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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 provided 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 at different times of course, 1 Curzon Square, London.

Talk about near misses – Eric Clapton asked Neal Schon, a guitar prodigy, to join Derek and the Dominos as its lead guitarist. Neil was only 15 at the time, turning Eric down to join a new band called Santana instead.

Did you know that guitar God Peter Frampton was only 16 when he scored success with Humble Pie? On the other end of the scale, did you know that Chuck Berry is not only still alive, he’s 90 years old this year!


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Written by: Vipology Staff Writer

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