- Rock and roll is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the U.S. during the late 1940s and early 1950s.
- The night of Jimi's first gig, Jeff Beck was coming out of the club and outside he ran into Eric Clapton and Pete Townshend. With a frightened expression he told them "I think we're in trouble here!".
- An early form of rock and roll was rockabilly.
- The Yardbirds were the ones who gave Clapton the nickname "Slowhand".
- Steve Morse's (Deep Purple) guitar has 11 different pickup positions.
- The solo in The Beatle's "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" is played by Clapton.
- Cobain's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" was the name (or slogan...) of a deodorant brand.
- Sting's real name is Gordon Summer.
- Elvis Presley's former home, Graceland is the second most-visited house in America after the White House.
- Pink Floyd's original name was Sigma 6.
- From 1968 to 1970, Jim Morrison lived at the humble Alta Cienega Motel in Los Angeles, in a room with no telephone.
- Elton John's real name is Reg Dwight.
- Prince is a huge fan of Hendrix. The song "Purple Rain" is an alegory to "Purple Haze".
- The English rock band Duran Duran had three members whose last name is Taylor, but none of them are related.
- Mason is the only member to play on every Pink Floyd album.
- Axl Rose's real name is William Bailey.
- Elvis Presley once said that he had never tasted alcohol.
- The Who's album "Tommy" spent over two years on the US chart, but in their home country, the UK, it lasted only nine weeks.
- The lightest Elvis ever weighed as a six foot tall adult was 170 lbs in 1960 following his discharge from the U.S. Army. The heaviest was at the time of his death, which was 260 lbs.
- Diana Ross has recorded 18 US number one songs, but has never won a Grammy Award.
Some facts about rock and roll
