to ever sell over 2 million copies in April, 1976.

Singer Axl Rose of Guns N' Roses married Erin Everly, Don Everly's daughter. The marriage lasted 27 days.

Dick Clark's wife suggested that Ernest Evans change his name to "Chubby Checker" as a parody of "Fats Domino".

Eric Clapton was born to an unwed mother and to shield him from the shame, Eric grew up believing that his grandparents were his parents and his mother was his sister.

"Alice Cooper" was originally the name of the entire band, before lead singer Vince Furnier assumed the name for himself.

Telma Hopkins of Tony Orlando and Dawn is the voice you hear on Issac Hayes' song "Shaft", that tells him, "Shut your mouth".

It was Paul McCartney, not Ringo Starr, who played drums on the Beatles "Back In The U.S.S.R." and "The Ballad of John and Yoko".

Before he became a rock star, Dave Clark of The Dave Clark Five worked as a stuntman in over 40 films.

Jan Berry of Jan and Dean has an I.Q. of 185, which puts him in the genius category.

John Denver was killed when his light plane crashed because it simply ran out of fuel.

Ray Sawyer, lead singer of Dr. Hook, wears an eye patch because he lost an eye in an auto accident.

The original Eagles, Glen Frey, Don Henley, Randy Meisner and Bernie Leadon first met when they were members of Linda Ronstadt's backup band.

Elvis Presley had a twin brother named Jesse Garon Presley, who was stillborn.

Dan Seals of "England Dan and John Ford Coley", earned the nickname, "England Dan" from his family, because as a youngster, Dan had fixated on the Beatles and briefly affected an English accent. Dan is the brother of Jim Seals of Seals and Crofts.

Gary Lewis of Gary Lewis and the Playboys was supposed to be named "Carey" at birth, after actor Cary Grant, but the hospital made a mistake and recorded his name as "Gary".

Marvin Gaye Sr. was convicted of killing his son Marvin, but was sentenced to only six years probation after a judge ruled the case "self defence".

Bobby Goldsboro once played in Roy Orbison's backup band.

Grand Funk Railroad took their name from a Michigan landmark, "The Grand Trunk Railroad".

Chuck Berry holds a degree in cosmetology.

During a 6-year period (1967-1972) The Grass Roots set a record for being on the Billboard charts an unbelievable 307 straight weeks.

Bill Haley and the Comets first hit record, "Rock Around The Clock" had initial sales of just 75,000, until it was used as the title track of "The Blackboard Jungle", 12 months later. It would eventually sell over 25 million copies.

Jimi Hendrix was thrown out of high school for holding the hand of a white girl in class.

Peter Noone, lead singer of Herman's Hermits, got his nickname after the guys in the band remarked on Peter's resemblance to the character Sherman in the TV cartoon 'The Bullwinkle Show'. Peter misheard the name as Herman.

England's "The Hollies" took their name in honour of Buddy Holly.

Country singer Waylon Jennings was a guitar player in Buddy Holly's backup band. He gave up his plane seat to J.P. Richardson (The Big Bopper) just moments before it took off. The plane crashed, killing all on board, including Holly.

Arnold George Dorsey uses the stage name "Englebert Humperdinck", the name of the Austrian composer who wrote "Hansel and Gretel".

Singer Janis Ian's real name is Janis Eddy Fink.

On December 12, 1957, 22 year old Jerry Lee Lewis married 14 year old Myra Gale Brown, his second cousin.

Tony Orlando recorded his first two hits in separate studios from backup singers Telma Hopkins and Joyce Vincent Wilson. By the time they met, "Candida" and "Knock Three Times" had sold over two million records.

Gene Simmons of KISS is a former elementary school teacher .

Roger Miller won 5 Grammy Awards in 1965 and followed in 1966 with six more.

"Walk Away Renee" by the Left Banke was rejected by ten major labels before Smash Records took it on. Soon after its release in Feb. 1966, it shot up the charts and peaked at #5.

British singer "Lulu", best remembered for her hit "To Sir With Love", was married to Maurice Gibb of The Bee Gees from 1969 until early 1973.

The rock band "Lynyrd Skynyrd" took their name from their Physical Education teacher, Leonard Skinner, whom had given some of the guys a hard time in school because of their long hair.

John Phillips of The Mamas and Papas had a daughter with his first wife, Susan, that they named Laura. She would later become known as "MacKenzie", and would grow up to co-star in the 1970's TV sit-com, "One Day At A Time".

Barry Manilow was once a page boy at CBS and was later Bette Midler's musical director. Before having his first hit record, Barry earned a living writing commercials, including the jingles for State Farm Insurance , Band Aids, Stridex, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Dr. Pepper, Pepsi, and McDonalds.

Martha Reeves of The Vandellas worked at Motown Records as a secretary. Her duties included supervising a very young Stevie Wonder.

Over 400 musicians applied for a part in The Monkees, including Stephen Stills, John Sebastian and Harry Nilsson.

