Rock and Roll Did You Know

They say the truth is far more interesting than something made up. Think about rock and roll and check these true details out…

The Eagles started out as the backup group for Linda Ronstadt, Phil Collins as the drummer for Genesis, Glenn Frey on the early Bob Seger singles, Sheryl Crow as background singer for Michael Jackson, and Cher as a background singer for the Ronettes. Oh, and the only ZZ Top member without a beard has the last name of “Beard.”

Little Richard kicked Jimi Hendrix off his early tour, Jimi once opened for the Monkees one summer, and the Monkees were formed by a bunch or musicians answering an ad in Variety magazine in the mid-60s.

The king of rock and roll, Elvis Presley, recorded more than 650 songs in his musical career and wrote none of them. Not one. Nada!

Axl Rose’s real name is William Bailey, Pat Benatar’s birth name is Patricia Andrzejewski, Slash’s real name is Saul Hudson, Ringo’s real name is Richard Starkey, and David Bowie’s real name was David Robert Jones (forced to change because of the Davy Jones Monkees fame at the same time).

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