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Did you know... “Fly Like An Eagle” rocker “Steve Miller” got his first guitar as a gift from the legendary Les Paul.
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Did you know...Willy Nelson sold the song “Crazy” for two hundred dollars.
Did you know... Over 400 musicians auditioned for a part in the TV show “The Monkees” - including Stephen Stills, John Sebastian and Harry Nilsson.
Did you know... Gregg Allman sold the song “Melissa” for an airline ticket. His manager bought back half the publishing for Gregg some years later.
Did you know... The 70’s band “10cc” took their name from the average amount of semen that a male ejaculates.
Did you know... “The Starland Vocal Band,” who charted with "Afternoon Delight" in 1977, sang background vocals for John Denver's "Take Me Home, Country Roads."
Did you know... Jimmy Buffet and U2 were shot at while flying in Jamaica buy drug dealers and forced to land – safely.
Did you know... The members of the “Scorpions” met while playing on a soccer team.
Did you know... Stevie Wonder was placed in an incubator when he was born and given too much oxygen, causing permanent sight loss.
Did you know... Ace Frehely of glam band KISS has a “real” first name – Paul!
Did you know... Although many think there were only two singers, English rockers “AC/DC” actually had four singers.
Did you know... 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.
Did you know... “Chuck Berry” actually holds a degree in “cosmetology.”
Did you know... The members of “The Strokes” met while working as telemarketers in Brooklyn, New York.
Did you know... The first CD pressed in the United State for commercial release was Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the USA."
Did you know...Motorhead pulled the release of the song “Five On My Face” because people thought it was about Lemmy’s facial warts.
Did you know... The band “311” was named after the “exact time the band formed.”
Did you know...Elton John played piano on the Hollies hit, "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother.”
Did you know... And finally: Rod Stewart's 1977 hit "The First Cut Is The Deepest" was actually written by Cat Stevens. - A Meisner exclusive! ;=)
WANT MORE, DO YA'? Check my past archives - and "Get Educated!"
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