Anne Murray was the first solo Canadian female to be awarded a Gold Record in the United States. (for Snowbird)

Even though he has recorded some of the most memorable rock and roll classics, the only gold record that Chuck Berry ever received was for the novelty song "My Ding-a-ling".

Rick Nelson's first wife, Kris Harmon, is the sister of Kelly Harmon, the pretty blonde girl in the Tic-Tac commercials. Their brother is actor Mark Harmon.

John Lennon and Harry Nilsson were ejected from L.A.'s Troubadour club for disrupting The Smother's Brothers act in the mid 1970's.

Just hours before murdering John Lennon, Mark David Chapman got Lennon's autograph.

On July 18, 1966, just five months after "I Fought The Law" had entered the charts, Bobby Fuller was found dead on the front seat of his mother's Oldsmobile, parked outside of a Los Angeles apartment building.

Roy Orbison's trademark look came about when he misplaced his regular glasses and had to rely on a pair of prescription sun-glasses. His management liked the mysterious look it gave him, and soon, they were the only ones he wore.

The Righteous Brothers, Bill Medley and Bobby Hatfield, took their stage name when an appreciative fan said about their music, "that's righteous, brothers".

Kenny Rogers was once a member of the New Christy Minstrels, and can be heard singing the chorus of their hit record, "Green, Green", behind the lead vocal of Barry McGuire, who would later have a solo smash himself with, "Eve Of Destruction".

Scotland's Bay City Rollers chose their name by sticking a pin in a map of the United States. The pin landed near Bay City, Michigan.

Bobby Rydell landed a three year stint on a Philadelphia television show at the age of nine.

Boz Scaggs real name is William Royce Scaggs. The handle is shortened from a highschool nickname, "Bosley".

Sonny and Cher were initially known as Caesar and Cleo.

Donald Fagen and Walter Becker of Steely Dan, were once a part of Jay and the Americans' touring band in the late 1960s.

Steppenwolf's lead singer, John Kay , made a perilous midnight escape from post-war East Germany when he was a child.

The lead vocal of "Incense and Peppermints" by Strawberry Alarm Clock is actually that of a friend of the band, 16 year old Greg Munford, who was just hanging around during the session and decided to try his hand at singing.

The name, "Three Dog Night" was inspired by a magazine article about Australian aborigines, who on cold nights, would sleep beside their dogs for warmth. The very coldest weather was called a "three dog night". Other names that the group considered were "Redwood" and "Tricycle".

Tom Jones, Englebert Humperdinck and Gilbert O'Sullivan all had the same manager, Gordon Mills.

Tommy James named his band, "The Shondells" when he was just twelve years old.

Bobby Vinton had more #1 hits than any other male vocalist of his time, including Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra.

Dionne Warwick and Whitney Houston are cousins.

Motown singer, Mary Wells suffered a bout of spinal meningitis as a small child, which left her temporarily paralyzed.

Stevie Wonder was placed in an incubator when he was born and given too much oxygen, causing permanent sight loss.

The Yardbirds are noted for giving rise to three of Britain's greatest guitarists: Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page.

Dusty Hill and Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top sport two of the longest beards in all of show business, while drummer Frank Beard is clean shaven.

Frank Zappa named his daughter, Moon Unit Zappa.

Barry Manilow's first hit, "Mandy", was written as "Brandy", but was changed when a band named "Looking Glass" had a chart hit with that name.

Rita Coolidge's sister Priscilla married Booker T. Jones of Booker T. and the MGs

In 1978, ABBA was Sweden's most profitable export. Car maker Volvo was number two.

Among those who sang the chorus of the Beatles' "All You Need Is Love" were Marianne Faithful, Graham Nash, Jane Asher, Patti Boyd, Keith Moon and Mick Jagger.

Sam Cooke's 1960 hit, "Wonderful World" was co-written by trumpeter Herb Alpert.

Throughout their career, Ringo received far more fan mail than any of the other Beatles.

The Everly Brothers "Bye Bye Love," was rejected by 30 labels before Cadence Records picked it up. The song went to #2 on the pop chart and #1 on the Country & Western chart.

After the British Invasion duo of Peter and Gordon had run their course, Peter Asher went on to become the manager of Linda Rondstadt and James Taylor.

Hoyt Axton wrote Three Dog Night's "Joy To The World". His mother, Mae Axton wrote "Heartbreak Hotel" for Elvis Presley.

An album called "The Wit and Wisdom of Ronald Reagan" was released by Stiff Records. The entire disc contained 40 minutes of silence.

The lead vocal of the Beach Boys' hit, "Barbara Ann" was actually sung by Dean Torrence of Jan and Dean. Torrence was just hanging around the studio when everyone started to play the former Regents hit, without knowing that the tape machine was still running.

Elvis Presley's father, Vernon, once served eight months in prison for altering a check.

Len Barry, who scored a 1963 hit with 1-2-3 was the lead singer of the Dovells, who had a 1961 hit with "Bristol Stomp".

In 1972, Led Zeppelin was forced to cancel a concert in Singapore when officials wouldn't let them off the plane because of their long hair.

