Maude Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 Most rehearsal rooms have a few spare kettle leads kicking around for amps but never any spare amp leads for the kettle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norris Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 Rubber-lipped Aerosmith singer Steve Tyler once won a trade award for the quality of his grout work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinnDave Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 Rolling Stones guitarist Keith has never forgiven his brother for going on a summer holiday without him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted November 11, 2014 Author Share Posted November 11, 2014 George Zebra did not trouble the charts until he changed his name slightly Paradoxically Jim Kerr is a member of Mensa London Grammer all went to private schools When the Men They Couldn't Hang split up, they formed Slipnot Pharrell Williams used to be in Hatfield and the North, then left to join Foghat before embarking on a solo career Genesis were the first ever Rock Band, ever Both the Arctic Monkeys and Coldplay have a clause in their Concert Contracts forbidding them to share the same bill Taylor Swift was the unseen member of the Bryds Cat Stevens tried to join the Byrds but was unsuccessful Pink Floyd were unsuccessful until Pink joined up with Keith Floyd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bikenbass Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 Adele is capable of singing only one note, the other two are autotune. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Rock Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 Seal goes clubbing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spike Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 [quote name='ras52' timestamp='1415726151' post='2603109'] Desmond Dekker has an identical twin brother who works as a bus driver. [/quote] And his other brother owns a large power tool company in partnership with the drummer from The Stranglers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Adams Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 Elvis was of Spanish descent. He was christened "El Vis" (meaning, The Fish") owing to his unusual body odour. When aiming for stardom, the Colonel advised him to remove the space in his name, and to have a bath Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leschirons Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 [quote name='keeponehandloose' timestamp='1415736941' post='2603284'] when Kansas split up ex members were heard to say " I guess......" [/quote] Correct. They were speaking to Steve Lukather and David Paitch at the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leschirons Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 Cheeky "Oirish" 70's popster Gilbert O Sullivan once worked as a pirate in Cornwall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earbrass Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 Hawkwind's [i]In Search of Space[/i] and Yes's [i]Close to the Edge[/i] were both inspired by the period when Nik Turner and Jon Anderson shared an inadequately sized bed in a cramped Ladbroke Grove squat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted November 12, 2014 Author Share Posted November 12, 2014 (edited) Speaking of The Edge, he always stands stage right George Benson always rates his Hotel beds for firmness when on Tour Female Bass icon Tal Wilkenfeld is actually just 5'1" Only early Kenny Rodgers and the First Edition records are prized by collectors Folk Supergroup The Oysterband only Tour when there is an "R" in the month Frank Zappa's first band were called "Necessity" Eastend hardman Danny Dyer left the band he co-founded with Mark Knopfler before their first hit, "Sultans of Swing". Sultans of Swing is of course Cockney rhyming slang Founder members of the Hollies included Chuck Berry, Ronnie Wood, and Lief Erickson Happy Mondays frontman Shaun Ryder gave up the music scene to spend more time with his wife Sue running their charity shops Dionne Warwick has been so far unsuccessful in getting an endorsement from the German Bass makers of the same name. She does however have unlimited access to Warwick Castle when in the UK. 60's barefooted singer Sandy Shaw was born in Seahouses Edited November 12, 2014 by yorks5stringer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norris Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 Marianne Faithful had a string of affairs in the 60s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UglyDog Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 The Crowded House song “Weather With You” was originally written by a little-known and short-lived supergroup consisting of Melvyn Gale of ELO, Snowy White, Gene Rains, Sun Ra, and the members of Thunderclap Newman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Rock Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 Crazy God of Hellfire rocker Arthur Brown, when he removes his face paint, is actually comedian Arthur Smith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Japhet Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 Doctor John is not a Doctor at all. He's a Dentist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UglyDog Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 (edited) It is fairly common knowledge that the band Jefferson Starship was formed by several members of the previous band Jefferson Airplane. What is less well known is that this previous band had a large number of earlier incarnations, dating right back to the late 18th century string quartet Jefferson Spinning-Jenny. Edited November 12, 2014 by UglyDog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyfisher Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 Lynyrd Skynrd were all big rugby fans and named their band in the Welsh tradition of not using vowels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 [quote name='UglyDog' timestamp='1415790494' post='2603740'] It is fairly common knowledge that the band Jefferson Starship was formed by several members of the previous band Jefferson Airplane. What is less well known is that this previous band had a large number of earlier incarnations, dating right back to the late 18th century string quartet Jefferson Spinning-Jenny. [/quote] ...which reminds me of the occasion when their lead singer was arrested for driving with bald tyres, but the charge was dropped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfretrock Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 [quote name='FinnDave' timestamp='1415746562' post='2603452'] Rolling Stones guitarist Keith has never forgiven his brother for going on a summer holiday without him. [/quote] Known to his closest friend as 'spider', inventor of The Tour Bus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ras52 Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 The American Meteorological Society withdrew its Seal of Approval from The Weather Girls after an extensive study revealed inaccuracies in their reports. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted November 12, 2014 Author Share Posted November 12, 2014 Teenage heart-throbs Script all met at Medical School When Funeral for a Friend broke up, 3 of their members went on to form Ash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted November 12, 2014 Author Share Posted November 12, 2014 [quote name='ras52' timestamp='1415802607' post='2603932'] The American Meteorological Society withdrew its Seal of Approval from The Weather Girls after an extensive study revealed inaccuracies in their reports. [/quote] KC and the Sunshine Band had a similar occurance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike f Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 Despite their claims, Lindisfarne never actually gained legal ownership of the fog on the Tyne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted November 12, 2014 Author Share Posted November 12, 2014 Members of Royal Blood include Steve Earle, the Ashbory Dukes, Evelyn "Champagne" King, Prince, and Queen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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