Members of The Beach Boys sang background vocals for Chicago's "Wishing You Were Here" and Elton John's "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me".

By the time his song "Tighten Up" entered the Hot 100 in 1968, Archie Bell was in the U.S. Army, recovering from a leg wound.

Chuck Berry spent some time in prison on two different occasions. First, he served a two year sentence between 1962 and 1964 for violation of the Mann Act, (transporting a minor across State lines) then a four month term in 1979 for income tax evasion.

Tiny Tim declared himself a New York City mayoral candidate in 1989.

British singer Cilla Black, best remembered for her number one U.K hit "Anyone Who Had a Heart", had her stage name changed by accident. A reporter for the local paper remembered the wrong color as her surname. Her real name is Cilla White.

The piano player on Art Garfunkel's "Bridge Over Troubled Waters" is Larry Knechtel of the group "Bread".

Rocker Ted Nugent autographed a man's arm with a bowie knife after the fan had requested it.

James Brown spent three years in a Georgia reform school when he was a boy.

Fleetwood Mac's former guitarist, Lindsay Buckingham has a brother named Greg who won a gold medal at the 1968 Olympics.

Glen Campbell played lead guitar on the Beach Boys "Dance, Dance, Dance", "Good Vibrations" and "Help Me Rhonda". He was also a full time member of the Beach Boys' touring group for a short time in 1964.

Singer Jessi Colter, best remembered for her 1975 hit, "I'm Not Lisa", was married to both Duane Eddy and Waylon Jennings.

After they were no longer backing Buddy Holly, The Crickets played on The Everly Brother's "'Till I Kissed You" in 1959.

James Brown performed at Nashville's Grand Ole Opry in March of 1979.

B.J. Thomas' "Rock and Roll Lullaby" featured members of The Beach Boys, and The Chiffons on background vocals and Duane Eddy on guitar.

Bobby Gentry, who scored a huge hit in 1967 with "Ode To Billy Joe", married Jim Stafford, who recorded "Spiders and Snakes".

The Bee Gees' Robin Gibb survived one of England's worst train wrecks. More than fifty people were killed and over a hundred injured, while Robin escaped unharmed.

Former Beatles drummer Pete Best appeared on TV's "I've Got A Secret" in 1964.

Bobby Hatfield of The Righteous Brothers once had a tryout with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The cover of the Eagles' "Hotel California" was taken at The Beverly Hills Hotel.

Billy Joel wrote "Just the Way You Are" for his first wife, Elizabeth.

Gene Simmons of Kiss has a tongue that is seven inches long, two inches longer than most men.

When she was just four years old, Gladys Knight won first prize on TV's Ted Mack's Amateur Hour.

"The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia" was a number one hit in 1973 for Vicki Lawrence. The song was written by her then husband Bobby Russell, who also wrote "Honey" and "Little Green Apples". Cher was offered the song first, but turned it down.

In 1972, Berry Oakley, bass player for the The Allman Brothers band, was killed in a motorcycle accident, just three blocks away from the site of Duane's Allman's fatal crash.

Anne Murray's hit, "Danny's Song" was written by Kenny Loggins for his brother Danny. Dave Loggins, whose "Please Come To Boston" was a 1974 hit, is their cousin.

There is no one named Marshall Tucker in the Marshall Tucker Band. The group named themselves after the previous tenant of their rehearsal hall, after finding a key tag with his name on it.

Paul McCartney's real name is James Paul McCartney.

Steve Miller got his first guitar as a gift from the legendary Les Paul.

David Gates of the soft rock band "Bread" was one of the musicians on Bobby "Boris" Pickett's "Monster Mash".

Millie Small's 1964 hit, "My Boy Lollipop" features a very young Rod Stewart on harmonica.

The New Christie Minstrels, who had a mid sixties hit with "Green Green" have had several members who went on to find other fame. These include, country star Kenny Rogers, Barry McGuire (Eve Of Destruction), Gene Clark of The Byrds as well as Kim Carnes ("Bette Davis Eyes").

An instrumental called "No Matter What Shape" that was used in Alka Seltzer commercials in 1965, was performed by a band called The T-Bones. The group contained Dan Hamilton, Joe Frank Carollo and Tom Reynolds, who would have a smash hit in the seventies called "Don't Pull Your Love" as Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds.

Glen Frey of the Eagles played rhythm guitar on Bob Seger's "Ramblin', Gamblin' Man".

The Starland Vocal Band, who charted with "Afternoon Delight" in 1977, sang background vocals for John Denver's "Take Me Home, Country Roads" while they were still known as Fat City" in 1971.

Dodie Stevens had a hit record called "Pink Shoelaces" in 1959. She would later go on to sing with Sergio Mendez and Brazil '66 and later still with Mac Davis.

Sly Stone, leader of Sly and the Family Stone, was the producer of the Beau Brummels hits "Laugh, Laugh" and "Just A Little".

Freddie Cannon's first chart hit, 1959's "Tallahassee Lassie" was written by his mother.